U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

No. 991-10
October 28, 2010
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 CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

                Sopakco, Inc., Mullins, S.C., is being awarded a maximum $74,725,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses.  The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2010.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z104).

                Ameriqual Group, LLC, dba Ameriqual Packaging, Evansville, Ind., is being awarded a maximum $72,900,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses.  The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2010.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z103).

                The Wornick Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $40,905,645 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses.  The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2010.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z105).

NAVY

                Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $48,107,835 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2229) for additional planning and advanced engineering services in support of the LHA replacement (LHA[R]) Flight 0 amphibious assault ship (LHA 7).  Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss., and is expected to be completed by May 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.

                L-3 Communications Flight International, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $24,643,046 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-09-D-0018) for services in support of the commercial air services (CAS) program, which provides contractor owned and operated aircraft to Navy fleet customers and other Department of Defense agencies for tanking of Navy and other government agencies, in support of Foreign Military Sales cases, government contractors, and other CAS aircraft capable of a wide variety of airborne threat simulation capabilities to train shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew how to counter potential enemy electronic warfare and electronic attack operations in today’s electronic combat environment.  Work will be performed in various locations throughout the United States (East Coast, 45 percent; West Coast, 35 percent), and outside the continental United States (20 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in October 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.

                Raytheon Electronics Systems, McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a $6,838,774 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-07-G-0001) for the repair and upgrade of the AN/AAS-52 turreted system for image intensified sensors and eye safe laser range finders for the special projects aircraft.  Order provides for new system development, product improvement, sustainment, and repair services for the electro-optical systems.  Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, and is expected to be completed in October 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.