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Contract Award: Textron Systems Inc. (Hunt Valley, Maryland) – $9,900,000

Textron Systems Inc., Hunt Valley, Maryland, has been awarded $9,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Synthetic Battlespace Enhancement with Force On-Force Reactive Tactical Readiness Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) Simulation (FORTRIS) non-personal services. This contract provides for improvements to the distributed mission operations center IADS and electronic attack by a fully cognitive and automated IADS to enhance and integrate the Compass Call Mission Crew Simulator into large Air Force Live Virtual Constructive training events and Distributed Mission Operations events. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland; and Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 29, 2026. This award is the result of a non-competitive sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,199,941 are being obligated at the time of award. Headquarters Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, is the contracting activity (FA7037-21-D-0002).



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