Design New Lacquer Preparation Facility for RDX and HMX Production at Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP)

The Mission Installation Contracting Command at Fort Drum issued this sources sought notice, solicitation number W911S2126RA003, to identify potential sources for architect-engineering design services at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, Tennessee. The project involves designing a new Lacquer Preparation Facility, including all necessary process equipment, to support annual production capacity expansion of at least 15 million pounds of RDX and 2.5 million pounds of HMX-based formulations. This requirement is classified under NAICS 541330 Engineering Services and PSC C1EA Architect and Engineering- Construction: Ammunition Facilities.

The new facility will replace or augment the functions of the existing Buildings 149/150 and their associated chemical storage tank farm, which currently serve as the sole source for lacquer batches used in plastic bonded explosives. These services are essential for processing binder materials and solvents to manufacture lacquer and plasticizers, which reduce the sensitivity of RDX, HMX, and TATB formulations. The design effort aims to modernize operations to meet current safety and environmental standards while ensuring the production of legacy and Insensitive Munitions explosives for the Department of Defense.

Interested parties must submit responses by the deadline of August 14, 2025. Alfredo Sanchez is the designated point of contact for this market research effort. The project is intended to maintain continuity of operations and expand modernization efforts for high-explosives production capacity. As of the publication date of July 30, 2025, there are zero attachments associated with this notice.