US DoD Awards $8M Contract to AeroVironment for UAV Support

AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, Calif., was awarded an $8,852,535 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to supply logistics services for the Small Unmanned Aircraft System. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 14, 2012. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity . .