U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 12-09-08

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $55,605,664 modification to a previously awarded fixed price incentive fee contract (N00019-07-C-0066) to incorporate Engineering Change Proposal #708R2.  Tasking under this effort includes the production of kits, recurring engineering, and installations for nine Lot 5 MV-22 aircraft to be converted from a Block A to a Block B configuration.  Work will be performed in Cherry Point, N.C., (65 percent); Amarillo, Texas, (20 percent); Philadelphia, Pa., (10 percent); Oklahoma City, Okla., (3 percent); and Mesa, Ariz., (2 percent) and is expected to be completed in May 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $47,910,772 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 
 
Belonger/Blinderman Joint Venture LLC*, Chicago, Ill., is being awarded a $9,142,101 modification under a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N40083-08-C-0055) to exercise option 0002, which provides for various repairs in Building 3, RTC Great Lakes. The work to be performed under this option provides for design, construction, repair and renovation within Building three west wing basement, west wing gymnasium, third floor attic space, and central second floor.  The work shall include mechanical HVAC, plumbing, fire suppression, fire alarm, mass notification, electrical, telecommunication and furniture.

Exercise of Option 0002 brings the total contract amount to $16,360,101. Work will be performed in Great Lakes, Ill., and is expected to be completed by Apr. 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Midwest, Great Lakes, Ill., is the contracting activity.

            Power Dynamics LLC,* Stennis Space Center, Miss., is being awarded a $5,666,580 modification under a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00025-04-C-0003) to exercise option 0005 which provides for the refurbishment of 10 Lighter, Amphibious, Re-Supply, Cargo (LARC) amphibious landing craft. The work to be performed provides for complete disassembly and removal of most LARC components followed by restoration to include installation of a hydraulic drive system.

Contract N00025-04-C-0003 calls for Service Life Extension Program rebuild of LARCs to be ordered through FY 2009. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $23,270,388. Work will be performed at Stennis Space Center, Miss., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Headquarters, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.
 
ARMY
 
            Alliant Techsystems, Inc, Independence, M.O., was awarded on Dec. 4, 2008 a $86,727,031 firm fixed price contract. This is a Foreign Military Sales Requirement. This award will result in a firm fixed price contract for $94,614,670 rounds of various nonstandard ammunition for the Afghanistan national Army and Afghanistan National Police. Work will be performed in Independence, M.O., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2009. Bids solicited were via the Web and fourteen bids were received. Army Research Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-09-C-0007).
 
            Sundt Construction, Tempe, Ariz., was awarded on May18, 2008, a $43,498,326 firm fixed price contract. This project is required by the Army’s Military Construction Transformation initiatives and will provide single solider housing similar to apartment-type housing in the private sector. Rooms shall include but not be limited to private sleeping areas, walk-in closets, shared bathroom and kitchenette. Work to be determined with each task order with an estimated completion date of May 18, 2010. Bids solicited were via the Phase 2-6 Offerors and bids were received via the Phase 2-6 Offerors. US Army Engineer District, Forth Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-09-D-0011).

ARMY
 
            Daimler Trucks North America, Portland, Ore., was awarded on Dec 5, 2008 a $129,424,014 firm fixed price contract for delivery order
0109 adds 603 each, M916A3 Light Equipment Transporters to the original contract. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., with an estimated completion date of Sept 18, 2009. Bids solicited were via the www and two bids were received. Tacom LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-00-D-S022).
 
            Aimpoint, Chantilly, Va., was awarded on Dec. 4, 2008, a
$22,807,398 firm fixed price contract. Work will be performed in Aimpoint Jagershillgatan, Sweden, with an estimated completion date of July 30, 2009. Bids solicited were via Website and one bid was received.
Joint Munitions & Lethality Command, Picatinny, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-06-C-0010).
 
            General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., was awarded on Dec. 8,
2008 a, $19,946,886 cost plus fixed price contract for research of the primary objective of the Biofuels-Cellulosic and Algal Feedstock program is to develop the technical capability commercial algae production experience, resources, and commitment to demonstrate and ultimately commercialize the affordable production of JP-8 surrogate fuel from algal feedstock . Work will be performed in General Atomics, San Diego, Calif ., Scripps Institutions of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif., Arizona State University, Mesa, Ariz., Blue Sun Biodiesel, Golden, Colo., Martek, Colo., Texas A&M AgriLIFE, College Station, Texas, UOP LLC, Des Plains, Ill., Hawaii Bio Energy, Honolulu, Energy and Environ-metal research Center (Univ of North Dakota), Grand Forks, N. D., and Utah State, Logan, Utah, with an estimated completion date of Jun. 8, 2010.
Bids solicited were via the Broad Agency Announcement and seventeen bids were received. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (HR0011-09-C-0034).
 
            General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Dec. 5, 2008 a $8,041,451 cost plus fixed price contract for systems technical support (STS) for the Abrams Tank Program to include rest fielding & deprocessing. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Dec 31, 2011. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. Tacom, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).
 
AIR FORCE
 
            The Air Force is awarding an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to Alloy Surface Company, Inc., Chester, Penn. for a Maximum of $51, 887,660. This action will provide spares for the MJU-51 Infrared countermeasure decoy. At this time the entire amount has been obligated. 784 CBSG/PK, Hill AFB, Utah is the contracting activity (FA8213-09-D-0001).
 
            The Air Force is modifying a Fixed Price Incentive Firm contract with Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif. not to exceed $18,222,000. This action will provide additional long lead associated with 5 Global Hawk Air Vehicles, 2 Ground Segments, 2 EISS and 2 ASIP sensor payloads. At this time the entire amount has been obligated. 303 AESG/PK Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8620-08-C-3001, modification P00005).
 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
 
            Science Application International Corp., Fairfield, N.J., is being awarded a maximum $160,573,654 firm fixed price indefinite quantity contract to support replenishment parts and industrial hardware. Performance locations are Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Ala., and Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas, locations directly serving customers worldwide. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Five proposals were originally solicited with five responses.
Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The date of performance completion is Fiscal Year 2012. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio (SPM7LX-09-D-9005).
 
NAVY
 
            Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding – Newport News, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $12,000,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2100) for emergent and supplemental work for the accomplishment of the fiscal year 2008 Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) of USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The CVN 65
FY08 EDSRA is a ship depot availability of approximately 16-month duration. EDSRAs are similar to overhauls in that they restore the ship, including all subsystems that affect combat capability and safety, to established performance standards. Additionally, an EDSRA provides an opportunity to perform hull inspections and recoating, and other maintenance related evolutions below the waterline that cannot be accomplished while the ship is waterborne. The EDSRA provides sufficient time to perform more extensive propulsion plant repairs and testing than is possible during an Extended Selected Restricted Availability (ESRA).
Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., and is expected to be completed by August 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $12,000,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-08-C-2100).
 
         Kongsberg Maritime, Inc., Houston, Texas, is being awarded an $11,000,000 fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to procure and/or design, develop, and manufacture hardware, logistics support, spares, commercial technical manuals, and associated data related to the manufacture and sustainment of the AMPHIB Low Light Surveillance System Program. Work will be performed in Aberdeen, Scotland, (80 percent); and Lakehurst, N.J., (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in Dec. 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-09-D-0088).
 
            Briartek, Inc., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a
$7,000,071 firm fixed price blanket purchase agreement contract for manufacture of man overboard indicator components for use on U.S. Navy vessels.  Work will be performed in Alexandria, Va., and work is expected to be completed by Dec. 2013. Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity (N00104-09-A-ZE01).
 
            Electric Boat Corp., (a General Dynamics Company), Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $6,587,708 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-02-C-4063) for operations and maintenance of the Government Owned Contractor Operated drydock Shippingport (ARDM-4). The contractor shall provide operational support, perform organizational level maintenance and preserve the vessel during normal operations, maintain operational support during the vessel’s service craft overhaul period, and re-certify the vessel upon completion of its overhaul. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., (60 percent), and Charleston S.C., (40 percent), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $6,587,708 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.
 
            Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $5,684,296 modification to firm fixed price Task Order FZN1 under previously awarded contract (N62470-08-D-1007) to exercise options 1 and 2 for range clearance at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. The work to be performed provides for all labor, supervision, engineering, materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies and transportation to accomplish the surface clearance of range residue from target areas.  Work will be performed in Yuma, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by Apr. 2010. The total task order amount after exercise of these options will be $9,956,042.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
 
            Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,667,089 firm fixed price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00421-05-G-0001) to provide sustaining engineering support for the Taiwanese Air Force E-2C Program.
Work will be performed in Bethpage, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in Dec. 2009. 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.