Here’s Today’s Department of Defense Contract Awards

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Charleston Aluminum, L.L.C., Gaston, S.C.*, was issued a modification exercising the first option year on contract SPM8E5-10-D-0012/P00008.  The award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $49,587,000 for heat-treated aluminum sheet and plate materials.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were five responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is May 31, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Ami Metals, Inc., Brentwood, Tenn., was issued a modification exercising the first option year on contract SPM8E5-10-D-0011/P00009.  The award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $49,206,000 for heat-treated aluminum sheet and plate materials.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were five responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is May 31, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

TW Metals, Carol Stream, Ill., was issued a modification exercising the first option year on contract SPM8E5-10-D-0010/P00017.  The award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $43,700,000 for heat-treated aluminum sheet and plate materials.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were five responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is May 31, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $47,586,369 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of 18 AN/AAQ-30 target sight systems and data.  The target sight systemprovides target identification and tracking, passive targeting for integrated weapons, including Hellfire missiles, and a laser designation capability supporting friendly laser-guided weapons.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. (90 percent), and Ocala, Fla. (10 percent), and is expected to complete by October 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $2,643,687 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This non-commercial contract was issued on a sole-source basis, as Lockheed Martin is the only vendor able to provide AN/AAQ-30 in time to meet the government-required schedule.  Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-12-C-JQ26).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Sensors (MS2), Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $33,745,287 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-6294) for development and production of the Acoustic Rapid Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Insertion (ARCI) systems and common acoustics processing for technology insertions 12 through 14 for the United States’ submarine fleet and potential foreign military sales.  ARCI is a sonar system that integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array, and other ship sensor processing, through rapid insertion of commercial-off-the-shelf -based hardware and software.  This modification will purchase technology insertion system upgrades, including pre-cable kits, for 15 submarines.  Work will be performed in Manassas, Va. (60 percent), and Clearwater, Fla. (40 percent), and is expected to complete by December 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $11,084,479 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of the Harpoon and Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response weapons system components.  This contract combines purchases in support of the U.S. Navy ($4,342,034; 39.2 percent) and, under the Foreign Military Sales Program, the governments of:  Australia ($2,877,199; 26 percent); Turkey ($1,126,694; 10.2 percent); Japan ($916,182; 8.3 percent); Korea ($537,786; 4.9 percent); Saudi Arabia ($313,751; 2.8 percent); Pakistan ($246,452; 2.2 percent); Canada ($241,015; 2.1 percent); United Kingdom ($237,005; 2.1 percent); Kuwait ($79,668; 0.7 percent); United Arab Emirates  ($67,431; 0.6 percent); India ($59,428; 0.5 percent); and Egypt ($39,834; 0.4 percent).  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in August 2013.  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.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-12-C-0058).

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $7,800,000 delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for a software license agreement for Advanced Harpoon Weapon Control System software for the government of Korea under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  This provides for the integration into the Encapsulated Harpoon Command Launch System III hardware.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in June 2012.  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.

Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $6,788,520 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2118) to obtain vendor services to design and procure the common controller for electric actuation.   The contractor will design, manufacture, and qualify test two configurations of the “common” controller to support electric actuation.   The work will be performed in Groton, Conn., and is scheduled to be completed by January 2016.  Contract funds in the amount of $580,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, Groton, Conn., is the contracting activity.