15% work on LPD 17 for HII

Raytheon Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems of San Diego is awarded a $7,657,104 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for production, planning, engineering and support efforts for the Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) 17 class integrated shipboard electronic (ISE) systems. The efforts under this contract support the ISE product line including the navigation data distribution systems, hull mechanical and electrical navigation networks regarding construction and shipboard test and trials, ISE post shakedown availability and ISE support activity services. The efforts include building yard interface support, systems engineering, obsolescence management, logistics support, training support, software support, as well as engineering and design modifications to the ISE baseline in support of the LPD 17 Flight I San Antonio class (LPD 17). Work will be performed in San Diego (85%); and Pascagoula, Miss. (15%), and is expected to be complete by December 2024. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $30,877,655 and expire in December 2024. FY 2017, 2016 and 2015 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding in the amount of $4,172,341 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 2304(c)(1); only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Naval Sea Systems Command of Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 12/17/19)