Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS)

The Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a multiple-award vehicle for the procurement of specialized military demolition equipment used for breaching wire and anti-personnel mine obstacles. The APOBS is a self-contained, expendable linear demolition charge system that can be transported and deployed by a two-person team, creating lanes approximately 45 meters long and 0.6 meters wide through enemy obstacle networks. The contract encompasses the production of live systems, inert training devices, engineering services, and associated test articles, with a total shared ceiling value of $320 million.

Task orders under this IDIQ have been awarded primarily to two prime contractors: Nammo Perry Inc. and Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company, with delivery order values ranging from approximately $10,000 to over $336 million. The Program Executive Office (PEO) Ammunition has been the primary funding agency, consistently awarding firm-fixed-price delivery orders without small business set-aside designations. Typical task orders support production of live APOBS units, engineering services, first article testing, and spare parts procurement, with performance locations including Perry, Florida and Graham, Kentucky. Contract durations for individual task orders generally span from several months to three years, aligning with the broader five-year IDIQ vehicle established in September 2019 with a last order date of September 4, 2024.