The Department of the Air Force Space Command awarded Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. an indefinite delivery contract with a potential value of $75.9 million to provide Automated Radioxenon Concentrator and Spectrometer systems in support of nuclear nonproliferation efforts. Under this contract vehicle, the Air Force has issued four firm fixed price delivery orders totaling $15.9 million to Teledyne Brown Engineering for production of these systems at its Huntsville, Alabama facility between 2020 and 2024. The delivery orders require Teledyne Brown Engineering to produce and deliver the specialized detection equipment with support from subcontractors providing various engineering materials and services. This contract aims to procure sophisticated radioisotope monitoring technology to enable verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and broader nuclear nonproliferation missions of the Air Force Space Command.
The originating pre-solicitation notice sought capability statements for a proposed 8-year sole source IDIQ award to Teledyne Brown Engineering, deemed the only responsible source due to its unique experience and equipment for collecting and analyzing emissions of four radioactive xenon isotopes. This specialized monitoring capability is critical to the Air Force's treaty compliance and safeguarding responsibilities.