U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 6-11-09

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jun. 8, 2009 a $60,434,958 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of four UH-60L aircraft uniquely configured of the Brazilian Air Force (FMS Case BR-B-UTZ). Work is to be performed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2012. One bid solicited with one bid received. Aviation & Missile Command Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (DAAH23-02-C-0006).

Taos Industries Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Jun. 08, 2009 a $30,161,952 firm-fixed-price contract for a Foreign Military Sales requirement. This award will result in a firm-fixed-price contract for 33,400,938 rounds of various non standard ammunition for the republic of Iraq. Work is to be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with an estimated date of Oct. 29, 2010. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with three bids received. Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-09-C-0026).

     

IAP Worldwide Services, Irmo, S.C., was awarded on Jun.

8, 2009 a $21,276,221 service, firm-fixed-price contract to provide electrical power distribution service to Forward Operating Base Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The service is required to distribute power from a leased power plant in order to maintain the life support of the camp. Work is to be performed in Helmand Province, Afghanistan with an estimated completion date of Jun 07, 2010. Seven bids were solicited with four bids received. Kandahar Air Field Regional Contracting Center, Afghanistan is the contracting activity (W91B4L-09-C-0045).

Avon Protection Systems, Inc., Cadillac, Mi., was awarded on Jun. 9, 2009 a $20,710,568 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract to procure 726,834 Chemical B canister for the Joint Service General Purpose Mask Program. Work is to be performed in Cadillac, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2010.

One bid solicited with one bid received. U.S. Army Research and Development Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W911SR-05-D-0011).

The Korte Co., Saint Louis, Mo., was awarded on Jun. 9, 2009 a $14,496,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of an Army Forces Reserve Center. Work is to be performed in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico with an estimated completion date of Apr. 3, 2011. Forty-six bids were solicited with 24 bids received. Corp of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-09-C-0031).

Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., was awarded on Jun. 10, 2009 a $13,790,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.

The primary objective of the program is to carry our Phase 2 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed (FAST) program. The objective of the FAST program is the development and demonstration of a high power generation subsystem that, when combined with state-of-the-art electric propulsion systems, would form the technological basis for a light weight, high power, highly mobile spacecraft platform, generating as much as 50-80 kw for operational users, but at high specific power levels (130 W/kg or better). Work is to be performed in El Segundo, Calif., (69.53 percent), San Diego, Calif., (17.14 precent), Albuquerque, N.M., (5.59 precent), Carpentaria, Calif., (3.38 precent), Foothills, Calif., (2.77 precent), West Hills, Calif., (0.89 precent), and College Station, Texas, (0.25 precent) with an estimated completion date of Sept. 1, 2010. Two bids solicited with two bids received. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (HR0011-08-C-0086).

Optimetrics, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., was awarded on Jun. 9, 2009 a $9,787,433 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the research and development services entitled "Applied Simulation and Analysis for CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear)". Work is to be performed in Ann Arbor, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Jun. 30, 2012. One bid solicited with one bid received. U.S. Army Research and Development Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W911SR-09-C-0022).

DRS Defense Solutions, LLC., Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Jun. 9, 2009 a $5,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the proposal that was submitted in response to the Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) Broad Agency Announcement Topics, TEC-33 imagery exploitation and TEC-34 surveillance. The contractor shall demonstrate and deliver an airborne hyperspectral imaging system capable of detecting/locating improvised explosive devices. Work is to be performed in Merrimack N.H., with an estimated completion date of Jun.

09, 2010. Bids were solicited using the Broad Agency Announcement with one bid received. Engineer Research and Development Center, Contracting Office, Contracting Office, Major Systems Branch, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W9132V-09-C-0008).

NAVY

Armtec Countermeasures Co., Coachella, Calif., is being awarded a $46,540,500 five-year firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the manufacture of RR-196/AL NSN 5865-01-553-7532 and RR-196/AL (T-1) chaff cartridges, NSN 5865-01-553-1536. The cartridges are used on the attack fighter (F/A) aircraft (ACFT) to defeat or launched threats targeting radar signature and emissions. Work will be performed in Lillington, N.C., and work will be completed Dec. 15, 2014. Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point in Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $49,595,204 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract (N00019-05-D-0013) for P-3C sustainment, modification and installation program to provide for special structural inspection kit installation.

Work will be performed in Greenville, S.C., and is expected to be completed in Jul. 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $20,985,539 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract (N00019-05-D-0013) for additional lower wing Zone 5 material structures replacement on five P-3C aircraft. Work will be performed in Greenville, S.C., and is expected to be completed in Mar. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $10,883,701 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-09-D-0008) to provide joint performance based logistics Phase 1.5 integrated logistics support to improve component reliability of the Marine Corps (MV-22) and Air Force (CV-22) tilt rotor aircraft during the production and deployment phase of the V-22 program. Work will be performed in Ft. Worth, Texas, (72 percent) and Philadelphia, Pa., (28 percent) and is expected to be completed in May 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy, ($9,883,701; 91 percent) and the U.S. Air Force, ($1,000,000; 9 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, Va., was awarded a $6,312,945 hybrid firm-fixed-price/cost/cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (NS09) under a previously awarded contract (FA8771-04-D-0004) on Jun. 9, 2009, for delivery and installation of tactical switching increment II spiral B1 equipment, including program management; configuration management; logistics; hardware and software updates; configuration management support; testing support; and on-site technical support. NGIT will enhance the enterprise network management system capabilities located at the two Regional Network Operations and Security Centers (RNOSCs) to remotely monitor, manage and control more of the systems and networks within the areas of responsibility of each RNOSC. This contract includes no options. Work will be performed in various locations, including San Diego, Calif., (10 percent); Portsmouth, Va., (10 percent); Wahiawa, Hawaii, (25 percent); Naples, Italy, (10 percent); Bahrain, (10 percent) and Norfolk, Va., (35 percent), and is expected to be completed by Mar. 15, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This delivery order has an exception to the fair opportunity process pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 2304c (b)(3), as implemented by FAR 16.505(b)(2)(iii) and DFARS PGI 216.505-70(2). The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded this delivery order on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence.

AIR FORCE

The Air Force is awarding an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to the following contractors:

McDonnell Douglas Corp., of Saint Louis, Miss., Lockheed Martin-Systems Integration of Owego, N.Y., and Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc., of Herndon, Va. This contract provides a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract vehicle to sustain and modernize all A-10 weapon system configuration. At this time, $1,718,529 has been obligated. 538 ACSG/PK, Hill Air Force Base, Utah is the contracting activity (FA8202-09-D-0001, FA8202-09-D-0001, FA8202-09-D-0003).

The Air Force is awarding a firm fixed price contract to the following contractors: Lockheed Martin Corp., of Moorestown, N.J., Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., of Linthicum, Miss., and Raytheon Co., of Sudbury, Mass., for $30,000,000 each of three awards. This contract action will provide for Space Fence Phase A system design review, plans trades analysis and data, systems engineering planning; architecture planning; prototyping, modeling and simulation systems trades and analyses; risk management life cycle cost estimate and technical data.

At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. 784 CBSG/PK, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8213-09-C-0051).

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract with Lockheed Martin Corp., of Orlando, Fla., for $14,811,316. This action will provide C-130J aircrew training system program contractor logistics support for various training devices including database generation, engineering support, courseware development and instruction.

At this time the entire amount has been obligated. 558 ACSG/PK, Hill Air Force Base, Utah is the contracting activity (F42630-99-C-0095, P00252).

The Air Force is awarding a cost plus fixed fee contract to Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of Herndon, Va., for $14,384,117. This contract action will provide maritime security analysis and capability assessments to the Chief of Naval Operations Plans, Policy, and Operations. At this time, $652,174 has been obligated. 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380).

The Air Force is awarding a firm fixed price contract to Goldbelt Falcon, LLC of Newport News, Va. This action will provide 25 transportable field calibration units Series II, Data 25, with five year extended warranties. At this time, $8,320,000 has been obligated. 526 CSG, Heath, Ohio is the contracting activity (FY2333-09-D-0001).

The Air Force is awarding a cost plus award fee contract to Raytheon Co., of Marlborough, Mass. This action will provide the Minuteman MEECN program terminal upgrade and ECP by the Raytheon Co., will be procured which will result in the contractor obtaining a NSA Type 1 certification in software upgrades including design documentation to show UIC security compliance and related boundary activities. At this time, $2,000,000 has been obligated. 653 SNNG/PK, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity (FA8726-08-C-0004, P00012).

 

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