$9.4M for EOD Equipment
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Co. in Simsbury, CT won an estimated $9.4 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for MK34 Mod 0 Pyrotechnic Leads. They provide an electrical impulse to explosive ordnance disposal tool sets, and extend the safe stand-off distance. Work will be performed in Graham, KY and is expected to be complete by September 2010. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with three proposals solicited and two offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division in Crane, IN issued the contract (N00164-05-D-4223).