DRS Laurel Technologies, Largo, Florida, was awarded a $66,239,490 firm-fixed-price contract for the production, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, and delivery of AN/SPQ-9B Anti-Ship Missile Defense Radar Systems. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $235,983,500. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (77%); and the government of Japan (23%), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Largo, Florida (95%); and Johnstown, Pennsylvania (5%), and is expected to be completed by May 2027. If all options are exercised, work will continue through July 2030. Fiscal 2023 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $32,549,268 (50%); fiscal 2024 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $16,045,402 (23%); FMS (Japan) funds in the amount of $16,045,402 (23%); fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $720,231 (1%); fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $449,812 (1%); fiscal 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $299,586 (1%); and fiscal 2017 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $129,789 (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 SAM.gov website, with two offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-24-C-5539). (Awarded Sept. 20, 2024)