WASHINGTON (Oct. 20, 2008) - The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $15,161,403 firm fixed price order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-08-G-0010) for the procurement of MH-60S Armed Helicopter Mission Kits, which consist of the Integrated Self Defense Mission Kit (32); Weapons Kit (31); and the B-Kit installation hardware. The ISD Weapons Kit is comprised of the Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Mission Kit and the External Weapons System (EWS) Wings Mission Kit. Work will be performed in Tallassee, Ala., (76 percent); Coxsackie, N.Y., (17.5 percent); Wichita, Kan., (4 percent); Valencia, Calif., (1 percent); Stratford, Conn., (7 percent); Ronkonkoma, N.Y., (2 percent); and at various locations across the United States, (6 percent) and is expected to be completed in Apr. 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $39,100,000 not-to-exceed modification to a previously awarded cost plus award fee contract (N00019-02-C-3002). This modification requires Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., to incorporate operating system changes into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter design. Work will be performed in El Segundo, Calif., (80 percent); Baltimore, Md., (7 percent); Nashua, N.H., (7 percent); Eagan, Minn., (3 percent); and Ft. Worth, Texas, (3 percent), and is expected to be completed in Oct. 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $16,250,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.