Gentex Secures $17.2M Air Force IDIQ for Ballistic Helmets Through 2031

Gentex Corp., Carbondale, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a maximum $17,150,236 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for ballistic helmet-2 and associated subcomponents. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. The ordering period end date is Jan. 29, 2031. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2026 through 2031 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-26-D-0022).