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Contract Award: Physical Optics Corp. (Torrance, California) – $52,088,365

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 12th, 2021

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Physical Optics Corp., Torrance, California, is awarded a $52,088,365 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides technical support and problem resolution in support of integration and sustainment of the Digital Data Set system into the T-45 aircraft. Work will be performed in Torrance, California, and is expected to be completed in May 2024. No funds will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(5). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0042121D0024).

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