Lockheed Awarded MAD-FIRES Phase I Option

Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, has been awarded an $8,433,827 agreement modification (P00004) to previously awarded other transaction agreement HR0011-15-9-0008 exercising Phase I option for the Multi Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System (MAD-FIRES) program. The Phase I option will involve preliminary risk reduction demonstrations to identify and mature critical enabling technologies. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the agreement to $14,879,792 from $2,229,051. Total Lockheed Martin Corp. cost share is $4,959,931, and the total estimated government funding of the agreement is $9,919,861. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas (96 percent); and Gainesville, Virginia (4 percent), with an estimated completion date of February 2017. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $8,433,827 are being obligated at time of award. DARPA, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.