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Contract Award: L3 Harris Technologies Inc. (Melbourne, Florida) – $27,027,639

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

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L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Melbourne, Florida, was awarded a $27,027,639 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for space systems engineering. This contract provides the production of counter communication systems for the Space Systems Command portfolio of ground-based electronic warfare. Work will be performed at Palm Bay, Florida, and is expected to be completed by June 23, 2027. Fiscal 2024 procurement funds in the amount of $20,985,270 are being obligated at the time of award. Space System Command, Space Superiority Systems Directorate, Contracting Division, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8819-22-C-0001).

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