Velo3D has been awarded a $9.8 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) Joint Additive Manufacturing Acceptability (JAMA) Pilot Parts Program.
The JAMA Pilot Parts Program is aimed at accelerating the adoption of 3D printed parts across the US Department of War's sustainment operations. It seeks to establish repeatable technical qualifications and procurement pathways for spare and replacement parts, strengthening supply chain resilience, addressing obsolescence, and enabling faster delivery of mission-critical parts.
Through the contract, a 'flexible acquisition pathway' that enables the Defense Logistics Agency to procure qualified additively manufactured components will be established. This, the DLA says, will support readiness requirements across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
Both Velo3D's metal laser powder bed fusion technology and Rapid Production Solution offering will be leveraged to produce complex metal components that have historically faced long lead times, diminished manufacturing sources, or limited domestic supplier availability.
"Additive manufacturing provides the Department of War with a powerful tool to improve supply chain responsiveness and reduce sustainment risk," said Dr. Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D. "Through this contract, Velo3D worldclass technology is supporting DLA's efforts to expand qualified additive manufacturing capacity and transition advanced manufacturing technologies into operational sustainment environments."
Velo3D's metal additive manufacturing and service offering continues to be of interest to the defence sector. Earlier this year, an unnamed US defence contractor tapped its Rapid Production Solution via a multi-year contract, while the US Army GVSC has qualified the company to support AM integration into Defense Industrial Base supply chain. Velo3D is also developing and qualifying 3D printed complex parts via a US Army Cooperative Research & Development Agreement.
On March 30th, Stratasys also announced it had secured a contract with the US Department of War for participation in an initiative seeking to accelerate qualification and deployment of 3D printed parts across military platforms and systems.
