12 May 2008

ITT Communications & Countermeasures Systems, Thousand Oaks, Calif, is being awarded a $26,887,508 modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for the production and support of 353 JCREW 2.1 radio-controlled improvised explosive device electronic warfare systems to meet urgent Department of Defense requirements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Work will be performed in Thousand Oaks, Calif, (87 percent) and Lancaster, Calif, (13 percent), and work is expected to be completed by Nov. 2008.

ILSC Holdings LC, dba Katmai Research, Van Nuys, Calif, is being awarded a ceiling price $14,000,000 delivery order contract to perform post deployment software support and system software support facility support and sustainment of the AN/TYQ-23, tactical air operations module. This contract will provide for the design, development and implementation of interface change proposals and problem change requests of tactical software for the AN/TYQ-23 version four ((V)4). Work will be performed in Van Nuys, Calif, and is work is expected to be completed in January 2013.

Raytheon Co, Tucson, Ariz, is being awarded a $10,842,396 modification to a previously awarded contract for technical engineering support for the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile for the NATO SEASPARROW Consortium and for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Foreign Military Sales case funding will provide the funding for the UAE portion. The NATO SEASPARROW consortium, which includes the United States and nine other countries, will fund the remaining effort under this contract modification. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz, (55 percent); Camden, Ariz, (2 percent); Australia, (11 percent); Canada, (7 percent); Denmark, (1 percent); Greece, (1 percent); Germany, (8 percent); The Netherlands, (6 percent); Norway, (5 percent); Spain, (3 percent); and Turkey, (1 percent), and work is expected to be completed by May 2010.

BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Inc, Rockville, Md, is being awarded a $9,957,318 contract for providing engineering and technical services in support of the NATO SEASPARROW surface missile system, target acquisition system, MK48 guided missile vertical launching system, and the Evolved SEASPARROW Missile (ESSM) and any improvements thereto. The NATO SEASPARROW consortium, which includes the United States and 12 other countries, will fund most of the effort under this contract. A small amount of effort may be funded by Japan and Korea under Foreign Military Sales programme cases. The contract includes four options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $46,299,362. Work will be performed in Arlington, Va, (72%); Silver Spring, Md, (12%); and Chesapeake, Va, (16%), and is expected to be completed by Apr. 2013.

Oshkosh Corp, Oshkosh, Wis, is being awarded an $8,286,480 modification to order #0047 under an existing contract for the purchase of an additional 74 armour protection kits for Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement vehicles. Work will be performed in Israel (63 percent) and Oshkosh, Wis, (37 percent), and work for this delivery order is expected to be completed Jun. 2009. Anteon Corp, Fairfax, Va, is being awarded a $6,541,364 contract for services in support of the US Joint Forces Command's Joint National Training Capability. Work will be performed in Suffolk, Va, and work is expected to be completed by May 2009.

The Boeing Co, St. Louis, Mo, is being awarded a $5,578,500 modification to a previously awarded contract to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle services supporting the afloat forward staging base. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo, and work is expected to be completed in Feb. 2009.

FN Manufacturing Inc, Columbia, S.C, was awarded on May 8, 2008, a $6,163,220 contract for M249 short barrels. Work will be performed in Columbia, S.C, and is expected to be completed by Mar. 30, 2009.

GE Aviation Systems LLC of Sterling, Va, 20166, is being awarded a contract for $9,439,885. This requirement will establish organisational level propeller repair capability for the C-130J aircraft at eight different bases.

Booz Allen Hamilton of Herndon, Va, is being awarded a contract for $15,452,225 (Estimated). This action will provide Mission Readiness through Survivability and Vulnerability Analysis for the US Pacific Command.