Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.Charles Stark Draper Laboratory The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., formerly the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, was founded by Charles Stark Draper in the late 1930s to teach students how to design the scientific instruments necessary to accurately measure and study motion. , Inc., Cambridge, Mass., is being awarded a $6,500,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and engineering services in support of the Naval Air Warfare air warfare Military operations conducted by airplanes, helicopters, or other aircraft against aircraft or targets on the ground and in the water. Air warfare did not become important until World War I (1914–18). Center's Science and Technology Department. Draper is an independent research and development laboratory that will provide independent analysis and unbiased assessment of our research and development approaches, as well as those of our potential commercial partners to determine the system integration alternatives, identify associated risks and execute nonproprietary designs. This estimated level of work is 164,463 man-hours. Work will be performed in Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C. , Md., and is expected to be completed by March 2005. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). , Naval Air Warfare Center The Naval Air Warfare Center was a former U.S. Navy military installation located in Warminster, Pennsylvania and Ivyland, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Navy purchased the grounds to establish this facility from the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation following its bankruptcy in the Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-02-D-3092). |
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