Velo3D secures $9.8M defence contract for AM components
Velo3D, Fremont, California, USA, has been awarded a $9.8 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to support its Joint Additive Manufacturing Acceptability (JAMA) Pilot Parts Program. The initiative aims to accelerate the adoption of Additive Manufacturing components across US Department of Defense sustainment operations.
The contract establishes a procurement pathway enabling the DLA to source qualified Additive Manufacturing components to support readiness requirements across the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force.
Under the award, Velo3D will deploy its Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing capability and Rapid Production Solution (RPS) framework to manufacture complex metal components that typically experience long lead times, limited manufacturing sources or constrained domestic supply.
“Additive Manufacturing provides the Department of Defense with a tool to improve supply chain responsiveness and reduce sustainment risk,” stated Dr Arun Jeldi, Chief Executive Officer of Velo3D. “Through this contract, Velo3D’s world-class technology is supporting the DLA’s efforts to expand qualified Additive Manufacturing capacity and transition advanced manufacturing technologies into operational sustainment environments.”
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The JAMA Pilot Parts Program aims to establish repeatable technical qualification and procurement pathways for Additive Manufacturing spare and replacement parts. The initiative forms part of wider Department of Defense efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience, address obsolescence in legacy systems, and enable faster delivery of critical components. Defence logistics leaders have identified Additive Manufacturing as an enabler for distributed manufacturing, reduced inventory dependence, and improved readiness across geographically dispersed forces.
Velo3D’s Rapid Production Solution integrates Additive Manufacturing systems, application engineering expertise, and distributed production capacity to support requirements from initial part qualification through to serial production and surge demand.
