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April 20th, 2015

United Launch Alliance Commits To NRO Launch Vehicle Production Services


[SatNews] United Launch Services LLC, Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $138,041,011 firm-fixed-price modification (P00086) to previously awarded contract FA8811-13-C-0003 for launch vehicle production services (LVPS) under the terms of the requirements contract.

Contractor will execute a requirement for fiscal 2015 LVPS in support of the launch vehicle configuration of one National Reconnaissance Office Atlas V 541. This modification also procures backlog transportation for the GPS IIF-10 and GPS IIF-11 missions as well as mission specific commodities for the MUOS-4 mission.

Work will be performed at Centennial, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and is expected to be complete by July 29, 2017. Fiscal 2015 Air Force missile procurement and Navy weapons procurement funds in the amount of $138,041,011 are being obligated at the time of award. Launch Systems Directorate, Space and Missiles Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.