Regional defense contracts Apr. 27

* BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded $28,343,145 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N00024-21-C-5393 to exercise options for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System mechanical design agent effort providing design and system engineering support, logistics, and integration support. Work will be performed in Minneapolis, Minnesota (42%); Norfolk, Virginia (18%); San Diego, California (18%); Aberdeen, South Dakota (9%); Bath, Maine (6%); Pascagoula, Mississippi (6%); and Redzikowo, Poland (1%), and is expected to be completed by April 2024. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,685,361 (48%); fiscal 2022 Defense-wide procurement funds in the amount of $4,550,000 (20%); fiscal 2023 Defense-wide research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $3,977,540 (18%); fiscal 2023 Defense-wide procurement funds in the amount of $2,568,489 (11%); and fiscal 2023 Defense-wide operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $635,843 (3%) will be obligated at time of award, of which $635,843 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Awarded April 25, 2023)

* International Systems Management Corp., Greenbelt, Maryland, is awarded a $21,448,365 cost-plus-fixed fee and cost-only contract for engineering support services to conduct feasibility studies, program planning and scheduling support, and technical services for Australian Surface Combatant Combat System Ship Qualification Trials, and the Canadian Surface Combatant program. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $38,323,086. This contract involves Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Australia and Canada. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C. (92%); Sarasota, Florida (4%); and Mobile, Alabama (4%), and is expected to be completed by April 2026. If all options are exercised, work will continue through April 2028. FMS (Australia) funds in the amount of $3,615,917 (58%); and FMS (Canada) funds in the amount of $2,587,160 (42%) will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1) (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) and 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(4) (International Agreement). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (DoD 04/27/23)