BDU-50 D/B CDI Practice Bombs with MHU-149/E Pallet or MHU-122/E Pallet
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- W519TC26D0002
- Agency
-
ACC Rock Island
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- W519TC-26-D-0002 Federal IDV award
- Awardee
- Allied Metal Tech, LLC
- NAICS code
- 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1325 Bombs
- Place of performance
- Greenville, Wisconsin, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Rock Island Arsenal issued a Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice for the procurement of BDU-50D/B Cast Ductile Iron (CDI) Practice Bombs with MHU-149/E or MHU-122/E Pallets, which are critical training and warfighting components used by the U.S. Air Force. The justification for limiting competition centers on national security concerns, specifically the need to maintain domestic production capabilities and avoid the potential loss of current manufacturing infrastructure that would be difficult and costly to reconstitute if not sustained. The contract was awarded on December 4, 2025, to AMW, a subsidiary of Tower Industries, under FAR 6.302-3 authority, though the specific award value remains redacted in the public notice. The BDU-50D/B practice bombs are precision-manufactured units measuring 60.572 inches in length, up to 10.75 inches in diameter, and weighing an average of 485 pounds each, with the Technical Data Package retained by the U.S. Government. The procurement is structured with multiple ordering periods, and the contracting agency restricted competition to U.S. manufacturers only to ensure continued domestic production capability for this defense-critical ammunition component.
Notice text
Redacted J&A for the BDU-50D/B CDI Practice Bombs with MHU-149/E Pallet or MHU-122/E Pallet
Awarded contract W519TC-26-D-0002 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-12-04.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A02 - JA BDU-50_Redacted.v2.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| BDU-50 D/B CDI Practice Bombs with MHU-149/E Pallet or MHU-122/E Pallet | Award Notice | |
| BDU-50 D/B CDI Practice Bombs with MHU-149/E Pallet or MHU-122/E Pallet | Solicitation | |
| BDU-50 D/B CDI Practice Bombs | Pre-Solicitation |
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