Technical expertise for ATF explosives testing using Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR)
15A00026FAQA00312 · JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF
A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) solicitation, performed in Washington, DC, with responses due 2026-09-23. AwardCast estimates what this specific solicitation will close for, before you bid.
What's being bought
Consideration of this award will be limited to A-P-T Research, Inc. (APT), the developer and owner of the Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR) quantitative risk assessment software under the GSA MAS 47QRAA21D0040. ATF currently uses the software to evaluate risk posed
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What is solicitation 15A00026FAQA00312?
Technical expertise for ATF explosives testing using Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR), issued by JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF, under NAICS 541715 (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)), performed in Washington, DC. Responses are due 2026-09-23.
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