MK 70 Initators

The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command issued a solicitation seeking 150 MK 70 initiators from Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials to support the MK 70 Booster and GQM-163A Target Missile Program. The solicitation requires delivery within 52 weeks and specifies that the contractor must meet material inspection specifications and maintain a quality management system. The evaluation criteria includes the contractor's compliance with technical requirements and ability to deliver initiators on schedule. The deadline for proposals was July 8, 2021.

This requirement has no set-aside designation and is a sole source award to Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials, the only approved source for these initiators. The solicitation seeks a total of $602,250 for 150 initiators to be delivered to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Scale Facility over a period of 52 weeks. The justification and approval cites 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 as the authority for this sole source award to the incumbent due to schedule delays and increased costs that would result from qualifying a second source.