Raytheon and Northrop Grumman were recently reported to have presented rival bids to enhance the U.S. GPS’s ground controls in a project, which, as stated by industry sources, may possibly be worth $1 billion. The 1st stage of the deal, called the next-generation Control Segment, or OCX, has been rated at $160 million. A deal is likely to be granted in late summer or early fall by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
OCX will make available command, control and mission backing for the existing GPS constellation plus the next-generation GPS Block 3 satellites. Independently, Raytheon maintained to compete against Harris for an anticipated 7year, $455 million deal to give support to many Department of Defense space systems at locations worldwide. under consideration is the Network and Space Operations & Maintenance deal, or NSOM, likely to be granted before the end of this year. It is run by the Air Force Space Command’s 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
