Investing.com -- Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT )., Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC ) Systems Corp., and Peraton Inc. have been awarded a combined contract worth $244,174,056 by the U.S. Space Command. The contract, which is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract, includes cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-with-no-fee, and firm-fixed pricing. The contract is for the development of the Space Command’s Relay Ground Station (RGS).
The RGS will facilitate the operation of the Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Ground System’s Geosynchronous (GEO) space vehicles. The contract necessitates the design, procurement, development, integration, and testing of advanced RGS hardware and software capabilities. These capabilities are intended to provide uplink and downlink capability to the SBIRS GEO, Defense Support Program, Next Generation GEO, and Next Generation Polar space vehicles.
Work on the project will be carried out at various contractor facilities, which will account for 75% of the work. The remaining work will be distributed among the United Kingdom (10%), Colorado Springs, Colorado (10%), and Guam (5%). The contract stipulates that work is expected to be completed by April 2030.
The contract allows the awardees to compete for task orders during the ordering period. At the time of award, no funds will be obligated. Funds will be obligated as task orders and will be issued using research, development, test, and evaluation funds.
The contract was competitively procured via the SAM.gov website and the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command E-Commerce Central website. Three offers were received for the contract. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, located in San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.
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