Applied Energy Technology Corp

Applied Energy Technology Corp, a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in Burton, Texas, manufactures cartridge-actuated and propellant-actuated devices, fire extinguisher cartridges, impulse cartridges, and related ordnance components for military aircraft and weapon systems as a prime contractor on full-and-open defense procurements without set-aside designation.

Applied Energy Technology Corp operates as a small business competing exclusively under full-and-open competition across its federal footprint. The vendor's product portfolio centers on explosives manufacturing and ordnance components; 188 of 256 recent awards fall under Explosives Manufacturing NAICS, with 243 awards classified under the Cartridge And Propellant Actuated Devices And Components PSC. The company holds federal contractor status dating to December 2001 and maintains multiple indefinite delivery contracts and blanket purchase agreements with the Navy and Air Force. Representative recent work includes a $649,412.16 definitive contract awarded May 28, 2025, by Naval Sea Systems Command for manufacture of MK44 Mod 0 impulse cartridges (NSN 1377-00-987-3603) under total small business set-aside; a $209,303.88 purchase order awarded April 9, 2026, by Naval Sea Systems Command for Fire Extinguisher Cartridges (CCU-121/A) for V-22 aircraft with delivery through February 21, 2028; and a $316,065.36 definitive contract awarded February 21, 2024, by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex for fire extinguisher cartridges for C-17 and KC-135 aircraft.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward defense logistics and platform sustainment. Naval Sea Systems Command anchors the vendor's footprint with 47 awards carrying $7.3 million combined potential value, followed by the Ogden Air Logistics Complex (49 awards, $3.5 million) and the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base (67 awards, $2.6 million). These three customers account for 93% of recent awards. The vendor also serves the Naval Supply Systems Command (7 awards, $275 thousand) and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (1 award, $249 thousand). Award volume has remained stable, averaging 6.4 awards per year over the past five years, with 2024 reaching 9 awards and 2025–2026 moderating to 10 combined across both years.

Applied Energy Technology Corp places task orders against Air Force IDIQ contract FA821319D0014 (6 task orders, $358 thousand combined potential value) and Navy BPA N0017419A0035 (2 task orders, $126 thousand). In April 2026, Naval Sea Systems Command established a Basic Ordering Agreement for engineering services supporting cartridge-actuated and propellant-actuated devices for the Joint Program Office, running through February 28, 2031, with no specified ceiling. Eight awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $2.2 million and face recompete risk. The vendor operates solely as a prime contractor with no subcontractor footprint; all work is performed at the Burton, Texas facility.

LIFE SUPPORT PYROTECHNIC AND EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS FOR PASSENGER AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT, CARTRIDGES FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FAA/PMA HOLDER.