Contract: A. Finkl, $419.6M

A. Finkl & Sons Co., Chicago, has been awarded a $419,633,500 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for BLU-137/B penetrator warhead production. This contract provides for the production of the BLU-137/B penetrator warhead bodies with a guaranteed production of 300 bodies during the first year with a possibility of up to 3,500 bodies in the subsequent four years. Work will be performed in Chicago; Falconer, N.Y.; Corry, Pa.; and Burr Ridge, Ill., and is expected to be completed by May 3, 2020. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition. Fiscal 2018 production funds in the amount of $15,015,500 are being obligated at the time of award. Air force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8681-18-D-0017). (Source: DoD, 06/27/18)