High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAASW) - Encryption Integration

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a Cost Plus Fixed Price Delivery Order, N00019-21-F-0190, to Lockheed Martin Corporation for the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Encryption Integration project. Awarded on December 15, 2020, in the amount of 998,652.00 dollars, the contract focuses on integrating a government-defined Advanced Encryption Standard encryption scheme into the communications link of the Lockheed Martin production AN/SSQ-125A sonobuoy design. The work is being performed in Manassas, Virginia, with a total period of performance of 18 months. This acquisition was conducted on a sole-source basis under the statutory authority of Title 10, U.S.C. Section 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, as Lockheed Martin is the proprietary owner of the design and the only responsible source capable of satisfying the agency requirements. The effort is managed under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-19-G-0029 and is covered by Class Justification and Approval number 19-0358. The project falls under NAICS code 336413 and is overseen by the Department of Defense.