Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract Modification

Lockheed Martin Corp., Naval Electronics and Surveillance Systems, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $69,956,749 cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-01-C-6237) to exercise an option for the Acoustics Rapid Commercial Off-the-Shelf Insertion (ARCI) sonar system. ARCI integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array and other ship sensor processing on SSN 688, SSN 688I, SSN 21 and SSBN 726 class submarines. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va. (33%), and Clearwater, Fla. (67%), and is to be completed by November 2004. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.