Shipping and Storage Containers 2016-2021

The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command awarded a Master IDIQ for shipping and storage containers on 24 February 2016, with ordering authority closing on 16 April 2021—this vehicle is no longer active for new task orders.

The vehicle supplied two container types: Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) containers in Hardigg/Pelican and complex build-to-print variants, and Target Sight System (TSS) containers in complex build-to-print. Task orders across the vehicle's life show production of MTS variants (MTS-A, MTS-B, MTS-SE), TSS containers, and case assemblies for aircraft support equipment, along with repair and refurbishment work. Ordering momentum declined sharply in final years: 2017 saw eight orders; 2018 and 2019 averaged seven orders per year; 2020–2021 dropped to three and two orders respectively. All 39 awarded task orders totaling $3.3 million in combined potential value have been fully obligated.

Brooks & Perkins, Inc. dominated by value, holding 14 orders worth $2.1 million combined potential value. Beam Distributing, Inc. matched Brooks & Perkins in order count (14 orders) but captured only $166 thousand in value. J & R Tool Inc. and Wayne Integrated Technologies Corp. accounted for 7 and 4 orders respectively, with $637 thousand and $367 thousand in combined potential value. Set-asides split evenly: 54% of orders were unrestricted competition (21 orders), while 46% were small-business set-aside (18 orders).

Air Force Materiel Command's Aeronautical Systems Center placed the largest share, funding 15 of 39 orders worth $2.2 million. Naval Air Systems Command (the contracting officer) funded 13 orders totaling $741 thousand. Army PEO Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors placed 10 orders for $390 thousand. Individual delivery orders ranged from thousands to hundreds of thousands in value, with the largest awarded order (Production of MTS Containers, dated September 2019) at $839 thousand. Firm fixed-price pricing governed all awards. Containers supported tactical platforms including the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system and C-130E transport aircraft.

The Government has awarded a Master IDIQ for Shipping and Storage Containers. The requirement under this vehicle includes two types of containers to include Target Sight System (TSS) and Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS). The MTS consists of two types of containers to include Hardigg/Pelican and complex build-to-print; the TSS consists of complex build-to print.