U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 260-10
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CONTRACTS: AIR FORCE
 
                Defense Support Services, LLC of Greenville, S.C. was awarded a $96,000,000 contract which provides support for the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System Program. At this time, $4,974,280 has been obligated. 716 AESG/PK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity. (FA8625-10-D-6501)
 
                Boeing Aerospace Operations of San Antonio, Texas was awarded a $59,660,126 contract which provides programmed depot maintenance, unprogrammed depot level maintenance, and modification installations on C/KC-135 aircraft. At this time no money has been obligated.  827th Aircraft Sustainment Group/Contracting, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. is the contracting activity. (FA8105-07-D-0002-P00006)
 
                Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training, and Support of Orlando, Fla. was awarded a $44,005,581.47 contract which provides for the C-130 aircrew training system contractor logistics and support. At this time, $29,483,739 has been obligated. 508 ACSS/PK, Hill Air Force Base, Utah is the contracting activity. (FA8223-10-C-0005)
 
                FlightSafety Services Corporation of Centennial, Colo. was awarded a $34,843,223 contract which provides C-5 aircrew training system operation, maintenance, and support. At this time the entire amount has been obligated. 508 ACSS/PK, Hill Air Force Base, Utah is the contracting activity. (FA8223-10-C-0007)
 
                Lockheed Martin Corporation of Sunnyvale, Calif. was awarded an $18,868,387 contract which provides the study support of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency contract in the Military Satellite Communication Wing. At this time the entire amount has been obligated. SMC MCSW/PKA, El Segundo, Calif. is the contracting activity. (F04701-02-C-0002)
 
                Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems of Clearfield, Utah was awarded a $15,258,715 contract which provides for Minuteman enhancement reliability accelerometer engineering and feasibility study, Phase III, prototype phase. At this time, $10,934,621 has been obligated. 526 ICMBSW/PKE, Hill Air Force Base, Utah is the contracting activity. (F42610-98-C-0001)
 
                Raytheon Company of Tuscon, Arizona was awarded a $13,542,075 contract which provides support for four months of AMRAAM system engineering and program management due to delay of Lot 24. At this time the entire amount has been obligated. 695ARSS/PK, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida is the contracting activity. (FA8675-09-C-0052)
 
                Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation of Aston, Pa. was awarded a $10,978,985 contract which provides for Expeditionary BAK-12 aircraft arresting system, BAK-12 aircraft arresting system, and mobile aircraft arresting system. At this time no money has been obligated. 542 CSW/PKAB, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. is the contracting activity. (FA8532-10-D-0002)
 
                Wyle Information Systems LLC of McLean, Va. was awarded a $10,910,956 contract which provides services to maintain, operate, and support the Space Innovation and Development Center located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. At this time no money has been obligated. 50 CONS/LGCZH, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado is the contracting activity. (FA2550-01-D-003)
 
                Del-Jen, Inc. of Gardena, Calif. was awarded a $7,971,389 contract which provides acquisition of multi-functional base operating support services for Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. At this time the entire amount has been obligated. AETC CONS/LGCK, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas is the contracting activity. (FA3001-10-C-0010)
 
                Alion Science and Technology Corporation of Chicago, Ill. was awarded a $6,763,136 contract which provides research and development capabilities to simulate the detection of radiological and nuclear threats. At this time, $386,473 has been obligated. 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska is the contracting activity. (N61339-03-D-0300)
 
                M/A-COM, Incorporated of Lowell, Mass. was awarded a $5,647,590 contract which provides for design, development, and demonstration of low-cost wireless network nodes which support adaptation by means of distributed network processing for the wireless adaptable network node. At this time, $5,643,239 has been obligated. Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKD, Rome, N.Y. is the contracting activity. (FA8750-07-C-0005)
 
                LinQuest Corporation of Los Angeles, Calif. was awarded a $5,626,840 contract which provides additional systems engineering and integration effort for the Enhanced Polar Systems Program and for the Military Communications Satellite Communications Systems Wing under communications analysis, systems integration, and engineering services contract. At this time the entire amount has been obligated. SMC/MCSW, El Segundo, Calif. is the contracting activity. (FA8808-06-C-0002)
 
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                Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded an $82,331,976 firm-fixed-priced modification to contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for the purchase of 755 independent suspension system (ISS) kits. The ISS kits are being manufactured by Oshkosh Defense in Wisconsin and the installation work will be performed at the MRAP (mine resistant ambush protected) Sustainment Facility (MSF) in Kuwait. Work is expected to be completed by 31 December 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
 
                BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP. Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., is being awarded an $82,146,792 firm-fixed-priced modification to previously awarded delivery order #0011 under existing contract M67854-07-D-5025 for the purchase of field service representative support for the installation of the independent suspension kits and engineering change proposal kits on the MRAP RG-33 vehicles. Work will be performed at the MRAP sustainment facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan, and work is expected to be completed by May 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $82,146,792 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
 
                Northrop Grumman TASC, Inc., Chantilly, Va., is being awarded a $20,747,563 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide program support services and technical engineering support for the STANDARD Missile Program. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $25,420,384. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (41.7 percent), and the governments of Australia (4.2 percent), Bahrain (1.4 percent), Canada (1.4 percent), Chile (1.4 percent), Denmark (1.4 percent), Egypt (1.4 percent), France (1.4 percent), Italy (5.7 percent), Japan (17 percent), Korea (4.2 percent), Poland (1.4 percent), Spain (7 percent), Turkey (1.4 percent), and Taiwan (3 percent), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program, and the governments of Germany (1.4 percent) and the Netherlands (4.2 percent) under memorandums of understanding. Work will be performed in Chantilly, Va. (99 percent) and Crystal City, Va. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by November 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $1,588,524 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-10-C-5433).
 
                Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $17,132,243 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-6311) to provide engineering and production planning services for mission packages that will deploy from and integrate with the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Navy’s plan is to use continuous evaluation of system maturity through a disciplined system engineering framework to improve mission capability in identified mission areas. LCS mission packages will be optimized for flexibility in the littorals. Mission package capabilities are currently focused on primary mission areas of mine warfare emphasizing mine countermeasures, littoral anti-submarine warfare, and littoral surface warfare operations including prosecution of small boats. The LCS mission packages are developed and acquired separately from the LCS Sea Frame. Work will be performed in Bethpage, N.Y. (47 percent); Washington, D.C. (26 percent); Panama City, Fla. (12 percent); Hollywood, Md. (12 percent); San Diego, Calif. (2 percent); and Dahlgren, Va. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $1,713,224 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.
 
                ITT Corp, Advanced Engineering Services Division, Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $9,853,769 cost-plus-fixed-fee term contract for research and development in the areas of information architecture and related technology. These areas include design and development of information processing systems, decision support systems database structure and mining, applications of parallel and distributed computing and the design software to use such systems. This contract contains options, which is exercised, will bring the cumulative value of this contract to $52,839,072. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C., and work is expected to be completed April 2011. Completion date with options exercised is April 2015. Contract funds in the amount of $31,000 will expire at end of current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under a Naval Research Laboratory request for proposal solicitation N00173-09-R-SK06, with two offers received. The Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00173-10-C-2021).
 
                McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $9,170,971 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0020) for the procurement of nine retrofit kits and associated engineering services in support of the T-45 Required Avionics Modernization Program. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in September 2014. 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.
 
                Kollmorgen Corporation, Northampton, Mass., is being awarded an $8,988,790 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00024-05-C-4310) to exercise options for 6 MK 20 electro-optical sensor systems (EOSS) for CG 47 Class ships and 1 MK 20 EOSS for land-based systems. The MK 20 EOSS is an element of the MK 34 Gun Weapon System. The EOSS interfaces with the MK 160 Mod 11 gun computer system and is operated from a gun weapon system Q-70 control & display console to perform safety checksighting of gunnery fire, to aid with identification of surface/air contacts, and to provide quality track data for surface gun engagements. Work will be performed in Northampton, Mass. and is expected to be completed by March 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington D.C., is the contracting activity.
 
                Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Va. is being awarded an $8,091,865 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the design, development, integration, test, certification, training, logistics, and maintenance for the Integrated Common Processor portion of the various Integrated Undersea Surveillance Systems. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (95 percent) and the government of Japan (5 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., (78.9 percent); Fairfax, Va., (11.5 percent); Anaheim Hills, Calif., (7.3 percent), Portsmouth, R.I., (1.6 percent), and Cherry Hill, N.J. (0.7 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, is the contracting activity (N00039-10-D-0001).
 
                Raytheon Company, Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $7,419,528 cost plus fixed fee contract for the research and development of the Low Light Level Short Wavelength Infrared Video Camera. Raytheon will enhance the current state of the short wavelength infrared imaging by proving higher resolution, area coverage, and sensitivity than is currently developed. Work will be performed in Goleta, Calif., and work is expected to be completed April 2015. Contract funds will not expire at end of current fiscal year. The contract was competitively procured under solicitation number BAA09-027, with 25 offers received.   The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N00174-10-C-0248).
 
                Mikel, Inc., Fall River, Mass. is being awarded a $6,425,300 modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-6236) to exercise an option for non-collinear wavefront curvature ranging engineering services for the Navy’s development of tactical combat and surveillance system algorithms and software to include sonar, combat control, weapons, communications, command and control, and navigation functionality as well as non-tactical software for undersea fixed and portable tracking ranges. Work will be performed in Fall River, Mass. and is expected to be completed by September 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $6,377,420 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.
 
Correction: Contract awarded to LCC/MZT Team II, JV*, Homedale, Wash., $11,109,000, N44255-10-C-8000, should have stated the city and state as Homedale, Idaho.
 
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
 
                Raytheon Company, Integrated Defense Systems of Woburn, Mass. is being awarded a sole-source cost-plus-award-fee modification for $9,077,135 under contract HQ0006-03-C-0047. Under this contract modification, Raytheon will provide sensor modeling and simulation support for BMDS (Phase II). The work will be performed in Woburn, Massachusetts. The performance period is through February 2011. Fiscal year 2010 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be utilized for this effort. The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity (HQ0006).
 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
 
                Electro Methods, Inc., South Windsor, Conn.* is being awarded a maximum $6,069,013 firm fixed price, total set aside contract for diffuser case. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Air Force. There were originally six proposals solicited with four responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is April, 2014. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency (DSCR-ZBAB), Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (SPRTA1-10-D-0046).
 
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