{"id":1896,"date":"2019-06-20T18:11:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=1896"},"modified":"2019-06-21T20:41:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T20:41:58","slug":"selling-to-dod-project-manager-soldier-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2019\/06\/selling-to-dod-project-manager-soldier-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling to DOD &#8211; Project Manager Soldier Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1897\" style=\"width: 812px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2019\/06\/u-s-army-installation-picatinny-arsenal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1897 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PM_Soldier_Weapons.jpg\" alt=\"Project Manager Soldier Weapons,Program Executive Office Soldier,Picatinny Arsenal, PM Soldier Weapons,pm soldier org chart,Project Manager soldier weapons organization chart\" width=\"812\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PM_Soldier_Weapons.jpg 812w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PM_Soldier_Weapons-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PM_Soldier_Weapons-768x630.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Project Manager Soldier Weapons Program Office Organization Chart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Within the Department of Defense (DOD) there are 100\u2019s of Program Offices located throughout the United States.\u00a0 Each Program Office focuses on specific products that our American Soldiers depend on every day.\u00a0 The Program Office is the centralized location for all activities related to development, test, evaluation, acquisition, production of a specific product or system the DOD uses.<\/p>\n<p>When you are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/register.php\">searching for government solicitations or contract awards<\/a> from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) or any other contracting office, the Program Office is one of the reasons you are seeing that request.<\/p>\n<p>For example if your company manufactures items like springs, pins, nuts, bolts, brackets, tripods, scopes, binoculars, cloth bags, straps etc., your items might be used on some type of gun or rifle.\u00a0 The knowledge of where your item is used is invaluable. \u00a0Knowing what agencies, departments or Program Offices deal with those types of items can potentially lead your company to more government business opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>One way to find potential Program Offices that your company might eventually deal with, possibly offering them a \u201cbetter solution\u201d to the items they currently use is to look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/register.php\">past government contract awards<\/a>, to find contracting offices buying those items.<\/p>\n<p>The Project Manager or Program Office works along with various contracting agencies to get what they need.\u00a0 Those contracting offices post Solicitations, Request for Information (RFI), and Request for Proposals (RFP).<\/p>\n<p>Project Manager Soldier Weapons (PM SW) is one of the hundreds of Department of Defense (DOD) Program Offices located throughout the United States.\u00a0 Project Manager Soldier Weapons is a sub division of Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier) located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>PEO Soldier Address:<br \/>\nSFAE-SDR<br \/>\n5901 Putnam Road Building 328<br \/>\nFort Belvoir, VA 22060-5422<\/p>\n<p>PM Soldier Weapons Address:<br \/>\nSFAE-SDR-SW<br \/>\nBuilding 151<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2019\/06\/u-s-army-installation-picatinny-arsenal\/\">Picatinny Arsenal<\/a>, NJ 07806-5000<\/p>\n<p>Project Manager Soldier Weapons (PM Soldier Weapons) has two subdivisions, Product Manager Crew Served Weapons (PM CSW) and Product Manager Individual Weapons (PM IW).\u00a0 Each division focuses on certain types of items.<\/p>\n<p>Product Manager Crew Served Weapons (PM CSW) is responsible for larger systems used by groups of individuals; Items such as Machine guns and Grenade launchers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Manager Crew Served Weapons<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1905\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M153_Common_Remotely_Operated_Weapon_Station_CROWS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M153_Common_Remotely_Operated_Weapon_Station_CROWS.jpg\" alt=\"M153,Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station,CROWS\" width=\"498\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M153_Common_Remotely_Operated_Weapon_Station_CROWS.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M153_Common_Remotely_Operated_Weapon_Station_CROWS-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MK19 Grenade Machine Gun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1907\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MK19_Grenade_Machine_Gun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MK19_Grenade_Machine_Gun.jpg\" alt=\"MK19, Grenade Machine Gun\" width=\"396\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MK19_Grenade_Machine_Gun.jpg 396w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MK19_Grenade_Machine_Gun-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MK19 Grenade Machine Gun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun<\/li>\n<li>M2A1 .50 Caliber Machine Gun<\/li>\n<li>M240B Medium Machine Gun<\/li>\n<li>M240H Medium Machine Gun<\/li>\n<li>M240L Medium Machine Gun<\/li>\n<li>M240L Short Barrel<\/li>\n<li>M240B Collapsible Buttstock<\/li>\n<li>M240L Collapsible Buttstock<\/li>\n<li>M240B Adjustable Bipod<\/li>\n<li>M240B Combat Ammo Pack<\/li>\n<li>M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)<\/li>\n<li>M249 Short Barrel<\/li>\n<li>M249 SAW Improved Bipod<\/li>\n<li>M249 SAW 200-Round Soft Pack<\/li>\n<li>M249 SAW Short Barrel<\/li>\n<li>M249 SAW Collapsible Buttstock<\/li>\n<li>M145 Machine Gun Optic (MGO)<\/li>\n<li>M192 Lightweight Ground Mount for Machine Guns<\/li>\n<li>M205 Lightweight Tripod for Heavy Machine Guns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Binoculars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>M22 Binoculars<\/li>\n<li>M24 Miniature Binoculars<\/li>\n<li>M25 Stabilized Binoculars<\/li>\n<li>M25E1 Stabilized Binoculars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Close Combat Mission Capability Kit (CCMCK) System<\/li>\n<li>M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) Conversion Adapter Kit<\/li>\n<li>M9 Pistol Barrel Adapter<\/li>\n<li>M11 Pistol Barrel Adapter<\/li>\n<li>M4 Carbine Conversion Adapter Kit<\/li>\n<li>M16 Rifle Conversion Adapter Kit<\/li>\n<li>Protective Mask<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Product Manager Individual Weapons (PM IW) is in charge of Rifles, Carbines, Pistols, Shotguns, Grenade launchers and Sniper systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Manager Individual Weapons<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">M4 Carbine<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">M4A1 Carbine<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">M16A2 Rifle<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">M16A4 Rifle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>M320 Grenade Launcher<\/li>\n<li>M320A1 Grenade Launcher<\/li>\n<li>M203 Grenade Launcher<\/li>\n<li>M203A1 Grenade Launcher<\/li>\n<li>M203A2 Grenade Launcher<\/li>\n<li>M26 12-Gauge Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS)<\/li>\n<li>M500 Shotgun<\/li>\n<li>M107 Semi-Automatic Long Range Sniper Rifle (LRSR)<\/li>\n<li>M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1913\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M110_Semi-Automatic_Sniper_System_SASS_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M110_Semi-Automatic_Sniper_System_SASS_small.jpg\" alt=\"M110,Semi-Automatic Sniper System,SASS\" width=\"392\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M110_Semi-Automatic_Sniper_System_SASS_small.jpg 392w, https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M110_Semi-Automatic_Sniper_System_SASS_small-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System SASS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS)<\/li>\n<li>M14 7.62MM Enhanced Battle Rifle (EBR)<\/li>\n<li>M9 9mm Pistol<\/li>\n<li>M150 Rifle Combat Optic (RCO)<\/li>\n<li>M151 Sniper Spotting Scope<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1915\" style=\"width: 136px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M151_Improved_Spotting_Scope.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/M151_Improved_Spotting_Scope.jpg\" alt=\"M151,Improved Spotting Scope\" width=\"136\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">M151 Improved Spotting Scope<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Close Quarters Battle Kit (CQB Kit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Future Initiatives (as of 2017):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR)<\/li>\n<li>Compact Semi Automatic Sniper System (CSASS)<\/li>\n<li>Carbine Modernization \u2013 M4 Product Improvement Program &#8211; Improve the nearly 500,000 M4s in inventory<\/li>\n<li>Modular Handgun System (MHS)<\/li>\n<li>M68 Close Combat Optic (CCO)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BidLink has been a leading provider of DOD procurement research tools and data for the past 20 years. Find defense contracts, solicitations, sources for items, and research competition. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/register.php\">www.bidlink.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within the Department of Defense (DOD) there are 100\u2019s of Program Offices located throughout the United States.\u00a0 Each Program Office focuses on specific products that our American Soldiers depend on every day.\u00a0 The Program Office is the centralized location for all activities related to development, test, evaluation, acquisition, production of a specific product or system &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2019\/06\/selling-to-dod-project-manager-soldier-weapons\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Selling to DOD &#8211; Project Manager Soldier Weapons&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government_contracts_bootcamp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1896"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1963,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1896\/revisions\/1963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}