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MDA Defines $4.1 Billion Of Boeing GMD Contract

Monday, March 25th, 2019

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MDA Defines $4.1 Billion Of Boeing GMD Contract

A Missile Defense Agency Ground-Based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. as part of Flight Test Ground-Based Interceptor (FTG)-15. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Boeing [BA] a $4.1 billion modification Friday, partially definitizing a $6.56 billion January 2018 contract as prime integrator for Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) development and sustainment. That earlier contract was undefinitized. According to a fact sheet from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment, an undefinitized contract action (UCA) refers to a contract action for which the “terms, specifications, or price are not agreed upon before performance is begun…

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