Pentagon Contract Announcement

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued Aug. 27, 2010)
www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/117638/l_3-towed-sonar-for-egyptian-navy.html L-3 Communications, Ocean Systems, Calif., is being awarded a$24,711,376firm-fixed-price contract for Low Frequency Active Towed Sonar(LFATS) for the Egyptian Navy (100 percent) under the Foreign Military SalesProgram.The LFATS is a long-range active/passive variable-depth sonar. The systemconsists of an operator console, power amplifier, towed body arrays, andhandling system.The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring thecumulative value of this contract to $27,258,160.Work will be performed in Sylmar, Calif. (65 percent); San Diego, Calif. (13percent); Bryan, Texas (13 percent); and Alexandria, Egypt (9 percent), andis to be expected to be completed by January 2013. Contract funds will notexpire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was notcompetitively procured.The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C. is the contractingactivity
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