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This document is an Award Notice for a C-130J Electronic Modular Aerial Spray System (EMASS) contract. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Robins Air Force Base awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Battelle Memorial Institute for $98,438,453, with performance spanning from 12 March 2025 through 11 March 2030.

The contract involves producing 4 full palletized roll-on/roll-off EMASS units and one retrofit kit, including testing and certification of the replacement EMASS on a C-130J aircraft. The system will maintain legacy MASS physical characteristics and interface with Next Generation Agricultural-Global Positioning System (AG-GPS). The contract was awarded using Other Than Full and Open Competition due to Battelle being the only vendor with sufficient corporate knowledge. The pricing arrangement includes Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Cost Reimbursement No Fee (CRNF), with two two-year ordering periods and one one-year ordering period.