The A-Kit Bradley Fighting Vehicle Upgrade Support Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle, awarded on September 30, 2024, with a shared ceiling of $99 million and a last date to order of September 30, 2027, procures comprehensive upgrade kits and associated engineering services for Bradley Fighting Vehicle modifications. The scope encompasses manufacturing and production of over 130 component parts including active protection systems, electrical systems, armor plating, and crew station equipment, along with supply chain management, logistics, forecasting, and procurement services. Contractors are required to provide both recurring and nonrecurring engineering services to support the three-year upgrade program managed by the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems at Defense Logistics Agency Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The contract operates as a firm fixed-price indefinite delivery requirements vehicle under full and open competition.
Recent delivery orders awarded under this Master IDIQ demonstrate consistent utilization of woman-owned small business set-asides, with three significant orders issued to Simulation Technologies, Inc. and Globe TECH LLC between September 2024 and September 2025. Delivery order values range from approximately $26 million to $67 million with completion dates extending through February 2026 and September 2027, reflecting multi-year performance periods aligned with program phases. The funding agency for all identified task orders is the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems, with primary performance locations in Huntsville, Alabama and Wright Patterson, Ohio. Both awarded contractors bring established expertise in defense manufacturing and hold multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract vehicles across the Department of Defense, positioning them as qualified sources capable of executing complex Bradley vehicle modification programs.