Modernizing the USMC’s TPS-59 Radars
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A $70 million contract for TPS-59 radar maintenance and sustainment. (April 28/10)
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensor in Electronics Park, Syracuse, NY is responsible for developing, maintaining, and upgrading the AN/TPS-59(V)3 Long Range Radar System. The TPS-59 is an all solid-state L-Band, 3-dimensional air defense radar which is tactically mobile and provides long-range surveillance and ground-control intercept capability. It supports enroute traffic control to a distance of 300 nautical miles, and its 740 km/ 400 nautical mile range and full 360 degree azimuth scan results in a surveillance volume of 603 million km3 for tactical missile defense. The TPS-59 is in service with the USMC, Bahrain, and Egypt, and is the only long range 3D Radar in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The related FPS-117 family of solid-state radars is in service with the USAF, and 17 countries around the world.
Developed for the United States Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), the Missile Defense Agency’s predecessor, and the United States Marine Corps, the TPS-59 (V)3 is designed to operate with Patriot missile batteries. These radars have been modernized and upgraded several times during their lifespan, in order to keep them on the cutting edge of technology. In August 1996, at White Sands Missile Range, the AN/TPS-59(V)3/HAWK system completed a test program in which it intercepted and destroyed a LANCE short range theater ballistic missile and 2 air breathing drones simultaneously in an operational test. Those kinds of improvements and modernizations continue today…
Contracts and Key Events
Unless otherwise specified, the Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, VA issued the contracts to Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensor in Electronics Park, Syracuse, NY.
April 28/10: A maximum $70 milllion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the continued maintenance and sustainment of the AN/TPS-59(V)3 three-dimensional long-range radar system. Work will be performed in Syracuse, NY and is expected to be complete in April 2015 (M67854-10-D-2200).
The contract covers continued post-production life cycle support of the AN/TPS-59 radar system and includes engineering studies, evaluations, and analysis in order to support system improvements, eliminate obsolescence, and capitalize on technology insertions. The contract provides for the design, development, production, and incorporation of hardware, software, and firmware in support of accepted engineering change proposals (ECPs) into the end item baseline. The contract also provides for contractor logistics support (CLS) for the provisioning of data products subsequent to ECP procurement, including but not limited to: parts list identification data, engineering drawings, change pages to drawings, change pages to technical manuals (TMs) and updates to interactive electronic TMs. Additionally, the contract provides CLS in the form of a vendor level maintenance program and contractor engineering and technical support services.
Dec 14/07: An $88.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-05-D-2002 ) to increase the ceiling amount for the continued maintenance, sustainment and modernization of the AN/TPS-59v3 three-dimensional long-range radar system. Work will be performed in Syracuse, NY, and work is expected to be complete in January 2011 if all options are exercised (M67854-05-d-2002).
This contract covers continued post-production life cycle support of the AN/TPS-59 radar system and includes engineering studies, evaluations, and analysis in order to support system improvements, eliminate obsolescence, and capitalize on technology insertions. It provides for the design, development, production, and incorporation of hardware, software, and firmware in support of accepted Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) into the end item baseline. This is followed by Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for the provisioning of data products subsequent to ECP procurement, including but not limited to parts list identification data, engineering drawings, change pages to drawings, change pages to technical manuals and updates to interactive electronic technical manuals. Finally, the contract provides Contractor Logistics Support in the form of a vendor level maintenance program and contractor engineering and technical support services.
May 15/07: $7.4 million for firm-fixed-price delivery order #0045, under previously awarded contract M67854-05-D-2002, for the design, procurement, fabrication, integration, test, provisioning, data/ documentation and field installation of 12 modification kits and spares for the AN/TPS-59v3 Long Range Radar System’s 1A4 Exciter component. The 1A4 exciter is considered obsolete and must be replaced. Work will be performed in Syracuse, NY, and is expected to be complete July 2009.
May 15/07: $7.4 million for firm-fixed-price delivery order #0043 under previously awarded contract M67854-05-D-2002, for the design, procurement, fabrication, integration, test, provisioning, data/documentation and field installation of seven 1A5 Cabinet Upgrades for the AN/TPS-59v3 long range radar system. The 1A5 cabinet contains multiple obsolete components, and must be redesigned. Work will be performed in Syracuse, NY, and is expected to be complete January 2009.
