U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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No. 564-10
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CONTRACTS: NAVY

               Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $65,264,580 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024 09 C-5305) for low-rate initial production of the fiscal 2010 Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Block I all-up-rounds, instrumentation kits, design agent services, spares and containers.  Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz. (50 percent); Camden, Ark. (23 percent); Boston, Mass. (5 percent); Dallas, Texas (4 percent); Hanahan, S.C. (3 percent); Anniston, Ala. (2 percent); San Jose, Calif. (2 percent); and other locations (11 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by December 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.

               Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $51,753,660 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to the previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-2101) for the planning efforts of the submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) post-shakedown availability (PSA).  Work to be performed will include performing planning efforts, including long-lead time material procurement, in preparation to accomplish the maintenance, repair, alterations, testing and other work on the submarine during its scheduled PSA.  Work will be performed in Groton, Conn. (99 percent), and Quonset Point, R.I. (1 percent); and is expected to be completed by July 2011.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, Groton, Conn., is the contracting activity.

               L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $51,295,003 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable requirements contract to provide aircraft maintenance and logistics life cycle support for 54 Navy and 11 Marine Corps C-12 aircraft.  Work will be performed at the Naval Air Station (NAS), Corpus Christi, Texas (38 percent); NAS Patuxent River, Md. (8 percent); NAS North Island, Calif. (6 percent); Naval Support Activity, Bahrain (5 percent); NAS Norfolk, Va. (5 percent); Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan (5 percent); NAF Andrews, Md. (3 percent); NAS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (3 percent); NAF Kadena, Japan (3 percent); Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, N.C. (3 percent); MCAS Yuma, Ariz. (3 percent); NAS New Orleans, La. (3 percent); MCAS Iwakuni, Japan (3 percent); MCAS Futenma, Japan (1.5 percent); NAS Willow Grove, Pa. (1.5 percent); NAS Dallas, Texas (1.5 percent); NAS Miramar, Calif. (1.5 percent); NAF Misawa, Japan (1.5 percent); MCAS Beaufort, S.C. (1.5 percent); NAS Jacksonville, Fla. (1.5 percent); and Manassas, Va. (1.5 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in August 2011.  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 (N00019-10-D-0038).

               The Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $27,308,090 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the acquisition of scientific, engineering and technical services for design, development, fabrication, test, repair, and fleet implementation of the AN/BQH-9(V) signal data recording set; the AN/UNQ-9 tactical data recorder; AN-BQH-5(V)4 data gathering set; and the tape processing system.  Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash., and is expected to be completed by September 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $4,091,053 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, West Bethesda, Md., is the contracting activity (N00167-10-D-0002).

              General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,234,410 modification P00212 under a previously awarded contract (M67854-02-C-2052) to purchase 35 ground-based operational surveillance system remote ground station kits; 35 duct plenum adapter kits; and 35 generator, ECU and tent trailers.  Work will be performed in Scottsdale, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by March 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

              LOGANEnergy, Corp.*, Sandy Springs, Ga., is being awarded a $5,738,792 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of two molten carbonate fuel cell systems, which will include installation, service and maintenance.  Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., and is expected to be completed in October 2014.  Contract funds in the amount of $2,869,396 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals, with one offer received.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-10-C-0104).

AIR FORCE

              Northrop Grumman Information Systems, San Diego, Calif., was awarded a contract modification not-to-exceed $45,192,154 which will provide maintenance and support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payload installed in Global Hawk Block 20 unmanned aerial vehicle in support of overseas contingency operations from June 2010 through June 2011.  At this time, $44,080,803 has been obligated.  653d ELSG/PK, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity. (FA8726-09-C-0010 Modification P00012)

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

              American Apparel, Inc., Selma, Ala., is being awarded a maximum $28,502,578 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for coats and trousers.  Other locations of performance are Mississippi, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.  Using service is Army.  There was originally one proposal solicited with one response.  The date of performance completion is March 30, 2012.  The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1c1-10-D-1066).

              Lockheed Martin, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a maximum $23,984,352 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized, sole-source contract for procurement of automated radar periscope detection discriminator system components.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Navy.  There was originally one proposal solicited with one response.  The date of performance completion is March 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Philadelphia (DSCR-ZCBA), Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPRPA1-09-G-002Y-0003).

              Fox Apparel, Inc.*, Asheboro, N.C., is being awarded a maximum $22,111,008 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for trousers.  Other locations of performance are Mississippi and North Carolina.  Using service is Army.  There was originally one proposal solicited with one response.  The date of performance completion is June 30, 2012.  The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1C1-10-D-1071).

*Small business

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