The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration awarded multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts to procure Fourth Generation Escort Vehicles in support of its Office of Secure Transportation. Under the IDVs, Wulco, Inc. doing business as Nextgen Armor received a task order valued at $6.275 million to provide up to eight EV4-U production units and an unspecified quantity of vehicle chassis. The delivery order has a period of performance from September 2022 to September 2027 at Nextgen Armor's facility in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Originally, the NNSA issued a pre-solicitation notice seeking proposals for the development and production of up to 100 armored and 100 unarmored escort vehicles to enhance transport of special nuclear materials. The solicitation was designated as 100% small business set aside, with proposals due in March 2021 and contract awards targeted for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021. The potential IDV value was estimated at $67.782 million for procuring pre-production vehicles, up to 200 production vehicles total, and design/modification support to fulfill evolving operational transport requirements.
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