Raytheon Co. wins $173 million contract for Excalibur Guided Munitions from US Defense

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a $172,571,968 firm-fixed-price contract March 31, 2011. The award will provide for the procurement of a block of M982 Excalibur unitary 155mm precision engagement projectile. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz.; McAlester, Okla.; Farmington, N.M.; Niceville, Fla.; Healdsburg, Calif.; Anniston, Ala.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Anaheim, Calif.; Williamsport, Penn.; Joplin, Mo.; Lowell, Mass.; Karlskoga, Sweden; and the United Kingdom; with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny, N.J., is the contracting activity .