L-3 Henschel Awarded Contract

L-3 Henschel was awarded a $7.6M contract for Data Acquisition Unit shipsets, training and testing site sets together, with engineering services and provisioned items. This contract is in support of the CG 47 Class Cruiser Integrated Ship Controls (ISC) Program. The ISC Program integrates all ship control functions by utilizing commercially available technology. Installation involves removing old analog control consoles and replacing them with modern digital workstations. The new workstations generally take up less space, are more trouble free, and are easier to use. Work will be performed in Newburyport, Mass., and is expected to be completed by October 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was competitively procured and advertised on the Internet, with one offer received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.