This $430,849,659 firm-fixed-price delivery order was awarded by the Department of the Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc., a subsidiary of BAE Systems PLC. The order is for the full rate production of FRP-12+ WGU-59A/B guidance sections and containers used in the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) program, with a completion date of July 31, 2026.
As the original designer and developer of the APKWS II, BAE Systems was determined to be the sole source capable of meeting NAVAIR's requirements. This order is one of several follow-on production contracts exceeding $100 million that have been issued against BAE's $2.7 billion IDIQ contract to provide APKWS II guidance sections and support equipment. BAE integrates components from subcontractors like Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc., which supplies thermal batteries for the APKWS system. This contract does not have a set-aside designation.
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