Rockwell Collins Supplying Advanced GPS Technologies to the Air Force
Under two separate contracts with the Air Force, Rockwell Collins will provide GPS-related technolgies. Under one effort, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa company has been awarded a $29,830,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity commercial contract for Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System for Pre-Block F-16 aircraft. The contract provides for the procurement of Integrated GPS Anti-Jam Receiver 200 and GPS Embedded Module VII-2 spares with integration and engineering support and support integration with the F-16 Pre-Block 30/32 system upgrades. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids and is expected to be complete by September 29, 2023. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal year 2016 and 2017 procurement funds in the amount of $17,487,296 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8232-18-D-0017).
In the second contract, the company has been awarded a $28,914,642 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for the Defense Advanced Global Positioning System Receiver (DAGR). The contract provides for the production and repair of the DAGR, which provides authorized Department of Defense, federal civilian, and Foreign Military Sales users of GPS User Equipment a lightweight, hand-held, dual frequency, Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module-based and Precise Positioning Service receiver. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids and Coralville, Iowa, and is expected to be complete by September 26, 2023. The award is the result of a sole-source acquisition, and no funds are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8540-18-D-0018).