Boeing Awarded $150 Million for B-52 Weapon Systems Upgrades

Posted on: Jun. 19th, 2006 || Source: defenselink.mil | E-mail Article | Print Article

Boeing Awarded $150 Million for B-52 Weapon Systems Upgrades

Boeing Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $150,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and cost reimbursable contract.

This contract provides for supplies and services to be procured for new weapons integration established by the Air Force Program Management Directive 2220 98 PE 11113F for B-52 Program Support Management Plan.

With an estimated total contract value of $150,000,000, the Smart Weapons Integration Next Generation contract will cover a 12-year period, with an initial requirement of $1,582,300. It will consist of a development demonstration contract that will modify the aircraft’s weapon delivery software. Aircraft modifications will be required to integrate each new weapon onto the B-52.

The planned initial requirement will complete the integration of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD). Subsequent contract modifications will support Air Force initiatives for spiral development of other weapons in the class, such as Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range and MALD Jammer.

An undefined number of additional contract modifications will support totally new weapons, such as Small Diameter Bomb and Boost Phase Interceptor). At this time, $1,582,300 has been obligated.
This work will be complete December 2020. Headquarters Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity. (FA8107-06-C-0001)
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