B-1 Handles - FA821326R3006

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base seeks to procure B-1 Handles (initiator assemblies for B-1B aircraft escape systems), with proposals due July 6, 2026. This is a sole-source award to Rockwell Collins Inc. (CAGE 17610) under NAICS 325920, Explosives Manufacturing, with no set-aside.

Place of performance is the United States, with delivery to 72 ABW LGRSMK at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, F.O.B. Origin. The procurement covers two line items: Handle, Escape, Type III (NSN 1377-01-207-7090 ES, 27 units) and Handle, Escape, Type II (NSN 1377-01-207-7091 ES, 36 units), each with 18-month and 30-month delivery windows. Both items are critical safety items classified as Hazard Class 1.4B explosives with minimal net explosive weight (0.0005 pounds each), designated as propellant-actuated devices with aluminum housings containing explosive train assemblies used for emergency hatch jettison in aircraft egress systems.

Contractors must achieve pre-contract award qualification per Justification for Qualification Requirements documents, with estimated qualification timeline of 360 days and estimated costs of $5,000 to $50,000 for government-unique testing. Only United States and Canada suppliers are eligible; offerors with prior production experience may request waiver consideration. Requirements include ISO 9001-2015 compliance, origin inspection and acceptance, critical safety item radiographic inspection per NAS 410 Level II or III certification, MIL-STD-130 serial number marking, unique item identifier (UID) compliance per DFARS 211.274 with Data Matrix marking per CAD/PAD Item Marking Instruction Version 1.6, and energetic materials traceability to DoD-qualified manufacturers with ITAR compliance (Parts 120 and 121). Percussion primers must be certified/recertified within 24 months. Items require leak checks per MIL-STD-883L and Lot Acceptance Test Plans submitted 90 days prior to testing with government witness. The contract is rated DO: A6 under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. Extensive data deliverables include Ammunition Data Cards, Engineering Change Proposals, Notices of Revision, Requests for Variance, acceptance test plans and reports, failure analysis, obsolescence alerts, and DMSMS health assessments, all subject to Distribution Statement B and export control restrictions. Packaging must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1, MIL-STD-129, and ISPM 15 with heat-treated lumber (56°C for 30 minutes) certified by the American Lumber Standards Committee. Report of Shipment (REPSHIP) must be submitted 24 hours before arrival or two hours after departure for hazardous materials shipments. The contract incorporates DFARS clauses 252.223-7002 and 252.223-7003 for ammunition and explosives safety and AFMAN 24-204(I) for air shipment. Expedited delivery at no additional cost is authorized, and prices must remain firm for 120 days.