COBRA mod pact for MCM

Aretè Associates Inc. of Northridge, Calif., is awarded a $17,083,516 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N61331-18-D-0012) to exercise an option for coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis (COBRA) systems. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (35 percent); Destin, Fla. (35 percent); and Santa Rosa, Calif. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed by July 2021. No funding will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated as delivery orders are issued. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 12/10/18) The COBRA system is a mission payload for the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned air system, which can be embarked on an Littoral Combat Ship or other air-capable ships. The COBRA system is a component of the mine-countermeasures (MCM) mission package when employed from an LCS.