WASHINGTON (May 6, 2016)—The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $21,200,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized modification to a previously awarded low-rate initial production Lot 11 advance acquisition contract (N00019-16-C-0033). This effort provides Digital Tuner Insertion Program configuration parts for the Norway Italy Reprogramming Lab, the Australia [Canada] United Kingdom Reprogramming Lab, and the U.S. Reprogramming Lab in support of F-35 aircraft. Work will be performed in Nashua, New Hampshire, and is expected to be completed in May 2019. Fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement (Air Force and Marine Corps) funds; and international partners funds in the amount of $9,350,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the Air Force ($1,700,000; 18.2 percent) and Marine Corps ($1,700,000; 18.2 percent) with International Partners ($5,950,000; 63.6 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Wayne, New Jersey, is being awarded a $9,464,114 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for services and supplies required to support the existing Software Compliant Architecture (SCA) Common Data Link (CDL) family of products. It will include repair, rework, maintenance, and assessment of units and components to determine if failures require repair, rework, or replacement components for maintenance; spares and replenishment of previously developed items; and research and development efforts to upgrade the existing SCA/CDL family of products. Work will be performed in Wayne, New Jersey, and is expected to be completed in April 2021. Fiscal 2016 procurement (Defense agencies) funding in the amount of $5,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00178-16-D-0002).