N0001917C0078

May 2018: Physical Optics Corp.,* Torrance, California, is awarded a $21,484,349 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to a previously awarded contract (N00019-17-C-0078) for 102 F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G data transfer units (DTUs) for the Navy and 50 DTUs for the government of Australia and associated support equipment.  Work will be performed in Torrance, California, and is expected to be completed in August 2022.  Fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement (Navy); and foreign military sales (FMS) funds in the amount of $21,484,349 are being obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the Navy ($15,280,606, 71 percent); and government of Australia ($6,203,743, 29 percent), under the FMS program.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Aug 2019: Physical Optics Corp.,* Torrance, California, is awarded $27,230,891 for modification P00012 to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0078) in support of F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft for the Navy and the government of Kuwait.  This modification exercises an option for data transfer unit production support, 160 data transfer units, 160 ground data transfer units, 14 maintenance access cables, 600 mission data transfer devices, and 459 maintenance data transfer devices in support of the Navy's F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G program.  In addition,  this option exercise procures 37 data transfer units, 35 ground data transfer units, 11 maintenance access cables, 122 mission data transfer devices, and 90 maintenance data transfer devices in support of the Kuwait Super Hornet program.  Work will be performed in Torrance, California, and is expected to be completed in August 2021.  Fiscal 2018 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy); and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This modification combines purchases for the Navy ($22,334,109; 82%); and the government of Kuwait ($4,896,782; 18%) under the FMS Program.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Mar 2020: Physical Optics Corp., Torrance, California, is awarded a $15,781,410 modification (P00015) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-17-C-0078. Work will be performed in Torrance, California, and exercises options for the production and delivery of 110 data transfer units, 62 ground data transfer units, 348 mission data transfer devices and 196 maintenance data transfer devices for the Navy, as well as 52 ground data transfer units for the government of Australia in support of Super Hornet F/A-18 E/F and Boeing EA-18G Growler warfare aircrafts. Work is expected to be complete by August 2022. In addition to the hardware procurement, this modification provides data transfer unit production support. Fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $12,920,265; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $2,861,145 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.