MILITARY CONTRACTS December 29, 2008

NAVY

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $221,690,616 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-07-C-0060) to exercise options to procure 96 MV-22 and CV-22 AE1107C engines, and 1-year of support services. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be completed in December 2011. 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.

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Houston, Texas, is being awarded a $55,000,000 cost no fee, indefinite delivery, indefinitely quantity contract to provide for ship classification and classification-related services to be performed by the ABS (a congressionally recognized agent of the Government) for surface ships and craft being procured and maintained during their lifecycle by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The ABS classification process using Naval Vessel Rules (NVR) forms the core of the certification process for surface ships procured by NAVSEA. New construction contracts require the ships to be designed and constructed in accordance with ABS Rules for Building and Classing Naval Vessels, and other referenced ABS Rules and Guides as necessary to comply with the designated class notations. Approximately 46 percent of the services will be performed in support of new construction DDG ships in Bath, Maine, Pascagoula, Miss. and Gulf Port, Miss. and approximately 46 percent in support of future LCS new construction ships in locations to be determined. The remaining 8 percent of services will be performed in Norfolk, Va., San Diego, Calif. and various worldwide points as specified in task orders to be issued, and work is expected to be completed by December 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. is the contracting activity. (N00024-09-D-4208)

DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas is being awarded a $17,961,266 modification to a previously awarded cost plus fixed fee contract (N00019-06-C-0308) to exercise an option for maintenance services in support of for the Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Program under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Kuwait (90 percent) and Fort Worth, Texas (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2009. 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.

Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training and Support, Orlando, Fla. is being awarded a $15,609,350 firm fixed price contract for one first article Machinery Control System shipset, two additional MCS shipsets, and one Testing and Validation System for the DDG-51 modernization efforts. The MCS is a Hull, Mechanical and Electrical upgrade and part of a comprehensive plan to modernize the DDG-51 Class to ensure the ships remain combat relevant and affordable throughout their life. The focus of the MCS upgrade is to automate many manual functions to reduce manning levels and watch stander requirements. This contract includes options and engineering services which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $51,500,000. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract wascompetitively procured via Federal Business Opportunities, with two offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-09-C-4201).

DE Technologies, Inc, King of Prussia, Pa., is being awarded a $6,907,641 cost plus fixed fee contract for the continued development of an offensive, directed-energy warhead for the compact rapid attack weapon. This project will develop technologies for a small diameter shaped charge warhead. Technologies include computational modeling and experimental investigation of shaped charge performance, and liner and shaped charge module design that is based on the computational and experimental results. Results delivered will include a shaped charge design and shaped charge liners to be inserted into a full-warhead development model. Work will be performed in King of Prussia, Pa., and work is expected to be completed June 20, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under the ONR Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology, BAA number 08-001 published on Sept 5, 2007. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N00014-09-C-0037).

Air Force

The Air Force awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract to the Raytheon Co.,, McKinney, Texas for $27,337,466. This will authorize Raytheon to provide Contractor Logistics Support for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System for CY09. At this time, $4,053,991 has been obligated. 703rd Aeronautical Systems Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8620-06-G-4041 009).

The Air Force awarded a firm fixed price contract to CDO, Dayton, Ohio; Green Tree Group, Beavercreek, Ohio; ITC, Dayton, Ohio; MacAulay-Brown, Inc., Dayton, Ohio and Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. Alexandria, Virginia for $9,800,000. This will authorize the five companies to provide senior consulting and specialized technical support for Archival, Corporate Development, Air and Weapons division, Space and Missile Division, Base Realignment and Closure, Systems Engineering, Program Management, Test, Organizational Process Analysis and Process Improvements, and Strategic Planning and Transformation Division. At this time, $1,169,700 has been obligated. ASC/AQZCA, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8622-09-8000).

The Air Force awarded a firm fixed price contract action to the Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington for $11,183,600. This will authorize Boeing to continue to provide Engineering Services to maintain and upgrade the Air Launched Cruise Missile/Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile. At this time, $4,490,754 has been obligated. 327 ACSG/PK, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma is the contracting activity (F34601-03-C-0042-P00117).

The Air Force awarded a contract to L-3 Communications Corp., Link Simulation and Training, Arlington, Texas for $68,205,604. This contract provides for Block 40/50 F-16 Mission Training Centers (MTCs), with options to buy up to 20 MTCs. At this time, $844,066 has been obligated. 677 AESG/PK, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8621-09-C-6292).