Raytheon Co. Network Centric Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded an $89,695,623 contract.Raytheon Co. Network Centric Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded an $89,695,623 contract for fiscal year 2003 Navy Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC (Central Electronic Complex) The set of hardware that defines a mainframe, which includes the CPU(s), memory, channels, controllers and power supplies included in the box. Some CECs, such as IBM's Multiprise 2000 and 3000, include data storage devices as well. ) Program production requirements. The contract will support the build of 13 CEC systems, three planar array In telecommunications and radar, a planar array is an antenna in which all of the elements, both active and parasitic, are in one plane.[1][2] A planar array with a reflecing screen is related to a Radar absorber. antenna assemblies, one stand-alone cooperative engagement processor, associated spares and data. CEC is a sensor netting system that significantly improves battle force anti-air warfare capability by extracting and distributing sensor-derived information such that the superset A group of commands or functions that exceed the capabilities of the original specification. Software or hardware components designed for the original specification will also operate with the superset product. However, components designed for the superset will not work with the original. of this data is available to all participating CEC units. Work will be performed in Largo, Fla. (77%), and St. Petersburg, Fla. (23%), and is expected to be completed by September 2005. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the U.S. Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel organizations. NAVSEA consists of four shipyards, eight "warfare centers" (two undersea and six surface), four major shipbuilding locations and the NAVSEA headquarters, , Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-03-C-5104). |
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