SPECIAL AMMUNITION AND WEAPON SYSTEM (SAWS)
Active Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Research Development and Engineering Command
+ 1 more agency
- Awardees
- 4
- Task orders
- 10
- Obligated
- $9,181,681
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- Special Ammunition & Weapon Systems (SAWS) Pre-Solicitation · W15QKN22R0057 · Posted Oct 14, 2020
- Agencies
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- Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- PEO Ammunition Acquisition Support Center, Department of Defense
- Combined task order value
- $4,814,513 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 58% complete
- Shared ceiling 2% used
- $490,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded this Master IDIQ for Special Ammunition and Weapon Systems (SAWS) on November 21, 2023, with ordering authority extending through November 20, 2028, providing two years and four months of remaining window. The vehicle carries a $490 million shared ceiling and is unrestricted; no set-aside designations apply. Scope encompasses acquisition and delivery of foreign special ammunition and weapon systems variants in support of DoD testing, training, and combat operations, with performance involving International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance and defense-article brokering.
The vehicle shows moderate, concentrated activity. Nine task orders have been awarded across four prime contractors, with ordering momentum declining from four orders in 2023 to two in 2024 and three in 2025 (nine months to date). Combined task-order potential value stands at $4.7 million, against which $4.8 million has been obligated—exceeding potential value, indicating scope modifications or ceiling adjustments on individual orders. Global Military Products Inc. dominates, holding five of nine orders representing $4.3 million of combined potential value, or roughly 91 percent of all awards. Blane International Group, Inc. holds two orders at $400 thousand; Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and UDC Usa, Inc. each hold single orders at $20 thousand.
Customer concentration is heavily Army-internal. The Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Ammunition funds seven orders worth $2.2 million combined potential value; PEO Missiles and Space funds one at $2.1 million; and PEO Ground Combat Systems funds one at $400 thousand. All three customers are subordinate to the Army Acquisition Support Center.
Task orders are firm-fixed-price, ranging from $20 thousand to $2.1 million in ceiling value, with performance durations typically 6 to 18 months from award. The most recent orders (September 2025) include a $1.35 million award with completion expected September 2026 and a $374.65 thousand award due April 2026. Two early awards (November 2023) carried $20 thousand minimum-guarantee designations; one of these was subsequently de-obligated to zero.
Description
This IDIQ is focusing on acquring Special Ammunition and Weapon Systems (SAWS) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD), other United States (U.S.) Agencies and Government foreign allies in support of testing, training and combat.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global Military Products Inc. | $8,605,291 | 94% |
| 2 | Blane International Group, Inc. | $496,390 | 5% |
| 3 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $40,000 | <1% |
| 4 | UDC Usa, Inc. | $40,000 | <1% |
"Minimum guarantee only" marks awardees whose obligations here are just the minimum order their contract guarantees.
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $9,181,681 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $96,140 |
| FY2025 | $2,975,310 |
| FY2024 | $6,110,231 |
Quick answers
What is the SAWS contract vehicle?
SPECIAL AMMUNITION AND WEAPON SYSTEM (SAWS) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command) and PEO Ammunition (Acquisition Support Center), awarded on November 21, 2023.
Which companies hold SAWS?
4 companies hold SAWS's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to UDC Usa, Inc. on November 21, 2023. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Global Military Products Inc., Blane International Group, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation.
How much has been spent through SAWS?
10 task orders have been placed under SAWS, obligating $9,181,681. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $4,814,513.
What is the shared ceiling of SAWS?
SAWS's shared ceiling is $490,000,000; its task orders have used 2% of it.
Which agencies use SAWS the most?
The departments whose task orders under SAWS obligated the most are Department of the Army ($9,181,681).
How much was obligated through SAWS in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under SAWS obligated $2,975,310 in fiscal year 2025.
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