USN picks support for Tomahawk weapon control system
Southeastern Computer Consultants is to provide the USN with Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWCS) Integrated Logistics Support products and services, in support of training activities overseen by the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
A maximum $42.99 million task order includes a 12-month base period until December 2021, with four one-year options until December 2025.
This is a single award, five-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee term level of effort task order that consists of one base year with four option Work will be performed at nine locations in the US as well as sites in Japan and the UK.
TTWCS is a critical system that integrates the launch hardware and software to provide weapon control for variants of the Tomahawk land attack missile.
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