Advanced Technology Insertion and Integration for Weapon Systems

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, California, has awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC on a sole source basis under FAR 6.302-1. The contract, titled Advanced Technology Insertion and Integration for Weapon Systems, supports the design, development, technical studies, and technology demonstrations necessary to advance and integrate next-generation weapon systems aimed at ensuring battlespace dominance. The scope encompasses a wide array of current and emerging platforms and components developed by Alliant Techsystems or its affiliated entities, including the Advanced Anti-Radiation Missile and its extended-range variant, Joint Multi Effects Warhead Systems fuzes, Common Munition BIT and Cyber Enhancement systems, various rocket motors for missiles such as the AIM-9, RAM Block II, and Rolling Airframe Missile, as well as advanced propulsion technologies like liquid and solid fuel ramjets, the Stand-in Attack Weapon, the Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket Rocket Launcher, and the Very Long Range Munition Air Breather. Fuzes including the DSU-33D/B and FMU-139D/B and related applications are also covered under this effort. The contract, identified by solicitation number N6893625R0013 and assigned NAICS code 541330, was posted on June 29, 2026, and is managed by the Department of Defense through its Naval Air Warfare Center. Primary point of contact is Elizabeth Schlick, reachable by phone or email, with Tara Brandt serving as the secondary contact. Performance will be conducted at the awarding office’s location in China Lake, California, with no other specified place of performance. The contract enables continuous technological insertion and integration work critical to sustaining naval air warfare capabilities, focusing on rapid innovation and fielding of advanced munitions systems through a dedicated partner with deep expertise in defense propulsion, guidance, and warhead technologies.