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January 2007) Northrop Grumman Defense Mission Systems, Reston, Va. is being awarded a $13,000,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award fee contract (N00039-05-C-0013) for integration of software application code, testing, training for Global Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M) Increment 4.1 to achieve Milestone C and obtain Full Rate Production, and reworking the current version of the Government off the shelf GCCS-M 4.1 software. Additionally the maintenance and life-cycle support for GCCS-M Increment 4.X shall include the Common Operational Environment requirements until transition to a new contractor. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $34,000,000.00. The basic contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (98 percent) and the government of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and United Arab Emirates (2 percent) under the
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., (50 percent); West Conshohocken, Pa., (40 percent); Reston, Va., (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by 30 Sep 2007. If all options are exercised, work could continue until 30 Sep 2008. Contract funds in the amount of $3.2M will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured because it is a sole source acquisition. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
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January 2007) ViaSat*, Carlsbad, Calif, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order for $12,051,739 for the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs) for
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements. The MIDS-LVT provides secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army platforms. This contract is for the government of Taiwan (100 percent) under the FMS Program. Work will be performed in Carlsbad, Calif., (30 percent), in various other sites worldwide (70 percent), and is expected to be completed by February 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This delivery order was competitively procured with three offers received via the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site. The synopsis was released via the Federal Business Opportunities web site. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-00-D-2101).
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January 2007) Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $294,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile
(JASSM) (AGM-158A) two year requirements contract for production Lots six and seven. This contract allows for purchase of USG requirements and potential
foreign military countries as may be identified during the life of this contract. At this time, no funds have been obligated. Solicitations began April 2006 and negotiations were complete January 2007. This work will be complete March 2008. Headquarters 308th Armament Systems Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8682-07-D-0017).