Contract Award: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – $78,845,434

BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, is awarded a $78,845,434 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canister production in support of FY24-28 MK 41 VLS canister production requirements. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $737,733,340. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. (71%), and the governments of Japan (25%) and Australia (4%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Aberdeen, South Dakota (90%); and Minneapolis, Minnesota (10%), and is expected to be completed by June 2026. If all options are exercised, work will continue through June 2030. Fiscal 2024 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $22,261,797 (28%); FMS (Japan) funds in the amount of $20,075,018 (25%); fiscal 2024 missile procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $11,167,784 (14%); fiscal 2023 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,796,313 (10%); defense-wide procurement funds in the amount of $7,096,089 (9%); fiscal 2024 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $5,776,440 (7%); FMS (Australia) funds in the amount of $3,080,768 (4%); fiscal 2023 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount $1,118,934 (2%); and fiscal 2023 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount $577,644 (1%), will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the System for Award Management (SAM) website, with three offers received. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-24-C-5324).