Notice of Sole Source Award and Redacted J&A: JBTDS
Army Contracting Command (ACC) · W6QK ACC-APG
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What the notice says
Army Contracting Command � Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Edgewood Division, along with Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Sensors (CPE-CBRND) has awarded a sole-source, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc. (CSES) for the Full Rate Production (FRP) of the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS). The contract has a 36-month ordering period. The JBTDS provides the Joint Forces with a mission-critical capability for sustained operations in a CBRN environment as well as … (show all)
force protection in peacetime and contingency operations. JBTDS is the only militarized, tactical, lightweight biological surveillance system designed specifically for rapid detection, collection, identification and warning of Biological Warfare agents. The system fills a validated Joint Requirement for tactical level biological detection interoperable across Services, highly mobile and sustainable under the constraints of modern force structure. The JBTDS system is a lightweight, man-portable, battery- operable system designed to provide detection, collection and identification of airborne biological warfare agents. The system�s modular architecture Detector/ Collector (D/C), Identifier and Data Station (DS) enable flexible, task-organized deployment across multiple mission sets. The FRP scope encompasses production, quality assurance, testing, configuration management, logistics support and delivery of the production-representative Technical Data Package (TDP). This action represents the logical follow-on to contract W911QY-15-C-0035, under which CSES executed the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) and Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phases. The FRP contract is required to ensure transition from LRIP to sustained production and fielding. Sole Source Justification (Non-Competitive Award): In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A) (Only One Responsible Source: follow-on production of a major system/highly specialized equipment), this action was not awarded competitively. CSES is the only source capable of executing all components of the contract. The redacted Justification and Approval (J&A) will be posted to SAM.gov in accordance with RFO requirements.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Contracting Command (ACC)), same NAICS 334511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC. | 1 | $74.2M | Feb 19, 2025 |
| ELBITAMERICA, INC. | 1 | $22.5M | Sep 14, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 1 | $20.6M | Sep 24, 2025 |
| LUXFER MAGTECH, INC. | 1 | $10.1M | Aug 6, 2026 |
| ALPINE CONGLOMERATE, LLC | 1 | $1.0M | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Compass Technologies Group LLC | 1 | $253K | May 13, 2025 |
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.
- Sep 14, 2026ELBITAMERICA, INC.$22.5MIHADSS Repair
- Sep 2, 2026ALPINE CONGLOMERATE, LLC$1.0MSolicitation - Sample Cannister, 400
- Aug 6, 2026LUXFER MAGTECH, INC.$10.1MSolicitation - M256A2 Chemical Agent Detector Kit
- Sep 24, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$20.6MT7 Multi-Mission Robotic system (T7) Requirements Contract
- May 13, 2025Compass Technologies Group LLC$253KOne (1) Free-space measurement system and add-ons
- Feb 19, 2025TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.$74.2MNuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor Suite Upgrade (SSU) Capability Set 2.2 (CS2.2)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (10 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- $234K 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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