Department of War Announces Oct. 22 Contracts: $419.6 Million Apache Radar Award and a $950 Million Small Diameter Bomb II Ceiling
The U.S. Department of War on Oct. 22 released its daily contracts list, for release at 5 p.m. ET, covering Army, Air Force, Navy and Defense Logistics Agency awards and modifications.
For the Army, Longbow LLC of Orlando, Florida, received a $419,607,961 contract for fire control radar systems and post-production support for the AH-64D/E Apache attack helicopter, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2032, awarded by U.S. Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; and Sigmatech Inc., a small business in Huntsville, Alabama, received a $249,213,547 contract for implementation, integration, sustainment and continuous evolution of Small Business Innovation Research Phase III capabilities, with completion estimated for Oct. 25, 2036.
For the Air Force, Raytheon Co. of Tucson, Arizona, received a modification raising the ceiling of its Small Diameter Bomb II (GBU-53/B) life cycle support contract by $350,000,000, bringing the total cumulative face value to $950,000,000 from $600,000,000, with work in Tucson through Dec. 31, 2030. For the Navy, Saab Inc. of East Syracuse, New York, received a $14,308,164 modification exercising an option for one SPN-50 surface ship radar navigation low-rate initial production unit for shipboard air traffic control, to be completed by June 2028.
The Defense Logistics Agency added Cepheid of Sunnyvale, California, as an awardee at $49,000,000 under a multiple award contract for laboratory equipment, accessories and consumables.
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Photo: 图：AH-64 阿帕奇攻击直升机。照片：公共领域（美国陆军），经 Wikimedia Commons。 / An AH-64 Apache helicopter. Photo: Public domain (U.S. Army), via Wikimedia Commons.
