BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED $38 MILLION CONTRACT FOR RADAR SUPPORT.BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. Technical Services, part of BAE SYSTEMS North America, was awarded a contract valued at $37,962,441 for continued support of the Instrumentation Radar Support Program (IRSP IRSP Irish Republican Socialist Party IRSP Infrared Scene Projector IRSP Instrumentation Radar Support Program ). The contract value is expected to exceed $90M, with six years of options and expected follow-on work. The IRSP contract supports a unique multiple agency, multi-service, and international program providing logistics and technical support for 156 instrumentation radar systems located on 28 test ranges worldwide. The 45th Contracting Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA. Patrick Air Force Base is home to the 45th Space Wing and the Air Force Technical Applications Center. , Florida, is the contracting activity. Support will be provided to each participant test range in the areas of program management, component repair, on-site overhaul and refurbishment, engineering and technical support, and system and subsystem upgrades. Support will be provided to U.S. national agencies including the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy, in addition to Department of Energy, the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , and the defense and space establishments of the United Kingdom, Germany, The Republic of Korea, and Taiwan. BAE SYSTEMS has provided continuous support for the IRSP contract since 1985, having won subsequent re-competitions in 1990 and 1995. The new contract will begin on October 1, 2001, and continue through September 30, 2007. BAE SYSTEMS Technical Services is an operating element of the BAE SYSTEMS Technologies Services Sector. |
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