Contract Award: Universal Propulsion Company Inc. (Fairfield, California) – $10,831,651

Universal Propulsion Company Inc., Fairfield, California, is awarded a $10,831,651 firm-fixed-priced requirements contract for the manufacture of up to 5,000 cartridge initiators and thrusters used in V-22 and CV-22 aircraft. This contract includes a five-year base period with no options. All work will be performed in Fairfield, California, and is expected to be completed by March 2026. Fiscal 2020 Navy Marine Corps procurement funds (57%); fiscal 2019 Navy Marine Corps procurement funds (24%); fiscal 2020 Air Force procurement funds (14%); and fiscal 2019 Air Force procurement funds (5%) in the amount of $2,854,748 will be obligated at the time of award, and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Delivery orders will be subsequently funded with annual funds beginning with fiscal 2020 at the time of their issuance. One source was solicited for this non-competitive requirement under authority 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N00104-21-D-X801).