ITT Industries To Provide For R&D Under A BAA Entitled Wideband Antennas And Sources Research

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Alexandria VA (SPX) Aug 17, 2005
ITT Industries is being awarded a $25,000,000 indefinite delivery -indefinite quantity contract to provide for research & development under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) entitled wideband antennas and sources research.

The basic contract covers high power microwave (HPM) wideband antennas and sources, analysis of new materials, develop impulse radar technology for target detection and identification, and conduct theoretic analysis on advanced HPM concepts.

A task order will be awarded at the same time as the basic contract and it will provide research and development on the HPM source parameters assessment. The location of performance is ITT Industries, Albuquerque, N.M. At this time, $200,000 of the funds has been obligated.

This work will be complete by August 2011. Solicitation began December 2004 and negotiations were completed August 2005. Detachment 8 Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., is the contracting activity (FA9451-05-D-0233).

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