Purchase Order FA820623P0236
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- This federal contract award to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, is for the procurement of BBU-63 cartridges. The $3,373,769.00 firm fixed-price delivery order was awarded on June 4, 2025 by the Air Force Materiel Command, a defense agency, and has an ultimate completion date of December 3, 2026. The contract does not utilize any set-aside designations. Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. is a key supplier of specialized energetic...
- This definitive contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Ogden Air Logistics Complex is valued at $756,078.99. Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. will serve as the prime contractor to deliver one-way transfer impulse cartridges with specified delay times ranging from 0.3 to 3.2 seconds to support ejection of chaff payloads from various airframes. The cartridges must meet shelf life and service life requirements defined in the pre-solicitation notice for the BBU-48A/B...
- 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...
- This is a $218,716.74 firm-fixed price definitive contract awarded by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, a unit of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer of specialized energetic materials, detonators, and ordnance products for defense and aerospace applications. The contract is for the production and delivery of various time delay cartridges and initiators used on military aircraft and missile systems, including for the F-15, F-16,...
- This is a $948,739.25 firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of energetic materials, detonators, and ordnance products. The contract was awarded by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, part of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, and is not set aside. The contract supports the procurement of specialized initiators, cartridges, explosive actuators, and test equipment for military aircraft, missile systems, and...
- This federal contract award, valued at $23,828.60, was issued to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to provide "Foot, Piston Assy" and has an ultimate completion date of November 17, 2025. Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. is a specialized manufacturer of energetic materials, detonators, and ordnance products for defense and aerospace applications. This contract is...
- The U.S. Air Force awarded a $1.38 million firm fixed-price contract to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. for the design, manufacture, and delivery of cabin decompression sensors, hatch remover cartridges, and time delay initiators for the B-1B strategic bomber aircraft. The contract, awarded on September 19, 2023, is funded by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and executed with an ultimate completion date of January 15, 2025. Chemring, a foreign-owned manufacturer headquartered in Downers Grove,...
- 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...
- 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...
- This firm fixed price definitive contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Ogden Air Logistics Complex to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. for $417,175 to supply B-1B aircraft time delay cartridges and gas/SMDC initiators. The solicitation sought information to support a potential competitive procurement of BBU-48A/B impulse cartridges by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base. The cartridges must generate...
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $697,946.62 firm fixed-price purchase order to Chemring Energetic Devices Inc. on September 12, 2023, for the supply of inert impulse cartridges (NSN 6920004437127TA). The contract, which has no set-aside designation, supports training operations for Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile reentry systems. Chemring will perform the work at its Downers Grove, Illinois facility with an ultimate completion date of July 8, 2026. The solicitation, posted in February 2023 by the Air Force Sustainment Center, originally sought 109 inert impulse cartridges for delivery to Hill Air Force Base in Utah, with firm fixed pricing and evaluation based on supplier past performance metrics. Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., a foreign-owned manufacturer specializing in energetic materials and ordnance components, is well-positioned as a prime contractor for this requirement given its extensive experience supplying the Department of Defense with critical initiators, cartridges, and related systems for military aircraft and missile platforms. The company maintains multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts with various defense agencies, including a $9 million contract with the Ogden Air Logistics Complex (the funding agency for this award) for spoiler actuator reload kits. As a key supplier to major defense contractors and federal agencies, Chemring has demonstrated consistent capability in manufacturing specialized components for platforms including the F-15, F-16, and Minuteman III systems, making it a qualified vendor for this sustainment requirement supporting the Air Force's strategic missile training mission.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Impulse Cartridges for ICBM | FA820623Q0236 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center | Solicitation 1/1 | 2/16/23, 6:24 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/3/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $697.9k | 9/12/23 |