Air Force to begin soliciting proposals for Next Generation Area Attack warhead production

The Air Force intends to release a request for proposals for production of the BLU-136B Next Generation Area Attack warhead around July 31.

According to a notice posted today on Federal Business Opportunities, the service plans to award two firm-fixed-price and indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts as part of a 100% small business set-aside procurement.

The service is looking for a total production quantity of up to 15,000 warheads, it said in an update to a request for information, originally published in February 2018. The weapon is intended for the U.S. government and potentially foreign military sales.