U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Aug 18, 2011

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Here’s Today’s Department of Defense Contract Awards

ARMY

            BAE Systems Land and Armaments, L.P., Troy, Mich., was awarded a $449,964,969 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for the technology development phase for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Infantry Fighting Vehicle.  Work will be performed in Madison, Ala.; Detroit, Mich.; Waltham, Mass.; and Troy, Mich., with an estimated completion date of June 26, 2013.  Bids were solicited through the Internet with three bids received.  U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-C001).

            General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded a $439,715,950 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for the technology development phase for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle Infantry Fighting Vehicle.  Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich.; Dallas, Texas; Plano, Texas; Detroit, Mich.; and Taunton, Mass., with an estimated completion date of June 26, 2013.  Bids were solicited through the Internet with three bids received.  U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-C002).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

            North American Rescue, L.L.C., Greer, S.C., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $240,915,660 for a variety of stretchers and litters.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.  The date of performance completion is Aug. 18, 2016.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM2DH-11-D-8214).

            Science Application International Corp., Fairfield, N.J., was issued a modification exercising the sixth option year on the current contract SPM500-04-D-BP15/P00023.  Award is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, prime vendor contract.  This option has an estimated maximum $25,000,000 for maintenance, repair, and operations for the Northwest region.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  The date of performance completion is Aug. 17, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

            Graybar Electric Co., Inc., St. Louis, Mo., was issued a modification exercising the sixth option year on the current contract SPM500-04-D-BP14/P00024.  Award is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, prime vendor contract.  This option has an estimated maximum $25,000,000 for maintenance, repair, and operations for the Alaska region.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  The date of performance completion is Aug. 17, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

            ITT Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a $73,603,550 cost-plus-award-fee/cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-reimbursement contract modification for the Systems Engineering and Sustainment Integrator (SENSOR), which is to provide system engineering integration and sustainment of ground-based missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance sensors.  The SENSOR systems currently include ground-based radars and optical systems controlled and operated by U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force Space Command. ESC/HSIK, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity (F19628-02-C-0010, P00326).

            ITT Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a $20,322,990 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification for the Systems Engineering and Sustainment Integrator (SENSOR), which is to provide system engineering integration and sustainment of ground-based missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance sensors.  The SENSOR systems currently include ground-based radars and optical systems controlled and operated by U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force Space Command.  ESC/HSIK, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity (F19628-02-C-0010, P00313).

NAVY

            Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Manassas Va., is being awarded a $14,500,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to existing contract (N00024-11-C-6247) to deliver eight Integrated Submarine Imaging Systems (ISIS) for Navy submarines.  Five systems shall be delivered to Virginia-class submarines, while the remaining three shall be delivered to SSN 688-class submarines. ISIS provides mission critical, all weather, visual, and electronic search, digital image management, indication, warning, and platform architecture interface capabilities for Navy submarines.  ISIS rolls-up existing components and near term capabilities, and provides a robust architecture for efficiently inserting future capabilities as they become available.  Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., and is expected to be completed in April 2013.  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

            Harris Corp., Government Communications Systems Division, Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded an $8,095,188 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-10-D-0050) for the full rate production and support of 125 digital map computers for the Navy (67); and the governments of Kuwait (43), Malaysia (10), and Finland (five).  In addition, this modification provides for the procurement of 49 digital video map computers for the U.S. Navy; and 52 extension housings for the governments of Kuwait (43), and Malaysia (nine), in support of multiple aircraft platforms.  Work will be performed in Melbourne, Fla., and is expected to be completed in June 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This modification combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($5,701,650; 70.4 percent); and, under the Foreign Military Sales Program, the governments of Kuwait ($1,776,717; 22 percent), Malaysia ($412,696; 5.1 percent), and Finland ($204,125; 2.5 percent).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

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