U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Nov. 02, 2011

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AIR FORCE

E-Corp, Layton, Utah, and EG Sierra, Clearfield, Utah, are being awarded a $65,000,000 maximum firm-fixed-price contract for Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) providing construction services in support of 75 Civil Engineering Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.SABER work consists of multiple disciplines in general construction and executes a broad range of repair, maintenance, and minor construction.The primary location of performance is Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the Utah Test and Training Range; Little Mountain Test Annex; and other remote locations under the jurisdiction of Hill Air Force Base, Utah.OO-ALC/PKESS, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8201-12-D-0001 and FA8201-12-D-0003).

Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,321,529 firm-fixed-price contract modification to procure additional Griffin missiles in support of U.S. Special Operations Command.  The following Griffin missiles are being purchased via this modification:70 Griffin Block II A all up rounds, and 21 Griffin Block II A telemetry rounds.The primary location of performance is Raytheon, Tucson, Ariz.Air Armament Center Contracting, Advanced Programs Division, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8677-11-C-0115 P00008).

Man Tech International Corp., Mission, Cyber & Technology Solutions Group, Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a $7,104,496 firm-fixed-price with cost reimbursement (up to an amount specified by the government) contract to provide high-level, specialized acquisition security support services to special access programs at various locations throughout the western United States.The primary location of performance is Space and Missiles Systems Center, Space Superiority Systems, Los Angeles, Calif. (50 percent).Space and Missiles Systems Center, Space Superiority Systems, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8819-12-C-0001).

NAVY

L-3 Communications Flight International, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $29,066,774 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-09-D-0018) for commercial air services for military training support.This modification provides airborne threat simulation training for shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew, to enhance abilities to counter potential enemy electronic warfare and electronic attack operations in an electronic combat environment. Work will be performed in Newport News, Va. (50 percent), and San Diego, Calif. (50 percent), and is expected to be completed in October 2012.No funding will be obligated at time of award.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.

General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $12,288,073 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development activities associated with integrated power systems power load modules design and pulsed power loads for future surface combatants. General Atomics will provide the research and development of an advanced integrated power systems power load module that may be used for pulse forming networks that could power future lasers, railguns, or radars. The initial effort will include further refinement of their unique approach to the concept, documenting how the approach could be eventually implemented in a shipboard configuration to meet projected pulsed loads powering needs. The concept will also be used to implement energy storage on the future design that may be used in a multi-purpose manner, allowing the energy to be used for the weapon system and for shipboard powering.General Atomics will apply their unique concept approach to a set of notional performance expectations developed by General Atomics in conjunction with the Navy.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by October 2016. Contract funds in the amount of $200,000 will be provided at time of contract award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via a broad agency announcement with seven proposals received.The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-12-C-4222).

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