Contract: Rockwell, $15.2M

Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a $15,218,918 modification (P00090) to previously awarded contract FA8678-10-C-0058 to support the third production lot of the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System for upgrading the test and evaluation instrumentation at Air Force, Navy and Army test ranges. This modification provides for the exercise of options for an additional quantity of nine Configuration-4 light production pods; 15 Configuration-4 heavy production pods; 12 Configuration-5 1553 production pods; five Configuration-5 fiber channel production pods; 14 Configuration-6 production pods; 16 portable test sets; one lot general production data; one remote ground station; four central control centers; 10 mission room equipment; and eight reference receivers. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $328,679,174. Work will be performed at Rockwell Collins facilities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Richardson, Texas, and is expected to be complete by Oct. 16, 2019. Fiscal 2017 and 2018 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy, Air Force, and Army) funds in the amount of $15,218,918 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 04/16/18)