SOLE SOURCE – Low Hazard Flexible Linear Shaped Charges
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0016426DJR96
- Agency
-
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N0016426DJR96 Federal IDV award
- NAICS code
- 325920 Explosives Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1375 Demolition Materials
- Place of performance
- Graham, Kentucky 42344, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a sole-source firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity supply contract to Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company for Low Hazard Flexible Linear Shaped Charges, with an estimated total value of $19.25 million.
The justification cites 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), only one responsible source, based on the fact that Ensign Bickford is the sole manufacturer whose flexible explosive material holds Army Qualification Authority approval and complies with AOP-7 and STANAG 4170 for MIL-PRF-46676C. Previous producers, North American Explosives and Donovan Commercial Industries, Inc., are no longer approved or capable of production. Market research, including an RFI posted June 6, 2023, and a synopsis posted April 11, 2024, generated no competing offerors. Other potential suppliers remain several years from product development or have not initiated Army Qualification Authority qualification.
The contract features a five-year ordering period with an anticipated 365-day lead time for supplies. Funding is sourced from Procurement of Ammo appropriations across FY25 through FY29. Place of performance is Simsbury, Connecticut. The Contracting Officer determined the anticipated cost fair and reasonable, and the contract was approved on July 25, 2024.
Notice text
Justification
Awarded contract N0016426DJR96 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-07-17.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| N00164_CR24523_SAM_Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| SOLE SOURCE – Low Hazard Flexible Linear Shaped Charges | Pre-Solicitation |
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