U.S. NAVY
(Defenselink -- 6 February 2006) BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Inc., Greenlawn, N.Y., is being awarded a $15,455,294 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-05-D-0027) to exercise an option for the procurement of up to 63 AN/APX-117(V) and 293 AN/APX-118(V) Common Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Digital Transponder (CXP) systems; and 100 AN/APX-118(V) spares and associated equipment and services for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Special Operations Command, U.S. Coast Guard, and for the Governments of Germany, Norway, Japan, Korea, Greece, and Chile under the Foreign Military Sales Program. This will include the manufacturing, testing, modification, and delivery of the transponder systems for use on both ships and airborne weapon system platforms, as well as production engineering services, logistics support services, and documentation updates. Work will be performed in Greenlawn, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in December 2007. 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.