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Contract Award: Raytheon Co. (Indianapolis, Indiana) – $147,894,558

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, September 29th, 2021

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Raytheon Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded a $147,894,558 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for the procurement of a maximum quantity of 415 LAU-115 D/A and 308 LAU-116 B/A guided missile launchers to enable F/A-18 aircraft to carry and launch AIM-120 and AIM-9X Missiles. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed in September 2025. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001921D0021).

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