WASHINGTON (Aug. 22, 2014)—The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Virginia, is being awarded a $34,774,652 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract utilizing firm-fixed priced orders for production hardware for Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Mk2 production hardware. The scope includes hardware production, assembly, configuration, alignment, integration, testing and shipping of the SSDS hardware. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Virginia (80 percent), and Huntsville, Alabama (20 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2017. Subject to availability of funds, fiscal 2014 and 2017 other procurement (Navy), and fiscal 2015 and 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) contract funds, in the amount of $799,056 will be obligated at contract award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00178-14-D-3035).
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $12,789,893 modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot VI contract (N00019-11-C-0083). This modification provides for the procurement of F-35 Deployable Spares Package spares for the U.S. Air Force. Work will be performed in Owego, New York (21 percent); Orlando, Florida (20 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (18 percent); United Kingdom (18 percent); Torrance, California (15 percent); Marion, Virginia (3 percent); Melbourne, Florida (3 percent); Endicott, New York (1 percent); Williston, Vermont (0.5 percent); and Duarte, California (0.5 percent). Work is expected to be completed in May 2017. Fiscal 2012 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $12,789,893 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded a $6,948,500 modification to a cost-plus-incentive-fee delivery order issued previously against a Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-11-G-0001). This modification provides for Phase C1 of the F/A-18 A-D Airframe Service Life Extension Program. The effort will include seven flight critical engineering change proposals for fracture and maintenance critical areas of the airframe. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri (55 percent). and El Segundo, California (45 percent), and is expected to be completed in July 2015. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $6,948,500 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.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Airborne Early Warning & Electronic Warfare Systems, Bethpage, New York, is being awarded $47,596,436 for cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order 0055 against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-10-G-0004) for non-recurring engineering and development of five French E-2C compatible AN/ALQ-217 electronic support measures units for the government of France under the Foreign Military Sales program. In addition, this delivery order includes hardware and software modifications required for compatibility with the French E-2C aircraft, modification kits, aircrew and maintenance training, publications, post-installation ground and flight testing, and technical data. Work will be performed in Owego, New York (43 percent); Melbourne, Florida (40 percent); Cuers, France (9 percent); Dayton, Ohio (4 percent); Norfolk, Virginia (2 percent); Rolling Meadows, Illinois (1 percent); and Redwood City, California (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2018. FMS funds in the amount of $37,461,976 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.