Pentolite
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-RI-PICATINNY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W15QKN27A1CSD in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command � Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC), Munitions Engineering Technology Center (METC), Explosives Integration Branch FCDD-ACM-EW at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is conducting market research to determine the ability to manufacture and produce Pentolite. DISCLAIMER: �THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A �REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)� TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION T… (show all)
O AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.� REQUIREMENT: Pentolite is a sensitive secondary HE very often used for NOL (Naval Ordinance Laboratory) Large and Extra-Large Scale Card Gap Tests (LSGT & ELSGT). AOP-7 and DoW specifications require that materials be qualified via these tests before being considered for use in any DoW items.. Similar, lower-grade material is manufactured by other sources for commercial mining and blasting operations. It is feasible for one of these facilities to accept a DoW contract for the higher-grade material required. SUBMISSION DETAILS: Interested vendors are strongly encouraged to submit a capabilities statement with the following information: NAICS: 325920 � Explosives Manufacturing PSC: 1375 � Demolition Materials & Bulk Explosives Ability to provide a product that meets the above specifications. Historical information demonstrating you have the ability to provide the product (contract number(s), dollar value(s), Point of Contacts, and brief description of work performed). In addition, please provide Full company name and address, point of contact with telephone number and email address, CAGE Code and DUNS number, size of business (i.e. large, small, disadvantaged, veteran owned, woman owned, etc.) and applicable NAICS and Product Service Code�s (PSC), and website (if applicable). Vendors must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the Internet at www.sam.gov. This is a market survey for information only and shall not be construed as a request for a proposal or as an obligation on the part of the US Government. The US Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. The official response must be submitted to the U.S. Army Contracting Command � Rock Island at Picatinny. Please send responses to Contracting/Agreements Officer Charlotte Sylvain-Ceraul at charlotte.a.sylvain-ceraul.civ@army.mil and Contract Specialist, Antonius Gill at antonius.gill.civ@army.mil no later than November 16, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Phone inquiries will not be accepted; all questions must be submitted in writing via email. Respondents will not receive notification regarding the results of the survey.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), same NAICS 325920.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $765K to $250.7M, median $1.1M; range $52K to $581.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NITRADYN, LLC | 1 | $581.2M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| REPKON USA - DEFENSE, LLC | 1 | $435.0M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC · $39.3B | 1 | $66.3M | Mar 13, 2025 |
| AMETEK AMERON, LLC · $AME · $6.6B | 1 | $1.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $998K | Sep 4, 2025 |
| BLASTERS TOOL & SUPPLY CO., INC. | 1 | $533K | Mar 24, 2026 |
| APPLIED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CORP | 1 | $52K | Sep 14, 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.
- $NOC reported $39.3B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $1.1M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $AME reported $6.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 7 past awards, $1.1M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 1, 2026AMETEK AMERON, LLC$1.1MMT20 and TY60 Fire Extinguisher Cartridges
- Sep 14, 2026APPLIED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CORP$52KFire Extinguisher Cartridges (TY61)
- Sep 9, 2026NITRADYN, LLC$581.2MInsensitive Munition Explosive - 104 (IMX-104) Production Capability
- Mar 24, 2026BLASTERS TOOL & SUPPLY CO., INC.$533KAward Notice, Blasting Machine, NSN: 1375-01-417-7104
- Sep 4, 2025POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES INC$998KPropelling Charge Support for the 60mm, 81mm, 120mm
- Mar 13, 2025Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$66.3MVolcano Canisters
- Nov 13, 2024REPKON USA - DEFENSE, LLC$435.0MConstruction and Operation of TNT Facility
Competitive landscape
For the 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (15 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- $441K 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.
- 8 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 2 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.