Harris Selected for FAA's IDIQ Contract for System Engineering Services

Harris Corp. (News - Alert), an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets worldwide, announced it has been selected by Federal Aviation Administration or "FAA" to provide mission analysis and systems engineering services under an indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery contract.

 

The ten-year Systems Engineering 2020 contract consists of up to six separate contracts for research-and-development and systems engineering services designed to support the National Airspace System's transformation into the next generation air transportation system. The initial term is for five years, with two options that could extend the contract for 36 and 24 months, respectively.

 

The task-order driven contract does not specify purchase dates or quantities of services or equipment from any particular supplier, the company said.

Three teams were selected to participate in the indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery contract, which has an approximate value to all participants of $7 billion - the largest award in the history of FAA, according to company officials.

 

John O'Sullivan, vice president, Harris mission critical networks, said Harris supports the FAA in its goal to bring greater efficiencies to the nation's airspace system and achieve early nextgen success through Systems Engineering 2020.

 

The Boeing (News - Alert) team members are utilizing their competencies to the different functional requirements of the Systems Engineering 2020 contract, O'Sullivan added.

 

A member of the Boeing company team, Harris has been developing and integrating system solutions for FAA and the global air traffic control network for many years. Harris has developed other FAA programs such as the Weather and Radar Processor (News - Alert), a weather system serving the en-route air traffic control environment.

 

OASIS, another FAA program developed by Harris, provides integrated weather briefing and flight planning capabilities for preflight weather briefings and in-flight updates.

 

Harris has also developed a voice switching and control system, which provides ritical air-to-ground communication links between en-route aircraft and air traffic controllers throughout the continental United States, as well as a satellite-based Alaskan National Airspace System Interfacility Communications System.

 

Earlier in May, arris announced it has received a total of $139 million in funding to provide additional Falcon II AN/VRC-104 high-frequency tactical radio systems for the U.S. Department of Defense's joint Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or "MRAP" vehicle program, TMCnet reported .