Contract: Raytheon, $14.2M

Raytheon Integrated Defense System, Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded $14,211,010 for cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order #0004 under a previously awarded Basic Ordering Agreement for upgrading the AN/AQS-20A mine hunting sonar 3493-AS-780-9 configuration with a high frequency wide band forward look sonar and multi-function side looking sonar and associated components. The work will be performed in Portsmouth, R. I., and is expected to be completed by September 2014. Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funding in the amount of $2,500,000 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/01/13)