Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, Calif., is awarded a $50,917,490 contract modification (P00007) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001920C0075). This modification exercises an option to procure 65 BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Targets, 50 for the Navy, seven for the government of Japan, and eight for the government of Saudi Arabia, as well as associated technical and administrative data in support of full rate production lot three. Work will be performed in Sacramento (55.41%); Dallas, Texas (17.36%); Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (4.67%); Blacksburg, Va. (2.9%); Newton, Kan. (2.11%); Santa Ana, Calif. (2.03%); Concord, Calif. (1.94%); Milwaukie, Ore. (1.83%); Chatsworth, Calif. (1.48%); Greybull, Wy. (1.17%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (9.1%), and is expected to be completed in February 2024. Fiscal 2022 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $37,600,608; fiscal 2021 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,566,692 that were Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds converted to weapons procurement (Navy) for the replacement of two targets expended by the government of Australia; and FMS funds in the amount of $11,750,190 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 12/23/21)
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