DRS Power & Control Technologies Awarded DDG 51 Class Support Contract

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DRS Power & Control Technologies Awarded DDG 51 Class Support Contract

DRS Power & Control Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is being awarded a $15,7 million firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials contract for DDG 51 Class Power Conversion Module (PCM) for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) preliminary design non-recurring engineering, engineering services, and associated support.

 

This contract provides for the AMDR PCM non-recurring engineering, long-lead-time material, low rate initial production units for testing, associated engineering services and support, and up to 12 production ship sets for DDG 51 Class ships.

The AMDR PCM will supply power to the radar from the ship’s service electrical system.

Work will be performed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is expected to be completed by April 2015.

This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $88,902,808.

Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funding in the amount of $2,378,012 will be obligated at time of award.

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

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Press Release, September 12, 2014; Image: US Navy