Ballistic helmets
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 15F06725D0000480
- Awardee
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Galvion LTD UEI FKANQNL38F69
- Awarding agency
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Headquarters Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
- Task orders
- 32 $3,809,102 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Ballistic Helmets Solicitation · RFP32425 · Posted Apr 8, 2024
- Combined order value
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- $3,809,102 Current, with exercised options
- $3,841,822 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 28% complete
- IDV ceiling 38% used
- $10,000,000.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 315990 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8470 Armor, Personal
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 6 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Federal Bureau of Investigation awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Galvion LTD on June 1, 2025, for ballistic helmets under a Total Small Business set-aside with a $10 million ceiling and performance through May 31, 2030. This is one of two multiple-award IDIQs under the same solicitation; the FBI intended primary and secondary awards capped at $12 million and $10 million respectively.
The originating solicitation (RFP 32425, posted April 8, 2024, due October 17, 2024) required ballistic helmets meeting Helmet Protocol 2024 standards, including protection against pistol-caliber threats, backface deformation limits, and environmental performance, with finished assemblies not exceeding 4 pounds. Offerors submitted 14 complete helmet samples for FBI testing and evaluation.
Place of performance is Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with subordinate production at Newport, Vermont and Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Since award, task orders have been issued primarily by the U.S. Marshals Service regional offices and the U.S. Marshals Service Training Academy supporting mission-critical fugitive apprehension operations, with delivery orders for Galvion Hellbender ballistic helmets totaling approximately $495 thousand across 18 orders as of September 2026. Recent orders include $35.2 thousand to U.S. Marshals Service Massachusetts (May 2026), $57.3 thousand to U.S. Marshals Service New Mexico (May 2026), $38.6 thousand to U.S. Marshals Service Investigative Operations Division (May 2026), and $64.3 thousand to Customs and Border Protection (August 2025). Orders carry firm fixed pricing and completion dates ranging through May 2027.
Task orders
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Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 15F06725D0000480?
15F06725D0000480 was awarded to Galvion LTD by Headquarters Division (Federal Bureau of Investigation) on June 1, 2025.
How much is contract 15F06725D0000480 worth?
Orders under 15F06725D0000480 have obligated $3,809,102. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $3,841,822. 15F06725D0000480's own ceiling is $10,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 15F06725D0000480?
32 orders have been placed under 15F06725D0000480, the latest on December 18, 2026.
Who can order from contract 15F06725D0000480?
15F06725D0000480 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 15F06725D0000480 competed?
The extent of competition for 15F06725D0000480 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 6 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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