Sources Sought
BLU-138/B Fuze System
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA821326RA5KF
Due in 8 days
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The Air Force (AFLCMC, Hill AFB, Utah) is doing market research for a possible BLU-138/B fuze system buy. It wants to find qualified sources and decide whether to set the work aside for small businesses. This is a sources sought notice, not a solicitation, and no contract is guaranteed.
Watch out for
- Not a solicitation. Responding only helps market research; there is no guarantee of a contract.
This is not a solicitation and does not guarantee a future contract.
- Munitions components. Fuzes and safe-and-arm modules are specialized, safety-critical items that likely need explosives or munitions manufacturing experience.
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Full brief
What they want
- Produce MLU-68 forward assembly initiator unit
- Produce FSU-32/B electronic safe and arm module
- Produce FZU-60/B bomb fuze initiator
- Produce interconnect system cabling (internal weapon routing, umbilicals, data lines, power harnesses)
- Supply M548 ammo cans with insert material for shipping and storage
- Contract type
- Possible IDIQ (not yet a solicitation)
- Place of performance
- Hill Air Force Base, UT, USA
- Offers due
- 2026-10-15 3:00 PM Mountain (-06:00)
What to include when you submit
- Confirm your small business status under NAICS 332993
- Describe any teaming arrangements, with roles of the prime and partners
- Summarize relevant experience delivering similar services within the past three years
- Give feedback on capabilities and preferred IDIQ contract lengths
You must have
- Small business status under NAICS 332993 (to assess a possible small business set-aside)
Confirmation of small business status under NAICS 332993
Not in the notice text
- Quantities and contract length
- Estimated value
- How to send a response (email or portal not named in the text)
- Whether the buy will be a small business set-aside
- Technical specifications and any security or licensing requirements
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- FA821326RA5KF
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8213 AFLCMC Ebhk
- NAICS
- 332993
- Business type
- Weapons & ammunition
- Place of performance
- Hill Air Force Base, UT, 84056
- Contracting contact
- Ryan Mitchellryan.mitchell.21@us.af.mil8015860683
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PURPOSE The U.S. Government (USG) is conducting market research to identify qualified sources for a potential BLU-138 Fuze System procurement. This effort will determine market competitiveness and assess the feasibility of a Small Business Set-Aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 332993 - Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing. This notice seeks industry feedback on capabilities, small business status, and preferred Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract lengths. Responses will validate acquisition strategy decisions. This is not a solicitation and does not guarantee a future contract. The Government encourages responses from all small businesses, including 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned. Interested parties should provide: Confirmation of small business status under NAICS 332993 Description of anticipated teaming arrangements, specifying roles of the prime and partners. Summary of relevant experience delivering similar services to government or commercial customers within the past three years. DESCRIPTION The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Armament Directorate, Munitions Sustainment Division, GBU Components Branch (EBHC), Hill AFB, Utah seeks potential contractors with the technical expertise to produce: MLU-68: Forward Assembly Initiator Unit FSU-32/B: Electronic Safe and Arm Module FZU-60/B: Bomb Fuze Initiator. Interconnect System Cabling: High-reliability internal weapon routing, umbilical assemblies, data lines, and power distribution harnesses. M548 Ammo Cans with associated insert material for shipping and storage The fuzing system is utilized within the BLU-138/B penetrator warhead. The MLU-68 FWD assembly is embedded in the 5,000-pound class conventional penetrating weapon with the fuze power generator, initiator, and arming and sensing module providing operational power and arming logic to the weapon. The complete weapon system fulfills the operational requirement for defeat of specific very hard and deeply buried targets (HDBT).