Large Penetrator Warhead Case Assembly Production
Air Force and Space Force · FA8681 AFLCMC EBD
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation EBDA_LPWC in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
This is a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) and is not a Solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this NOCA are strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the Government. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Direct Attack Division, Direct Attack Munitions Branch awarded a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for five (5) years, with an option to extend two (2) additional years on 8 September 2026, to Superior Forge and Steel (FA8681-26-D-B003) located at 1820 McClain Rd Lima, OH 45… (show all)
804; Ellwood National Forge (FA8681-26-D-B004) located at 1 Front St, Irvine, PA 16329; Faxon Machining, LLC (FA8681-26-D-B005) located at 11101 Adwood Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45240; and Grand Valley Manufacturing (FA8681-26-D-B006) located at 701 E Spring St Bldg 52, Titusville, PA 16354 in support of Large Penetrator Warhead Case Assembly Production. The cumulative maximum ceiling for all awards is $149,000,000. The four contractors were determined qualified to manufacture Large Penetrator Warhead Case Assemblies, including the production of associated full and subscale variants weighing approximately 2,000 � 30,000 pounds. The Period of Performance is expected to be approximately September 2026 through September 2031. If the option to extend the term of the contract is executed, performance would extend through September 2033. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this effort is 332993; with a small business size standard of 1500 employees. This NOCA neither constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor does it restrict the Government to any specific acquisition approach. This NOCA is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment to a contract by the Government. The contractor shall manufacture and deliver Large Penetrator Warhead Case Assemblies with associated components in accordance with the Technical Data Package (TDP). The contractor shall perform detailed metallurgical analyses to ensure that their proposed tooling, design, and manufacturing processes can reliably produce the warheads and associated hardware as described in the TDP. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns of potential sources. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the Program Manager or Contracting Officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman, but rather to the contracting point of contact identified below. The Ombudsman is Montes De Oca, Deputy Directory, AFLCMC/PK, (385) 635-0765, AFLCMC.1.Ombudsman@us.af.mil, 1790 Tenth Street WPAFB, OH 45433 (Bldg 572).
Who won similar work
2 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 1325.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $68.9B | 2 | $1.1B | Apr 7, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Apr 7, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$708.9MSmall Diameter Bomb Increment II Production Lot 12/Test Equipment UCA
- Jan 31, 2025RAYTHEON COMPANY$367.8MSMALL DIAMETER BOMB INCREMENT II - PRODUCTION LOT 11
Competitive landscape
For the 1 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $386K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.