MILITARY CONTRACTS June 23, 2008

NAVY

Helix Electric, Inc., San Diego, Calif.,is being awarded a $52,687,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the FY08 MCON P-494, Harden Electrical System, Main Base, Agana, Guam. This design-build project will include the design and construction to the primary electrical distribution system serving critical operational facilities on the main base to mitigate damage caused by typhoons. Work will be performed in Guam, and is expected to be complete July 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 48 proposals solicited and six offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-08-C-1305).

Boeing Aerospace Operations, Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded a $28,873,959 cost-plus fixed-fee contract for non-recurring engineering, installation, and test of the Internet Protocol and Bandwidth Expansion (IPBE) Phase 1 on one E-6B aircraft. The purpose of the IPBE Phase 1 is to install commercial satellite and line of sight radio equipment to allow for increased data capabilities and global communications/Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) on the E-6B aircraft. Work will be performed in Wichita, Kan. (84 percent); Oklahoma City, Okla. (14 percent); and Seattle, Wash. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0053).

REDCOM Laboratories, Inc.,* Victor, N.Y., is being awarded a $16,758,760 firm-fixed-price contract to provide HDX-C Switching upgrade equipment and spares. Work will be performed in Victor, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by June 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $50,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured because it is a sole source procurement. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-08-D-3064).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

U.S. Foodservice Lexington, Lexington, S.C. is being awarded a maximum $37,500,000.00firm fixed price, prime vendor contract for food and beverage support. Other location of performance is in South Carolina. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Bamberg job Corp. The original proposal was Dibbs solicited with four responses. This contract is exercising the fourth option period. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is June 19, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP, Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM300-08-D-3057).

ARMY

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Burlington, Vt., was awarded on June 20, 2008, a $37,330,000 firm-fixed price contract for 387 Bradley reactive armor side skirts for the Bradley fighting vehicle system. Work will be performed in McHenry, Miss., and Burlington, Vt., and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on June 4, 2008. U.S. Army Joint Munitions & Lethality, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-06-C-0143).

Harper Construction Company, Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded on June 19, 2008, a $12,497,265 firm-fixed price contract for the design and construction of battalion and brigade headquarters for a 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade Complex. Work will be performed at Fort Sill, Okla., and is expected to be completed by Nov. 7, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Eight bids were solicited on Sept. 21, 2007, and six bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-08-D-0028).

FFEB JV, Metaire, La. was awarded on June 19, 2008, a $9,565,416 firm-fixed price contract for GeoTechnical Investigation and Report with soil borings and testing in support of hurricane protection office construction projects. Work will be performed in Plaquemines Parish, La., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 20, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Bids were solicited on March 21, 2008, and one bid was received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-07-D-0022).

International Business Machines Corp., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., was awarded on June 19, 2008, a $9,445,000 contract for research activities for language processing applications such as translation and distillation capabilities. Work will be performed in locations across the United States and is expected to be completed by June 19, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Bids were solicited on June 25, 2007, and 21 bids were received. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (HR0011-08-C-0110).

AIR FORCE

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract with Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics of Fort Worth, Texas, not to exceed $18 million. This action will update the current Peace Onyx III contract/baseline, which is a comprehensive hardware and software aircraft modernization to the Turkish Block 30 C/D, 40 C/D, and 50 C/D aircraft. This effort supports foreign military sales to Turkey. At this time $9,000,000 (FMS Funds) has been obligated. Aeronautical Systems Center, 312 AESG/PKA, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8615-05-C-6002 P00021).

The Boeing Co., of Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $14,983,252. This action will accomplish aircraft integration system engineering studies to support development of critical technology required to enable airborne stand-off electronic attack. The technologies include low-band, high-power transmitting phased arrays, mid-band high-power transmitting phased arrays, and advanced exciters. At this time $4,050,000 has been obligated. AFRL/PKSE, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-08-C-1304).