We’re celebrating getting to the “fringe” of the weekend with a Heat Treat Fringe Friday installment: the U.S. Department of War (formerly Department of Defense) has awarded contracts to two dozen U.S. manufacturers to produce additively manufactured metal and polymer parts for defense programs. The contracts were issued through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as part of the Joint Additive Manufacturing Acceptability (JAMA) IV pilot parts program.
While not exactly heat treat, “Fringe Friday” deals with interesting developments in one of our key markets: aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, or general manufacturing.
The Pentagon has awarded contracts to produce additively manufactured metal and polymer parts for defense programs. The awards, issued through the Defense Logistics Agency as part of the Joint Additive Manufacturing Acceptability (JAMA) IV pilot parts program, allow the Department of Defense to issue task orders to 24 participating manufacturers capable of producing parts using additive manufacturing technologies.
The awards are structured as a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts with a maximum value of approximately $9.8 million. The contract includes a one-year base period running through February 24, 2027, with four one-year option periods.
The JAMA IV pilot parts program supports the procurement of additively manufactured components for U.S. military clients, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. By awarding contracts to multiple manufacturers, the program establishes a pool of suppliers eligible to compete for task orders related to additively manufactured parts.
Companies awarded contracts include AForge; Alloyed; Applied Rapid Technologies; General Electric (Colibrium Additive); Cornerstone Research Group; DMG MORI Federal Services; FasTech; FormAlloy; ITL; KVG; Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT); Malama Kai Technologies; Maritech Machine; Marotta Controls; MRL Materials Resources; MXD USA; NCS Technologies; Nikon AM Synergy; Precision Additive Solutions; Relativity Space; Shepra; Sintavia; Stratasys Direct; and Velo3D.
The contract announcement is available in its original form here.
The RFP for the JAMA IV pilot parts program is available in its original form here.
