MILITARY CONTRACTS June 25, 2008

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Pepco Energy Services, Arlington, Va., is being awarded a maximum $92,532,366 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for the direct supply of approximately 4,194,116 Dekatherms of Direct Supply Natural Gas to various DoD and federal civilian agencies in the Northeast and Central regions of the United States. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and other federal agencies. The original proposal was web solicited with 37 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance is Oct. 1, 2008, through Sep. 30, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-08-D-7502)

Carter Industries, Inc., Olive Hill, Ky.*, is being awarded a maximum $24,026,000 firm fixed price contract for coveralls. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy and Air Force. There were originally 3 proposals solicited with three responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Aug. 30, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM1C1-08-C-0027).

Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Swiftwater, Pa., is being awarded a maximum $11,782,359 firm fixed price contract for influenza vaccine. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. There were originally eight proposals solicited with one response. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Jun. 25, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM2DP-08-D-0003).

NAVY

Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $28,473,442 ceiling priced delivery order #0274 under previously awarded contract (N00383-03-G-001B) for spare components of the CV-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Hurst, Texas, and work is expected to be completed by Dec. 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not awarded competitively. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity.

Progeny Systems Corp.*, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $16,264,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-6256) to analyze, design, fabricate, and integrate hardware and/or software solutions for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf electronics-based subsystems, which collectively provide C3I functionality to submarines, surface ships, surveillance and air platforms. The contract modification is for Phase III engineering services in support of Small Business Innovative Research Topic No.N96-278 "Technology Infusion Methodology". The Phase III SBIR effort addresses systems and subsystems ranging from simple single processors to highly complex multi-processor network architectures. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., and is expected to be completed by Jun. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $9,398,794 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-03-C-0057) for non-recurring engineering efforts for the production of required subsystems and components for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Pilot production Aircraft, one lot. Work will be performed in Bethpage, N.Y., (28.23 percent); Torrance, Calif., (14.47 percent); Dallas, Texas, (10.80 percent); Pomezia, Italy, (8.74 percent); Cleveland, Ohio, (8.36 percent); New Port Richey, Fla., (8.13 percent), Owega, N.Y., (6.71 percent); Freeport, N.Y., (3. 20 percent) and various locations within the U.S., (11.54 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sep. 2010. 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.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $9,234,251 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for continued efforts in support of the Common Network Interface (CNI) systems engineering effort under the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. The CNI System improves situational awareness for Expeditionary Strike Group Commanders by fusing stove-piped battle management systems into a single integrated tactical picture. The contract requirements for CNI will include engineering and design agent services and integrated logistic services. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $28,876,834. Work will be performed in Fairfax, Va., and is expected to be completed by Jul. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is being awarded on a sole source basis as a Phase III SBIR. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-08-C-5205).

ARMY

SUMMA Technology, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Jun. 23, 2008, a $26,092,635 firm-fixed price contract for the container roll in/out platform. Work will be performed in Cullman, Ala., and is expected to be completed by Jun. 30, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Dec. 21, 2005, and six bids were received. U.S. Army TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-D-0269).

Talbert Manufacturing, Rensselaer, Ind., was awarded on Jun. 24, 2008, a $19,853,925 firm-fixed price contract for semi-trailers and supporting vehicle system side kits, stockage list kits and carwell rust protection. Work will be performed in Rensselaer, Ind., and is expected to be completed by Jun. 30, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Mar. 19, 2003. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-03-D-S067).

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., of Seal Beach, Calif., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $35.3 million. The contract action provides for system engineering, program management, and contract operations support for ground operations and readiness start-up activities for the Space Based Surveillance System Block 10 program. These activities are necessary to insure sustainment capabilities are in place to support the system 61 days after launch of the SBSS Block 10 Space Vehicle. This contract will run concurrent with the Space Vehicle Development contract, from the date of issuance of this letter contract through Dec. 31, 2008. At this time $9.2 million has been obligated. USAF HQ Space and Missile Systems Center/SYSW/PK, Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8819-08-C-0001).