This federal contract award is for the procurement of 144 electron tubes (NSN 5960002308366) by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime. The $781,200.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded to Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI), a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
The original solicitation was a Request for Quotation (RFQ) issued as a Total Small Business set-aside, meaning only small businesses could compete. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334419 for Other Electronic Component Manufacturing. CPI, which specializes in manufacturing advanced electronic components primarily for defense applications, was awarded the contract.
In addition to this specific contract, CPI holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDVs) with the DLA Land and Maritime, with ceiling values of $6,653,531.40 and $8,765,737.00, respectively. These IDVs enable the DLA to issue multiple firm-fixed-price delivery orders for specialized electron tubes, traveling wave tubes, klystrons, and associated electronic components, which are critical for military electronic systems, radar platforms, and communication technologies.