Here’s Today’s Department of Defense Contract Awards

AIR FORCE

Ace Technology Partners, LLC, Arlington Heights, Ill.; Blue Tech Inc., San Diego, Calif.; FedStore Corp., Rockville, Md.; General Dynamics IT, Needham, Mass.; Global Technology Resources, Inc., Denver, Colo.; GTSI Corp., Herndon, Va.; Iron Bow Technologies, LLC, Chantilly, Va.; M2 Technology, Inc. San Antonio, Texas; and Red River Computer Co., Claremont, N.H., are being awarded a $6,900,000,000 firm fixed price, multiple award, indefinite delivery, and indefinite quantity contract for the purchase of netcentric products for Air Force customers.  This contract vehicle will provide for commercially available off-the-shelf products to support the Internet Protocol Network and will include the following categories of netcentric products and associated support worldwide:  (1) networking equipment, (2) servers and storage, (3) peripherals, (4) multimedia, (5) software (not included on other enterprise licenses), and (6) identity management/biometric hardware and associated software.  This contract supports the Global Information Grid architecture, Defense Information Infrastructure, Air Force, and Defense Communications Systems info-structure for computer networks and telecommunications network mission areas.  The location of the performance will be Air Force facilities.  Work is to be completed by July, 31, 2022.  ESC/HIJK, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., is the contracting activity.  The contract numbers for this award are as follows:  Ace Technology Partners, LLC , contract number:  FA8771-12-D-1020; Blue Tech Inc., Contract Number:  FA8771-12-D-1021; FedStore Corporation, Contract Number:  FA8771-12-D-1022; General Dynamics IT, Contract Number:  FA8771-12-D-1023; Global Technology Resources, Inc., Contract Number:  FA8771-12-D-1024; GTSI Corp., Contract Number:  FA8771-12-D-1025; Iron Bow Technologies, LLC, Contract Number:  FA8771-12-D-1026; M2 Technology, Inc., Contract Number:  FA8771-12-D-1207; Red River Computer Company, Contract Number:  FA8771-12-D-1028.

NAVY

ITT Corporation, Electronic Systems , Electronic Warfare Systems, Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $62,264,415 firm-fixed-price production contract for the manufacture and delivery of  23 AN/ALQ-214(V)4 on-board jammer systems, under Full Rate Production Lot 9, for installation on the F/A-18 aircraft.  Work will be performed in Clifton, N.J., (31 percent); San Jose, Calif., (26 percent); San Diego, Calif., (11 percent); Rancho Cordova, Calif., ( 5 percent);  Mountain View, Calif., (4 percent); Hudson, N.H., (2 percent); West Springfield, Mass., (2 percent); and various locations within the United States, (19 percent); and is expected to be completed in November 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6-3201-1.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting (N00019-12-C-0002).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Cardinal Health, McGaw Park, Ill., was issued base contract SPM2DE-12-D-7346.  The award is a fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, contract with a maximum $20,000,000 for the purchase of laboratory supplies and equipment using the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Electronic Catalog (ECAT) System.  The contract covers the selection of a distributor for the Laboratory ECAT Program which covers the 48 contiguous states including District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Europe and the Pacific.  Using services are Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Federal Civilian Agencies.  There were 12 responses to the Web proposal.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is April 12, 2013.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa.

Carter Industries, Inc.*, Olive Hill, Ky., was issued contract SPM1C1-11-D-1067.  The award is a firm fixed price contract with a maximum $12,199,680 for coveralls.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Navy and Air Force.  There were six responses to the Web proposal.  Type of appropriation is fical year 2012 through fiscal 2013 Defense Working Capital Funds. The date of performance completion is April 16, 2013.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

DARPA has notified The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Mo., of a -$13,660,799 modification to an other transaction agreement (OTA) (HR0011-10-9-0010).  The goal of the Vulture Program was to design, develop, and manufacture a flight demonstrator.  The program and its implementing OTA are being descoped to include those elements of the statement of work that can be accomplished with the funds remaining that are of interest to both the Government and Boeing subsystems in photovoltaics and energy storage systems.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo.  The work is expected to be completed by June 30, 2013.  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity.