U.S. DOD has awarded $242 million contract to CSD Lab for Trident II guidance system

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory is being awarded a $133,347,704 contract for the Trident II (D5) guidance system tactical engineering support and guidance applications program. Specific tasks include tactical engineering support, MK6 field support services, engineering support to develop a strategic guidance application program, develop a GPS receiver design approach, provide support for the Extended Navy Test Bed (ENTB) and ENTB derivative reentry body experiments, and assess maintaining the accuracy of the existing reentry systems. The modification increases the total contract value to $290,690,456. Work will be performed in Cambridge, Mass. (73 percent); Pittsfield, Mass. (21 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (4 percent); Clearwater, Fla. (1 percent); and Andover, Mass. (1 percent). Work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $86,512,731 will expire at the end of current fiscal year. Strategic Systems Programs, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity. -- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. is being awarded a $109,691,035 contract for the Trident II (D5) guidance system repair, and MK6LE. Specific tasks include guidance system repair and the delivery of MK6LE pre-production units to support three planned proofing test missile flights. The modification increases the total contract value to $547,578,527.