Contract: Lockheed, $7.4M

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., has been awarded a $7,400,000 cost-plus-award-fee modification (P00788) to F04701-95-C-0017 to generate simulation scenarios in support of Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's initial operational test and evaluation at Space-Based Infrared Systems Engineering and Manufacturing Development, Block 20. The tasks required to perform this effort consist of collection and checkout of backgrounds, as well as generation of scenarios, including scenario checkouts and documentation of the checkouts. Work will be performed at Sunnyvale and Azuza, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2016. Fiscal 2014 research and development funds in the amount of $1,595,900 are being obligated at time of award. Infrared Space Systems Contracts Division, Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/27/14) Gulf Coast note: Lockheed Martin at Stennis Space Center, Miss., does the core propulsion system work on the SBIRS satellites.