Air Force Calling on Three Companies to Examine Joint Multi-INT Precision Reference

Rockwell Collins, Inc. Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (FA8650-18-D-1100); Microsemi Frequency and Time Corp., Boulder, Colorado (FA8650-18-D-1101); Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Cambridge, Massachusetts (FA8650-18-D-1102), have been awarded a $24,000,000 shared ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Multi-INT Precision Reference. The contract provides for the study of techniques and technologies that increase the accuracy, precision, security, and utility of inter-platform two-way time and frequency transfer systems. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Boulder, Colorado; and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Work is expected to be completed by April 2024.  This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and three offers were received. Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.