Author: Jane Edwards|| Date Published: November 27, 2018
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has won a potential seven-year, $383.4M contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide tactical warfighters with a joint ground platform designed to deliver anti-jam satellite communications capabilities.
The service received three proposals for the cost-plus-incentive-fee contract in support of the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service program, the Defense Departmentsaid Monday.
PTES offers joint hubs to deliver communications services through Wideband Global Satcom satellites and includes a key loading and initialization facility, key management system and a mission management system, according to the statement of work.
The scope of work includes PTES system design; PTES segment initial operational capability development; system full operational capability development; joint hub FOC; joint hub with end cryptographic unit installation and deployment; initial spares; additional training and documentation requirements; and special studies.
The Space and Missile Systems Center will obligate $17.2M in research, development, test and evaluation funds for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 at the time of award.
Work will occur in El Segundo, Calif., through Dec. 31, 2025.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has won a potential seven-year, $383.4M contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide tactical warfighters with a joint ground platform designed to deliver anti-jam satellite communications capabilities.
