Contract Award: General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) – $13,095,962

General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc., Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is awarded a $13,095,962 cost-plus-fixed-fee term contract for in-service engineering and lifecycle support services for the Independence-class littoral combat ship, which consists of the integrated combat management system and its interfaces; command, control, communications, computers, combat systems and intelligence elements; software applications; and networking environment hardware program services. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $79,222,498. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (40%); Pittsfield, Massachusetts (25%), National City, California (25%), Fairfax, Virginia (5%); and Singapore (5%), and is expected to be completed by May 2022. If all options are exercised, work will continue through May 2026. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,651,808 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity (N63394-21-C-0007).