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April 3rd, 2020

Lockheed Martin Receives $113 Million MUOS Space Segment Sustainment Contract


Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. has been awarded an $112,747,940 cost-plus-award-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) space segment sustainment.


Photo of a MUOS satellite is courtesy of Lockheed Martin.

MUOS is a narrowband military satellite communications system that supports a worldwide, multi-service population of users, providing modern net-centric communications capabilities while supporting legacy terminals.  Work is expected to be complete by March 2030. 

Fiscal 2020-2029 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding will be applied to task orders after contract award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

This sole-source contract was not competitively procured pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 6.302-1 was the only responsible source.  The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity (N00039-20-D-0022).