MILITARY CONTRACTS September 5, 2008

Army

AM General, LLC, South Bend, Ind., was awarded on Sept. 3, 2008, a
$76,029,475 firm/fixed price contract for the purchase 560 each M1152A1B2 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles. Work will be performed in Mishawaka, Ind., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. TACOM Warren, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-01-C-S001).

Army Armaments Incorporated, Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded on Sept. 3, 2008, a $242,090,132 firm/fixed price contract for the purchase of 17 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle systems and associated support equipment. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., with an estimated completion date of Mar. 15, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58GRGZ-08-C-0023).

Navistar Defense LLC, Warrenville, Ill., was awarded on Sept. 3, 2008, a $ 70,040,677 firm/fixed price contract for 10-ton general transport truck and spare parts to support the general transport trucks. Work will be performed in New Carlisle, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2009. Bids were solicited via Sole Source and one bid was received. TACOM, AMSTA-AQ-ADBA, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0489).

Navistar Defense, Warrenville, Ill., was awarded on Sept. 2, 2008, a $21,722,937 firm/fixed price contract for 120, 6x4 trucks and 35 ton trailer combinations with corresponding spare parts. Work will be performed in Warrenville, Ill., with an estimated completion date of Jun. 1, 2010. Bids were solicited Foreign Military Sales sole source designated and one bid was received. TACOM, AMSTA-AQ-ADBA Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-Z137).

Army Armaments Incorporated, Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded on Sept. 4, 2008, a $6,100,145 cost/plus/fixed fee contract. This modification exercises options for engineering services for tactical communications data link and airborne control equipment II health & usage monitoring in support of the Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft system. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 28, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0033).

John Bowman Inc, Colorado Springs, Colo. was awarded on Sept. 4, 2008, a $13,383,966 firm/fixed price contract to upgrade academic facility, Phase 4B, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. Work will be performed in Omaha, Neb., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 10, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Corp of Engineering, Omaha, Neb., is the contracting activity (W9128F-07-D-0001).

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Rockwell Collins, San Jose, Calif., is being awarded a $8,396,116 cost plus fixed fee contract to develop and demonstrate a new generation of emissive micro-displays with high brightness, long lifetime, good electrical efficiency, and low cost. Work will be performed in San Jose, Calif., (27 percent), Carlsbad, Calif., (48 percent), Goleta, Calif., (20 percent), Austin, Texas, (3 percent), and Santa Clara, Calif., (2 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 2009. Funds being obligated at award ($4,570,613) will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. DARPA issued a solicitation in Federal Business Opportunities on Oct. 11, 2007, and four proposals were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va., (HR0011-08-C-0140).

Air Force

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of Herndon, Va., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $5,797,046. This action will provide arms, ammunition, and Explosive and Science & Technology Analysis, Assessments, Studies, and Strategic Planning. At this time $48,309 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380, Delivery Order: 0275).