The NNSA Fourth Generation Escort Vehicle Master IDIQ contracts authorize the development, production, and ongoing support of specialized armored and unarmored escort vehicles designed to support the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Secure Transportation mission of safely and securely transporting special nuclear materials. The vehicles serve multiple operational roles including command and control, near security and quick response, reconnaissance, counter-surveillance, maneuver response, pursuit, recapture, and recovery functions within nuclear material transport convoys. The contract vehicle encompasses procurement of pre-production vehicles, production units (with target quantities reaching up to 100 vehicles per variant), chassis procurement, and design and modification support services for both the EV4-Armored and EV4-Unarmored vehicle variants. The overall contract ceiling is valued at approximately $68.6 million with a last date to order of September 30, 2026, providing NNSA with sustained access to specialized vehicle production and support through the multi-year ordering period.
Recent delivery orders under this Master IDIQ demonstrate active production execution, with task orders valued between approximately $2.8 million and $15.9 million and completion dates extending through September 30, 2027. Wulco, Inc. (operating as Nextgen Armor), a small business prime contractor, has received a substantial delivery order for EV4-U production units and chassis, while Universal Technical Resource Services Inc., a minority-owned small business based in New Jersey, received a complementary delivery order for similar vehicle production and chassis procurement. Both delivery orders were issued on a firm fixed-price basis with best estimated quantities of four units and maximum quantities of eight units per order. The contract vehicle consistently utilizes small business set-aside designations, with performance locations identified in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and obligated funding levels ranging from approximately $615,000 to $15 million per delivery order against the $68.6 million shared ceiling.