Contract Award: Mercury Mission Systems (Torrance, California) – $165,000,000

Mercury Mission Systems, Torrance, California, has been awarded a $165,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the F-16 Secure Mission Data System. Work will be performed in Torrance, California, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 19, 2028. This award is the result of a sole-source, non-competitive acquisition, Small Business Innovation Research Phase III production follow-on. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $12,921,550; fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $500,000; and fiscal 2021 National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriation funds in the amount of $2,986,599 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8232-22-D-0002). (Awarded Jan. 21, 2022)