Here’s Today’s Department of Defense Contract Awards

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Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $68,284,013 modification to the previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Low Rate Initial Production II contract (N00019-07-C-0097) for changes to the configuration baseline hardware or software resulting from the JSF development effort.  This modification defines the contractor’s responsibility to incorporate government-authorized changes for the U.S. Air Force conventional take-off and landing and the U.S. Marine Corps short take-off vertical landing aircraft and provides funding for such efforts.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to span multiple years.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Air Force ($37,684,013; 55.2 percent) and the U.S. Navy ($30,600,000; 44.8).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $45,900,000 modification to the previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Low Rate Initial Production III contract (N00019-08-C-0028) for changes to the configuration baseline hardware or software resulting from the JSF development effort.  This modification defines the contractor’s responsibility to incorporate government-authorized changes for the U.S. Marine Corps and United Kingdom short take-off vertical landing aircraft, and provides funding for such efforts.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to span multiple years.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($37,500,000; 77.8 percent) and the United Kingdom ($10,200,000; 22.2 percent).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

King Aerospace, Inc., Addison, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $11,068,310 indefinite-delivery requirements contract for C-9B contractor logistics support services for a quantity of six aircraft.  This effort includes base site operations, depot planned maintenance interval inspections and engine shop visits.  Funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued.  Work will be performed in Addison, Texas (38.5 percent); Ardmore, Okla. (35 percent); Whidbey Island, Wash. (14 percent); Cherry Point, N.C. (8 percent); and Miami, Fla. (4.5 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in May 2013.  This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals, and two offers were received.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-12-D-0014).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Melville, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,840,092 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-5343) for the delivery of AN/SPQ-9B cooperative engagement capability interface kits and antenna group upgrade kits for use on Navy ships.  The AN/SPQ-9B radar system provides the capability to detect and track low-flying, high-speed, small radar cross section anti-ship missile targets in heavy clutter environments.  Work will be performed in Baltimore, Md. (80 percent); Melville, N.Y. (15 percent); and Norwalk, Conn. (5 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by May 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.