L-3 Communications wins $537 million contract for Airborne Sensors from US Defense

L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, LP, Platform Integration Division, Waco, Texas, is being awarded a $537,971,180 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity delivery order contract consisting of cost-plus-award-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost-plus-fixed-fee line items for the Airborne Sensors Program for a five-year base and five one-year options. Under this contract, L-3 Communications will provide mission support and operations and sustainment for the High Altitude Observatory I, II and III and the Wide-body Airborne Sensor Platform. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Federal Business Opportunities website with seven proposals received. The work will be performed in Tulsa, Okla. The performance period is from June 22, 2011 through June 21, 2021, if all options are exercised. Fiscal 2011 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $12,109,000 will be obligated to incrementally fund the first two task orders. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Missile Defense Agency at Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity .