Raytheon IDS Portsmouth gets up to $200M for AN/SQS-20A for LCS Minehunting

Defense.gov Contracts for Wednesday, February 19, 2014

LCS 1/2

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded a $35,545,309 fixed-price-incentive contract for the purchase of three  AN/AQS-20A sonar, mine detecting sets with ancillary equipment.  The AN/AQS-20A sonar, mine detecting set is a mine hunting and  identification system with acoustic and identification sensors housed in an underwater towed body. The acoustic sensors are designed for the  detection, classification and localization of bottom, close-tethered,  and volume targets in a single pass.  The identification sensor is  designed for the identification of bottom mines.  

The system will be  deployed from the Littoral Combat Ship as part of the Mine  Countermeasures Mission Package.

Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV)

The AN/AQS-20A Sonar, Mine Detection Set, is a mine hunting and identification system with acoustic and optic sensors housed in an  underwater towed body with a fixed wing and controllable tail surfaces. The sensors are designed to detect, classify and localize bottom, close-tethered, and volume targets. The AN/AQS-20A will be deployed from Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) as part of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Mission Package (MP). 

The AN/WLD-1(V)2 Remote Minehunting System (RMS) Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) tows the AN/AQS-20A.

The AN/AQS-20A has four modes of operation: 

• Single Pass Shallow (SPS) Mode - Bottom and moored mine coverage in a single pass 
• Single Pass Deep (SPD) Mode - Moored mine coverage in deep water 
• Volume Mine (VOL) Mode - Volume mine coverage at four times the area search rate 
• Identification (ID SPS) Mode - Bottom and moored mine coverage in a single pass plus optical imaging of bottom mines.

The combination of sonars enables the AN/AQS-20A to detect and classify mine-like objects from the seafloor to the near surface in a single pass. The system also has an identification capability that
delivers high-definition images of bottom mines providing the operator with both range and contrast data that combines to form a three-dimensional image during post-mission analysis to aid in mine
identification.

The AN/AQS-20A modes enable the system to give timely and accurate information on the location and position of mines so they can be quickly neutralized by minesweepers and by the Airborne
Mine Neutralization System (AMNS).

More than half the work will be done in Portsmouth RI

This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $199,692,601. Work will be performed in 

• Portsmouth, R.I. (56 percent); 
• Tucson, Ariz. (21 percent); 
• Pawcatuck, Conn. (6 percent); 
• Middletown, R.I. (5 percent); 
• Glen Rock, N.J. (2 percent); 
• Windber, Pa. (2 percent); 
• Cincinnati, Ohio (1 percent); 
• Big Lake, Minn. (1 percent); 
• Woodland Hills, Calif. (1 percent); 
• Lewisburg, Tenn. (1 percent); 
• Huntsville, Ala. (1 percent); 
• Poway, Calif. (1 percent); 
• North Springfield, Vt. (1 percent), and 
• Hampton, Va. (1 percent), 

and is expected to be completed by February 2015.  Fiscal 2013 and 2014 other procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $35,545,309 will be obligated and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-14-C-6302).