MRIC Systems (Previously Tamir Missile) Procurement Notice of Intent   3

Background
The Program Manager (PM) for Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) is responsible for the sustainment of the Advanced Man Portable Air Defense System (A-MANPADS) and the development, fielding, and sustainment of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) Family of Systems (FoS), including Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) and Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC). The MRIC system will be deployed to defend permanently and operationally fixed sites in the designated Area of Operations (AO). This integration provides the Marine Expeditionary Force an air defense umbrella that detects, tracks, identifies, and defeats enemy cruise missile threats, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and other identified aerial threats. The MRIC system will leverage available surveillance radar and communication assets within the AO to enhance detection and identification of threats and improve situational awareness. The system will be interoperable with other theater air and missile defense systems to facilitate a defense-in-depth against aerial threats. PEO LS designated the MRIC program a Middle Tier Acquisition Program (MTA) on 30 June 2020. To meet the residual capability requirements, the GBAD Program Office (PMO) is designing, developing, integrating, and testing a single prototype MRIC system consisting of expeditionary Command and Control (C2), a mini-Battle Management Center (mBMC), four MRIC Expeditionary Launchers (MEL), and Tamir missiles. Several live fire test events conducted at White Sand Missile Range (WSMR) successfully demonstrated the technical capability maturity of the MRIC prototype. On 12 Dec 2022, PEO LS approved PM GBAD to proceed in transitioning into the ‘certify the prototype for deployment’ phase of the rapid prototyping MTA strategy. This certification entails developing logistics and sustainment planning, additional testing to include tailored safety testing, assembling the deployable prototype, conducting the cybersecurity assessment, and procuring missiles.

Work Details
The contract involves negotiating and awarding a new contract on a sole source basis in accordance with 6.302-1 with Raytheon Company to procure, integrate, test, and field up to 80 Tamir missiles to support the initial Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) Prototype deployment. Additionally, it includes three batteries of MRIC systems consisting of 1,840 Tamir missiles, 44 Expeditionary launchers integrated with Iron Dome Missile Firing Unit Launch Control Electronics (LCE), 11 mini-Battle Management and Control systems with Uplinks compatible with the LCE integrated with expeditionary Command and Control (C2) from USMC Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S). Logistics and technical support are also part of this contract.