Reynolds Systems, Inc.

Reynolds Systems, Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of specialized ordnance components and energetic materials headquartered in Middletown, California. The company has been registered to receive federal awards since October 2001 and specializes in the design, development, and production of explosives, detonators, initiators, and related military components for defense applications. Reynolds Systems serves as both a prime contractor and subcontractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, with a particular focus on providing critical components to naval and aerospace platforms through relationships with the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center, and major defense prime contractors.

Reynolds Systems has demonstrated extensive expertise in manufacturing specialized ordnance components through numerous federal contract awards since 2021. The company's prime contract work has primarily focused on the production and delivery of shaped charge detonators, Low Energy Exploding Foil Initiator (LEEFI) detonators, live detonators, booster assemblies, and various explosive pellets and related tooling. Specific awards include a $229,800 purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command for LEEFI detonators, a $244,022.50 award for detonator completion work, a $182,525 contract for non-recurring engineering pellet tooling and cover tooling, and a $142,150 award for live detonator delivery. The company also received a $92,000 contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center for plastic explosive pellet production and evaluation, representing a sole-source award due to Reynolds Systems' unique technical capabilities. Additionally, Reynolds Systems participated in the Small Business Innovation Research Program, receiving a $295,966.60 Phase III SBIR award from the Naval Air Warfare Center and a $121,851.17 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for SBIR Phase III research services. As a subcontractor, Reynolds Systems has worked extensively with major defense primes including Raytheon Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, The Boeing Company, Textron Systems Corporation, Kaman Precision Products Inc., Dynetics, Inc., and Triad National Security, LLC, providing detonators, initiators, explosives manufacturing, pyrotechnic fuses, and energetic materials. The company has received no set-aside designations on the majority of its contract awards, with the exception of its two SBIR Phase III awards which carried small business set-aside designations.

Reynolds Systems maintains two active prime federal contract Indefinite Delivery Vehicles with the Department of the Navy. The company holds a $5,000,000 Blanket Purchase Agreement with Naval Sea Systems Command for electro-mechanical devices and materials or services, awarded on September 8, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of September 7, 2026. This BPA originated from a solicitation for explosive foil deflagrating and snap-on socket initiators for the Hydra Hunter program, originally developed under the company's prior SBIR contract, and has been utilized for multiple calls supporting naval vessel maintenance and logistics programs. Reynolds Systems also holds a Basic Ordering Agreement with the Naval Air Warfare Center for SBIR Phase 3 awards (N96-061), awarded on June 17, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of July 5, 2028. Under this BOA vehicle, the company has received delivery orders for research and development services supporting innovation research initiatives. Both IDVs demonstrate Reynolds Systems' strategic positioning as a reliable, sole-source qualified supplier of specialized ordnance components and energetic materials critical to naval weapon systems and defense infrastructure.