WASHINGTON - Rockwell Collins is being awarded a $17.2 firm-fixed-price contract for life cycle contractor support on the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) and Cockpit Management System currently installed on the A/MH-6, MH-47, and MH-60 helicopters assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command.
The work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is expected to be completed by January 31, 2017. This contract was awarded as sole-source after approval of a justification and approval document as exception to full and open competition under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. U.S. Special Operations Command in MacDill Air Force Base, Florida is the contracting activity (H92241-12-C-0002).
According to Rockwell Collins, the CAAS system incorporates cockpit flight and mission management and also integrates multiple communications, navigation, weapons, and mission sensor subsystems for reduced crew workload and improved operational effectiveness and safety. Furthermore, CAAS provides a consistent, intuitive user interface for displays and allows control of all avionics subsystems by each cockpit user.
