Airborne Advanced Tracking

Added: Aug 19, 2016 5:32 pm

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) of San Diego, California is being awarded a $9,609,911, competitive, cost plus fixed fee contract. Under this new contract, the contractor will design, build, and test in the laboratory key laser subsystems required to demonstrate precision tracking. The contractor will perform systems level analyses and performance assessments based on design predictions and laboratory measurements. The contractor will develop and demonstrate, a MQ-9 flight representative laser system with the beam train optics required to upgrade a Multi-Spectral Targeting System for use as an active tracking sensor. Under this contractual effort the contractor is to deliver a laser system sized to meet MQ-9 integration requirements.  The work will be performed in San Diego, California with an estimated completion date of September 30, 2017.  This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Federal Business Opportunities website under the MDA's Broad Agency Announcement for Advanced Technology Innovation (ATI); HQ0147-15-ATI-BAA. Fiscal year 2016 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in the amount of $3,155,292.00 are being obligated on this award. In accordance with FAR 35.006 (c), the use of a cost plus fixed fee contract for this research and development effort is appropriate. This is not a Foreign Military Sales acquisition. The Missile Defense Agency, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico is the contracting activity.