The US Navy has awarded a $39.6 million to ERAPSCO, an Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation joint venture, for the manufacture of sonobuoys for the US Navy.
The award is a GFY18 ERAPSCO Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract release for sonobuoy requirements under the company’s five year contract.
ERAPSCO will provide production subcontracts in the amount of $19.4 million and $20.2 million to Ultra Electronics USSI and Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC respectively. Production will take place at Ultra Electronics USSI’s Columbia City, IN facility and Sparton’s DeLeon Springs, FL facility and is expected to be completed by September 2020.
“This significant contract award underscores the increased focus on anti-submarine warfare and our ability, through ERAPSCO, to provide a range of key technologies and capabilities to support the US Navy’s continued commitment to this important mission,” Simon Pryce, chief executive officer of Ultra Electronics, commented.