Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $146,664,212 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Future Advanced Strike (FAST) effort. The objective of FAST is to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and precision strike capability.
The work to be performed provides for the completion of design modifications currently underway for the Coyote Block 3 system. Specific activities include finalizing configurations and developing technical data packages, manufacturing test assets, testing for an enhanced payload air system, a new launch module, a fire control system and ancillary peculiar support equipment.
Additionally, this effort is designed to conduct flight tests in support of developmental testing, and operational demonstrations. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (59%); and San Luis Obispo, California (41%). Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 25, 2024. The maximum dollar value, including an 18-month base period and three option periods that, if exercised, will run concurrently with the base effort, is $146,664,212. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $44,515,572 are obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
This contract was competitively procured under N00014-22-S-B001 entitled “Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science & Technology,” posted Oct. 1, 2021. Since proposals were received throughout the year under the long range BAA, the number of proposals received in response to the solicitation is unknown.
The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00014-23-C-1022).
Source: DoD