# Air Force awards $90M bomb case supply IDIQ to Ellwood and Superior Forge

Ellwood National Forge and Superior Forge and Steel Corp. were selected for a potential $90M contract to manufacture massive ordnance penetrators and warhead cases for the U.S. Air Force. Work will occur through October 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-10-29
- Where: Lima, Ohio; Irvine, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $90.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: GBU-57 bombs, BLU-127C/B warhead case assemblies
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Superior Forge and Steel](https://endata.com/companies/32798.md)
- [Ellwood National Forge](https://endata.com/companies/42953.md)
- [U.S. Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/1019.md) (customer)
- [United States Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/19128.md) (customer)
- [Superior Forge and Steel](https://endata.com/companies/32798.md) (supplier)
- [Ellwood National Forge](https://endata.com/companies/42953.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [govconwire.com](https://www.govconwire.com/articles/air-force-selects-two-firms-for-90m-bomb-warhead-case-supply-idiq), 2019-10-29: "Ellwood National Forge and Superior Forge and Steel Corp. have been selected to manufacture massive ordnance penetrators and penetrator warhead cases for the U.S. Air Force under a potential eight-year, $90M contract."
- [cleat.ai](https://www.cleat.ai/government/contracts/mop-warhead-cases-0p5h), 2019-11-21: "The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center intends to award Multiple Award Contract Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts to Superior Forge and Steel Corp and Ellwood National Forge."

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