Tri-Services Aircrew Escape Systems LCMS

Award Date 9/30/2013
Last Date To Order 10/30/2020
Shared Ceiling Not listed
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Tri-Services Aircrew Escape Systems Life Cycle Management Services (LCMS) is a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle established by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head/Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division. The contract supports comprehensive engineering, technical, administrative, and programmatic management for life cycle management of aircrew escape systems managed under the Joint Program Office (JPO) for Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant Actuated Device (CAD/PAD) Tri-Service Charter. The vehicle encompasses three primary task areas: development and product improvement, quality evaluation and surveillance, and technical consulting support for various military aircraft systems.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a focus on testing, evaluation, and engineering services for complex aerospace and ordnance components, with contract values typically ranging from $30,000 to $600,000 and performance periods of 6-18 months. Frequent prime contractors include Chemring Energetic Devices Inc., Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company, Nammo Defense Systems Inc., and Martin-Baker Aircraft Company. Most task orders are firm-fixed-price and do not utilize set-aside designations, though a few small business set-asides are present. The work predominantly supports the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command and involves technical testing of initiators, pyrotechnic devices, ejection seat components, and other critical safety systems for military aircraft platforms such as F-15, B-1B, C-17, and Joint Strike Fighter programs. Performance locations appear to be distributed across the United States and occasionally internationally, with significant engineering and testing work conducted in California, Maryland, and the United Kingdom.

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