30MM PROGRAMMABLE AIR BURST AMMUNITION

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is currently working to field an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Mission Role Variant (MRV) armed with a 30mm Remote Weapon Station (RWS) manufactured by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA).  This MRV, identified as the ACV-30, employs a 30mm Mark (MK) 44 Modification (MOD) 4 Automatic Gun as its primary weapon.  The MK 44 MOD 4 is a member of the Bushmaster® II Chain Gun® family.  The USMC is investigating the potential integration of a 30mm airburst solution into the ACV-30 to address both current and emerging threat sets.

This market research inquiry seeks technical data and other related information on 30mm airburst rounds currently produced, previously produced, or in active development by Respondent.  For the purposes of this inquiry, an airburst round is one that contains at least one deliberate mode of operation that initiates or otherwise activates the warhead or payload while in flight prior to impact.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS.  THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.  This RFI is for planning and informational purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.  The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this RFI or furnishing the requested information.  No contract will be awarded from this announcement.  Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

The due date for responses to this notice is 16 June 2025 at 4:00PM, Local Time.  This is not a Request for Proposal and no solicitation currently exists.