Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Jbtds
Deadline: 26 Mar 2026
Posting Date: 12 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 137599397
Document Ref. No.: W911SR-26-R-JBTD
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Notice of Intent to Make a Sole Source Award.
This is not a Request for Quote / Proposals.
In accordance with FAR Part 5, the purpose of this notice is to advise industry that Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) is contemplating award of a sole source action to Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems (CSES) for Full Rate Production (FRP) of the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS). The FRP contract will be established as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a single thirty-six (36) month ordering period. The contract is planned for award in FY26. Award of this contract is contingent upon Full Rate Production (FRP) Decision approval in accordance with the Major Capability Acquisition (MCA) pathway of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF).
The Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Sensors (CPE-CBRND) has a requirement for the FRP of the JBTDS. The JBTDS provides the Joint Forces with a mission-critical capability for sustained operations in a CBRN environment as well as force protection in peacetime and contingency operations. JBTDS is the only militarized, tactical, lightweight biological surveillance system designed specifically for rapid detection, collection, identification and warning of Biological Warfare agents. The system fills a validated Joint Requirement for tactical-level biological detection interoperable across Services, highly mobile and sustainable under the constraints of modern force structure. The JBTDS system is a lightweight, man-portable, battery- operable system designed to provide detection, collection and identification of airborne biological warfare agents. The system-s modular architecture Detector/ Collector (D/C), Identifier and Data Station (DS) enable flexible, task-organized deployment across multiple mission sets. The FRP scope encompasses production, quality assurance, testing, configuration management, logistics su...
Notice ID: w911sr-26-r-jbtd
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the army
Office: w6qk acc-apg
Product Service Code: 6665 - hazard-detecting instruments and apparatus
NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: apr 10, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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