# SAM #15A00026FAQA00312

ATF Sole Source to A-P-T Research, Inc. for IMESAFR Explosives Testing Support

**Buyer:** Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division
**Posted:** September 19, 2026
**Respond By:** September 23, 2026
**Identifier:** 15A00026FAQA00312
**NAICS:** 541990, 541690, 541715

This opportunity involves the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) seeking specialized technical support for explosives testing and IMESAFR software improvements:
- Agency: ATF, Explosives Industry Programs Branch
- Sole source procurement to A-P-T Research, Inc. (APT), the developer and owner of IMESAFR software
- Purpose: Enhance and validate IMESAFR, a proprietary quantitative risk assessment tool for explosives storage risk evaluation
- Services required:
  - Development of explosives test plans
  - Onsite explosives test support (personnel trained on DoD Explosives Safety Board TP-21)
  - Completion of explosives test reports
  - Facilitation and support for IMESAFR Science Panel meetings (including video teleconferences and in-person meetings in and outside Huntsville, AL)
- Justification: Only APT can provide these services due to proprietary ownership and technical expertise
- Contract vehicle: GSA MAS contract 47QRAA21D0040
- Estimated value: $50,000 for a one-year period
- No competing OEMs or products identified due to the proprietary nature of IMESAFR

### Description

<p>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 to the public from explosives storage sites throughout the United States.</p>

<p>The purpose of this effort is to obtain support and technical expertise for ATF explosives testing and related technical meetings as they relate to the proprietary IMESAFR software. Data from explosives tests conducted by ATF are used to create and/or improve algorithms and models within IMESAFR, thereby ensuring more accurate evaluations of risk to the public from explosives operations.</p>

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