L3Harris Technologies Submarine Technology Contract Expanded
L3Harris Technologies Inc., Northampton, Massachusetts, is awarded a $53,427,751 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and firm fixed modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6249 for the procurement of production hardware and engineering services in support of new construction and in-service class submarines. This contract includes system production and associated components in support of all new-construction and in-service class submarines. Work will be performed in Northampton, Massachusetts (85%); and Manassas, Virginia (15%), and is expected to be completed by May 2025. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $36,839,163 (69%); fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $15,388,811 (29%); and fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,199,777 (2%) will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Harris Continues Enhancements of Combat Mission Systems Support For Space Force
L3Harris Technologies Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $13,540,567 contract modification (P00111) to contract FA8819-19-C-0002 for the Retina enhancements effort under the Combat Mission Systems Support Program. The contract modification will develop refinements for the Retina mission data processor and continue to integrate electro-optical sensors’ data formats into Retina. Work will be performed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by July 5, 2023. Fiscal 2022 Space Force research, development, test and evaluation; and operational and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,587,953 are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $414,900,303. The Space Force, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8819-19-C-0002).
RWA Otains Contract to Develop Training Support Services
R Ward & Associates Inc.,* Ozark, Missouri, was awarded a $49,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the full range of environmental, range and training land support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 7, 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Georgia, is the contracting activity (W912HN-22-D-1000).
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Lord Joins CISA as Senior Technical Advisor
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that Bob Lord will join the agency as a senior technical advisor within
Conquest Cyber Hires Horne as VP
Conquest Cyber, Nashville, Tennessee, has hired Matthew Horne as vice president of corporate development.
$1 Billion for JADC2
ADDX Corp., Alexandria, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B009); Capella Space Corp., San Francisco, California (FA8612-22-D-B007); AT&T Corp., Oakton, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B008); Applied Information Sciences Inc., Reston, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B010); Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC, Louisville, Colorado (FA8612-22-D-B011); Credence Management Solutions LLC, Vienna, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B012); Edge Technologies Inc., Arlington, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B013); EOS Defense Systems USA Inc., Huntsville, Alabama (FA8612-22-D-B014); Exfo America Inc., Richardson, Texas (FA8612-22-D-B015); Hermeus Corp., Atlanta, Georgia (FA8612-22-D-B016); Ierus Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Alabama (FA8612-22-D-B017); Cyberspace Solutions LLC, Herndon, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B018); Labelbox Inc., San Francisco, California (FA8612-22-D-B019); Nalej Corp., New York, New York (FA8612-22-D-B020); OST Inc., McLean, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B021); Praeses LLC, Shreveport, Louisiana (FA8612-22-D-B022); Real-time Innovations Inc., Sunnyvale, California (FA8612-22-D-B023); Riverside Research Institute, New York, New York (FA8612-22-D-B024); Saber Astronautics LLC, Boulder, Colorado (FA8612-22-D-B025); Shared Spectrum Co., Vienna, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B026); Shield AI Inc., San Diego, California (FA8612-22-D-B027); Skylight Inc., Sarasota, Florida (FA8612-22-D-B028); Sparkcognition Government Systems Inc., Austin, Texas (FA8612-22-D-B029); Tenet 3 LLC, Dayton, Ohio (FA8612-22-D-B031); Trace Systems Inc., Vienna, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B032); Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems Inc., Austin, Texas (FA8612-22-D-B033); and BrainGu, Grand Rapids, Michigan (FA8612-22-D-B034), have been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leveraging open systems design, modern software and algorithm development in order to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2). These contracts provide awardees the opportunity to compete for efforts that support the development and operation of systems as a unified force across all domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber, and electromagnetic spectrum) in an open architecture family of systems that enables capabilities via multiple integrated platforms. The locations of performance are to be determined at the contract direct order level and are expected to be complete by May 28, 2025. These awards are the result of fair and open competition. Air Force Life Cycle Management, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Wiill Develop and Test Avionics for H-1s
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Woodland Hills, California, is awarded a $337,943,520 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and cost reimbursable indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides researching alternatives, investigating and documenting new capabilities and anomalies related to H-1 avionics and weapons; and the development, integration, verification, validation, and testing of H-1 Integrated Avionics Systems, as well as identifies maintenance capabilities, upgrading and/or updating test equipment and other support equipment required to support the systems. Work will be performed in Woodland Hills, California (99%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (1%), and is expected to be completed in June 2027. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, California, is the contracting activity (N6893622D0028).
NIST Chooses Quantum Encryption Algorithms
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) chose encryption tools that will become part of the upcoming protocols to protect activities such as online banking and email.

Lockheed Contract for Engineering Design Services and Materials for Naval Submarines Modified
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, is awarded a $185,922,484 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6117 to exercise an option for engineering design and development. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (65%); Clearwater, Florida (32%); Syracuse, New York (2%); and Marion, Florida (1%), and is expected to be completed by September 2023. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $17,829,479 (97%); and fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $535,657 (3%) will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.