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Contract Award: Raytheon Missiles and Defense (Tucson, Arizona) – $57,269,379

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $57,269,379 firm-fixed-price modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-21-C-5401 for fiscal 2023 U.S. and German Navy German Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Mod 5 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) requirements and spares. This contract is to procure material, fabricate parts, assemble, test, and deliver RAM MK 49 Mod 5 GMLSs, GMLS Ordnance Alteration (ORDALT) Kits, and spare parts. Work will be performed in Ottobrunn, Germany, (40%); Tucson, Arizona (13%); Huntsville, Alabama (9%); Louisville, Kentucky (9%); Moorepark, California (8%); Moonachie, New Jersey (4%); Berryville, Arkansas (3%); Tulsa, Oklahoma (3%); Miami, Florida (2%); and various other U.S. locations (cumulative of 9%), and is expected to be completed by July 2026. Fiscal 2023 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $37,365,646 (65%); German Navy funds in the amount of $9,014,496 (16%); fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,423,113 (13%); fiscal 2022 weapons procurement funds in the amount of $1,658,250 (3%); Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $583,874 (1%); fiscal 2017 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $500,000 (1%); fiscal 2023 research, test, development and evaluation funds in the amount of $500,000 (1%); fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $100,000 (less than 1%); fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $100,000 (less than 1%); and fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $24,000 (less than 1%) will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.



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