RESTON, Va., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been
selected to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with engineering, technical,
maintenance and support services for the National Differential Global
Positioning System (NDGPS) under a $49.2 million, 10-year contract designed to
support the federal land-based radio navigation network. This is an
indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, which includes a one-year
base period and nine one-year options.
Under the contract, Raytheon Technical Services Company will provide
contractor maintenance services for all installed equipment and support
systems for the NDGPS network including call center services, and
installation, de-installation and modification of equipment at up to 81 sites
nationwide including Alaska. The program office will be located in Norfolk,
Va. Tasks under the contract options may include site construction, site
conversion, site activation and depot-level repairs.
"This Coast Guard program will allow Raytheon to leverage its nationwide
installation workforce in support of government customers," said Bryan Even,
president of Raytheon Technical Services Company. "We are pleased to be
selected as a qualified vendor of high quality services for the Coast Guard's
NDGPS contract."
NDGPS provides land-based surface radio navigation assistance throughout
the United States. Through a congressionally mandated memorandum of agreement
with the U.S. Air Force and Army, as well as the National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration, Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Highway
Administration, the Coast Guard was given responsibility to establish, operate
and support the nationwide network.
Raytheon Technical Services Company, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company,
provides technical, scientific and professional services for defense, federal
and commercial customers worldwide. It specializes in management, operation
and maintenance of customer facilities, equipment and systems; logistics and
life-cycle support; overhaul and repair depot operations; engineering,
logistics and personnel support; space and earth sciences; test and training
range support; and privatization of government services.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company is a global
technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and
business and special mission aircraft.
Contact:
Bob Valentine
703.295.2530
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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