DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Inc. in DeWitt was recently awarded a $32.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the MK 9 Tracker Illuminator System Replacement Continuous Wave Tracking Illuminator development and production effort. This firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed fee, and cost-only contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the pact to […]
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Inc. in DeWitt was recently awarded a $32.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the MK 9 Tracker Illuminator System Replacement Continuous Wave Tracking Illuminator development and production effort.
This firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed fee, and cost-only contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the pact to more than $104.8 million, according to an Aug. 3 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. Work will be performed in Saab’s Central New York facilities and is expected to be completed by August 2023. The aerospace company has a plant at 5717 Enterprise Pkwy in DeWitt and another facility at 85 Collamer Crossing Pkwy in DeWitt.
If all options are exercised, work will continue through March 2030. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funding totaling $9 million (99 percent), and fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funding of $3,184 (1 percent) will be obligated at the time of award. Of that, $3,184 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively secured via the beta.sam.gov website, with two offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C. is the contracting authority.