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Contract Award: Design West Technologies Inc. (Tustin, California) – $26,155,214

Design West Technologies Inc.,* Tustin, California, is awarded a $26,155,214 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N6339421C0011 to exercise options for the manufacture, assembly, test, and delivery of MK 5 Mod 2 and MK 6 Mod 1 launch sequencers and associated kitted material. This modification combines purchases for the Navy (90.84%); and the governments of Germany (5.29%); Finland (3.15%); Republic of Korea (0.40%); and Spain (0.32%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Tustin, California, and is expected to be completed by October 2023. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $23,761,323 (90.84%); FMS (Germany) funds in the amount of $1,384,176 (5.29%); FMS (Finland) funds in the amount of $822,642 (3.15%); FMS (Republic of Korea) funds in the amount of $103,332 (0.40%); and FMS (Spain) funds in the amount of $83,741 (0.32%) will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity.



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