US Air Force grants Honeywell GPS/INS contract

May 29, 2020  - By
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Honeywell has been granted a four-year, $99 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force for the embedded GPS and inertial navigation systems (INS) modernization program (EGI-M). Honeywell will provide engineering, manufacturing and development services to the EGI-M program under the sole-source contract, according to the Department of Defense.

Work will be performed in Clearwater, Florida, through April 19, 2024.

The contract is the result of a sole-source acquisition and only one offer was received. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Position, Navigation & Timing Contracting Branch, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8576-20-C-0001).

About the Author: Tracy Cozzens

Senior Editor Tracy Cozzens joined GPS World magazine in 2006. She also is editor of GPS World’s newsletters and the sister website Geospatial Solutions. She has worked in government, for non-profits, and in corporate communications, editing a variety of publications for audiences ranging from federal government contractors to teachers.