U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 7-21-09

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $154,100,000 Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) for the upgrade of six Taiwan Air Force (TAF) E-2C aircraft from Group II configuration to Hawkeye 2000 (H2K) export configuration under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Bethpage, N.Y. (40 percent); St. Augustine, Fla. (22 percent); Rolling Meadows, Ill. (6 percent); Dayton, Ohio (6 percent); Windsor Locks, Conn. (5 percent); Greenlawn, N.Y. (4 percent); Mississauga, Canada (4 percent); Marlboro, Mass. (4 percent); and other various locations throughout the United States (9 percent); and is expected to be completed in June 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity (N00019-09-C-0040).      

            Barton Malow Co., Linthicum, Md., is being awarded a $40,899,000 firm-fixed price contract for whole galley renovation at the U.S. Naval Academy. The work to be performed provides for a complete renovation to King Hall Galley and midshipmen food service operations and to provide temporary food service facilities while the galley is undergoing renovations. Work will be performed in Annapolis, Md., and is expected to be completed by August 2011. Funds are provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively negotiated via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with ten proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, Wash, D.C., is the contracting activity (N40080-09-C-0165).
 
AIR FORCE
 
            International Business Machines Corp., Yorktown Heights, New York, was awarded a $23,693,109 contract to develop a prototype machine reading system that builds domain knowledge automatically from input text allowing the creation of Department of Defense applications with limited cost. At this time $2,308,559 has been obligated. Air Force Research Lab, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity. (FA8750-09-C-0172)
 
            Booz Allen Hamilton, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $19,322,776 contract to provide Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technical Division survivability/vulnerability analyses, assessment and evaluations. At this time $58,748 has been obligated. 516th AESG, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is the contracting activity. (SP0700-03-D-1380)
 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
 
            Campbellsville Apparel Co., LLC, Campbellsville, Ky.* is being awarded a maximum $11,619,679 firm fixed price, total set aside, indefinite quantity and indefinite delivery contract for men’s briefs. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. The original proposal was Web solicited with five responses. This contract is exercising option year three. The date of performance completion is October 24, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SP0100-06-D-0378).
 
            GE Aviation Systems, LLC, Vandalia, Ohio is being awarded a maximum $5,103,750 firm fixed price, sole source contract for generator parts. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is the Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is July 31, 2013. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency (DSCR-AHB), Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (SPRRA1-09-D-0016).