Enhanced Combat Helmet

Contract M67854-15-D-1001 is a sole source, IDIQ firm-fixed price award granted on January 21, 2015, by the Marine Corps Systems Command to Ceradyne, Inc., a large business operating under NAICS code 339113. The contract focuses on the procurement of approximately 8,000 Enhanced Combat Helmets and associated components intended for research and development testing. This acquisition is critical to the Next Generation Helmet System program, as Ceradyne was identified as the only responsible source capable of producing the required UHMWPE material helmets meeting government specifications. The agreement has an estimated total value of 7,000,000 dollars with a performance period spanning five years from fiscal year 2015 through 2019. The procurement process followed Federal Acquisition Regulations, with an intent to sole source notice published on August 15, 2014, and formal authorization provided via Justification and Approval notice 18,171. The contract is managed out of Quantico, Virginia, under the oversight of the Program Manager Marine-113 and the Product Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment.