Pyrophoric Device Demonstration
Updated
Special Notice from the Department of the Navy, for work in Crane, Indiana. Due Oct 7, 2027, 12:00 PM (UTC-4), 350 days left.
| Solicitation number | N00164269W051 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Navy |
| Office | Nswc Crane |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (325998) |
| Product or service code | AC13 |
| Place of performance | Crane, Indiana |
| Posted | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 7, 2027, 12:00 PM (UTC-4) (350 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
The Department of War (DoW) Joint Services (US Navy, US Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)) require an expendable pyrophoric countermeasure to use independently or in conjunction with both onboard and offboard countermeasures. The DoW has a need to develop a new source for this crucial countermeasure capability.
One of the primary missions of the Platform Protection & Countermeasures Technologies Division (WXR) is to develop countermeasures to protect U.S. aircraft from threat missile systems. Expendable Countermeasures have been utilized to protect U.S. aircraft against surface-to-air and air-to-air threats since as early as the 1960s. Once the presence of a missile is indicated, a pilot releases an expendable countermeasure in an attempt to decoy the missile.
The countermeasure and countermeasure techniques are designed to confuse the missile seeker and its counter-countermeasure logic, ultimately causing it to decoy away from aircraft. Expendable countermeasures are part of a multi-layer approach to protect aircraft from enemy threat missiles. In their simplest form, the concept of expendable countermeasures is to provide a decoy that is “more attractive” than the aircraft being protected, thereby pulling the threat missile’s targeting system away from the aircraft and towards the decoy.
In total, any mechanism by which the expendable interferes with the missile’s targeting system sufficiently to make it miss the aircraft is a success. This effort is in response to finding a new supplier of pyrophoric countermeasures. Pyrophoric countermeasures (M211, MJU-49/B, MJU-64/B, MJU-66/B, XM219, MJU-50A/B, MJU-51A/B, & MJU-52A/B) remain an active part of IR threat protection systems offering the best solution for the Joint Services to counter legacy and advanced IR missile threats.
Contracting contact
- Bradley Axsom · [email protected]
- Judy Blanton · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 325998, a business counts as small if it has no more than 650 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Sep 17, 2026: Special Notice Due Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-4)
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