Definitive Contract FA865115C0144

This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Raytheon Company, Raytheon Missile Systems division, for the conceptual design of a Miniature Self Defense Munition (MSDM) seeker. The contract has a ceiling value of $162,489.00 and a period of performance ending on March 8, 2016. The contract is not set aside for any specific business category. Raytheon is an experienced prime contractor for the Department of Defense, having delivered a wide range of missile systems, precision munitions, and advanced research and development for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Missile Defense Agency under various contract vehicles. This contract appears to be related to the maturation of compact air-to-air missile and extended range air-to-air missile technologies, for which Raytheon holds a separate $21 million indefinite delivery contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory.