As personnel at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) are finding that even in the early introduction of Open Architecture (OA) into the Unmanned Combat Air Systems (UCAS) program, they are realizing cost savings, a program official said. "What happened was we originally had our architecture being developed over a legacy system that somewhat emulated what you see in...today's Link 16, where everything is sort of time division, everything is scheduled and everything has to be preplanned," Glenn Colby, aviation ship…
Contract Updates
Intertrade Limited (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – $9,272,637
Intertrade Limited, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a maximum $9,272,637 firm-fixed-price contract for F-16 generator controls. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a four-year…
Cottonwood Inc. (Lawrence, Kansas) – $44,370,000
Cottonwood Inc.,** Lawrence, Kansas, has been awarded a maximum $44,370,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for aircraft cargo tie down straps. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(5), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.7. This is…
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (Parsippany, New Jersey) – $46,087,497
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $46,087,497 modification (P00009) exercising the third one-year option period of a five-year base contract (SPE2DP-20-D-0002) with five one-year option periods for adenovirus type 4 and type 7 vaccines.…
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) – $64,111,631
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded an estimated $64,111,631 delivery order (SPRTA1-26-F-0034) and modification (P00015) to a four-year subsumable base contract (SPRTA1-19-D-0001) with one five-year option period for additional pricing for the manufacture and production of…