Avarint is Helping to Engineer Interoperability of Digital Integrated Air Defense System

Avarint LLC, Buffalo, New York, has been awarded a $52,353,890 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity engineering service contract in support of the Digital Integrated Air Defense System (DIADS). This contract provides for unique developmental engineering services to enable the DIADS model to link with other systems associated with the Benefield Anechoic Facility used to support high priority test missions that includes the F-22, F-35, Miniature Air Launch Decoy, Miniature Air Launch Decoy Jamming, B-2 and various Red/Blue Flag training activities when applicable. Work will be performed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2025. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition, and fiscal 2020 research and development funds in the amount of $481,402 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Test Center Specialized Contracting Branch, Edwards Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA9304-20-D-0003).