Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources
Major Defense Program
Not listed
Pricing Type
Firm Fixed Price
Place of Performance
Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA
Solicitation Procedures
Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Number Of Offers Received
1
Legislative Mandate
Walsh Healy Act
National Interest Action
Not listed
Research Type
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Primary Consortia Member
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This is a $141,856.89 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of energetic materials, detonators, and ordnance products. The contract has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2016 and does not utilize any set-aside designations.
Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. is a prime contractor that provides a wide range of products and services to the U.S. federal government, including impulse cartridges, detonating cord, explosive bolts, initiators, pyrotechnics, and specialized test systems for programs such as the F-15, F-16, C-17, B-1B, B-2, and Minuteman III aircraft, as well as NASA's spacecraft development efforts. The company also holds several Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) with federal agencies, including a $9 million, 5-year contract with the Air Force for spoiler actuator reload kits, a $12 million multiple-award IDC with the Air Force Materiel Command for BBU-63A/B Impulse Cartridges used in the B-2 aircraft, and a $15 million IDC with NASA's Johnson Space Center for various pyrotechnic and energetic materials supporting space exploration programs.