BAE Systems receives $74 million contract from U.S. for gun kits, turret assemblies

BAE Systems Land & Armaments is being awarded $74,090,258 contract for the purchase of Marine Corps transparent armor gun system kits, battery powered motorized traversing unit - manual traversing unit kits, and turret assemblies. Work will be performed in Santa Clara, Calif., and is expected to be completed by September 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $4,740,748 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. .