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FOR RELEASE AT
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No. 1158-06
November 15, 2006


CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a $99,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for government furnished property for the Government of Pakistan for F-16 Block 50/52 new aircraft and modernization program. The procurement of 54 AN/APG-68 (V) 9 Radar Systems will be accomplished under the firm-fixed-price portion of the contract. At this time, $49,750,000 have been obligated. This work will be complete May 2010. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8615-07-C-6033).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded a $21,166,707 cost-plus-award fee contract modification. This is a contract modification to the existing Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) high component engineering, manufacturing, and development contract. This modification will provide for Phase 2/3, which will build upon the current Interim Mission Control Station Back-up (IMCSB) Phase 0/1 integration efforts and will extend through the end of the SBIRS program. At this time, $682,200 have been obligated. This work will be complete September 2012. Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04701-95-C-0017/P00397).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Lion Vallen Limited Partnership, Dayton, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $18,000,000 service contract for virtual prime vendor for Federal civilian agencies. Other location of performance is Suffolk, Va. There were 50 proposals solicited and 7 responded. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is Nov. 15, 2007. Contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SP0100-99-C-0333 (C)).

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Electronic Systems, Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded an $8,680,235 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N68936-05-C-0059) for the design and fabrication of lightweight, flight worthy, affordable, multifunction/integrated miniature radio frequency (RF) amplifiers for use on various space missions and platforms. Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and is expected to be completed in September 2008. Contract funds in the amount of $750,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Newport News, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $7,416,538 cost-plus-fixed-fee, level of effort contract for systems development, engineering services, and feasibility studies for the CVN 79. Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., and is expected to be completed by October 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-07-C-2116).

Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $6,946,745 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68335-06-C-0420) for the procurement of five Third-Generation Electro-Optics (EO3) console sets, including sustaining engineering support. Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill. (90 percent) and Santa Barbara, Calif. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2008. Contract funds in the amount of $500,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.

Correction: The contract awarded Nov. 8, 2006, to MPRI, Inc., (N61339-07-D-0007), to provide a laser marksmanship device/system to meet the training needs in basic rifle marksmanship and preliminary marksmanship instruction, should have read that it was being awarded $9,000,000 vice the $19,000,000 stated in the release.


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