B-2 Fire Extinguisher Cartridge

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base seeks 210 fire extinguisher cartridges (PACER SPECIAL, 1.0 diameter, 2.070 length, NSN 1377-01-352-4160, DODIC SR90) with proposals due July 30, 2026. Solicitation FA8213-26-Q-3002 was originally posted April 3, 2026, with an initial due date of May 4, 2026; amendment issued July 15, 2026, extended the deadline to July 30.

Place of performance is Hill Air Force Base, Utah (delivery to 649 MUNS MXW, 6024 Pine Lane, Building 1377 Bay 2). Delivery is required within 12 months of contract execution. The NAICS code is 325920, Explosives Manufacturing; PSC is 1377, Cartridge And Propellant Actuated Devices And Components.

Items are classified as Hazardous Class Division 1.4C (cartridge power devices), requiring compliance with hazardous materials marking per MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129. Contractors must meet ISO 9001-2015 quality standards and provide CMMC Level 2 (Self) cybersecurity maturity model certification. Contract data requirements include Ammunition Data Card (A001), Acceptance Test Plan (A005), and Test/Inspection Report (A006), with payment withholding until these CDRLs are delivered and approved. Additional CDRLs address Engineering Change Proposals, Notice of Revision, Request for Variance, Failure Summary and Analysis Reports, Obsolescence Alerts, DMSMS Health Assessments, and Test Procedures/First Article Inspection Reports per DD Form 1423-1.

Award will be made on firm fixed-price basis to the qualified company with reasonable price and the best assigned schedule rating, evaluated using a five-tier rating system. The government will conduct tradeoff evaluation based on schedule merit and cost. Qualified vendor status and schedule are the primary non-cost evaluation factors, both significantly more important than cost alone. Schedule submissions must include a Work Breakdown Structure with manageable work packages, defined milestones tied to deliverables, and realistic task durations, formatted in Microsoft Project or Excel, not exceeding five pages.

Two vendors are identified: PacSci (CAGE 54181, part number 2-102190-1) and Walter Kidde Inc. (CAGE 61423, part number 446041). Electronic procedures will be used.