MK 165-MK169 pyro lead detonators and associated fats
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- N0016424DJR91
- Awardee
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Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company UEI JU3GGVGN9ML8
- Awarding agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 3 $8,676,193 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- SOLE SOURCE - MK 165 Mod 0 and MK 166 Mod 0 Dual Non-Electric Detonators and the MK 167 Mod 0, MK168 Mod 0, and MK169 Mod 0 Delay Detonators Pre-Solicitation · N0016422RJR91 · Posted Nov 30, 2021
- Combined order value
- $8,676,193 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 42% complete
- IDV ceiling 51% used
- $17,025,140.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 325920 Explosives Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1375 Demolition Materials
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Legislative mandates
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- Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act FAR subpart 22.6
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
Naval Sea Systems Command awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company on September 30, 2024, for production, testing, delivery, and acceptance of MK 165 MOD 0, MK 166 MOD 0, MK 167 MOD 0, MK 168 MOD 0, and MK 169 MOD delay detonators and associated fuzes, with a contract ceiling of $17,025,140. This is a single-award, non-competitive procurement justified under FAR 6.302-1 (duplicate costs and unacceptable delays from competing sources), with Ensign-Bickford as the sole source incumbent.
Place of performance is Simsbury, Connecticut, with delivery FOB Destination to Richmond, Kentucky and inspection and acceptance at origin. The period of performance runs through September 29, 2029.
The originating pre-solicitation, posted November 30, 2021, identified five detonator models: MK 165 MOD 0 (non-electric dual, 50 feet), MK 166 MOD 0 (non-electric dual, 100 feet), MK 167 MOD 0 (3.8-second delay with integral firing device), MK 168 MOD 0 (9.6-second delay with integral firing device), and MK 169 MOD 0 (6.4-second delay with integral firing device).
Recent delivery orders issued under this IDIQ include a $5,352,374.81 order for MK 166 MOD 0 detonators awarded September 30, 2024, with completion April 15, 2026; a $2,823,881.66 order for MP50, MP51 dual detonators and MP53, MP54, MP55 delay detonators awarded June 9, 2025, completing October 16, 2026; and a $499,936.07 order for MK 165 MOD 0 dual detonators and MK 167 MOD 0 delay detonators awarded September 25, 2025, completing December 18, 2026. The Air Force issued two of the three recent orders; Naval Sea Systems Command issued one.
Task orders
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Add Subcontract Plan | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract N0016424DJR91?
N0016424DJR91 was awarded to Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company by Naval Sea Systems Command (Department of the Navy) on September 30, 2024.
How much is contract N0016424DJR91 worth?
Orders under N0016424DJR91 have obligated $8,676,193. N0016424DJR91's own ceiling is $17,025,140.
How many orders have been placed under contract N0016424DJR91?
3 orders have been placed under N0016424DJR91, the latest on September 25, 2025.
Who can order from contract N0016424DJR91?
N0016424DJR91 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract N0016424DJR91 competed?
The extent of competition for N0016424DJR91 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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