Port Hueneme Division Expands VLS Support with $26.6M to DRS Laurel Technologies

DRS Laurel Technologies, Largo, Florida, was awarded a $26,631,470 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N6339423C0006) for the manufacturing, assembling, testing and delivery of Vertical Launching System Programmable Power Supply MK 179 Mod 0, part number 7104312-39, maintenance assistance module kit, and lowest replaceable unit kit. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. government (95%); and the government of the Netherlands (5%), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Largo, Florida, and is expected to be completed by July 2026. Fiscal 2025 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,028,710 (42%); fiscal 2024 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,562,544 (28%); fiscal 2025 other procurement (Defense) funds in the amount of $6,117,160 (23%); FMS funds (Netherlands) in the amount of $1,292,844 (5%); fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $315,106 (1%); and fiscal 2025 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $315,106 (1%), will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity.