CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $2,000,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This is an undefinitized contract action for the acquisition of ten (10) Block 18 configured C-17 aircraft. The ten aircraft are a follow-on acquisition to the original 180 C-17 aircraft. At this time, $980,000,000 have been obligated. This work will be complete October 2009. PA POC is Mr Chris McGee, (937) 255-2350. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-06-D-2006-0002).

Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $48,999,183 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to provide for Government a new capability for global persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) through delivery of surface moving target indication, synthetic aperture radar imaging, and high resolution terrain information products to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community (IC) users. This contract has established candidate architectures) for an objective system that will satisfy the capabilities described in the Space Radar (SR) Initial Capabilities Document and also satisfy the Concept of Operations. This contract has defined a process, which, through trade studies, modeling and simulation, risk reduction, and technology demonstrations, explore a broad trade space of potential Space Radar (SR) solution sets. This modification maintains existing scope, extends the period of performance through April 2009 and reactivates the Contact Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs). At this time, no funds have been obligated. This work will be complete April 2009. Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8820-04-C-0002/P00022).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Littleton, Colo., is being awarded a $48,668,873 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to provide for Government a new capability for global persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) through delivery of surface moving target indication, synthetic aperture radar imaging, and high resolution terrain information products to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community (IC) users. This contract has established candidate architectures) for an objective system that will satisfy the capabilities described in the Space Radar (SR) Initial Capabilities Document and also satisfy the Concept of Operations. This contract has defined a process, which, through trade studies, modeling and simulation, risk reduction, and technology demonstrations, explore a broad trade space of potential Space Radar (SR) solution sets. This modification maintains existing scope, extends the period of performance through April 2009 and reactivates the Contact Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs). At this time, no funds have been obligated. This work will be complete April 2009. Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8820-04-C-0001/P00021).

NAVY

Chesapeake Science Corporation, Millersville, Md., is being awarded a $15,306,136 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for the continued development of the TB-33/BQ Fiber Optic Thin-Line Sensor System which will satisfy a requirement to procure two production representative units, training, and test equipment for training curriculum requirements, test equipment, and 3D mock-up devices. The TB-33 array is currently being developed to provide the same capability as the existing Thin-line TB-29A array with significantly improved reliability. Work will be performed in Greensboro, N.C. (48 percent), Stonington, Conn. (27 percent), and Millersville, Md. (25 percent) and is expected to be completed by September 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC is the contracting activity (N00024-07-C-6207).

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,806,987 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-07-C-0008) for Fiscal Year 2007 technical support of Lot 7 AIM-9X missiles for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz. and is expected to be completed in November 2007. Contract funds in the amount of $7,189,734 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($5,525,175; 56 percent) and the U.S. Air Force ($4,281,812; 44 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.