BAE Systems has secured a prime position on a five-year, $26.7 million task order from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD) Aircraft Prototyping Systems Division to install, integrate, and test the Department of the Navy (DoN) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system, the company reported on Monday. 

“We understand how vital the KC-130J is to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps and the enhanced capability the DoN LAIRCM system brings to the fight,” said Pete Trainer, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems’ Air Force Solutions. 

BAE Systems will perform work on the KC-130J aerial transport and refueling aircraft. The DoN LAIRCM advanced missile warning system will improve aircraft capability and survivability by countering advanced infrared missile system threats.

“With more than 40 years of experience managing complex aircraft modernization and sustainment programs, we’re excited that NAWCAD has entrusted us to integrate this system onto their aircraft to ensure the safety of the aircrews and protect this vital capability,” Trainer added. 

The company will utilize its turnkey solution to provide program management, inventory control, engineering support, installation, and system testing of the DoN LAIRCM upgrade. Aircraft maintenance and support activities will also be provided as required. 

The contract represents the second task order awarded to BAE Systems under the Prototyping and Limited Production indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract. The work will take place in Crestview, Florida in partnership with Vertex Aerospace Aircraft Integration and Sustainment (AIS) Division.

BAE Systems’ Intelligence and Security sector has extensive experience in advanced aircraft engineering, fabrication, installation, modification, systems integration, and logistics support, and has performed more than 200 separate complex modification programs involving over 2,200 aircraft. 

The BAE Systems and Vertex AIS team have installed Directional Infrared Countermeasures and DoN LAIRCM systems for the U.S. Air Force and foreign military customers under previous contracts.

“This competitive award will allow the Marine Corps to move from government depot installation to industry without a gap in services. It is a great reflection on the dedication of the KC-130J Mission Systems Team and the contracts office. It also speaks to the flexibility of both the Navy and industry,” said CAPT Steven Nassau, program manager for Naval Air Systems Command’s PMA-207. 

In addition to BAE Systems’ 26.7 million contract, the company also secured BAE a potential five-year, $84.3 million contract to support direct labor engineering services for the NAWCAD in May 2019. 

The company’s technology solutions and services business will provide integration, requirements and solutions definition assistance, operation and sustainment, integration and installation verification and validation support under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract.

The company will work with the NAWCAD’s special communications mission solutions division, which supports special operations forces in command, control, communications, computers, combat systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.

The service received three proposals for the IDIQ contract and work will occur in Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, California and Florida through May 2024.

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Fluor Corporation announced on Monday that the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has selected Hanford Works Restoration (HWR), a joint venture between a subsidiary of BWX Technologies (BWXT) and Fluor, to lead the ten-year, $13 billion Tank Closure Contract at the DoE’s Hanford Site. 

“Fluor began its 13-year tenure at Hanford in 1996 with a contract to manage most of the site’s cleanup work and we have been an integrated part of the community ever since. We look forward to working with the incumbent Tank Farm employees, DOE, the regulators, and other Hanford contractors to shift to a unified closure mentality and safely accelerate the completion timeline,” said Tom D’Agostino, president of Fluor’s Government Group.

The joint venture will partner with two pre-selected small businesses, DBD and INTERA, which provide specialized modeling and regulatory expertise, respectively. HWR will provide services for the transition from the current tank operations contract to the tank closure contract. 

The team will support operations and maintenance of the single shell and double shell tank farms,  including volume management and secondary waste treatment facilities and the completion of construction and operations. 

Additionally, the joint venture will provide maintenance to equipment necessary to pretreat and feed low-level waste to the low-activity waste verification facility and a single-shell tank waste remediation and closure to support the Hanford Site environmental cleanup. 

Established in 1943, the Hanford Site's original mission was to produce plutonium for national defense. Operations to make the raw materials for nuclear weapons continued until the late 1980s. In 1989, Hanford's mission shifted from production of weapons material to waste management and environmental cleanup.

“We’re pleased that DOE has given us the opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new end-state contract approach to accelerate closing Hanford’s tanks and reduce DOE’s liability,” added D’Agostino.

BWXT also commented on the contract award. Rex Geveden, BWXT’s president and chief executive officer said, “This contract award demonstrates that BWXT’s nuclear operations and waste management capabilities are key differentiators for Hanford’s programs that are of critical importance to the nation and the State of Washington.” 

About Fluor Corporation

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company with projects and offices on six continents. Fluor’s 47,000 employees build a better world by designing, constructing and maintaining safe, well-executed, capital-efficient projects. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor has served its clients for more than 100 years.