Kinetic Protection LLC,* Stillwater, Minnesota, is awarded a $16,273,005 firm-fixed-price contract for advanced ballistic shields. This contract will procure lateral and center panel assemblies to provide advanced ballistic shielding for crew-manned weapon stations on nuclear aircraft carriers. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $22,977,537. Work will be performed in Bloomington, Minnesota, and is expected to be completed by September 2024. Fiscal 2021 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $16,273,005 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(5) — authorized by statue. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-22-C-5350).