Navy Contracts – November 14, 2013
Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $46,582,848 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-13-C-0004) to exercise an option for the manufacture and installation of two Block I modification aircraft kits including Internet Protocol Bandwidth Expansion Phase III and very low frequency transmit terminals (VTT) for the E-6B aircraft. In addition, this contract includes the manufacture and installation of four VTT retrofit modification kits in support of the Low Rate Initial Production E-6B aircraft, field support, differences training, software licenses and agreements, and updates to an operational flight trainer. Work will be performed in Richardson, Texas (56 percent); Oklahoma City, Okla. (43 percent); and San Antonio, Texas (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2015. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $46,582,848 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Hurst, Texas, is being awarded an $8,266,644 firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacturing and delivery of three Bell 407 analog helicopters in support of the endurance upgrade of the vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle MQ-8C Fire Scout. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (52 percent); Mirabel, Canada (46 percent); and Ozark, Ala. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 2014. Fiscal 2013 aircraft procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $8,266,644 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-14-C-0022).