N0003018C0001
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
Flight test instrumentation support and services. This effort includes engineering services and support for U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP)-owned Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) systems operated in support of SSP trident II flight tests, including planning, maintaining, operating, sustaining, and providing logistics support and life cycle management for FTI systems. Work also encompasses FTI data acquisition, post-mission processing and analysis, Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) training program support, operation of FTI systems for flight tests beyond trident II missions, implementation of FTI system refreshes and strategic systems programs alterations (SPALTS), and support for Readiness Instrumentation (RI) systems. Additional tasks involve providing and maintaining specialized FTI equipment and components such as telemetry recorders, s-band receivers, antennas, radar systems, ruggedized computers, cable assemblies, and supporting software, as well as performing installation, maintenance, and operational support at multiple locations in the U.S. And the United Kingdom.
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Anaheim, CA 92805 United States
Pricing
Cost Plus Incentive Fee
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Not Competed
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Termination This definitive contract was terminated for convenience (partial or complete) in September 2025.
Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been extended from 04/01/23 to 06/30/26 and the Potential Award value has increased 227% from $147,343,492 to $481,916,295.
Sole Source This Definitive Contract was awarded sole source to L3harris Interstate Electronics Corporation because the government believes that only one company can provide the product / service (FAR 6.302-1).
Recompete The following similar solicitation(s) may continue aspects of this contract: 2027 Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI)Development, Production, Support, and Installation
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been extended from 04/01/23 to 06/30/26 and the Potential Award value has increased 227% from $147,343,492 to $481,916,295.
Sole Source This Definitive Contract was awarded sole source to L3harris Interstate Electronics Corporation because the government believes that only one company can provide the product / service (FAR 6.302-1).
Recompete The following similar solicitation(s) may continue aspects of this contract: 2027 Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI)Development, Production, Support, and Installation
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
L3harris Interstate Electronics Corporation was awarded
Definitive Contract N0003018C0001 (N00030-18-C-0001)
for Flight Test Instrumentation Support and Services for Guided Missiles
worth up to $481,916,295
by Naval Strategic Systems Programs
in November 2017.
The contract
has a duration of 8 years 7 months and
was awarded
through solicitation Flight Test Instrumentation Engineering Services Support
full & open
with
NAICS 541330 and
PSC H914
via sole source acquisition procedures with 1 bid received.
As of today, the Definitive Contract has a total reported backlog of $239,245,892 and funded backlog of $141,429,993.
DOD Announcements
Nov 2017:
L3 - Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim, California, is being awarded a $45,417,856 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for flight test instrumentation engineering services and support. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (56 percent); Cape Canaveral, Florida (27 percent); Washington, District of Columbia (4 percent); Kings Bay, Georgia (3 percent); Norfolk, Virginia (3 percent); Bremerton, Washington (2 percent); Laurel, Maryland (2 percent); Silverdale, Washington (2 percent); and Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom (1 percent), with an expected completion date of Aug. 1, 2020. If all options are exercised, work will continue through April 1, 2023. The contract contains options, which if exercised, will bring the contract value to $195,624,931. Fiscal 2018 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $34,273,546; fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,155,000; fiscal 2018 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $718,700; and United Kingdom funds in the amount of $555,095 are being obligated on this award. Funds in the amount of $1,155,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole-source acquisition in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and (4). Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00030-18-C-0001).
Sep 2018: L3 Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim, California, is awarded a not-to-exceed $10,000,000 for cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract action PH0007 under previously awarded contract N00030-18-C-0001 for the S-Band Mobile Array Telemetry (SMART) Antenna Component Refresh. The work will be performed in Anaheim, California (85 percent); and Cape Canaveral, Florida (15 percent), with an expected completion date of March 30, 2021. Fiscal 2018 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,400,000 are being obligated at the time of award. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Sep 2019: L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Anaheim, California, is awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee $48,747,332 contract modification (P00020) to exercise an option to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030-18-C-0001), and award two new procurement contract line item numbers (CLIN) to provide support in the acquisition and engineering of both on-board and off-board FTI systems. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (56%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (27%); Washington, District of Columbia (4%); Bremerton, Washington (3%); Kings Bay, Georgia (3%); Norfolk, Virginia (2%); Laurel, Maryland (2%); Silverdale, Washington (2%); Barrow-In-Furness, England (1%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2020. Fiscal 2019 other procurement funds in the amount of $1,625,928; fiscal 2019 weapons procurement funds in the amount of $30,109,163; fiscal 2019 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $12,119; and fiscal 2020 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $2,039,000 are being obligated on this award. Strategic Systems Programs, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
May 2020: L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Anaheim, California, is awarded a $12,732,754 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00030) to exercise options under previously awarded and announced contract N00030-18-C-0001. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (71%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (23%); Washington, D.C. (3%); Bremerton, Washington (1%); Norfolk, Virginia (1%), and Kings Bay, Georgia (1%). Work will provide services and support for Flight Test Instrumentation and is expected to be complete by August 2022. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,968,016; fiscal 2020 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,332,143; and fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $200,000 are obligated on this award. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,968,016 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification is awarded to the contractor on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website. The Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Sep 2020: L3 – Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim, California, is awarded a $33,245,905 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00034) to exercise options under previously awarded and announced contract N00030-18-C-0001 for engineering and services support for flight test instrumentation (FTI) and readiness instrumentation (RI) systems operated in support of the Trident II D5LE flight test program. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (56%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (27%); Bremerton, Washington (2%); Kings Bay, Georgia (2%); Washington, D.C. (6%); Norfolk, Virginia (1%); Laurel, Maryland (2%); Silverdale, Washington (2%); and Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom (2%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2020 weapons funds in the amount of $33,245,905, are being obligated to this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is not a competitive award. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Dec 2020: L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Anaheim, California, is awarded a $13,999,957 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00036) for new procurement options under previously awarded and announced contract N00030-18-C-0001. The work will provide services and support for flight test instrumentation (FTI) systems. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (55%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (28%); Washington, D.C. (6%); Bremerton, Washington (3%); Kings Bay, Georgia (3%); Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom (3%); Laurel, Maryland (1%); and Silverdale, Washington (1%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 1, 2023. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,694,024; fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,647,388; and fiscal 2021 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $1,025,720, are being obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification is awarded to the contractor on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (now beta.SAM.gov) website. The Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Feb 2021: L3 Harris Technologies Inc. Anaheim, California, is awarded an $8,203,414 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00038) for options under previously awarded and announced contract N00030-18-C-0001. The work will provide services and support for Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) systems. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (60 %); Cape Canaveral, Florida (25 %); and Washington, D.C. (15%), with an expected completion date of Oct. 12, 2022. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,021,941 will be obligated at time of this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Fiscal 2021 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,423,298; fiscal 2021 weapons (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,814,175; and fiscal 2021 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $944,000, are being obligated at time of this award and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract modification is being awarded to the contractor on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (now beta.SAM.gov) website. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Sep 2018: L3 Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim, California, is awarded a not-to-exceed $10,000,000 for cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract action PH0007 under previously awarded contract N00030-18-C-0001 for the S-Band Mobile Array Telemetry (SMART) Antenna Component Refresh. The work will be performed in Anaheim, California (85 percent); and Cape Canaveral, Florida (15 percent), with an expected completion date of March 30, 2021. Fiscal 2018 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,400,000 are being obligated at the time of award. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Sep 2019: L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Anaheim, California, is awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee $48,747,332 contract modification (P00020) to exercise an option to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030-18-C-0001), and award two new procurement contract line item numbers (CLIN) to provide support in the acquisition and engineering of both on-board and off-board FTI systems. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (56%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (27%); Washington, District of Columbia (4%); Bremerton, Washington (3%); Kings Bay, Georgia (3%); Norfolk, Virginia (2%); Laurel, Maryland (2%); Silverdale, Washington (2%); Barrow-In-Furness, England (1%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2020. Fiscal 2019 other procurement funds in the amount of $1,625,928; fiscal 2019 weapons procurement funds in the amount of $30,109,163; fiscal 2019 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $12,119; and fiscal 2020 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $2,039,000 are being obligated on this award. Strategic Systems Programs, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
May 2020: L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Anaheim, California, is awarded a $12,732,754 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00030) to exercise options under previously awarded and announced contract N00030-18-C-0001. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (71%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (23%); Washington, D.C. (3%); Bremerton, Washington (1%); Norfolk, Virginia (1%), and Kings Bay, Georgia (1%). Work will provide services and support for Flight Test Instrumentation and is expected to be complete by August 2022. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,968,016; fiscal 2020 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,332,143; and fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $200,000 are obligated on this award. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,968,016 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification is awarded to the contractor on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website. The Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Sep 2020: L3 – Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim, California, is awarded a $33,245,905 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00034) to exercise options under previously awarded and announced contract N00030-18-C-0001 for engineering and services support for flight test instrumentation (FTI) and readiness instrumentation (RI) systems operated in support of the Trident II D5LE flight test program. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (56%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (27%); Bremerton, Washington (2%); Kings Bay, Georgia (2%); Washington, D.C. (6%); Norfolk, Virginia (1%); Laurel, Maryland (2%); Silverdale, Washington (2%); and Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom (2%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2020 weapons funds in the amount of $33,245,905, are being obligated to this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is not a competitive award. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Dec 2020: L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Anaheim, California, is awarded a $13,999,957 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00036) for new procurement options under previously awarded and announced contract N00030-18-C-0001. The work will provide services and support for flight test instrumentation (FTI) systems. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (55%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (28%); Washington, D.C. (6%); Bremerton, Washington (3%); Kings Bay, Georgia (3%); Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom (3%); Laurel, Maryland (1%); and Silverdale, Washington (1%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 1, 2023. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,694,024; fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,647,388; and fiscal 2021 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $1,025,720, are being obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification is awarded to the contractor on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (now beta.SAM.gov) website. The Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Feb 2021: L3 Harris Technologies Inc. Anaheim, California, is awarded an $8,203,414 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00038) for options under previously awarded and announced contract N00030-18-C-0001. The work will provide services and support for Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) systems. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (60 %); Cape Canaveral, Florida (25 %); and Washington, D.C. (15%), with an expected completion date of Oct. 12, 2022. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,021,941 will be obligated at time of this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Fiscal 2021 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,423,298; fiscal 2021 weapons (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,814,175; and fiscal 2021 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $944,000, are being obligated at time of this award and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract modification is being awarded to the contractor on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (now beta.SAM.gov) website. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 9/19/25
Period of Performance
11/28/17
Start Date
6/30/25
Current End Date
6/30/26
Potential End Date
Obligations and Backlog
$242.7M
Total Obligated
$384.1M
Current Award
$481.9M
Potential Award
$141.4M
Funded Backlog
$239.2M
Total Backlog
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
N0003018C0001
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Labor Services Billing
Annual labor billing rates and FTE reported for N0003018C0001
| Year | Services Invoiced | Hours | FTE | Blended Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $38,930,910 | 348,816.0 | 167.7 | $111.61 |
Subcontract Awards
Disclosed subcontracts for N0003018C0001
Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for N0003018C0001
Transaction History
Modifications to N0003018C0001
People
Suggested agency contacts for N0003018C0001
Competition
Number of Bidders
1
Solicitation Procedures
Sole Source
Other Than Full and Open Competition
Only One Source - Other
Evaluated Preference
None
Performance Based Acquisition
Yes
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Individual Subcontract Plan
Cost Accounting Standards
Yes
Business Size Determination
Large Business
DoD Claimant Code
Services
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
JYAPS9B2MKE9
Awardee CAGE
07421
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
N00030 STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS
Funding Office
N00030
Created By
michael.monte.n00030@web1700.ssp
Last Modified By
paul.bonsiero.n00030@web1700.ssp
Approved By
paul.bonsiero.n00030@web1700.ssp
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
Labor Standards
Materials, Supplies, Articles & Equipment
Performance District
CA-46
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Representative
J. Correa
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons Procurement, Navy (017-1507) | Department of Defense-Military | Supplies and materials (26.0) | $41,429,623 | 94% |
| Operation and Maintenance, Navy (017-1804) | Department of Defense-Military | Operation and maintenance of equipment (25.7) | $3,473,653 | 8% |
Modified: 9/19/25