Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
9/26/2014
Navy Strategic Systems Programs late last week awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. two contract modifications for work related to Trident II (D5) missiles. One of the contracts allocates $34.2 million toward meeting New START Treaty requirements, according to a Sept. 19 Defense Department announcement and Strategic Systems Programs spokesperson John Daniels. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will design and deliver support equipment for the movement and storage of D5 missiles at Camp Navajo, Ariz. The base houses the first-stage motors for submarine-launched ballistic missiles for nuclear arms control treaty-compliance inspections. The cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification is affixed to a contract previously awarded for the design, development and procurement of D5-related facilities, as well as equipment and processes for activation and support of a D5 missile storage facility. Work on this contract is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2019.
The D5s will be stored in a portion of the camp separate from its current inventory of Trident C4s, whose motors are “no longer inspectable” under New START, according to a 2011 Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) information paper. Under the treaty’s terms for “Type Two” inspections—which involve only non-deployed strategic systems—Russian officials could audit each D5 bunker as frequently as twice per year. U.S. Strategic Command and SMDC are responsible for ensuring the implementation of all Army programs required for New START compliance.
The other contract modification is worth $146.3 million and entails a fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded un-priced “letter” contract—which authorized Lockheed Martin to begin work immediately after the original award—for D5 deployed systems support as well as life extension development and production. Work is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2019. The contract award could increase to $828.4 million should Lockheed Martin exercise all of the contract options. Lockheed Martin will derive $76.5 million from Fiscal Year 2014 Navy weapons procurement funds, as well as $3.1 million from other procurement funds and $48.5 million in United Kingdom funds.