Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc.Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Calif., was awarded on Jan. 2, a $160,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for non-recurring design effort and initial advance parts in support of the first three Wideband Gapfiller System (WGS WGS World Geodetic System WGS Whole Genome Shotgun (DNA sequencing method) WGS Water-Gas Shift WGS Wideband Global SATCOM WGS Wideband Gapfiller Satellite WGS World Geodetic Survey (less common) ) satellites. This system provides greatly enhanced communication coverage, capacity, connectivity, and operational flexibility to deployed and mobile tactical users. This contract includes options that could, if exercised, extend the WGS effort through December 2010 at a value of up to $1,305,800,000. The work will be performed at Boeing's facility in El Segundo, Calif. There were two firms solicited and two proposals received. Solicitation began June 2000; negotiations were completed December 2000. At this time, $90,400,000 of the contracting funds have been obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. . The work is expected to be completed January 2003. Space and Missile Systems Center Based out of Los Angeles Air Force Base in California, the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is a part of Air Force Space Command of the United States Air Force. Its mission is to conduct research and development of U.S. military outer space and missile systems. , Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04701-00/C-0011). |
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