L-3 Communications Corp., Communications Systems East, Camden, N.J., is being awarded an $18,293,923 firm-fixed-price contract for three and a half AN/STC-2 (V) Integrated Voice Communications Systems (IVCS) for DDG 96, 97, 98, and a replacement for the damaged switching center for the DDG 78. The AN/STC-2 (V) IVCS is a processor controlled, militarized voice communications system that is capable of providing reliable, survivable, interior voice communications service in Navy combatant ships. This contract includes options, which if exercised, would bring the total cumulative value of this contract to $54,578,212. Work will be preformed in Camden, N.J., and is expected to be completed by September 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N00024-01-C-4012).

Northrop Grumman Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a $7,774,000 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for 25 AN/APN-241 Low Power Color Radar Sets in support of the C-130 aircraft. Expected contract completion date is June 30, 2002. Solicitation issue date was March 27, 2000. Negotiation completion date was Oct. 6, 2000. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga., is the contracting activity. Neal Foster, (912) 926-7351 is the POC. Contract Number: F09603-00-C-0214.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $5,580,030 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to provide for upgrade of software on 44 AN/APG-68 fire control radar systems in support of the F-16 aircraft. This effort supports foreign military sales to Egypt. Expected contract completion date is Dec. 30, 2003. Solicitation issue date was Jan. 25, 2000. Negotiation completion date was Oct. 31, 2000. Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity. Sylvia Baker, (937) 656-6080 is the POC. Contract Number: F33657-99-C-2010.

The contract modification announced on Nov. 3, 2000 for Royal Ordnance North America Inc., Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Kingsport, Tenn., should have stated that the contract was for the maintenance of inactive industrial facilities/industrial facilities. The modification award was part of the competitively awarded, firm-fixed-price contract and its pricing matrix that was issued June 26, 1998. The U.S. Army Operations Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-98-E-0006).