WASHINGTON - The United States Navy awarded two contract modifications for work on its bring Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) program. The first contract award modification is going to Data Link Solutions, LLC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with a $124,326,550 modification under a previously awarded multiple award contract (N00039-10-D-0031) increasing the scope authorized to perform all of the necessary design and development work required to bring TTNT capability to the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) terminal and to achieve a successful critical design review.

MIDS JTRS is a pre-planned product improvement replacement, transforming the MIDS low volume terminal into a four-channel, software- communications architecture-compliant JTRS terminal, while maintaining current Link-16 and tactical air navigation capability.

TTNT will significantly increase operational Link-16 networks' capacities, improve network performance, and provide more capable and flexible Link-16 network designs for the warfighter. Work will be performed in Wayne, New Jersey (30 percent), and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (70 percent), and is expected to be completed by Aug. 19, 2017.

Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $11,600,000 will be placed on contract and obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

The second contract award modification is going to ViaSat, Inc., Carlsbad, California, with a $72,673,450 modification under a previously awarded multiple award contract (N00039-10-D-0032) increasing the scope authorized to perform all of the necessary design and development work required to bring tactical targeting network technology (TTNT) capability to the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Terminal for a successful critical design review.

Work will be performed in Carlsbad, California, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 19, 2017. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $11,600,000 will be placed on contract and obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

The U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity for both.

The second contract award modification is going to ViaSat, Inc., Carlsbad, California, with a $72,673,450 modification under a previously awarded multiple award contract (N00039-10-D-0032) increasing the scope authorized to perform all of the necessary design and development work required to bring tactical targeting network technology (TTNT) capability to the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Terminal for a successful critical design review.

Work will be performed in Carlsbad, California, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 19, 2017. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $11,600,000 will be placed on contract and obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

Source: U.S. DoD
Associated URL: http://www.defense.gov/Contracts/Contract.aspx?ContractID=5355
Author: wip