Award notice, first published as justification
FA8532-23-R-0003 - Aircrew Flight Equipment Test Equipment (AFETE) Award
FA8532-23-R-0003
Department of the Air Force, FA8534 AFLCMC Rokc. Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals.
Awarded
Chemring Energetic Devices Inc.
$65,274,191.00 on the award notice, June 27, 2025, contract FA8533-25-D-0052
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Human Systems Division, AFLCMC/ROKB, awarded a sole source contract to Chemring Energetic Devices INC for the Aircrew Flight Equipment Test Equipment (AFETE) production and repair on 27 June 2025. The Government issued a solicitation on 12 July 2023 and received only one response. Chemring Energetic Devices is the only company able to meet the Government's requirements for the Aircrew Fight Equipment Test Equipment (AFETE).
The Government awarded the AFETE effort pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Justification: Supplies required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The redacted Justification and Approval was posted seperately. Contract is Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Requirement Type. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. The National American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement action is 334515.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Chemring Energetic Devices Inc.
- UEI
- C3NRYDF1K755
- CAGE
- 93455
- Vendor location
- Downers Grove, IL
- Contract
- FA853325F0083 under FA853325D0052, delivery order
- Obligated
- $15,612,176.00, current value $15,605,020
- Actions
- 1 between June 27, 2025 and June 27, 2025
- Competition
- Not Competed
- Described as
- Aircrew Flight Equipment Test Equip (Afete)
- Match
- solicitation number FA853223R0003 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 5700 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Chemring Energetic Devices Inc.
- UEI
- C3NRYDF1K755
- CAGE
- 93455
- Vendor location
- Downers Grove, IL
- Contract
- FA853325F0098 under FA853325D0052, delivery order
- Obligated
- $21,986,547.00
- Actions
- 1 between August 5, 2025 and August 5, 2025
- Competition
- Not Competed
- Described as
- Aircrew Flight Equipment Test Equip (Afete)
- Match
- solicitation number FA853223R0003 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same sub-agency 5700 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Chemring Energetic Devices Inc.
- UEI
- C3NRYDF1K755
- CAGE
- 93455
- Vendor location
- Downers Grove, IL
- Contract
- FA853325D0052
- Obligated
- $0.00, potential $65,274,191
- Actions
- 2 between June 27, 2025 and March 6, 2026
- Competition
- Not Competed, 1 offer received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Afete - Aircrew Flight Equipment Test Equip
- Match
- award number FA853325D0052 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 5700 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
July 15, 2025
Justification
FA8532-23-R-0003 - Aircrew Flight Equipment Test Equipment (AFETE)
SAM.gov, notice c3ecccd097ea48e29fa279bc212f30bf
July 15, 2025
Award notice, originally justification
Awarded to Chemring Energetic Devices (CED) Downers Grove for $65,274,191. SAM.gov, notice edc6bdbc4a434ca184c521410aa8206c
Points of contact
- John Middlebrooksjohn.middlebrooks@us.af.mil4789511542
- Michael Cartermichael.carter.78@us.af.mil478-472-3944