HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy Procurement Agency has given Orbit International Corp. a follow-on award for its MK 437 Gun Mount Control Panels.
The award to the company's Integrated Combat Systems Inc. comes from an earlier multiyear, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity agreement valued at more than $600,000.
Delivery of the units is expected in the second quarter of next year.
The MK 437 GMCP is a significant subsystem component that supports the Naval MK 160 Gun Computer System and includes custom fabricated enclosures designed to meet Navy operational systems requirements.
The MK 437 GMCP is used on all AEGIS cruisers and destroyers and is operationally integrated with the 5-inch/54 MK-45 Gun Mount systems.
"ICS has been providing the U.S. Navy with the MK 437 GMCP since 2006 and this follow-on order is a continuation of our existing five-year MK 437 IDIQ contract," said Julie McDearman, ICS director of Engineering and Logistics. "Of note, the most recent MK 437 GMCP order valued in excess of $1.1 million was received in February 2011.
"The completion of the design efforts for these units in early 2011 enabled ICS to expedite the delivery schedule for this follow-on order and meet the challenges of full-scale production."
