Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract re-newal with a potential value of $13 million to provide support services for the previously upgraded U.S. Air Force Cobra Dane radar facility.
"The Cobra Dane radar system is a key platform supporting the Air Force and Missile Defense Agency, and Raytheon's operational support and sustainment engineering have been instrumental in meeting the customer's missions," said John Harris, RTSC president. "Cobra Dane was introduced in 1977, and the upgraded hardware and software, which we support, have extended the system's operational life by more than 15 years," Harris said.
Department of Defense (DoD) announced:
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC, Sterling, Va., has been awarded a $13,267,175 modification (P00023) to an existing firm-fixed-price contract (FA7022-11-C-0010) for radar operations and maintenance services. This modification provides for the exercise of option year three for a period of performance from Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2014. The contract modification will ensure the availability of the COBRA DANE's radar facility to collect 100 percent of the tasked data that passes through its field of view. The necessary support shall be provided 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Work will performed at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya, Alaska, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds will be incrementally funded January 2014, in the amount of $3,688,845. The 21st Contracting Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity.
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Raytheon Company, with 2005 sales of $21.9 billion, is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.
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