Definitive Contract FA821325C0021
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- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. a $382,190.72 firm fixed-price contract on September 18, 2023, for the remanufacture of initiator components supporting critical military aircraft platforms. Specifically, the contractor will deliver 154 C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft fire initiators and 102 F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft propellant actuated initiators, with the F-15 units requiring dual PVU-1/A primers. The work is being performed at Chemring's...
- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. a $693,336.41 firm fixed-price definitive contract on April 15, 2024, for the production and delivery of time change components (initiator cartridges) for the C-17 Globemaster III strategic cargo aircraft. The contract encompasses manufacturing multiple national stock numbers and part numbers of initiator cartridges required for both United States Air Force operations and foreign military sales, with performance...
- This federal contract award, valued at $692,227.75, was made by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The contract is for the production and delivery of various aircraft ejection system components, including initiators, cartridges, and related parts, to support multiple defense platforms like the F-15, F-16, and B-2 aircraft. The contract was competitively awarded...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Ogden Air Logistics Complex awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer, on August 13, 2020. The contract, valued at $221,866.00, is for the delivery of C-17 Arm Fire Initiators, National Stock Number 1377-01-560-1521, to be completed by January 7, 2022. This award was not set aside for any small business category. The original solicitation, posted on March 17,...
- Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. was awarded a $320,494.61 firm fixed price definitive contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command to deliver manually actuated initiators for United States Air Force B-2 aircraft. The contract, which carries national stock number 1377015213457ES and has a completion date of March 31, 2025, was awarded without a set-aside designation on September 27, 2023. As the prime contractor, Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. will deliver the requested...
- Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. was awarded a $2.01 million firm fixed-price definitive contract by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, an Air Force facility, on November 14, 2023, for the design, development, and production of drogue severance assemblies, delay initiators, and cartridge-actuated devices for F-15 fighter aircraft. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, reflects Chemring's established expertise in manufacturing specialized energetic materials and ordnance components...
- This is a $790,723.14 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, a division of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. The contract is for the procurement of specialized components including CAD PAD initiators, drogue gun carts, gyro spin up gas generators, and harness release cartridges to support various military aircraft and missile systems....
- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command has awarded a $397,092 firm-fixed-price contract to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer based in Downers Grove, Illinois, to provide cartridge-actuated initiators and related components to support the F-15 and C-17 aircraft fleets. This contract is part of the F-15 EAGLE Air-Superiority/Dual-Role Fighter program, a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) managed through the Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) pathway. The contract has...
- Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. was awarded a firm fixed price purchase order totaling $186,584.58 by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Ogden Air Logistics Complex. The award is to deliver 85 F-15 initiators, National Stock Number 1377-01-355-0088ES and Part Number 6104100, in support of the F-15 weapon system. The solicitation was a competitive buy between Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. and another qualified vendor with no set-aside designation applied. Delivery is required...
- This is a sole source contract award by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. The $2,303,414.43 firm fixed-price contract is for the procurement of various life support devices and components for the B-1, C-17, and F-15 aircraft, including propellant initiators, AND gates, cabin decompression sensors, and internal...
Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, was awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Complex valued at $994,185.15 on September 29, 2025. The contract calls for the design and manufacture of specialized arm/fire initiators for the C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter, specifically electrical and internal initiator variants (NSN 1377015602165ES and NSN 1377015601521ES respectively). The award carries no set-aside designation and represents performance of work at Chemring's Downers Grove facility, with a completion deadline of January 31, 2028. These initiators are critical ordnance system components used in military aircraft applications, falling under NAICS Code 325920 for explosives manufacturing. This contract represents a continuation of Chemring's established role as a qualified supplier of energetic materials and specialized aerospace ordnance components to the Department of Defense. The company maintains a track record of manufacturing similar initiators and actuators for legacy military platforms including the F-15, F-16, B-1B, and B-2 aircraft, and has consistently demonstrated competitive capabilities across multiple prime contract awards with various defense agencies. The award followed a pre-solicitation market research notice issued in April 2025 by the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base, which identified Chemring as one of two qualified manufacturers with existing capabilities for these specialized components.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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C17 REMAN (Arm/Fire Initiators) | FA8213-25-R-3024 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hill Air Force Base | Pre-Solicitation 1/4 | 4/30/25, 3:47 PM | |
C17 REMAN (Arm/Fire Initiators) | FA8213-25-R-3024 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hill Air Force Base | Pre-Solicitation 2/4 | 5/20/25, 5:02 PM | |
C17 REMAN (Arm/Fire Initiators) | FA8213-25-R-3024 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hill Air Force Base | Solicitation 3/4 | 7/7/25, 5:42 PM | |
C17 REMAN (Arm/Fire Initiators) | FA8213-25-C-0021 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hill Air Force Base | Award Notice 4/4 | 11/24/25, 11:44 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $994.2k | 9/29/25 |