The Naval Supply Systems Command awarded a $734.5K firm fixed-price purchase order to Microwave Power Products, Inc. (doing business as CPI International) on April 21, 2025, for the procurement of Cooler Assembly units (NSN 1H-9999-LLTRL5666). The contract, with an ultimate completion date of December 22, 2025, is being performed at the contractor's Palo Alto, California facility. This award did not utilize a set-aside designation, though the originating solicitation was designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, indicating that Microwave Power Products met the competitive requirements despite the small business targeting. The solicitation specifically called for 260 units of the specialized cooling assembly with a Technical Data Package Version 001, with delivery to CPI ECONCO Division in Woodland, California.
Microwave Power Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of specialized microwave and radio frequency components serving the U.S. Department of Defense, with particular expertise in electron devices such as traveling wave tubes and klystrons critical for radar and electronic warfare systems. The company maintains an extensive portfolio of contracts with Naval Supply Systems Command and other defense agencies, including significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicles supporting platforms such as the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer and F-16 aircraft systems. The Navy's determination that it would be uneconomical to reverse engineer or purchase data rights for this cooler assembly underscores the specialized nature of this procurement and the contractor's established qualifications in producing this component.