Security Cooperation News -- 24 April 2006

U.S. NAVY

(Defenselink -- 24 April 2006) Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an $8,504,089 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68335-03-C-0162) to exercise an option for the procurement of 36 MSU200-NAV Air Start Units for the Navy (30), and the Governments of Taiwan (5) and Italy (1). In addition, this modification provides for the procurement of four trailer adapters for the U.S. Navy. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed in November 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($7,089,955; 83 percent); and the Governments of Taiwan ($1,178,445; 14 percent), and Italy ($235,689; 3 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.