Boeing given contract to test High Altitude Anti-Submarine Weapon

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $23,245,869 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-04-C-3146) for testing of the high-altitude antisubmarine warfare weapons capability on the P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft.  Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland (50 percent); and Seattle, Washington (50 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2017.  Fiscal 2014 and 2015 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $12,937,511 will be obligated at time of award, $2,537,511 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.