F-22 FEC/EED

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base seeks aircraft fire extinguisher cartridges and initiator cartridges for F-22 fighter jets, with proposals due October 30. This is a sole-source procurement restricted to Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (CAGE Code 54181).

Place of performance is the United States. The procurement covers three variants of aircraft fire extinguisher cartridges (NSNs 1377-01-505-5212ES, 1377-01-505-5213ES, and 1377-01-505-5214ES) at 76 units each, plus 100 initiator cartridge units (NSN 1377-01-488-1068ES). All items are classified as Hazard Class/Division 1.4 explosives with net explosive weights of 0.00082 pounds per cartridge. Delivery is required within 18 months to Hill Air Force Base (Ship-To Code FV2172).

The procurement mandates pre-award qualification activities as a condition of award, with estimated qualification costs of $5,000 to $50,000 or higher and an estimated 360-day qualification timeline. Prospective offerors must provide prequalification notice, certify manufacturing and testing facilities, submit qualification test procedures and reports per DI-QCIC-81890 per drawing 5VC00116-107, submit detailed process verification documentation including material sources and critical safety item management, and build and test a qualification article demonstrating production capability at offeror expense. Qualification is restricted to United States and Canada suppliers.

All items are designated aviation critical safety items requiring ISO 9001:2015 quality certification. Contractors must submit Ammunition Data Cards per MIL-STD-1168, Lot Acceptance Test Plans 90 days prior to testing, and Test/Inspection Reports within 30 days of completion. Engineering change proposals, notices of revision, and variance requests follow EIA-649-B standards with 90-day government approval periods. All energetic materials and components must not exceed 24 months from original manufacture and be traceable to DoD-qualified manufacturers compliant with ITAR. Prices must remain firm for 120 days. The NAICS code is 325920, Explosives Manufacturing; PSC is 1377, Cartridge and Propellant Actuated Devices and Components.