Contract: Chemring, $16.1M

Chemring Ordnance Inc., Perry, Fla., was awarded a $16,100,832 non-multi-year, contract with options for procurement of the Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) MK 7 MOD 2, National Stock Number 1375-01-508-4975. APOBS is an explosive live charge system that allows safe breaching through complex antipersonnel obstacles, particularly land mines. This procurement is in support of critical U.S. Army, Marine, and Navy requirements. The performance location is Perry, Fla. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting office (W52P1J-11-C-0037). (Source: DoD, 09/26/13)