Electronic Safe and Arm Devices (ESAD)

The U.S Army Contracting Command-Rock Island at Picatinny, on behalf of the Department of War (DoW) Fuze Integrated Product Team (IPT) is seeking feedback from industry on Continental United States (CONUS) sources and information regarding the existing capability to manufacture Electronic Safe and Arm Devices (ESAD) fuzes for munitions, as well as Ignition Safety Devices (ISDs) for rocket motors. DISCLAIMER: THIS RFI IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NOR AS AN OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR REIMBURSE ANY CONTRACTORS FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS NOTIFICATION. PARTICIPATION IN THIS EFFORT IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY AND ANY OF THE INFORMATION STATED ABOVE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO USE THE INFORMATION RECEIVED TO DEVELOP A WHITEPAPER AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE SCALE-UP NECESSARY TO EXPAND AND SECURE THE DOMESTIC ELECTRONIC FUZING AND IGNITION SYSTEMS INDUSTRIAL BASE. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO USE ANY NON-PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IN ANY RESULTANT SOLICITATION(S). PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SHOULD BE MARKED AS SUCH. IF A FORMAL SOLICITATION IS GENERATED AT A LATER DATE, THE GOVERNMENT WILL PUBLISH A SOLICITATION NOTICE. DESCRIPTION: The Government is specifically seeking to understand the industrial base's capacity to scale production in response to emerging high-rate defense requirements. These include supporting Weaponized Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Drone Dominance, Launched Effects (LE), Counter-UAS (cUAS) technologies, low-cost/high-rate systems, alongside the increased production demand for existing munition systems. To enable this scalability, the Government must identify critical manufacturing, testing, and component-level supply chain bottlenecks, specifically concerning high-voltage firing capacitors, solid-state…