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Harris, Thales share $1.3 billion award for radios

Issue No. 18 | September 16-30, 2012

Harris Corp., of Rochester, New York, is being awarded a $39,74,51,848 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm fixed-price contract for consolidated single channel handheld radios. Thales Communications, Inc., Clarksburg, Maryland, is also being awarded a $36,87,24,343. The contracts will provide Type 1 certified, software defined, handheld radios with multiple radio variants, waveforms, ancillaries, and accessories to support a wide variety of operational missions.

This is one of two multiple award contracts: both awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period. This twoyear contract includes two, one-year options which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $71,27,96,588. This two-year contract includes two, oneyear options which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $64,43,27,813.

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.