M829A4 120mm, Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) Cartridge
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-RI-PICATINNY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W15QKN-25-D-0006 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 11, 2025 · this noticeAward NoticeGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. · $706.5M
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
The Army Contracting Command - New Jersey, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM- MAS) has awarded the requirement to procure the M829A4 120mm, Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) Cartridge, herein referred to as the M829A4 Cartridge. The 120mm M829A4 is the most effective anti-armor kinetic energy cartridge round fired from the M256 120mm smoothbore cannon mounted on the Abrams Main Battle Tank. The contract is a five year, Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity production contract with Firm Fixed Priced Delive… (show all)
ry Orders. The contract will consist of three ordering periods for Fiscal Years (FYs) 25-28. The ceiling value is $706,475,428.92. This contract is a full scale production contract awarded pursuant to FAR 6.302-3, Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services. to, General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), in St. Petersburg, FL. The contract was solicited on an Other than Full and Open Competition basis. Competition for the prime contractor, primer, projectiles, combustible cartridge case, and Load, Assemble and Packing (LAP) was limited to sources within the U.S., its outlying areas or Canada. Limiting competition to sources within the U.S., its outlying areas, or Canada for the M829A4 Cartridge, LAP, Projectiles, Combustible Cartridge Cases and Primer, allowed the Government to maximize the number of potential offerors while also protecting the industrial base capabilities. Only was proposal was received in response to the solicitation. A small business set-aside was not feasible due to the specialized nature of the requirement and limited number of qualified vendors
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W6QK ACC-RI-PICATINNY), same product/service code (PSC) 1315 and NAICS 332993.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $212.1M to $333.9M, median $273.0M; range $212.1M to $333.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (WILKES BARRE), LLC · $GD · $42.3B | 1 | $333.9M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| PREMIER PRECISION MACHINING LLC | 1 | $333.9M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| GLOBE TECH LLC | 1 | $212.1M | Jun 8, 2026 |
| MACHINING TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 1 | $212.1M | Jun 8, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $GD reported $42.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $273.0M, is 0.6% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jun 8, 2026GLOBE TECH LLC$212.1M60mm (M27), 81mm (M24 and M28), 120mm (M31) Mortar Tail Fins
- Jun 8, 2026MACHINING TECHNOLOGIES, INC$212.1M60mm (M27), 81mm (M24 and M28), 120mm (M31) Mortar Tail Fins
- Sep 26, 2025GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (WILKES BARRE), LLC$333.9M120mm Mortar Shell Bodies
- Sep 26, 2025PREMIER PRECISION MACHINING LLC$333.9M120mm Mortar Shell Bodies
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (20 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- $399K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.