Chemring Australia Pty Ltd., Lara, Victoria, Australia, is awarded a $19,689,472 modification (P00001) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001921C0081). This modification exercises options for the production and delivery of 9,728 MJU-68/B Flare Infrared Countermeasures, to include 7,256 for the Navy; 1,152 for the Air Force; 528 for the government of Norway; 336 for the government of Japan; 312 for the government of Netherlands; and 144 for the government of Italy in support of the F-35 Lightning II program. Work will be performed in Lara, Victoria, Australia (47%); San Diego, California (28%); Toone, Tennessee (24%); and Braeside, Victoria, Australia (1%), and is expected to be completed in November 2022. Fiscal 2022 procurement of ammunition (Navy and Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $14,678,048; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $2,331,648; fiscal 2021 procurement of ammunition (Navy and Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $8,096; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $2,671,680 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Contract Award: Chemring Australia Pty Ltd. Lara (Victoria, Australia) – $19,689,472
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