Avon Protection Wins $39.9M Contract for Advanced Combat Helmets, Extends Production Through 2026

Avon Protection Ceradyne LLC, Salem, New Hampshire, has been awarded a maximum $39,911,250 modification (P00045) exercising the third one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-22-D-1516) with four one-year option periods for second generation advanced combat helmets. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is Ohio, with a Feb. 6, 2026, ordering period end date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2025 through 2026 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.