Thales Wins $38M Order for Top Owl Support

AH-1Z pilots with Optimized Top Owl helmet

April 7, 2014 defense-aerospace.com

(Source: U.S Department of Defense; issued April 7, 2014)

Pentagon Contract Announcement

Thales Defense & Security Inc., Clarksburg, Md., is being awarded a $38,527,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Optimized Top Owl (OTO) Helmet Mounted Sight and Display (HMSD) Sustainment Capability services for the H-1 Aircraft program.

This contract includes the facility, labor, materials, parts, test and tooling equipment required for the OTO repair capabilities transition plan from Bordeaux, France to the United States.

In addition, this contract includes all maintenance, support activities, repairs, calibrations and technical data required to return the OTO HMSD associated items to a ready for issue condition.

Work will be performed in Clarksburg, Md., and is expected to be completed in April 2019. Fiscal 2014 Navy working capital funds in the amount of $1,846,908 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-14-D-0014).