U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

No. 832-10
September 16, 2010
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CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

                Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, N.J., is being awarded a maximum $1,050,000,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for maintenance, repair and operations of supplies.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  The original proposal was Web-solicited with 11 responses.  The date of performance completion is Sept. 17, 2011.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting agency (SP0500-01-R-0011).

                GearyEnergy, LLC*, Tulsa, Okla., is being awarded a maximum $13,678,892 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for direct supply of natural gas.  Other locations of performance are throughout the United States.  Using services are Army, Air Force and federal civilian agencies.  The original proposal was Web-solicited with 29 responses.  The date of performance completion is Sept. 30, 2012.  Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-10-D-7502).

                Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a maximum $9,190,500 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for infrared processors.  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 July 30, 2011.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPRPA1-09-G-004Z-5002).

                Oneok Energy Marketing, Topeka, Kan., is being awarded a maximum $6,252,360 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for direct supply of natural gas.  Other locations of performance are throughout the United States.  Using services are Air Force and federal civilian agencies.  The original proposal was Web-solicited with 29 responses.  The date of performance completion is Sept. 30, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-10-D-7515).

                Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a maximum $5,739,713 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for infrared sensors.  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 July 30, 2011.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPRPA1-09-G-004Z-5003).

NAVY

                Caterpillar, Inc., Mossville, Ill., is being awarded a $641,200,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a maximum order quantity of 909 621 G wheeled tractor-scraper systems to support Marine Corps and Army units in support of world-wide operations.  Work will be performed in Mossville, Ill., and is expected to be completed by Aug. 14, 2020.  Army contract funds in the amount of $1,634,448 will expire by the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract is a full and open competition with one offer received.  The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-10-D-5117).

                Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $424,400,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-09-C-0010) for sustainment activities in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter air system Low Rate Initial Production Lot IV production.  Sustainment activities will include autonomic logistics information system operations and support, block upgrade and concurrency modification planning, site activation, training systems, and support equipment.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in December 2012.  This modification combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($61,990,750; 15 percent), U.S. Air Force ($135,694,000; 31 percent), U.S. Marine Corps ($194,465,750; 46 percent), and international partners ($32,249,500; 8 percent).  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.

                Watts Webcor Obayashi A, JV, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $158,132,500, firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a replacement hospital in Guam.  The work to be performed provides for the construction of a new replacement Naval Hospital.  The work also includes demolition of the existing Naval Hospital and various designated structures and the expansion of the Central Utility Plant building.  Work shall be phased so that the existing hospital remains operational during construction of the new hospital, and new hospital shall be operational before demolition of existing hospital.  Work will be performed on Marianas Island, Guam, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2014.  The Guam Naval Hospital Replacement is not a part of, or related to, the Defense Policy Review Initiative Military Relocation program, potentially involving the transfer of Marines from Okinawa to Guam.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with five proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-10-C-1304).

                General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz., is being awarded $146,290,144 for a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the production of digital modular radios, high frequency distribution amplifier group and associated supplies/services.   This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $544,020,656.  Work will be performed in Scottsdale, Ariz. (50 percent); Crawley, England (25 percent); and Clarksburg, Md. (25 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by May 2013.  If all options are exercised, work could continue until September 2018.  Contract funds in the amount of $230,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured because General Dynamics C4 Systems developed digital modular radio hardware components, operating software, waveform generating software, radio control software and the cryptographic algorithm generating software for the embedded cryptographic modules in the radio.  Thus, General Dynamics C4 Systems is the only qualified manufacturing source with the knowledge and technical expertise to produce the Digital Modular Radio system.  General Dynamics C4 Systems is also the only vendor capable of efficiently integrating the high frequency distribution amplifier group, addressing technical issues identified in the software trouble reports and adding new encryption algorithm to the digital modular radio system.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Headquarters, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-10-C-0069).

                Harris Corp., RF Communications Division, Rochester, N.Y., is being awarded a $70,000,000 ceiling increase modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract (N00039-07-D-0001) for the procurement of the following Harris handheld, manpack, fixed mount, vehicular, and/or base station configuration of radio families:  AN/PRC-117, AN/PRC-150, AN/PRC-152, as well as related ancillary parts for the warfighter.  This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $165,800,000.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by September 2011.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured because Harris Corp., RF Communications Division, is the sole provider of AN/PRC-117, AN/PRC-150, and AN/PRC-150 radio systems.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

                ITT Communications Systems, Fort Wayne, Ind., is being awarded a $49,529,759 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for in-service and technical support, maintenance/upgrades, and enhancements to the baseline Joint Tactical Radio System Bowman Waveform.  Work will be performed in Fort Wayne, Ind., and is expected to be completed by September 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was a sole-source acquisition.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-10-D-0047).

                BAE Systems Controls, Inc., Johnson City, N.Y., is being awarded a $39,572,550 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-10-D-0004) for the procurement of up to 106 A and B kits for the AN/ASW-60 Digital Autopilot System hardware for the U.S. Navy (76) and the government of Norway (30).  Work will be performed at Johnson City, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in September 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($27,627,930; 74 percent) and the government of Norway ($11,944,620; 26 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

                BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. – Electronic Solutions, Wayne, N.J., is being awarded a $34,517,049 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Systems Engineering and Integration of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs).  In support of MIDS-LVT production, BAE shall maintain MIDS-LVT software.  The MIDS-LVT provides secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army platforms, and the platforms of the nations of France, Italy, Germany and Spain.  Work will be performed in Wayne, N.J. (98 percent), and Paris, France (2 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract is a sole-source acquisition.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-10-D-0060).

                Sodexho Management, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., is receiving a $27,832,265 modification (P00084) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, incentive contract (M00027-02-C-0001) to exercise an option to extend services for East Coast Regional Garrison Food Service.   This contract provides food services to the Marine Corps to manage and operate their mess halls in the eastern region of the United States.  This modification does not include any work that is outside the scope of the original contract.  Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C. (40 percent); Quantico, Va. (15 percent); Parris Island, S.C. (20 percent); Washington, D.C. (5 percent); Arlington, Va. (5 percent); Norfolk, Va. (5 percent); Havelock, N.C. (5 percent); and Beaufort, S.C. (5 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2011.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Contract years one through eight (the five-year base period, and three option periods) total $594,409,121.  The Regional Contracting Office (Southeast), Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., is the contracting activity.

                Data Link Solutions, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $24,629,268 firm-fixed-price delivery order under a previously awarded contract (N00039-10-D-0031) for Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs).  The MIDS-LVT provides secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for Navy, Air Force and Army platforms.  This delivery order combines purchases for the United States (11 percent) and the governments of Finland (38 percent), Pakistan (46 percent) and Hungary (5 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program.  Work will be performed in Wayne, N.J. (50 percent), and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (50 percent), and is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2012.  Contract funds in the amount of $636,195 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Space and Naval Warfare E-commerce website, with two offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

                Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $19,713,414 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-08-C-0023) in support of the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) System Development and Demonstration.  This modification provides for radar risk reduction flight test efforts for the BAMS UAS.  Work will be performed in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. (90 percent), and Bethpage, N.Y. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2013.  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.

                Rock Industries, Inc.*, Bannockburn, Ill. (N40083-10-D-3022); Applied Thermal Coatings*, Romeoville, Ill. (N40083-10-D-3023); Alacran Contracting, LLC*, Rockford, Ill. (N40083-10-D-3024); Scott Reliance, JV*, Chicago, Ill. (N40083-10-D-3025); and Dae Sung Corp.*, Frankfort, Ill. (N40083-10-D-3040), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award design-build construction contract for roofing construction projects located primarily within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Midwest area of responsibility.  The maximum dollar value, including the base period and four option years, for all five contracts combined is $15,000,000.  Alacran Contracting, LLC, is being awarded task order #0001 at $747, 370 for the removal of the existing built-up roofing system at Building 238 at Naval Station Great Lakes, Great Lakes, Ill.  Work for this task order is expected to be completed by November 2010.  All work on this contract will be performed in Great Lakes, Ill. (70 percent), and within a 100-mile radius of Great Lakes, Ill. (30 percent).  The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2015.  Contract funds for task order #0001 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with eight proposals received.  These five contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Midwest, Great Lakes, Ill., is the contracting activity.

                Jacobs Technology, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is being awarded $12,058,815 for task order #0031 under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (M67854-02-A-9017) to provide support of the transition from the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) environment to the next Marine Corps (USMC) Information Technology (IT) environment.  This includes financial planning, programming, budgeting and execution of the USMC enterprise budget throughout the Future Year Defense Plan; program management activities; USMC representation and coordination with Navy Next Generation Enterprise Network office, the Secure Operational Network Infrastructure Capability Program of Record activities as well as providing expertise in all other forums related to the delivery of this new IT environment.  Work will be performed in Dumfries, Va. (96 percent); Washington, D.C. (3 percent); and Stafford, Va. (1 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in September 2011.  Contract funds in the amount of $12,058,815 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

                General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded $10,000,000 for cost-plus-fixed-fee task order EJG1 under previously awarded SeaportE multiple award contract (N00178-04-D-4012) for analyzing, designing, researching, developing and implementing innovative and special engineering solutions to ergonomic, fall, electrical, and other “Workplace Environment” issues within the purview of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).  The work to be performed provides for initial site surveys, develop/design code-compliant resolutions for each identified hazard; conducting cost/benefit trade-offs for each option and provide recommendations to contracting officer’s technical representative for implementation of the most cost effective solutions associated with occupational health and safety issues.  The task order also contains four unexercised options which, if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $39,000,000.  Work will be performed throughout NAVFAC Pacific and NAVFAC Atlantic areas of responsibility within and outside the continental United States, and is expected to be completed by September 2011.  Contract funds in the amount of $4,355,692 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Two proposals were received for this task order.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Specialty Center Acquisitions, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity.

                Matthews Manufacturing Inc.*, St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $9,837,425 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for multi-spectral targeting system turret unit shipping and storage containers use by the Navy, Army and Air Force aircraft programs which utilize the multi-spectral targeting system.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $35,300 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with four offers received.  Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-D-JQ25).

                Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded an $8,892,667 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed priced performance-based contract for support services which include engineering and technical services for cryptologic systems and antennas.  This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $44,243,298.  Work will be performed in Texas (92 percent), Virginia (2 percent), California (2 percent), Hawaii (2 percent), and Japan (2 percent).  Work is expected to be completed September 2011.  If all options are exercised, work could continue until September 2015.  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 Center Atlantic, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-10-D-6841).

                Goodrich Corp., Sensors and Integrated Systems, Vergennes, Vt., is being awarded a $5,765,474 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0298) for the procurement of 19 MH-53 integrated mechanical diagnostic and health usage monitoring system units.  Work will be performed in Vergennes, Vt., and is expected to be completed in September 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.

                ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., is being awarded a $5,521,059 firm-fixed-price delivery order for multifunctional information distribution system-low volume terminals (MIDS-LVTs).  The MIDS-LVT provides secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for Navy, Air Force and Army platforms.  This delivery order combines purchases for the United States (64 percent) and the government of Australia (36 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program.  Contract funds in the amount of $723,211 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Work will be performed in Carlsbad, Calif. (30 percent), and in various other sites worldwide (70 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2012.  This contract was competitively procured via the Space and Naval Warfare E-commerce website, with two offers received.  The synopsis was released via the Federal Business Opportunities website.  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-10-D-0032).

AIR FORCE

                Alenia North America, Inc., Washington, D.C., was awarded a $30,240,664 contract modification for the refurbishment of two G222 aircrafts including ballistic protection for the cockpit and liquid oxygen compartment, technical support and travel in support of the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps.  At this time, $30,240,664 has been obligated.  WR-ALC/GRBKB, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8504-08-C-0007; P00006).

                Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Herndon, Va., was awarded a $24,898,128 contract which will provide threat and vulnerability assessments, periodic anti-terrorism and force protection intelligence summaries and threat intelligence briefings to Army counterintelligence senior leaders.  At this time, $1,410,189 has been obligated.  55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380; Delivery Order 391).

                Boeing Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Seattle, Wash., was awarded a $19,650,233 contract modification which will exercise the options for the Phase II-A production requirements of the radar system improvement programs capability for the Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS fleet of five aircraft.  At this time, $19,650,233 has been obligated.  AASSD/HBSK, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity (F19628-01-D-0016; Delivery Order 0070; Modification 003).

                EDO Communications & Countermeasures Systems, Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif., was awarded a $11,400,000 contract modification which will provide sustaining engineering services in support of the B-1 and B-52 mission data test laboratories and special test equipment.  Planned taskings will directly support the maintenance, operation and technical capabilities of the electronic warfare systems mock-ups, special test equipment and mobile test facilities.  At this time, $782,309.45 has been obligated.  AAC/PKES, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA9200-10-D-0273; FA9200-10-D-0273, 0001).

                BAE Systems National Security Solutions, BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies, Inc., Burlington, Mass., was awarded a $7,390,057 contract which will develop information diffusion models over evolvable social networks with the ability to monitor impact and to generate an adaptive question plan for the patrollers.  Final deliverables are software and a final technical report.  At this time, $981,791 has been obligated.  AFRL/RIKE, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8750-10-C-0207).

*Small business