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CONTRACT NEWS IN BRIEF

December 31, 2021 by

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SEA

 

23 Dec 21. The Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Mitchell Field, New York, is awarded a $29,781,688 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00039) to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030-20-C-0045) for the United States and United Kingdom to provide Strategic Weapon System Trident Fleet Support, Trident II SSP Shipboard Integration (SSI) Increment 8, SSI Increment 16, Columbia-class and U.K. Dreadnought-class navigation subsystem development efforts. Work will be performed in Mitchel Field, New York (47%); Huntington Beach, California (36%); Clearwater, Florida (9%); Cambridge, Massachusetts (6%); and Hingham, Massachusetts (2%) with an expected completion date of November 30, 2023. Fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $23,629,506, are anticipated to be available and fully funded via contract modification. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,992,600 and Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion funds in the amount of $1,159,582 are subject to availability of funds via contract modification. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole-source acquisition in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and (4). Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

 

EUROPE

 

LAND

 

28 Dec 21. Czech Republic acquires 949 Minimi machine guns. The CZK 1.12bn ($ 50.73m) contract with the Czech company CB Servis Centrum sro comprises 7.62 x 51 mm and 5.56 x 45 mm weapons. The deliveries are scheduled to take place from 2022 to 2025. The Czech MoD has announced on 21 December the acquisition of 949 Minimi machine guns. The CZK 1.12bn ($ 50.73m) contract with the Czech company CB Servis Centrum sro comprises 7.62 x 51 mm and 5.56 x 45 mm weapons. The agreement also includes sights, armour kits, cases and packaging. The deliveries are scheduled to take place from 2022 to 2025. The procurement is part of the Czech effort to increase the mobility and lethality of its ground troops as well as to enhance the interoperability with other NATO members and allies. In 2020, the country purchased around 39,000 small arms for its armed forces. The CZK2.35bn ($92.5m) deal with the national company ?eská zbrojovka Uherský Brod (ZUB) included 16,000 assault rifles, 21,000 pistols and 1,600 grenade launchers . (Source: Shephard)

 

21 Dec 21. FMV the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration once again awarded Exensor Technology a major contract for the supply of the Flexnet Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) capability. Following the major order received in June for the Swedish National Security Forces – this second order is dedicated to several units within the Swedish Armed Forces. Under the terms of this contract worth over €10m, a significant number of UGS systems will be delivered over the 2022-2024 time frame. Last Summer, Exensor Technology was selected by FMV for the supply of UGS systems to the Swedish National Security Forces. The new agreement signed in December 2021 further strengthens the strategic partnership and reinforces Exensor’s leading position in the field of UGS.

 

28 Dec 21. Lithuania receives 830 new riflescopes. The devices were acquired in March under a €4m ($4.5m) contract with the Czech company Meopta Systems s.r.o. The Lithuanian MND has been increasing efforts to modernise the equipment of its dismounted troops and has announced on 27 December the delivery of 830 new MeoForce DF 1-4×22 riflescopes. The devices were acquired in March under a €4m ($4.5m) contract with the Czech company Meopta Systems s.r.o. The agreement comprised over three thousand riflescopes, which will be handed over by the end of 2022. According to a press release from the Lithuanian MND, the new equipment will be used by troops of the National Defence Volunteer Force that are equipped with G36 assault rifles. In September this year, Lithuania’s Defence Materiel Agency acquired a new batch of these small arms which will be delivered in 2022 and 2023. These rifles were procured under a €19m ($22m) contract with Heckler & Koch. Details about the number of guns purchased were not disclosed. Shephard Defence Insight notes that, in October 2018, the Lithuanian Army also purchased G36 rifles under a contract worth $12.6m. (Source: Shephard)

 

28 Dec 21. Patria continues to support the Estonian XA-180 and XA-188 fleets. The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) and Patria renewed the Life Cycle Support Agreement for XA-180 and XA-188 fleets manufactured by Patria. The purpose of the new agreement is to support ECDI in the maintenance, repair, modifications as well as spare part supplies of the XA fleet.  The previous agreement was signed in 2013 and has been in effect since 2014 until the end of 2021. The expiring agreement was signed with the Estonian Defense Forces, whereas the new instead with ECDI. The renewed agreement is valid for the next seven years.

 

21 Dec 21. Next Generation Carl-Gustaf Round Ordered by Sweden. Saab has received orders from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for deliveries of both the new High Explosive round and Fire Control Device for the recoilless Carl-Gustaf® rifle. The order values are approximately SEK 300m and SEK 65m respectively and deliveries will take place during 2022-2023. The ammunition in this order will be used by the Swedish Armed Forces. The new High Explosive round is programmable and has the ability to communicate with the new Fire Control Device. This means that the Carl-Gustaf operator will be able to quickly configure a chambered round. These two additions, in combination with the order for Carl-Gustaf M4 placed in 2019, will mean a significant increase in capability for the Carl-Gustaf system in Sweden.  (Source: ASD Network)

 

SEA

 

22 Dec 21. Greece orders Viking Norsafe Hellas speedboats for Hellenic Army. Greece’s General Directorate for Defense Investments and Armaments (GDDIA) signed a framework agreement on 14 December with Viking Norsafe Hellas on the procurement of 41 speedboats for Hellenic Army amphibious raider squadrons of Greece’s Joint Special Operations Command, plus seven years of initial follow-on support (FOS). The new boat, the Munin S-1200 Armored, is a customised variant for the Hellenic Army based on the Munin S-1200 design with a bulletproof armoured cockpit and watertight BR4NS bullet resistant windows. (Source: Janes)

 

AIR

 

23 Dec 21. Spanish Ministries of Defence and Interior sign for 36 H135s. The Spanish Ministries of Defence and Interior have ordered 36 Airbus H135 helicopters. This signature takes place in the context of the stimulus plan activated by the Spanish government to support the industry. The Ministry of Defence will receive 18 helicopters to be operated by the air force and the navy while the Ministry of Interior will also take delivery of 18 helicopters to be operated by the National Police and the Guardia Civil. The deliveries will start next year. The Spanish Army already operates a fleet of 16 H135 helicopters. With this acquisition, these will be the Spanish Air Force’s first H135s and the Spanish Navy’s first Airbus Helicopters product. As was the case for the H135s acquired some time ago by the army, the new aircraft for the air force and navy will replace older helicopter models currently used for advanced pilot training. The standardisation of training fleets across the three armed forces will create synergies and lead to the implementation of new and more efficient training and support activities.

 

USA

 

LAND

 

23 Dec 21. M88A3 prototypes to reach US Army in 2022. BAE Systems receives contract to provide prototypes of upgraded armoured recovery vehicle. BAE Systems announced on 21 December that it recently obtained a $79m contract from the US Army under the M88A3 prototype programme. The first prototype M88A3 armoured recovery vehicles will be delivered to the US Army in 2022 for testing and evaluation, bringing this critical capability one step closer to entering service. ‘The new M88A3 configuration eliminates the necessity of using two vehicles to recover and evacuate Abrams tanks, addressing the Army’s current single-vehicle recovery gap,’ BAE Systems noted in a statement. Upgraded features on the M88A3 include a modernised powertrain with increased horsepower and torque, as well as the inclusion of a seventh road-wheel to increase traction. Also included are hydro-pneumatic suspension units for improved cross-country mobility and recovery operations. (Source: Shephard)

 

23 Dec 21. BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Sterling Heights, Michigan, is awarded a $169,334,012 modification (P00139) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (M67854-16-C-0006) for Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). The total value of the contract if all options are exercised is $3,354,159,920. This modification provides for the exercise of options for the procurement of 33 full rate production ACVs and associated production, and fielding and support costs. Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania (60%); Aiken, South Carolina (15%); San Jose, California (15%); Sterling Heights, Michigan (5%); and Stafford, Virginia (5%), with an expected completion date of August 2023. Fiscal 2022 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $169,334,012 will be obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-16-C-0006).

 

23 Dec 21. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $1,382,319,836 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee and fixed-price-incentive) contract for low-rate initial production and full-rate production of the Integrated Battle Command System. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 22, 2026. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-22-D-0004).

 

22 Dec 21. Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a hardware-enabled software provider to the drone industry, today announced that its subsidiary Teal Drones has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, multiple award blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by the United States Customs and Border Protection as one of five contractors. The BPA has an estimated value of $90m in total over a 5-year ordering period. Through the BPA, Department of Homeland Security agencies can place orders for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The drones will provide supplemental airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and tracking capability to enhance situational awareness for field commanders and agents in areas that lack nearby traditional surveillance systems or available manned air support. (Source: PR Newswire)

 

22 Dec 21. Syntonics LLC, a Ironwave Technologies company based in Columbia, Md., announces the award of a $9.1m contract to produce 20 FORAX-HARC radio range extension payloads plus spares. The equipment is being delivered to a major supplier of tethered aerostats for the U.S. Army, as part of a Foreign Military Sales program for a major U.S. ally. FORAX-HARC (High Antennas for Radio Communications) is based on Syntonics’ proven FORAX (Fiber Optic Remote Antenna eXtension) RF-over-Fiber technology. The lightweight HARC payload enables any tethered aerostat to become a tall antenna tower, increasing line-of-sight and coverage for radio communications. In this contract, Syntonics is delivering twenty (20) six-radio HARC systems, each providing low VHF and UHF antennas high aloft on a tethered aerostat, while up to four (4) low VHF and two (2) UHF radios remain on the ground in the command post (CP). The airborne antennas enable line-of-sight communications over long distances, over obstacles and mountainous terrain, and down into “urban canyons” created by tall buildings. Keeping the radios in the CP reduces aerostat payload weight, keeps the radios convenient and secure, and eliminates operational difficulties in controlling the radios. The six radios’ RF signals are transmitted and received over a single optical fiber in the aerostat’s tether. Since 2010, Syntonics has delivered more than 100 HARC aerostat systems and HARC has been continually deployed in CENTCOM’s (Central Command) Area of Responsibility (AOR) since then. Terrestrial FORAX product lines, deployed since 2004 by U.S. DoD, FBI, FEMA. foreign militaries, and industrial customers, moves antennas away from command posts; eliminates the electronic and visual signature of nearby antennas; increases the security of people and equipment in the CP; and enables radios and crypto equipment to be operated inside SCIFs. (Source: PR Newswire)

 

SEA

 

23 Dec 21. Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded a $226,732,672 fixed-price-incentive modification (P00005) to a previously awarded contract (N0001921C0053). This modification exercises options for the production and delivery of five Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band low rate initial production lot II ship sets. Additionally, this modification provides for the production and delivery of associated spares, peculiar support equipment, gold units for operational test program set development, travel and associated data. Work will be performed in Forest, Mississippi (53%); McKinney, Texas (38%) and El Segundo, California (9%), and is expected to be completed in September 2024. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $226,732,672 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

 

AIR

 

23 Dec 21. The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $239,590,243 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Apache Improved Turbine Engine Integration Phase II. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2026. Fiscal 2021 and 2022 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $18,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-22-C-0016).

 

29 Dec 21. Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $847,025,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) modification (P00009) to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N0001920C0009). This modification increases the scope to procure long lead materials, parts, components, and efforts associated with the production of 105 Lot 17 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (57%); El Segundo, California (14%); Warton, United Kingdom (9%); Orlando, Florida (4%); Cameri, Italy (4%); Nashua, New Hampshire (3%); Baltimore, Maryland (3%); San Diego, California (2%); Nagoya, Japan (2%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (2%), and is expected to be completed in May 2026. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $292,685,000; fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $191,940,000; non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $236,500,000; and FMS funds in the amount of $125,700,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

 

23 Dec 21. Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $324,141,425 modification (P00020) to a cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price order (N0001920F0571) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This modification exercises options to support calendar year 2022 modification and retrofit activities for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program to include the procurement of material modification kits as well as program management, non-recurring engineering, aircraft induction, contractor field, depot site and laser shock peening site support.  Additionally, this modification adds scope for the procurement of material kits as well as special tooling and test equipment necessary to support F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft retrofit and modification efforts for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers from the governments of Israel, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (74.8%); Nagoya, Japan (8.3%); Cameri, Italy (7.2%); Williamtown, Australia (3.5%); Cherry Point, North Carolina (3.3%); and Ogden, Utah (2.9%); and is expected to be completed in in January 2027. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $73,608,286; fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $61,458,715; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $56,367,878; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $20,030,656; non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $65,798,505; and FMS funds in the amount of $46,877,385 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

 

28 Dec 21. Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $102,389,630 firm-fixed-price contract for production and delivery of hardware components and spares of the Apache Attack Helicopter Modernized Target Acquisition Designation/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-22-F-0130).

 

28 Dec 21. Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $492,685,342 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive, firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursable modification (P00027) to a previously awarded contract (N0001921C0020). This modification exercises options to provide logistics support to include ground maintenance activities, action request solutions, depot activities, automatic logistics information system operation and maintenance, reliability and maintainability, supply chain management, pilot training, maintainer training, and training system sustainment in support of delivered F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft systems for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (57%); Orlando, Florida (26%); Greenville, South Carolina (11%); Samlesbury, United Kingdom (4%); and El Segundo, California (2%), and is expected to be completed in December 2022. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Air Force) funds in the amount of $147,198,032; fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $70,486,732; fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $33,273,400; non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $167,620,202; and FMS funds in the amount of $74,106,976 will be obligated at time of award, $250,958,164 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

 

23 Dec 21. Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a modification totaling a $250,000,000 ceiling increase (P00006) to previously awarded contract FA8672-17-D-0004 for a StormBreaker® Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) integrated engineering change proposal. This contract provides for design, development, integration, test and production engineering for changes to the SDB II GBU-53/B technical and production baseline. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 22, 2027. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at the time of ceiling increase. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $700,000,000. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.

 

23 Dec 21. Stratolaunch, LLC is pleased to announce a feasibility study contract with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The company plans to examine and assess the applicability of a re-usable hypersonic testbed system for Missile Defense Systems (MDS) applications. The Stratolaunch team is eagerly preparing to complete its next set of Roc carrier aircraft test flights. The team also continues to make tremendous strides in building its first two Talon-A test vehicles: TA-0 and TA-1. TA-1 will start its power-on testing by the end of year, keeping the company on track to begin hypersonic flight testing in 2022 and to deliver services to government and commercial customers in 2023. Launched from Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier aircraft, the Talon-A vehicles are rocket-powered, autonomous, reusable testbeds carrying customized payloads at speeds above Mach 5. This capability enables routine access to the hypersonic flight environment, which is critical for scientific research, technological development, and component demonstration. (Source: ASD Network)

 

REST OF THE WORLD

 

SEA

 

22 Dec 21. Ukraine to acquire Danish MPV80 ships. The latest MoU continues a trend for Ukraine to work with several international shipbuilders on boosting its naval capabilities. Ukraine and Denmark have signed an MoU that will see the Ukrainian Sea Guard acquire an undisclosed number of Danish-designed MPV80 offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), with the completion of the first ship planned by 2024. The MoU was signed during a visit by Danish Defence Minister Trine Bramsen to Kiev and provides the political framework for detailed agreements for delivering Danish ship design and technology to Ukraine. While the Danish MoD did not disclose the specific OPV design, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine said the vessel would be an MPV80 tailored for Ukrainian coast guard requirements. (Source: Shephard)

 

AIR

 

30 Dec 21. The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $471,313,000 undefinitized contract action for the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program. The contract action provides for the design and development of an integrated suite of aircraft systems to support modification of the Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15MJ aircraft and the development, test, and delivery of four Weapon System Trainers. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2028. This contract involves 100 percent Foreign Military Sales to Japan. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $48,260,100 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8634-22-C-2705).

 

22 Dec 21. Korean Air signs agreement to develop stealth UAVs. A stealthy, tailless UAV demonstrator developed by Korean Air that was unveiled by ADD in August 2020. On 22 December, Korean Air announced that it has signed an agreement with KRTI to continue developing technologies for low-visibility UAVs. (Korean AIr) Korean Air announced on 22 December that it has signed an agreement with Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement (KRIT) to research low-observable technologies for the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The company said in a statement that the agreement, which will run through 2025, will focus on researching airframe structure technologies that can help reduce a UAV’s radar cross section (RCS), making it less detectable by enemy radars. The agreement follows a contract awarded by KRIT to Korean Air in mid-September to support the government-funded ‘low-probability-of-intercept UAV technology research’ project, and which will see the company testing the new ‘stealth’ technologies thus developed for application to the next generation of UAVs. (Source: Janes)

 

23 Dec 21. Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded a $50,917,490 contract modification (P00007) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001920C0075). This modification exercises an option to procure 65 BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Targets, 50 for the Navy, seven for the government of Japan, and eight for the government of Saudi Arabia, as well as associated technical and administrative data in support of full rate production lot three. Work will be performed in Sacramento, California (55.41%); Dallas, Texas (17.36%); Fort Walton Beach, Florida (4.67%); Blacksburg, Virginia (2.9%); Newton, Kansas (2.11%); Santa Ana, California (2.03%); Concord, California (1.94%); Milwaukie, Oregon (1.83%); Chatsworth, California (1.48%); Greybull, Wyoming (1.17%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (9.1%), and is expected to be completed in February 2024. Fiscal 2022 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $37,600,608; fiscal 2021 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,566,692 that were Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds converted to weapons procurement (Navy) for the replacement of two targets expended by the government of Australia; and FMS funds in the amount of $11,750,190 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity

 

27 Dec 21. Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $49,059,494 cost-plus-incentive-fee-contract that provides engineering and other related activities in support of the design and development of a Joint Strike Fighter aircraft variant tailored for an unspecified Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (77%); Redondo Beach, California (14%); Orlando, Florida (6%); Baltimore, Maryland (1%); Owego, New York (1%) and Samlesbury, United Kingdom (1%), and is expected to be completed in December 2026.  FMS funds in the amount $49,059,494 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001922C0015).

 

28 Dec 21. Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is awarded a $23,175,000 firm-fixed-price order (N0016422FJ026) under basic ordering agreement N0016417GJQ02 for the procurement of multi-spectral targeting systems for the U.S. Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). These systems provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) detection, identification and targeting capability in day/night operations for both manned and unmanned platforms. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, and is expected to be complete by March 2023. Funding in the amount of $15,450,000 for the RAAF (66.67%); fiscal 2021 funds in the amount of $5,150,000 (22.22%); and fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,575,000 (11.11%) will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. In accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), this contract was not competitively procured — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana, is the contracting activity (N0016417GJQ02-0015).

 

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