Boeing Wins $296M Satellite Contract from US DoD
Boeing Satellite Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $296,137,332 firm-fixed-price, contract for modification of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Block II follow-on. The contract exercises the option to produce, process, launch, and activate on-orbit Satellite Vehicle Eight as previously negotiated. The location of the performance is El Segundo, Calif. Work is expected to be completed Jul. 31, 2016. This was a sole-source acquisition. Therefore, one proposal was received. SMC/PKJW, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity.
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