MS plant's APG-79 pact: $57.9M

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems of El Segundo, Calif., is awarded a $57,980,007 long-term requirements contract for repair of 25 weapon repairable assemblies for the APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar system used on the F/A-18 aircraft. The contract includes a three-year base period with two one-year options, which, if exercised, would bring the total value of the contract to an estimated $98,637,530 based on estimated quantities. Work will be performed at Raytheon's Forest, Miss., facility. Work is expected to be completed by March 2022; if all options are exercised, work will be completed by March 2024. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Navy working capital funds will be obligated as individual orders are issued. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole-sourced, non-competitive requirement pursuant to the authority set forth in 10 U.S. Code 2304(C)(1) and Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command's Weapon Systems Support of Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity. (Source: 03/27/19) In 2018, Raytheon investing $100M in a 50,000 square foot Leadership in Environmental Design (LEED) certified radar production facility in East Mississippi. The facility is the newest addition to Raytheon's existing Consolidated Manufacturing Center campus in Forest, which will continue uninterrupted delivery on critical commitments across the airborne radar and electronic warfare markets.