{"id":12184,"date":"2019-10-01T18:31:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T18:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=12184"},"modified":"2019-10-01T18:31:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T18:31:13","slug":"big-win-for-winchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=12184","title":{"rendered":"Big Win For Winchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5577,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.jmc.army.mil\\\/Installations.aspx?id=LakeCityOverview&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260212214934\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.jmc.army.mil\\\/Installations.aspx?id=LakeCityOverview&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 08:47:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 20:29:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 20:29:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5578,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/news.northropgrumman.com\\\/news\\\/features\\\/northrop-grumman-and-lake-city-army-ammunition-plant-a-proud-heritage-of-service&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5579,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.fbo.gov\\\/index?s=opportunity&amp;mode=form&amp;tab=core&amp;id=49bb887a0473cfa4aebd7a2e5303e6eb&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5580,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/govtribe.com\\\/opportunity\\\/federal-contract-opportunity\\\/lake-city-army-ammunition-plant-lcaap-final-rfp-w52p1j17r0141&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5581,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.defense.gov\\\/Newsroom\\\/Contracts\\\/Contract\\\/Article\\\/1973911&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5582,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pressviewer.com\\\/profiles\\\/investor\\\/PDFview.aspx?b=1548&amp;ID=91352&amp;m=rl&amp;g=126&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5583,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.jmc.army.mil\\\/Installations.aspx?id=LakeCityCommand&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5584,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/soldiersystems.net\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/28\\\/has-the-army-already-made-their-next-generation-weapons-decision&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soldiersystems.net\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/28\\\/has-the-army-already-made-their-next-generation-weapons-decision&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=UA-147431441-1\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n  gtag('js', new Date());\n\n  gtag('config', 'UA-147431441-1');\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lake City Ammunition Plant is the primary supplier of small arms ammunition to the military. It was established in December 1940 and began producing ammunition in 1941. The plant covers almost 4,000 acres outside of Independence, Missouri. It has, according the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmc.army.mil\/Installations.aspx?id=LakeCityOverview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Army Joint Munitions Command<\/a>, &#8221; 408 buildings, 43 magazines, nine warehouses, 11 igloos and storage capacity of 707,000 square feet. &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Northrop-Grumman-and-Lake-City-Army-Ammunition-Plant-A-Proud-Heritage-of-Service_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Northrop-Grumman-and-Lake-City-Army-Ammunition-Plant-A-Proud-Heritage-of-Service_1.jpg 814w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Northrop-Grumman-and-Lake-City-Army-Ammunition-Plant-A-Proud-Heritage-of-Service_1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Northrop-Grumman-and-Lake-City-Army-Ammunition-Plant-A-Proud-Heritage-of-Service_1-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The facility has been run by ATK and subsequent companies since 2000. Thus, it is currently being run by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.northropgrumman.com\/news\/features\/northrop-grumman-and-lake-city-army-ammunition-plant-a-proud-heritage-of-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northrup Grumman Innovation Systems<\/a> after their merger with Orbital ATK. It is why much of the excess production is available through Federal Ammunition&#8217;s American Eagle brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Joint Munitions Command issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbo.gov\/index?s=opportunity&amp;mode=form&amp;tab=core&amp;id=49bb887a0473cfa4aebd7a2e5303e6eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a request for proposal in June 2017<\/a> for the operation, maintenance, and modernization of the Lake City Plant. A <a href=\"https:\/\/govtribe.com\/opportunity\/federal-contract-opportunity\/lake-city-army-ammunition-plant-lcaap-final-rfp-w52p1j17r0141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">final RFP<\/a> was issued in November 2018 and responses were due by the end of the year. This past week it was announced that the Winchester Division of Olin Corporation was the winner of the contract. The contract will go through September 27, 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to Page 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Newsroom\/Contracts\/Contract\/Article\/1973911\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Department of Defense announcement of the contract award<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Olin Winchester LLC, East Alton, Illinois, was awarded a <strong>$28,313,481<\/strong> fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for production of small caliber ammunition and the operation, maintenance, and modernization of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 27, 2029. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois is the contracting activity (W52P1J-19-F-0742). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressviewer.com\/profiles\/investor\/PDFview.aspx?b=1548&amp;ID=91352&amp;m=rl&amp;g=126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From the official release<\/a> by Olin Corporation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> CLAYTON, Mo.,\u00a0Sept. 27, 2019\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced today that its ammunition division,\u00a0Olin Winchester, LLC (&#8220;Winchester&#8221;), has been selected by the U.S. Army to operate and manage the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in\u00a0Independence, Missouri. \u00a0Following a one-year transition period, Winchester will assume full operational control of the\u00a0Lake City\u00a0plant on\u00a0October 1, 2020.\u00a0 The contract has an initial term of seven years and may be extended by the U.S. Army for up to three additional years.\u00a0<\/p><p><br>&#8220;Winchester is honored to have been selected by the Army to operate, maintain and modernize this unique, strategic asset of the U.S. Government&#8217;s munitions industrial base,&#8221; said\u00a0Brett Flaugher, President of Winchester. &#8220;Our team is fully prepared and 100% committed to the safe, reliable, and responsible operation of\u00a0Lake City, in the best interest of and service to the U.S. Military.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lake City Ammunition Plant has a workforce of approximately 1,900 employed by Northrup Grumman. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmc.army.mil\/Installations.aspx?id=LakeCityCommand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Army itself<\/a> has one officer and 27 civilian employees at the plant.  Olin Winchester had managed the plant from 1985-2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/2019\/09\/28\/has-the-army-already-made-their-next-generation-weapons-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soldier Systems Daily<\/a> notes an interesting wrinkle in this contract award. The military is in the development process of the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) which would replace the 5.56 NATO M4A1 and M249 SAW with something in an as of yet undetermined 6.8mm cartridge. Olin Winchester has teamed with AAI Textron in the competition to produce the new ammunition and the NGSW. The other competitors are General Dynamics teamed with True Velocity for ammunition and SIG Sauer (both ammo and firearm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Due to the costs associated with a wholesale change in both weapons and ammunition, the Army is understandably concerned with controlling costs by owning Intellectual Property associated with these designs. They are going to want as much of the data rights as possible transferred to them. Imagine the huge advantage Team AAI Textron will now have during final negotiations because their ammunition producer is running the factory it will be produced in.<\/p><p><br>One might argue that this contract award was made in a vacuum. After all, Program Executive Office Soldier owns the NGSW program and Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition owns Lake City. But thanks to the Army\u2019s recent Futures Command reorganization, both PEOs have representatives on the Lethality Cross Functional Team and are fully aware of one another\u2019s activities, combining efforts of many programs, with special emphasis on NGSW. Remember, it\u2019s really an ammunition program.<\/p><p><br>What\u2019s more, LCAAP is old. It requires constant upkeep and the transition to a new ammunition for NGSW will require an entire new wing of the plant to be manufactured. Estimates are rumored to be around three-quarters of a billion Dollars to accomplish these capital improvements. If you look at the award, Winchester will hold the contract for the next decade. The Army plans to start rolling out NGSW in 2022. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The entry for the NGSW ammunition from the AAI Textron-Olin Winchester team is a cased, telescoping round similar to a shotgun sabot. 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