Following favorable resolution last week of a contract protest, Raytheon [RTN] on Wednesday said it is expanding its presence in Colorado Springs, Colo., to support operations at NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
Raytheon won the potential five-year $700 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Air Force contract in April, unseating long-time incumbent Lockheed Martin [LMT], which unsuccessfully protested the award. Raytheon said the Government Accountability Office on Aug. 25 ruled in its favor, allowing work under the contract to begin.
Raytheon in April said that under the contract it will provide sustainment services and products supporting the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment and other services. NORAD provides warning and attack assessment of air, missile and space threats to North America.
Raytheon said it plans to hire up to 700 employees in Colorado Springs by end of this year with recruiting day events planned in the coming weeks and construction of new office space slated to be finished soon.
“With the protest behind us, Raytheon can now focus even more on ensuring a seamless program transition and, in partnership with the Air Force, delivering innovative, efficient operations, maintenance and sustainment,” Todd Probert, vice president of Mission Support and Modernization at Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services segment, said in a statement. “We are focused on expanding our support to the Air Force in Colorado Springs, investing in our employees and enhancing the local community.”