Order from NAVY

American Science and Engineering, Inc., Billerica, Mass., is being awarded a $61,277,418 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ordering quantity of 52 Z-Backscatter X-Ray Systems and associated manuals, spares and field support. The initial delivery order of $38,695,288 is for 32 of the 52 Backscatter Systems available on the contract. Work will be performed in Billerica, Mass., and work is expected to be complete by August 2006. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a sole source award to American Science and Engineering, Inc., the sole manufacturer of the Z-Backscatter X-Ray System. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-05-D-5168).