
The Navy last Thursday selected Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC], and Peraton to compete for task orders under a potential $244.2 million contract to develop the Space Systems Command’s Relay Ground Station (RGS). The companies were the only bidders for the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that includes cost-plus fixed-fee, cost-with-no-fee, and firm-fixed pricing for development of the RGS. The announcement said the RGS will enable Space Systems Command’s Next Generation Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Ground System to operate with…