Award Notice for NAVAIR Additive Manufacturing Capability

Quick Summary

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation has awarded General Electric Company DBA Colibrium Additive a firm fixed-price delivery order valued at $30,985,445.90 for NAVAIR Additive Manufacturing Capability. This award provides the Navy with advanced additive manufacturing machines, material data, and related services.

Scope of Work

This delivery order includes:

• (3) M Line and (1) M2 Series 5 laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive machines.
• Multiple material data sets, including Data Rights Assertions and Specifically Negotiated License rights.
• Material characterization/data curves, manufacturing process instructions, and specifications to additively manufacture NAVAIR components.
• (5) Material Property Data Programs (MPDP) for generating physical and mechanical property data, material characterization, parameter development, consolidated material and process specifications, and establishing design allowables.
• (1) Thin Wall Fatigue characterization to determine fatigue life for significantly reduced as-printed wall thickness.
• Vendor responsibilities include supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production, long lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, shipping serviceable assets, and potential future component procurement/manufacture.
• Training for manufacturing, quality, design, and material engineers, and machine operators to repeatedly produce airworthy aviation components.

Contract & Timeline

• Type: Firm Fixed-Price Delivery Order (SPE4A2-26-F-1878)
• Value: $30,985,445.90
• Set-Aside: Sole Source (FAR 6.302-1(a)(1))
• Award Date: March 27, 2026
• Published: March 30, 2026

Evaluation

This contract was awarded on a sole source basis to General Electric Company DBA Colibrium Additive under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(1), issued against contract SPE4AX-23-D-9421.