U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 1-14-09

           Alderman Building Company, Inc.*, Jacksonville, N.C., LifeCycle Construction Services, Inc.*, Washington, D.C., Military & Federal Construction Co., Inc.*, Jacksonville, N.C., Robra Construction, Inc.*, Virginia Beach, Va., T.H.R. Enterprises*, Norfolk, Va., TJC Engineering, Inc.*, Prospect, Ky., are each being awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple award design-build construction contract for general building type projects at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Base Cherry Point. The maximum dollar value for the base period for all six contracts combined is $20,000,000.

The total contract amount for all six contracts combined, including the base period and four option years, is $100,000,000. Alderman Building Co., Inc., is being awarded task order #0001 at $153,434 for interior/exterior repairs to Building AS-4159 at Marine Corps Air Station New River. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by Jan. 2010. All work on this contract will be performed in Jacksonville and Cherry Point, N.C. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of Jan. 2014.

Contract funds for task order #0001 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 18 proposals received.

These six contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (contract numbers N40085-09-D-5321/5322/5323/5324/5325/5326).
 
            ITZ Construction Incorporated*, Jacksonville, N.C., Military Environmental & Construction Corp.*, Jacksonville, N.C., Southern Glass and Mirror of Eastern North Carolina Incorporated*, Swansboro, N.C., T.E. Davis Construction Co.*, Jacksonville, N.C., Tesoro Corp., Virginia Beach, Va., Virtexco Corp., Norfolk, Va., are each being awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite-quantity multiple award design-build construction contract for general building type projects at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Base Cherry Point. The maximum dollar value, for the base period for all six contracts combined is $20,000,000. The total contract amount for all six contracts combined, including the base period and four option years, is $100,000,000.

Military Environmental and Construction Corp., is being awarded task order #0001 at $101,000 for the renovation of Building M415 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by Jul. 2009. All work on this contract will be performed in Jacksonville and Cherry Point, N.C. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of Jan. 2014.

Contract funds for task order #0001 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 22 proposals received.
These six contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (contract numbers N40085-09-D-5327/5328/5329/5330/5331/5332).
 
            Progeny Systems Corp.,* Manassas, Va., is being awarded a
$10,065,194 cost plus fixed fee contract to provide the submarine community with the technology to support mission reconstruction, onboard training and network level distance support. This technology will be applied to advance processing applications and sensor systems to streamline functional capabilities and reduce man power requirements.
Engineering services required to complete this work include system level design, software/hardware development, systems engineering, integration, installation, and test of Submarine combat system related electronics during new construction and modernization periods. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $62,327,606. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va.

and is expected to be completed by Jan. 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $388,521 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
This effort is being awarded under a program for Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and is titled Topic No. N03-220 "Extensible After-Action Review, Acquisition, Retrieval and Storage System". This procurement will use the prototype products, processes and methodologies developed by Progeny Systems Corporation under the SBIR Phase I and II
efforts.   The Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting activity
(N00024-09-C-6207). 
 
            Correction: Contract awarded Jan. 9, 2009 to Walker Power Systems, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., for $17,287,442 should have had the contract number of M67854-09-D-6005.
 
ARMY
 
Raytheon Co., Bedford, Mass., was awarded on Jan. 9, 2009, a $75,509,000 firm fixed price contract for Patriot missile system radar upgrade kits.
Work will be performed in Andover, Mass., and El Paso, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  One bid was solicited on Aug. 26, 2008.  Aviation and Missile Command Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-09-G-0001).
 
            L-3 Communications Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., was awarded on Jan. 9, 2009, a $38,090,260 time and material contract for logistics support in the areas of aircraft workers and paints.  Work will be performed in Corpus Christi Army Depot and is expected to be completed by Jan. 8, 2010.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Three bids were solicited on Nov. 1, 2007, and one bid was received.  Corpus Chrisi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas, is the contracting activity (GS-10F-0328N).
 
            General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling heights, Mich., was awarded on Jan. 9, 2009, a $14,300,000 cost plus fixed fee contract for system technical support for the Abrams tank program.  Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2011.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jun. 8, 2006.
TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).
 
AIR FORCE
 
            The Air Force is awarding an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Williams International Corp., of Walled Lake Michigan for 45,000,000. This contact focuses mainly on Phase III of the VAATE Program. At this time, $94,942 has been obligated. Det 1 AFRL/PKPB, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8650-09-D-2924).
 
            The Air Force is awarding a Cost Plus Fixed Fee with Performance Incentives to Raytheon Co., of Tucson, Ariz. for $16,298,964. This contract will provide a High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Targeting Systems Software Upgrade Program. At this time, $4,512,500 has been obligated. 693 ARSS/PK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8675-09-C-0004).

                Atherton Construction, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev., was awarded on Jan 9, 2009, a $76,949,440 firm fixed price construction contract to replace family housing (Phase 8-9) Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Work will be performed at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., with an estimated completion date of Aug 5, 2012. Bids were solicited on the Web with three bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-09-C-4008).
 
                Atherton Construction, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev., was awarded on Jan. 9, 2009, a $15,181,932 firm fixed price construction contract for whole house remodel, Wayne Manor at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Work will be performed at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., with an estimated completion date of Oct 4, 2010. Bids were solicited on the Web with one bid received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-09-C-4000).
 
NAVY
 
                General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $34,892,258 cost plus incentive fee contract for the preparation and accomplishment of the FY09 dry-docking and selected restricted availability of USS Providence (SSN 719) at the contractor’s facility, Groton, Conn. The contractor will perform advance planning, design documentation, engineering, procurement, ship-checks, fabrication and preliminary shipyard work and/or any other work necessary to prepare for and accomplish the necessary alterations and repairs, maintenance, testing and routine work. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $39,780,633. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $34,892,258 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-09-C-4404).
 
                Oak Point Associates, Biddeford, Maine, is being awarded a maximum $7,500,000 firm fixed price, indefinite quantity architect engineering contract for civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical services in support of projects within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic Northeast area of responsibility. Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic Northeast AOR including but not limited to Maine, (90 percent), N.H., (5 percent), and Vt., (5 percent), and is expected to be completed by Jan. 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with seventeen proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-09-D-7026).
 
                P & S Construction*, Lowell, Mass., is being awarded a $6,312,000 firm fixed price construction contract to renovate the interior of Luce Hall. Work willinclude mechanical, architectural, plumbing and the removal of asbestos, lead and hazardous material. The work will be performed in Newport, R.I., and is expected to be completed by Feb. 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with three bids received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-09-C-7029).
 
                Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded a $5,935,232 firm, fixed, priced modification to previously awarded delivery order #0005 under contract M67854-07-D-5031 for the purchase of CDRL A043 PHST – Preservation and Packaging, CDRL
A044 PHST – Validation Report, CDRL A045 PHST – Special Packaging Instruction, and 15 additional Field Service Representatives (FSR) – OCONUS to support the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Category I Cougar vehicles in OEF. Work will be performed in Ladson, S.C., and in the OEF area of responsibility, and work is expected to be completed by Apr. 1, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity. 
 
AIR FORCE
 
                The Air Force is awarding an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas for $49,750,000. This contact is for the Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Research and Evaluation program. At this time, $584,168 has been obligated. AFRL/PKDA, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8650-09-D-7906).
 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
 
             GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Wauwatosa, Wis. is being awarded a maximum $43,200,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for parts, training and accessories for patient monitoring systems and subsystems. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 17 proposals solicited with nine responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is January 13, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM2D1-09-D-8300).

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