Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has received a $68.4m contract modification for continued work on the Trident (D5) Guidance Subsystem, with the award also covering a Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom, the US Department of Defense stated.
The contract is a hybrid fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification under contract N0003023C6008. The Pentagon said the requirement includes “design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of interferometric fibre optic gyros repairs and associated material.”
According to the notice, “this modification also benefits a foreign military sale to the United Kingdom.”
Work under the contract will take place at four US locations: Cambridge, Massachusetts (15%); Pittsfield, Massachusetts (65%); East Aurora, New York (10%); and Clearwater, Florida (10%). Completion is expected by 28 February 2029.
The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that $62,006,868 from fiscal year 2025 Navy weapons procurement funds will be obligated at the time of award, with the balance to be incrementally funded. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis under US Code 10, section 3204(a)(1), and was previously advertised on the federal procurement portal SAM.gov. Strategic Systems Programs, based in Washington, D.C., is managing the contract.
The UK operates the Trident II D5 missile aboard its Vanguard-class submarines, which provide Britain’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent. Draper Laboratories has been a long-standing partner in supporting the guidance systems for both the US and UK Trident fleets.