BAE SYSTEMS - Raytheon Team Wins Naval Undersea Warfare Center Services Contract
12 Apr 2004
BAE Systems today announced that Team Keyport Services, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), has been awarded a $54.7 million contract for professional, engineering, and business management services in support of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Keyport, Wash. The total cumulative value of the contract could reach approximately $301.7 million if all four one-year options are exercised. The contract was awarded by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound in Bremerton, Wash.
Team Keyport Services, led by BAE Systems Technology Solutions, includes Raytheon IDS as a Joint Venture partner and 24 other subcontractors.
Under the contract, the Team will provide services that include technical data collection, reduction and analysis, technical studies and reports, system development and documentation, system operation and maintenance, configuration and management and drafting, emerging technology studies, operational test support, prototype hardware, and material and/or chemical analysis. This contract is a continuation of work BAE Systems has performed for NUWC since 1979.
Approximately 60 percent of the work will be performed in Keyport, Wash., with smaller efforts in Oahu, Kauai, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Norfolk, Chesapeake, Yorktown, and Arlington, Virginia.; Washington, D.C.; San Diego, California; and Hawthorne, Nevada.
This award represents another milestone in a successful 25 year partnership with NUWC Keyport and is a direct result of the outstanding performance of our contractor team, said Robert Murphy, president, Technology Solutions.
About BAE SYSTEMS
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defence systems.
BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company employs more than 90,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately 12 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.
BAE Systems North America is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 25,000 people who live and work in some 30 states, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to solving its customers needs with highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defence electronics, systems, information technology, and services arenas.
BAE Systems Technology Solutions provides a full-spectrum of systems engineering, technical services, and ordnance systems to its customers in disciplines essential for successful systems development, operating, and maintenance. Its full life-cycle systems capabilities include system design, integration and test; software development, engineering, and maintenance; and integrated logistics support.
BAE Systems, innovating for a safer world.
About Raytheon IDS:
Based in Tewksbury, Mass., Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in mission systems integration. With a strong international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. armed forces and U.S. Missile Defense Agency, IDS provides integrated capability solutions to the air, surface, and subsurface battlespace.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2003 sales of $18.1 billion, is an industry leader in defence and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 78,000 people worldwide.
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