U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Feb. 14, 2012

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Here’s Today’s Department of Defense Contract Awards

 

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $111,397,676 predominantly firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of 4,844 joint direct attack munitions.  The location of the performance is St. Charles, Mo.  Work is expected to be completed by May 2014.  AAC/EBDK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8681-12-C-0160, P00002).

Vision Systems International, L.L.C., San Jose, Calif., is being awarded a $19,803,958 firm-fixed-price contract for night vision cueing and display standard field night vision devices for the Air Force and Navy.  Work is expected to be completed by September 2013.  AAC/WWSK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8607-11-C-2795, P00002).

NAVY

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $39,879,448 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee multiple award contract to provide technology insertion, software and systems engineering, modeling and simulation, testing, and integrated logistics in support of communications, information technology, and other command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) efforts.  This is one of two multiple award contracts:  both awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes two, one-year options which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $68,088,406.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (85 percent), and Fairfax, Va. (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Feb. 13, 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0026 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with two offers received.  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0060).

Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va., is being awarded a $34,989,671 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee multiple award contract to provide technology insertion, software and systems engineering, modeling and simulation, testing, and integrated logistics in support of communications, information technology, and other command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) efforts.  This is one of two multiple award contracts:  both awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes two, one-year options which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $59,770,489.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (85 percent), and McLean, Va. (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Feb. 13, 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0026 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with two offers received.  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0061).

Raytheon Co., Marlborough, Mass., is being awarded a $19,861,994 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee development, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, time-and-material contract (N00039-04-C-0012) for in-scope enhanced polar satellite pre-planned product improvements for the Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT).  The NMT is the next generation of military satellite communications terminal to be deployed onboard submarines, ships and shore installations that provide maritime communications using the military strategic and tactical relay, advanced extremely high frequency, defense satellite communications system and wideband global satellite communications families of satellites.  This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $979,752,906.  This contract combines purchases for the Navy (94 percent); and, under the Foreign Military Sales Program, the governments of Canada (3.5 percent), the United Kingdom (1.7 percent), and the Netherlands (0.8 percent).  Work will be performed in Largo, Fla. (83 percent), and Marlborough, Mass. (17 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2014.  If all options are exercised, work could continue until December 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The original contract was competitively procured via the Commerce Business Daily’s Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems e-Commerce Central website, with two offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif. is the contracting activity.

J.F. Taylor Corp., Lexington Park, Md., is being awarded a $9,043,754 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursement contract to provide systems engineering, specialized testing and evaluation for communication, navigation, and identification systems to be developed in support of the Mission Systems Evaluation Division (AIR 5.1) of the Naval Air Systems Command.  In addition, this contract will provide system integration and ongoing lifecycle support, as well as commercial air services for systems currently under development.  Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md., and is expected to be completed in October 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.  This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($8,618,698; 95.3 percent); the U.S. Air Force ($217,050; 2.4 percent); and, under the Foreign Military Sales Program, the government of Taiwan ($208,006; 2.3 percent).  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-12-C-0033)

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $7,627,133 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-5124) for technical support, engineering support, operations, and maintenance of New Jersey Aegis sites supporting Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), Aegis Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and Navy Aegis efforts.  This contract modification will provide continuing technical engineering support, logistics, configuration management, quality assurance, operation and maintenance for Aegis program support sites.  These facilities incorporate highly integrated, classified, real-time networks that connect numerous contractor and United States government facilities required to build, integrate, and deliver computer code for Navy, BMD, and FMS efforts.  This contract includes purchases for the government of Japan (46 percent) and Spain (17 percent) under the FMS Program.  Work will be performed in Moorestown, N.J., and is expected to be complete by September 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.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Fort Defiance Industries, Inc.*, Loudon, Tenn., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity type contract with a maximum $9,000,000 for water recovery system, water heater, potable water pump, electrical panels, and portable water softener.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.  There were 455 solicitations with four responses.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 14, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM2DH-12-D-8205).

*Small business

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP Ralph Lauren has been recognized for his many phil-anthropic contributions. In September 1996, Diana, Princess of Wales, presented him with the first humanitarian award from the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research. While Lauren focused much of his time on organizations associated with breast cancer research, he also raised funds for AIDS research. He is known throughout the fashion industry as an individual who was involved not only in the production of quality products, but also as a volunteer and humanitarian. go to site ralph lauren coupon

CHRONOLOGY: Key Dates for Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation

1967:

Beau Brummel gives Ralph Lauren his own style division, which he calls Polo 1968:

Lauren creates Polo Fashions to create menswear 1974:

Lauren wins three Coty awards for costume design for The Great Gatsby 1978:

Launches his line of fragrances 1980:

Polo Fashions becomes Polo Ralph Lauren 1983:

Lauren branches into home furnishings 1993:

Begins designing Western Wear with the Double RL line 1994:

Lauren sells 28 percent of Polo to Goldman Sachs investment fund; forms Polo Jeans Co.

1996:

Lauren is presented with the first humanitarian award from the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research

GLOBAL PRESENCE By 1998 Polo Ralph Lauren operated more than 200 Polo shops and outlet stores worldwide. The company’s STAR-SPANGLED GRATITUDE Hillary Clinton started a tour of past American treasures in September 1998 with a $10-million contribution by Polo Ralph Lauren. The contribution was made to help restore the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to the national anthem. This contribution is the largest in the Smithsonian Institution’s history. A personal contribution of an additional $3 million was also donated by Ralph Lauren to help with an advertising campaign to inform the public about the efforts to “save America’s treasures.” President Clinton joined his wife at the National Museum of American History, the starting point of her tour. Clinton thanked Lauren for “this incredible act of generosity and, I think, foresight.”

clothing was sold in 1,500 department and specialty stores around the world. In the spring of 1998, the company expanded to the Middle East, opening stores in Kuwait, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. here ralph lauren coupon

SOURCES OF INFORMATION Bibliography givhan, robin. “ralph lauren’s corporate look; the designer’s stock as a businessman is on the rise.” the washington post, 2 october 1997.

“middle east expansion for polo ralph lauren.” pr newswire, 30 march 1998. “polo ralph lauren board authorizes stock repurchase.” pr newswire, 12 march 1998.

“polo ralph lauren corp.” moody’s company data report, moody’s investors service, 1998.

“polo ralph lauren could defy sour ipo market.” reuters, 8 april 1997.

“polo ralph lauren signs swimwear license.” pr newswire, 16 march 1998.

“polo ralph lauren to consolidate children’s business.” pr newswire, 11 march 1998.

“ralph lauren earnings up in fiscal first quarter.” yahoo! news, 4 august 1998.

“ralph lauren hopes for strong ipo demand.” reuters, 1996.

For additional industry research:

investigate companies by their standard industrial classification codes, also known as sics. polo ralph lauren’s primary sics are:

2329 men’s and boys’ clothing 2339 women’s/misses’ outerwear 2386 leather and sheep-lined clothing 2389 apparel and accessories 2392 housefurnishings 3911 jewelry and precious metals 5023 homefurnishings 5136 men’s/boys’ clothing 5137 women’s/children’s clothing 5139 footwear 5311 department stores

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