Registry Tracks Effects of Embedded Metal Fragments

By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service

Sept. 30, 2008 - A Defense Department registry is helping officials gather data to be sure the long-accepted practice of leaving embedded metal fragments in wounded warriors' bodies as long as vital organs aren't threatened is valid. The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology created the Embedded Metal Fragments Registry in December.

"In general, we've [always] felt that metal fragments in a body, if they're smaller than a certain size ... and they're not in a vital area of the body, it's OK to leave them in," said Dr. Michael Kilpatrick, DoD's deputy director for force health protection and readiness. "That's been that way for, actually, centuries, [but] we want to be able to validate that with actual data."

To date, the registry deals only with wounded servicemembers from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.

The military's interest in the effects of embedded metal fragments began in the early 1990s after Gulf War veterans reported health concerns, Kilpatrick said. During the Gulf War, servicemembers used munitions made with depleted uranium. The military had studied the effects of firing munitions made from depleted uranium, but not the effects of being hit with them.

Several servicemembers were hit with these munitions in combat accidents, and looked to the depleted uranium as a possible cause of illnesses Gulf War veterans were reporting. But research that began in the mid-1990s hasn't revealed any cause for concern that depleted uranium fragments were causing harm to those harboring them.

"We've had some 70 people followed at the Baltimore [Veterans Affairs Medical Center] that were hit with depleted uranium," Kilpatrick said. "We've not seen any health effects in them yet."

The new registry's aim is to look at the effects of embedded metal fragments over the long term. To date, the registry has looked at 400 to 500 fragments to determine their makeup.

Those who have had fragments removed and sent to the registry but still live with unrecoverable fragments will become part of a database, Kilpatrick said. Administrators will use medical records created when servicemembers were injured in blasts and subsequent medical records to add to that database, Kilpatrick said.

This information will be shared with the Veterans Affairs health care system, because the intention of the registry is to follow the veterans for the rest of their lives, he said.

"We're really on the very ground floor of building this registry," Kilpatrick said. "As we're working with the services we're saying, 'Let's make sure that we're covering the people who are in the electronic records that are really pretty valid from about 2005 forward.'"

Earlier records, including those from the very start of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, aren't in electronic format and therefore are more difficult to use for the registry, he said.

The registry holds promise on many fronts, Kilpatrick said. It has the potential to help the military spot trends and track down potential causes of illnesses, and it could lead to new tests that would determine the type of metal and its concentration in an individual.

It also will help the military keep tabs on the enemy.

"We never know what the enemy may be shooting at us," Kilpatrick said. "We don't really know what the enemy's going to be putting in some of these roadside devices. The question is always 'What's on the world market?'"

So far, Kilpatrick said, the catalogued metal fragments don't show anything unusual.

"The good news is that we've not seen anything in those fragments that is a dangerous-type metal," he said. "These are all the usual types of metals -- iron being the most prevalent one, followed by aluminum or copper or brass. Things you'd expect to see."

The whole aim of the program, he said, is to be able to care for servicemembers properly and give them some peace of mind that the fragments they carry shouldn't cause any problems.

Executive Order Eases Federal Employment for Military Spouses

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

Sept. 30, 2008 - President Bush signed an executive order this week that will make it easier for spouses of servicemembers to get federal jobs. The order authorizes noncompetitive hiring of spouses and should make the hiring process easier and faster for those in this category, said Patricia Bradshaw, deputy undersecretary of defense for civilian personnel policy.

"It shall be the policy of the United States to provide for the appropriately expedited recruitment and selection of spouses of members of the armed forces for appointment to positions in the competitive service of the federal civil service as part of the effort of the United States to recruit and retain in military service, skilled and experienced members of the armed forces and to recognize and honor the service of such members injured, disabled or killed in connection with their service," Bush wrote in the order, issued Sept. 26.

The order will allow spouses "to walk into any personnel office of any federal agency and get a job," Bradshaw said. "This sidesteps this long-enduring process that often turns spouses away."

Bush first proposed the initiative in his State of the Union address in January. "We want to ensure that our military families are taken care of," Bradshaw said. Surveys show that employment for spouses is a concern to servicemembers and their families.

To be eligible, individuals have to be the spouse of an active-duty member or of a reservist on active duty called on to relocate.

Also eligible are the spouses of servicemembers listed as 100 percent disabled and separated or retired, as well as widows or widowers of servicemembers who died on active duty and who have not remarried.

"We hear from servicemembers that a key to retention and recruitment is the support systems in place to help family members," Bradshaw said. "More than half of the military members are married, and this is a significant issue for them."

Only about 10 percent of military spouses remain in the same place for five years, and the frequent moves make employment a problem, Bradshaw noted.

"The objective of this appointment is to actually get their foot in the door, and then they will be able to move around the federal government that much easier," she said. "This authority gets them into the door. It doesn't waive the qualifications for the job."

The director of the Office of Personnel Management will issue the implementing regulations.

"We are working with them very aggressively as quickly as possible," Bradshaw said. "Unfortunately, it will be sometime after the first of the year before we see interim regulations."

Ukrainian Ship Hijacking Causes Concern at Pentagon

By Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service

Sept. 30, 2008 - Some 30 Russian tanks and various munitions aboard a Ukrainian vessel that was hijacked by Somali pirates Sept. 25 has caused serious concern for Defense Department officials, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters here today. "[The Defense Department] has seen a dramatic increase in piracy in this area, and it is a matter of real concern," Morrell said. "This particular vessel has on it a number of Russian tanks, ammo and [rocket-propelled grenades] and anti-aircraft weapons that raise this to another level of concern."

The Ukrainian cargo ship, the Faina, was transporting an estimated $30 million of Russian military equipment to Kenya when it was taken over by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The fact that Kenya was receiving the weapons isn't a concern for the United States, Morrell said, citing Kenya's legitimate right to build up its self defense.

"We know [Kenya] as a government that is in good standing," Morrell said, noting President Bush's meeting with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki yesterday. "[Kenya} is a peaceful government with legitimate self-defense needs, so we have no reason to believe that this cargo was not destined to the government of Kenya as their president suggests."

Preventing the munitions from ending up in the wrong hands is the main objective for U.S. officials, Morrell said, based on the uncertainty of whether or not the pirates would sell the munitions to terrorists.

"Our concern is making sure that this cargo does not end up in the hands of anyone who would use it in a way that would be destabilizing to the region," he said, "and we have committed significant resources to make sure those objectives are met."

Several ships from the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Naval Forces Central Command area of operations began pursuit of the Faina almost immediately after its hijacking and are monitoring the pirate's activities. The U.S. warships have "enormous capabilities" and firepower, but the Defense Department is focused on a peaceful solution, Morrell said.

Russian naval forces reportedly are on their way to the site, but are not expected to arrive for several days. The United States has no issues working with the Russian navy and intends to cooperate candidly to ensure the munitions are kept out of terrorist hands, he said.

"[The United States] already has several U.S. naval vessels on scene, which have contained the vessel in question," Morrell said. "We have what is necessary to deal with the situation at hand. It does contain Russian cargo, so we don't have a particular issue with the Russians coming on the scene as well.

"In terms of the bigger picture of piracy and the problems it poses on commercial shipping in that area," he continued, "it is one that the 5th Fleet has been working on and addressing."

DNA Lab Helps Return Servicemembers to their Families

By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service

Sept. 30, 2008 - Thumb-tacked to the inside of Jennifer O'Callaghan's office cubicle is a picture of Marine Capt. William Francis Mullen. On her desk is a red metal bracelet engraved with his name, and the date the fighter pilot went missing.

Mullen presumably was shot down during a combat mission in Laos in 1966. His body was never found, but O'Callaghan hopes to change that.

"Hopefully, one day, we will find him, too," she said.

O'Callaghan works as a mitochondrial DNA analyst at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory in Rockville, Md. She is not connected to Mullen in any way other than by the passion that drives her and the others at the lab to painstakingly work through extracting and sequencing the mitochondrial DNA of 800 bone and tooth samples each year provided by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC.

DNA testing, once deemed unreliable by the scientific community, has developed to become a key piece of evidence in nearly 85 percent of all missing troop identifications, DoD officials said.

"Once people realized the value of the DNA for forensic examinations and identifications of degraded or unrecognizable remains, it solidified DNA's role in human identification," said Army Lt. Col. Louis Finelli, chief deputy medical examiner and director of the DoD DNA registry.

Five teams of technicians, analysts and supervisors work on the cases that are flown in from the JPAC, which is based in Hawaii. The JPAC is one of a handful of DoD agencies charged with recovering and identifying missing servicemembers from past wars. Its Central Identification Lab sends the bone and tooth samples to the DNA lab even as its forensic anthropologists work to identify the remains of recovered servicemembers using other means, such as dental and personnel records, personal items and historical accounts.

The DNA lab has two main missions. One is to provide DNA testing on the remains of current servicemembers who die, and the other is to provide DNA testing on the remains of servicemembers who have been recovered from past wars. In the latter respect, the DNA lab is one of the oldest and largest labs in the world that works with what's known as "ancient DNA testing," or testing from severely degraded samples. It also is the world's leader in working with mitochondrial DNA, officials said.

Nuclear DNA testing is most commonly used now in forensic labs around the world to pinpoint a specific identity. But the drawback is that it can be used mostly only on high-quality samples, and other appropriate DNA references by which to confirm the identity are necessary, such as samples from immediate kin or a blood reference sample.

Mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA, on the other hand, points only to maternal lineage, but it is easier to extract from severely degraded bone and tooth samples, and reference samples can be from any maternal relative, regardless of the generation. This is especially helpful for identifying servicemembers' remains from past wars, because some remains are decades old and many immediate family members of the servicemembers have since died.

The development of using mtDNA testing to aid identification of servicemembers has led to a boom in business for the lab. It has shot up from testing only about 200 samples a year in 1995 to having plans to test as many as 1,000 a year by 2010. Also, since the early 1990s, the lab has processed 12,000 DNA reference samples from family members. Their sample results are entered into a database that is referenced against the missing servicemembers' DNA test results.

Finelli said the mission of the lab speaks to DoD's efforts to recover its missing servicemembers.

"I think we're unrivaled in that capacity in the world," Finelli said.

The sampling process can take months, or sometimes years, depending on the quality of the sample. The scientists there work in the "blind," not knowing many of the particulars surrounding the cases of those they are testing. Bone and tooth samples are sent to the lab in a small cardboard envelope sealed with evidence tape to protect them from tampering. Inside is a letter with a case and sample number, the conflict and region from which the sample is returned.

JPAC's recovery teams travel on about 70 missions a year to some of the most remote locations around the world to recover the remains. The DNA lab has received samples from drained rice paddies, termite mounds, glaciers and the sides of mountains, said Jackie Raskin-Burns, a supervisory DNA analyst at AFDIL. She said when remains arrive, the scientists can't help but wonder who they are and what their story was.

"Every case is different, and every case is exciting," Raskin-Burns said. She has worked at the lab for 14 years, and said the cases become personal for those who work on them. She keeps track of all cases she works on and matches them with the DoD notifications released after the families are notified.

"I still get goose bumps when a sequence matches a reference," she said. "I still get a little pit in my stomach when it doesn't, because you so want to help bring these guys home."

The samples provided are small -- typically only about 5 grams, weighing less than one-half of an ounce. The surface of each sample is sanded and cleaned to remove external contaminates. Technicians take about half of the sample, about the size of a pea, and grind it into a fine powder. Only about two-tenths of a gram of the powder is used for sampling.

The samples are purified, and everything in the cell is removed except for the pure mtDNA. The target area of the mtDNA is then replicated within the sample to give the scientists a sufficient number of copies to work with. Hundreds of thousands of copies of the targeted mtDNA are made. When finished, the mtDNA is separated and actually is visible on a gel when illuminated by an ultraviolet light.

Once the scientists verify that mtDNA has been obtained and that the sample is clean and accurate, it again is purified and then broken down into its base pair components. Each of the components is fluorescently tagged, allowing the analysts to record the exact order of the components.

The order of these components -- the mitochondrial DNA sequence -- is compared to a reference sequence. Each difference in the sequence is noted, and those differences are compared to a database of other reference sequences.

Mitochondrial DNA is not exclusive to an individual, and some sequences are very common. Therefore, a sequence match does not necessarily prove relationship, because others can have the same sequence. But, if two sequences do not match, it does prove they are not related maternally.

So, if anthropologists recover remains from an airplane crash, they already think they know who was on the plane. When tested, if the mtDNA sequence matches that servicemember's family reference sample, it is strong evidence that the sample, indeed, came from the person they believed to be on the plane. The test results are combined with other evidence gathered at the crash site and by forensic anthropologists to make an identification.

On the other hand, if the mtDNA sequence from the recovered remains does not match that of a maternal relative of the servicemember thought to be on the plane, the scientists can conclude that the remains are not those they believed them to be.

Once the sequence comparisons are made, a report is sent to the Central Identification Laboratory at the JPAC. If needed, it will return the samples to have them compared to relatives in the family reference sample database. The DNA lab does not make any servicemember identifications. It simply renders a report that indicates whether sample sequences are consistent with reference samples, or that a relationship cannot be determined.

Much of the work is done in test tubes in sterile labs by scientists clad in white lab coats and goggles. Air locks and separate ventilation systems keep stray DNA and other contaminants from ruining the tests. Despite what could be a cold and impersonal scientific environment, many at the lab say they feel personally connected to the mission and are determined to help return the remains to their families.

"If a case doesn't look like it's working, I'll put that much more effort into trying to get something out of it, because I know this is somebody's relative," O'Callaghan said. "This is somebody's brother. This is somebody's father. And I can be the one who can help bring him home."

O'Callaghan picked Mullen's name and profile from the Vietnam War Memorial when she started working at the lab. Her husband is a former Marine who served in combat, and O'Callaghan said that as a family member, she appreciates the lab's mission.

"I would want somebody to do this for me if something happened to him in Iraq," she said. "So I am very happy to do this for someone else."

Raskin-Burns has attended about a dozen presentations of servicemembers' remains to their families. She said the look on the family members' faces has kept her at the lab for 14 years.

"When you're working so hard at one thing for such a long time, to be rewarded by having this person go home to their family, it's very touching and becomes very personal," she said.

As a soldier, Finelli said that DoD's efforts are well spent, and even owed, to servicemembers' families and to those who have died in combat.

"The parents entrust their sons and daughters to the government every day. It's only right that we provide an answer back to them should [their sons and daughters] pay the ultimate sacrifice in the line of service to the country," Finelli said. "Nobody wants to be the lonely soldier out on the battlefield, not embraced by their country, who they died for."

Finelli said he expects that the lab's mission will continue to grow as research and technology continue to break new ground in identifying servicemembers' remains. The lab now leads the way in mtDNA research for the rest of the world, he said, noting that private organizations and other governments have asked for help in many high-profile cases in the past decade. And DoD is investigating expanding the use of DNA testing in the current war on terror, Finelli said.

With the advances in technology and science, Finelli said, he thinks the days of returning servicemembers' remains to their families decades after they died on the battlefield are over.

"There will never be an unknown soldier out there ever again," Finelli said. "The government has put their trust and funding into making sure they can tell my parents who I am."

MILITARY CONTRACTS September 30, 2008

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

MTU Detroit Diesel, Inc., Detroit, Mich., is being awarded a maximum $720,000,000 indefinite quantity type, sole source contract for diesel engine parts. Other location of performance is Pennsylvania. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a five year contract with a one-year base and four option years. There were originally four proposals solicited with three responses. The date of performance completion is Sept. 30, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio (SPM7LX-08-D-9028).

American Water Operations and Maintenance, Inc., Voorhees, N.J., is being awarded a maximum $348,576,601 fixed price, prospective price redetermination type contract for assumption of ownership, operation and maintenance of potable water distribution and wastewater collection system. Other location of performance is Louisiana. Using service is Army. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 516 proposals solicited and Web solicitations with six responses. The date of performance completion is the year 2059. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (Sp0600-08-C-8257).

California Industrial Facilities Resources, Inc., Monroe, Wash.*, is being awarded a maximum $96,000,000 firm fixed price indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for shelters. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The original proposal was Gateway solicited with 13 responses. The date of performance completion is Jun. 11, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.,(SPM1C1-08-D-1105).

Integrys Energy Services, Inc., DePere, Wis. is being awarded a maximum $87,190,357 firm fixed price contract for electrical services. Other locations of performance are District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey. Using services are Navy and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 100 proposals solicited with 14 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is December 31, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-08-D-8036).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a maximum $73,125,000 firm fixed price, sole source contract for radar fire control system, electronic assembly set and individual components. Other location of performance is Massachussetts. Using service is Air Force. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The ordering period will be through Sept. 29, 2013. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Richmond, Hill AFB, Utah, (SPRHA4-08-D-0003).

North Coast Outfitters, Riverhead, N.Y.*, is being awarded a maximum $36,931,640 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for carts and accessories. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, federal civilian agencies and Veterans Administration. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract has a five year base. There were originally 45 proposals solicited with 33 responses. The date of performance completion is Sept. 29, 2013. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM2D1-08-D-8202).

Marketing Assessment Inc., Lansdowne, Va.*, is being awarded a maximum $25,822,617 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for blanket warming systems. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, federal civilian agencies and Veterans Administration. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were originally 45 proposals solicited with 22 responses. The date of performance completion is Sept. 29, 2013. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM2D1-08-D-8206).

AmeriQual Group, LLC, Evansville, Ind., is being awarded a maximum $17,864,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite quantity contract for Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs). There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.,(SPM3S1-06-D-Z103).

Sopakco Inc., Mullins, S.C.*, is being awarded a maximum $16,397,500 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite quantity contract for Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs). There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM3S1-06-D-Z104).

The Wornick Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $11,230,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite quantity contract for Meals, Ready-to-Eat. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM3S1-06-D-Z105).

American Electric Power Texas, North Co., Columbus, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $8,222,600 regulated tariff rate contract for assumption of ownership, operation and maintenance of the Electric Distribution System at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. Other location of performance is Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. Using service is Air Force. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract has a 50-year contract period. There were originally 700 proposals solicited including Web solicitations with two responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 28, 2059. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-08-C-8256).

Hutchinson Industries Inc., Trenton, N.J., is being awarded a maximum $7,654,291 firm fixed price type contract, sole source contract for Run-Flat Kit Inserts. Using service is the U.S. Army. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Jan. 12, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, (SPM7L1-08-C-0006).

Boeing Co., Saint Louis, Mo., is being awarded a maximum $6,754,575 firm fixed price, sole source contract for engine fan duct assemblies. Other location of performance is Wichita, Kan. Using service is Air Force. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Oct. 3, 2011. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Richmond, Procurement Ops., Oklahoma City, Okla., (FA8103-05-G-0002-UN06).

Parker Hannifin Corp., Irvine, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $5,788,270 firm fixed price, sole source contract for fuel distributor. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Air Force. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Dec. 2013. The contracting activity is Defense Distribution Center Oklahoma (DDC), Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.,(SPRTA1-08-D-0006).

Constellation New Energy, Inc., Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a maximum $5,311,654 firm fixed price contract for electrical services. Other locations of performance are Naval Surface Warfare Center located in Md. Using service is Navy. There were originally 100 proposals solicited with 14 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-08-D-8038).

Air Force

Raytheon Co., of Marlborough, Mass., is being awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for a maximum of $679 million for the Digital Airport Surveillance Radar System, which is a joint Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration activity to replace existing radar facilities at military and civilian airfields located worldwide. First fielded nearly 30 years ago, the current analog radar systems are nearly at the end of their life cycle, leading to occasional and sporadic loss of airport surveillance radar coverage. The contract is being awarded for approximately 116 fully operational 'turn-key" ASR-11 systems, consisting of site activation activities including: engineering and technical support services; site surveys; site preparation; dismantling of existing radars; and all activities related to the production, transportation, installation and check-out of the new radar systems. Spare parts and technical assistance is also included in the contract. At this time no funds have been obligated. 853d ELSG/PK, Hanscom AFB, Mass., is the contracting activity (FA8730-08-D-0001).

Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Sector, of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a cost plus incentive fee contract for an estimated $276 million. This contract will provide all logistics support activities required to support the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle fielded systems and subsystems used in peacetime operations, which includes fielded air vehicles, engines, payloads, ground segments, and support segments. The contractor shall provide materials and support services to include planning, operations support and maintenance in support of Global Hawk fielded systems used in peacetime CONUS and OCONUS deployments. At this time no funds have been obligated. 560th ACSG/GFKAB, Robins AFB, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8528-09-D-0001).

Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronics Systems, Space and ISR System Division, of Boulder, Colo., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for an estimated $72.5 million. This is a follow-on effort from the existing Rapid Prototyping Integration and Development (RaPID) contract with Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems. The RaPID reacquisition effort will provide continued sole-source support for AFC and its customers for requirements involving the operational system, the Space Awareness and Global Exploitation (SAGE) system, the Static Infrared Emitter (SIRE) processor, SAGE client displays, and affiliated hardware, software, crypto, and communications lines. Requirements also involve the utilization of SAGE analyze events in both real-time and playback mode, integration and tuning of advanced Overhead Non-Imaging Infrared (ONIR) fusion algorithms in SAGE, providing operational performance assessment, incorporating mission performance improvements on SAGE, and system administration functions. At this time no funds have been obligated. 50 CONS/LGCZH, Shriever AFB, Colo., El Paso County, is the contracting activity (FA2250-09-C-8000).

General Atomics of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a firm fixed price contract for $55,627,762.60. This effort will procure six (6) Dual Control Mobile Ground Control Stations (DCMGCS), five (5) Converted Mobile Ground Stations (MGCS), three (3) Fixed Ground Control Stations (FGCS), seventeen (17) Mobile Ground Control Stations, and three (3) Predator Ground Data Terminals (PGDT) for Common Equipment for Predator/Reaper. At this time all funds have been obligated. 703 AESG/SYK, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620050G03028 003601).

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract by exercising an option with Boeing Wichita Development and Mod Center of Wichita, Kan., for an estimated $48 million. This modification is to exercise contract option IV for FY09. This is the fifth year of a five-year Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract. The contract was awarded with a one-year basic (FY05) and 4 one-year options (FY06 through FY09) to support the VC-25A aircraft. The Special Air Mission (SAM) aircraft provides air transportation for the President, Vice President, Cabinet Members, and other dignitaries on a worldwide basis and are assigned to the 89 AW, Andrews AFB Maryland. The VC-25A presently consists of two specially modified Boeing Commercial 747-200 aircraft. This contract action will maintain required depot level maintenance and modifications, contractor logistics support, security, special configuration refurbishment, data, Contractor Operated and Maintenanced Base Supply (COMBS) field team services, component repair/upgrade (including engines/auxiliary power units (APUs), mission and maintenance support services, technical and engineering support, spare parts and support equipment. At this time no funds have been obligated. 727 ACSG/PKB, Tinker AFB, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-04-C-0006 / P00089).

University of Florida of Gainesville, Fla., is being awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for a maximum of $30 million. The objective of the contract is to promote and simultaneously enhance local graduate level engineering education for the professional community by fulfilling research, development, test, and evaluation requirements for Eglin AFB, Fla., with organization specific tasks. The tasks will result in insertion of real-world scenarios into the curriculum taught by the faculty. Theoretical and/or applied research in various areas, including but not limited to, aerodynamic and computational fluid dynamics, computer science/software engineering, electro-magnetic/optics, engineering mechanics, guidance and control technology, systems engineering, and signal processing is contemplated. Air Force Research Laboratory AFRL/RWK, Eglin AFB, Fla., Okaloosa County, is the contracting activity (FA8651-08-D-0108 and Task Order 0001).

Boeing-SVS, Inc., of Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for a maximum of $30 million. This contract will provide Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Extended User Evaluation (EUE). The ATL EUE is an effort to operate and evaluate the single residual systems developed during the ATL Advanced Concept technology Demonstration (ACTD). This system is a complex, highly-specialized and proprietary system that integrates a high-energy laser into an Air Force C-130 aircraft. The work required for the EUE contract includes the operation, maintenance, repair, and sustainment of the system over the duration of the effort (3 years). At this time $3 million has been obligated. 687 ARSS/PK, Eglin AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8675-08-D-0233 and Dos: 0001 and 0002).

The Boeing Co., of Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a fixed price incentive firm contract not to exceed $27.2 million. This action will provide two C-130 AMP production-representatives kits to bed used as test articles, with long-long installation tool sets and the necessary supports efforts. At this time $7,169,000 has been obligated. 656th Aeronautical System Squadron, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8625-08-C-6481).

Honeywell International Incorporated of Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $24.7 million. This action will provide research and development under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) VS-07-03, Call 0015, Entitled "Solid State Fiber Optics Gyroscopes (FOG)" for Advanced Ballistic Missile Technologies Program. At this time $100,000 has been obligated. Det 8 AFRL/RVKV, Directorate of Contracting, Kirtland AFB, N.M., is the contracting activity (FA9453-08-C-0263).

General Atomics of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $24.5 million. This contract includes additional programs management, urgent repairs and services, logistics support, configuration management, technical manual and software maintenance, engineering technical services, contractor engineering technical services, contractor engineering technical specialists (formerly field support representatives), contractor inventory control point (formerly depot supply support) and spares management, depot repair, flight operations support, reliability/maintenance enhancements, CAMs/REMIS/CEMS data collection/entry and numbered Periodic Depot Maintenance (PDM) for the Predator/Reaper MQ-1 and MQ-9 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) programs. At this time all funds have been obligated. 703d Aeronautical Systems Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-05-G-3028, DO: 003505).

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract by exercising an option with L3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics Corporation of Mason, Ohio, for an estimated $23.62 million. This action is for exercising an option IX under the contract for contractor logistics support for the C-12 Aircraft for Pacific Air Force, Air Force Material Command, Defense Intelligence Agency and Defense Security Cooperation Agency, consisting of maintenance, repair and support functions for the 2009 fiscal year (1 Oct. 08 through 30 Sept. 2009). At this time no funds have been obligated. 727 ACSG/PKC, Tinker AFB, Okla., is the contracting activity (F24601-00-C-0111-P00462).

The Air Force is modifying a cost plus award fee contract with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corp., of Sunnyvale, Calif., not to exceed $20.24 million. This is a contract modification to the existing spacecraft integration and test contract for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). This contract action includes tasks associated with delaying the DMSP launch of Flight 18 and the re-baseline of the SIT contract for the launches of DMSP Flight 18, Flight 19 and Flight 20. The launch dates are revised as follows: Flight 18, 19 Dec. 2008, Flight 19, 7 May 2011 and Flight 20, 11 Oct. 2012. At this time no funds have been obligated. Space and Missiles Systems Center/Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04701-02-C-0003, P00127).

Norwich University Applied Research Institutes of Northfield, Vt., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $14,787,530. This action will provide Web-Distributed Environmental for Critical Infrastructure Decision-making Exercises (Web*Decide). At this time $250,000 has been obligated. Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKD, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8750-08-C-0262).

The Air Force is modifying a cost plus incentive fee contract with L3 Communications Integrated Systems, LP, of Greenville, Texas, for an estimated $12,324,004. This contract is for base period plus two one-year option periods in support of the Mission Communication System (MCS) encompassing United States Air Force unique communication systems, which allows for ground and airborne, secure and non-secure communications between aircraft and ground stations installed on designated executive versions of C-9, C-20 and VC-25A aircraft stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and in Europe. This contract provides engineering support for configuration management, review of service reports, requests for technical information, preliminary management, review of service reports, requests for technical information, preliminary engineering investigations, Field Technical Representative (FTR), System Integration Lab support and operation, and the requirement to maintain drawings and technical data files. This contract provides for a 24-hour contact for in-flight emergencies, emergency inquiries, on-site support and operation of the test benches located at Andrews AFB including requests for software, firmware, and hardware changes including development and test; engineering feasibility studies, analyses and investigations of Material Deficiency Reports (MDR) and mishaps; and requirements for technical orders, preliminary engineering change proposals, minor modifications, upgrades and enhancements including design, testing integration, and kit purchases. At this time no funds have been obligated. 727 ACSG/PKB, Tinker AFB, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-08-C-0005).

Hawker Beechcraft Corp., of Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a firm fixed price contract for $10,516,139. This action will provide for 5 King Air 350 Extended Range (ER) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft; 1 King Air 350 Light Transport Aircraft (LTA); spares and contractor logistics support. This effort support foreign military sales to Iraq. At this time $2,877,753 has been obligated. 659 AESS/SYKA is the contracting activity (FA8620-07-C-4010).

New Mexico State University of Las Cruces, N.M., is being awarded a cost reimbursement no fee contract for a maximum of $9.95 million. This contract will establish Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Program for UAS research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E), including USS operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). At this time $2,107,251 has been obligated. AAC/PKET, Eglin AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA9201-08-D-0093, Orders 0001, 0002, and 0003).

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract by exercising an option with King Aerospace Incorporated of Addison, Texas, for an estimated $8,606,226. This action will procure contractor logistics support for 2 each E-9 Aircraft, assigned to Tyndall AFB, Fla. This effort includes Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply (COMBS) operation, field team services, inspections, maintenance, component overhaul/repair, modifications, engineering interface and spare parts acquisition. At this time no funds have been obligated. 727 CLSG/PKB, Tinker AFB, Okla., is the contracting activity (F34501-01-C-0053-P00126).

The Boeing Co., of Newark, Ohio, is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $8,422,473. The objective of this action is to provide for Minuteman and Peacekeeper Missile Demilitarization. At this time all funds have been obligated. Department of the Air Force, OO-ALC/PKE, Directorate of Contracting, Hill AFB, Utah, is the contracting activity (F42610-99-D-0006-0037).

Alion Science and technology Corp., of Chicago, Ill., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for an estimated $8,073,525. Alion will perform research, analyses, studies, reports and recommendations to improve training, acquisition and interoperability of simulators and live, virtual and constructive (LVC) modeling and simulation platforms. At this time $2,404,810 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (N61339-03-D-0300, DO: 0201).

Science Applications International Corp., of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for a maximum of $8 million for research and development under BAA entitled "Laser Effects Vulnerability Research" (LEVR). This effort shall balance both analytical modeling and experimental tasks to accurately predict the effects of lasers on various threat targets. Laser vulnerability assessments on space, tactical/ground, and missile, systems, subsystems, and components shall be completed to accurately predict the consequences of lasers interaction with these targets. This effort shall mature and enhance current capabilities by developing and improving AFRL's Missile Assessment Center Codes and databases, research the vulnerability of the aforementioned systems and subsystems, and assess the lethality of potential laser weapon concepts against these systems. At this time $105,768 has been obligated. Air Force Research Laboratory/RDKP, Det 9 Directorate of Contracting, Kirtland AFB, N.M., is the contracting activity (FA9541-08-D-0241).

Alion Science and technology Corp., of Chicago, Ill., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for an estimated $7,466,941. Alion will provide improvement to the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) terrain data bases, interoperability and integration of the network architecture and communications. The NCTE network architecture will be upgraded and nodes added to ensure distributed interoperability and communication flow in a secure environment. At this time $2,574,601 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (N61339-03-D-0300, DO: 0200).

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract by modifying an option with DOS Aviation, Inc., of Colorado Springs, Colo., for an estimated $6,469,248. The purpose of this acquisition is to procure Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for 32 each United States Air Force (USAF) Academy aircraft located at Peterson AFB, United States Air Force Academy, and an Academy auxiliary airfield; all located in Colorado. This acquisition also includes contractor provided tow aircraft and tow pilots. At this time no funds have been obligated. 727 CLSG/PKB, Tinker AFB, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-07-C-0003, P00024).

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Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $422,625,362 firm fixed price cost plus fixed fee contract for the STANDARD Missile II (SM-2) production of All-Up-Round (AUR) missiles, AN/DKT-71A Telemetric Data Transmitting Sets (TDTS's), section level spares, post production spares, shipping containers, and associated data. The contract provides for the procurement of 419 missiles, 96 AN/DKT-71A Telemetric Data Transmitting Sets (TDTS's), 265 shipping containers, spares, and associated data for U.S. and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $428,712,667. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy, (22.34 percent) and the government(s) of Japan, (5.75 percent), South Korea, (37.99 percent), Taiwan (33.91 percent), and Netherlands, (.01 precent) under the FMS Program. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., (74 percent); Andover, Mass., (18 percent); Camden, Ark., (5 percent); and Farmington, N.M., (3 percent), and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $9,258,627 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 (N00024-08-C-5347).

General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $267,945,319 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-05-C-2103 to exercise options for continuation of engineering efforts associated with lead construction yard for Virginia-class submarines. The contract provides Lead (Construction) Yard engineering support that will maintain, update and support the Virginia-class design and related drawings and data for each Virginia-class submarine, including technology insertion, throughout its construction and Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) period. In addition, the contract provides Virginia-class development studies and design efforts. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., (94 percent); Quonset Point, R.I., (5 percent); and Newport, R.I., (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 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.

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $210,197,171 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-06-C-0086) to exercise an option for the procurement of 11 UH-1Y aircraft, four AH-1Z aircraft, including associated technical data. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, (60 percent) and Amarillo, Texas (40 percent), and is expected to be completed in Jan. 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.

Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., is being awarded a $180,667,554 fixed price delivery order #0063 under a previously awarded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (M67854-04-D-5016) for the purchase of an additional 1,565 reducible height armor protection kits for Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) vehicles. Production will be performed in Israel, (63 percent) and Oshkosh, Wis., (37 percent), and work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

DTC Engineers and Constructors, LLC*, North Haven, Conn.; Vanguard Contractors, LLC, Paducah, Ky.; The Korte Co., Saint Louis, Mo.; Alutiiq International Solutions, LLC*, Huntsville, Ala.; Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Milford, Mass., and Environmental Chemical Corp., Burlingame, Calif., are each being awarded an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity multiple award construction contract for general design/build construction type projects at Navy and Marine Corps installations within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Northeast area of responsibility (AOR), including Maine, N.H., N.Y., N.J., Pa., R.I., Conn., Mass., Vt., and Del. The maximum dollar value for all six contracts combined is $100,000,000. DTC Engineers and Constructors, LLC., is being awarded a $10,736,400 task order #0001 for construction of the Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape (SERE) School and an addition to Building 315, Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Kittery, Maine. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by Apr. 2010. All work on this contract will be performed in Pa., (20 percent), R.I., (15 percent), N.J., (15 percent), Conn., (15 percent), N.Y., (14 percent), Maine, (10 percent), Mass., (5 percent), N.H., (2 percent), Vt., (2 percent) and Del., (2 percent), and work is expected to be completed Oct. 2013. Contract funds for task order #0001 will not 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 N40085-08-D-2108/2109/2110/2111/2112/2113).

American Contractor & technology, Inc.*, JAMCO Group III LLC*, San Antonio, Texas; I Leetex/Hill & Wilkinson LLC,* Dallas, Texas; and F and T Joint Venture,* Prospect Heights, Ill., are each being awarded an 8(a) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple award design/build construction contract for general building type projects at Department of Defense activities within the NAVFAC Southeast area of responsibility (AOR). The maximum dollar value for all four contracts combined is $100,000,000. The work to be performed provides for general building type projects (new construction, renovation, alteration, and repair of facilities and infrastructure, roofing, demolition, and routine renovation) including but not limited to: 1) aviation and aircraft facilities, 2) marine facilities, 3) barracks and personnel housing facilities, 4) administrative facilities, 5) warehouses and supply facilities, 6) training facilities, 7) personnel support and service facilities, 8) security level facilities, 9) abatement and handling of hazardous/regulated materials. Projects may also require comprehensive interior design and incorporation of sustainable features. JAMCO Group III LLC is being awarded task order #0001 in the amount of $4,499,777 for the design and construction of a Joint Indoor Training Tank at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas. The work consists of the design and construction of an Indoor Training Tank facility. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by October 2009. All work on this contract will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps installations within the NAVFAC Southeast AOR, including, but not limited to Texas, (50 percent), La. (25 percent), and Miss., (25 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of Sept. 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 eight proposals received. These four contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-08-D-1294/1295/1296/1297).

IAP–Hill, LLC (a joint venture), Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded an $55,829,609 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (N62467-00-D-2451) to exercise option eight for Regional Base Operations Support Services (RBOS) at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport and the surrounding Southeast Region. The work to be performed under the option provides for, but is not limited to, scheduled maintenance of base facilities, utilities, environmental, transportation and fire alarm systems. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $476,680,134. Work will be performed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport and the surrounding Southeast Region, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

V.T. Griffin Services, Inc., Alpharetta, Ga., is being awarded a $49,989,256 firm fixed price, indefinitedelivery indefinite quantity modification under a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N69272-00-D-3170) with indefinite delivery indefinite quantity and award fee provisions to exercise the seventh option period for Base Operating Services at Kings Bay Naval Base. The current total contract amount after exercise of this option is $407,294,990. Work will be performed in Kings Bay, Ga., and work is expected to be completed Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

3e Technologies International, Inc.*, Rockville, Md., is being awarded a ceiling $48,652,729 indefinite delivery indefinite quantity, cost plus fixed price contract with a for the design, test and implementation of the Navy-wide Virtual Perimeter Monitoring System (NVPMS) to support the U.S. Navy's Commander, Naval Installations Command (CNIC) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). NVPMS will provide naval vessels, installations, expeditionary forces and other TSA sites with a broad set of monitoring, communication and surveillance tools to support physical intrusion detection, chemical and radiological attack, and other asymmetric threats to base personnel and base infrastructure. Work will be performed in Jersey City, N.J., (.10 percent); Norfolk, Va., (.20 percent); Washington, D.C., (9.97 percent); West Bethesda, Md., (9.97 percent); Arlington, Va., (9.97 percent); Dahlgren, Va., (9.97 percent); Frederick, Md., (9.97 percent); Annapolis, Md., (9.97 percent); Patuxent River, Md., (9.97 percent); Suitland, Md., (9.97 percent), Sasebo, Japan, (9.97 percent); and Yokosuka, Japan, (9.97 percent), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $10,568,831will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City Beach, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61331-08-D-0043).

EG&G Technical Services, Inc., Germantown, Md., is being maximum $40,750,000 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for repair and reutilization of Department of Defense legacy electronic equipment and Foreign Military Sales equipment in support of the Navy Tactical Computer Resource (NTCR) program. The NTCR program's primary customers include the Coast Guard Modernization Program, the Ballistics Missile Defense Program, the Naval Inventory Control Point, and US Navy ships. The primary equipment to be repaired consists of Combat Display Systems, Computer Systems, and Video Tape Recorders. Work will be performed in Crane, Ind., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2018. Contract funds in the amount of $175,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via FedBizOpps and one offer was received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-08-D-WT31).

technology Management Group, Inc.*, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $25,775,869 indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with provisions for the issuance of cost plus fixed fee task delivery orders to provide specialized technical and engineering support services for the Naval Identity Management Development and Operations Capability (NIMDOC) and other Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Programs. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $1,550,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Va., is the contracting activity (N00178-08-D-3006).

Mason & Hanger Group, Inc., Lexington, Ky., is being awarded a maximum $25,000,000 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity architect/engineering contract with a for preparation of Navy and Marine Corps construction, facilities planning and environmental documentation in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Midwest area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for plans, specifications, studies, evaluations, project planning documents, Geo-Spatial information and service, Global Positioning System services and environmental planning. Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within the NAVFAC Midwest AOR including, but not limited to Ill., (25 percent), Ind., (25 percent), Tenn., (25 percent), Mo., (13 percent), Wis., (1 percent), Ohio, (1 percent), Iowa, (1 percent), Mich., (1 percent), Minn., (1 percent), Ky., (1 percent), Okla., (1 percent), Kan., (1precent), N.D., (1 percent), S.D., (1 percent), Ark., (1 percent), and Neb., (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website with seven proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Midwest, Great Lakes, Ill., is the contracting activity (N40083-08-D-0077).

IAP–Hill, LLC (a joint venture), Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded a estimated $20,000,000 indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity task order #862 under a previously awarded firm fixed price award fee, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract (N62467-00-D-2451) for regional base operating support at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. The work to be performed provides for service calls over and above the firm fixed price threshold of the contract. Service calls consist of repairs of base facilities, utilities, transportation and fire alarm systems. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Fla., and the task order term is from 1 October 2008 – 30 Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

AmeriGuard Security Services, Inc.*, Fresno, Calif., is being awarded a $19,136,734 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for security guard services at Navy and Marine Corps installations located in California, and Nevada. The work to be performed provides for armed guard and other security services. The contract also contains four option years and five award options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $182,453,104. Work will be performed on Navy and Marine Corps installations located in California, (93 percent) and Nevada, (7 percent), and work is expected to be completed Oct. 2018. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunity website, with eight proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-08-D-0514).

W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Co., Philadelphia, Miss., is being awarded $16,042,333 for firm fixed price task order #0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62467-05-D-0183) for design and construction of Joint Improvised Explosive Devise Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Battle Course and repairs and improvements to Firing Ranges at Camp Keller. The work to be performed provides for enhanced training areas for Small Arms Tactical training as well as Battle Course simulations and improvised explosive device warfare. The project also includes site infrastructure improvements. The contractor shall provide all design, labor, supervision, engineering, materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies and transportation to perform all work described in the request for proposal. The task order also contains options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $18,708,802. Work will be performed in Woolmarket, Miss., and is expected to be completed by Feb. 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $10,192,074 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

T.B. Penick and Sons, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $14,604,067 for firm-fixed price task order #0003 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8612) for design and construction to repair Seabee Mobilization Warehouse at Naval Base Ventura County. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction to repair Buildings PH-390, PH-506 and PH-507. The repairs to the three buildings include the exterior shell, new roofing, and repair of exterior site drainage issues. Work also includes demolition and replacement of Buildings PH-1283 and PH-1284 with new, pre-fabricated structures and seismic upgrades to Buildings PH-506 and PH-507 which will provide structural upgrades to reinforce the buildings to comply with current code requirements. Work will be performed in Port Hueneme, Calif., and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded $14,367,935 for firm-fixed price task order #FZN3 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract ( N62470-08-D-1007) for removal of range debris at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. The task order also contains two options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $21,133,271. Work will be performed in Oceanside, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One proposal was received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $13,492,962 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-4408) for repairs and upgrades to various shipboard systems on the USS Port Royal (CG-73). This is a CNO dry-docking availability for the repair, maintenance, and alteration of the USS Port Royal (CG-73). Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by January 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $13,492,962 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity.

Amherst Systems, Buffalo, N.Y., is being awarded a $13,429,226 firm fixed price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for a Multi Spectral Stimulator (MSS) system and ancillary items to support the Maritime Electronic Warfare Systems. The MSS system will be used to test multi-spectral and hyperspectral sensor targeting and tracking system algorithms in an anechoic test chamber. Work will be performed in Buffalo, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via Federal Business Opportunities website, with three offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-08-D-WM01).

Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego, Calif., 92110, is being awarded $12,476,000 for firm fixed price task order #0011 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract for design and construction of a Child Development Center at Naval Station San Diego. The task order also contains one option, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $13,107,000. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Five proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-08-D-8609).

Sauer Incorporated, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a $12,379,700 firm fixed price contract for design and construction of the SEAL Team Operation Facility at the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek. The contract also contains two options, which if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $13,007,460. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 2010. 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 four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-08-C-9746).

Shaw Infrastructure, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $12,295,111 modification under a previously awarded firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract (N68711-03-D-4302) to exercise Option 4 for environmental services for Navy and Marine Corps installations throughout Southern Calif. The work to be performed provides for environmental services, including compliance effort for consulting, professional services, project management and technical support services. The total contract value after exercise of this option will be $48,532,153. Work will be performed in Southern Calif., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

KIRA Inc., Miami, Fla., is being awarded $11,543,209 modification under a previously awarded contract (N69272-03-D-1010) to exercise Option 4 for Regional Base Operations Support Services (RBOS) located at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport, and the surrounding Southeast Region. The work to be performed under the option provides for, but not limited to, scheduled maintenance of grounds maintenance, pest control, refuse, janitorial and fire alarm system maintenance. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $91,080,260. Work will be performed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport, and the surrounding Southeast Region, and this option period is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

DRS C3 Systems, LLC., Gaithersburg, Md., is being awarded a $10,155,937 cost plus fixed fee, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for engineering and technical services associated with the AN/SPS-67(V) Radar Program. These services shall include program management; system engineering; technical analysis; programmatic and technical documentation development; safety-related engineering; logistic support. The AN/SPS-67 (V) is a surface search radar. The radar tracks ships and small craft which are not physically visible to those on the bridge. The contract is primarily for performance-base services which will improve radar performance, mitigate obsolescence issues and provide required configuration management and logistical support. Work will be performed in Gaithersburg Md., (80 percent), and Norfolk, Va., (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sept.2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity, (N00164-08-D-GR12).

Weidlinger Associates Inc., (WAI)*, New York, N.Y., is being awarded a $9,906,007 cost plus fixed fee, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for engineering and technical services for detail design development, planning and testing of seismic air gun arrays as an alternate energy source for full ship shock trials. This Phase III SBIR contract to be awarded to WAI is a follow-on to Phase I and II contracts previously awarded to WAI under SBIR Topic No. N03-51, Development of Non-Explosive Ship Shock Testing System. Work will be performed in New York, N.Y., (50 percent); Washington, D.C., (15 percent); Bethesda, Md., (5 percent); and Glenrothes, United Kingdom, (30 percent), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $875,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, West Bethesda, Md., is the contracting activity (N00167-08-D-0026).

SKC Powertech, Inc.*, Mt. Olive, N.J., is being awarded a $9,904,300 indefinite delivery indefinite quantity, firm fixed price Phase III Small Business Innovative Research contract for Underwater Imaging System batteries, Long Baseline Beacon batteries, and 2-plug recharging units for the batteries. The work to be performed under this Phase III SBIR contract entails the fabrication of low-magnetic signature lithium ion cell rechargeable batteries for use by Navy personnel in the operation of the Underwater Imaging System and Long Baseline Beacons. Work will be performed in Mt. Olive, N.J., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $349,600 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, West Bethesda, Md., is the contracting activity (N00167-08-D-0025).

Amee Bay LLC, Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $9,178,822 cost plus fixed fee indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide material/repair parts to the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Production Department product families. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $3,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N55236-08-D-0001).

Straub Construction, Bonsall, Calif., is being awarded a $9,159,454 modification under a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N62473-08-D-8610) to exercise option 0002 which provides for interim facilities at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of site improvements and utility infrastructure to support interim facilities as well as the procurement and installation of the interim facilities. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $35,027,677. Work will be performed in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and is expected to be completed by August 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

John C. Grimberg Co., Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded $8,450,000 for firm fixed price task order #0024 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62477-04-D-0012) for the restoration of mechanical and interior systems in Building 61, at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda. Work will be performed in Bethesda, Md., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Wash., D.C., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an $8,322,695 cost plus fixed fee letter contract for performing as the Platform System Engineering Agent for the Ship Self Defense System (SSDS). The contractor will be responsible for the integration of complex war-fighting improvements – including components associated with the Dual Band Radar (DBR) and Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 – into the modular SSDS. The contractor will integrate, test and provide certification support for the government-furnished equipment government-furnished information required for the CVN/Amphibious ship combat system. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., (90 percent); Tewksbury, Mass., (2.5 percent); Portsmouth, R.I., (2.5 percent); St. Petersburg, Fla., (2.5 percent); and Tucson, Ariz., (2.5 percent), and is expected to be completed by Apr. 2009. 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 Navy Yard, D.C, is the contracting activity (N00024-08-C-5122).

Chenega Security & Protection Services, LLC*, Ashburn, Va., is being awarded an $8,086,677 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for regional armed security guard services within the Commander Navy Mid-Atlantic Region (CNRMA) area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed includes security operations to ensure protection and safety for personnel, property, facilities and assets. The contractor shall provide armed and administrative security services and may be working alongside existing government security forces that have law enforcement responsibilities. The contract also contains four options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative contact value $74,382,516. Work will be performed at various locations within the CNRMA AOR, and work is expected to be completed September 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website, with 11 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-08-D-9700).

BANC 3*, Cranbury, N.J., is being awarded a maximum $7,500,000 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity architect/engineering contract with a for engineering services for independent monitoring of asbestos, lead, mold, hazardous materials and radon projects in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Mid-Atlantic area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for engineering services for monitoring asbestos, lead, mold and other hazardous materials. Work will be performed at various locations within the NAVFAC Atlantic AOR including, but not limited to, Pa., (20 percent), N.J., (15 percent), R.I., (15 percent), Conn., (15 percent), N.Y., (14 percent), Maine, (10 percent), Mass., (5 percent), Vt. (2 percent), and Del., (2 percent), and work is expected to be completed Sept. 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $256,233 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 15 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-08-D-2131).

Transystems Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a maximum $7,500,000 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity architect/engineering contract for civil/structural/waterfront services in support of projects at military installations throughout the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Areas of Responsibility (AOR). The work will include engineering services for the study and design of new construction, repair, alteration and improvement for waterfront piers, civil airfields, roads, and structural buildings and associated electrical, mechanical, architectural and environmental services. Work will be performed at various locations within the Atlantic AOR (25 percent), Northeast Region (25 percent), Hampton Roads Region (25 percent), and the N. C., Region (25 percent), and work is expected to be completed Sept. 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 10 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-08-D-2117).

Construction & Cabling Specialists, Inc., dba C&C*, Portsmouth, Va., is being awarded $7,442,368 for firm fixed price task order #0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-05-D-5033) for renovation to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, Building CD-3, Dental Clinic at Naval Station Norfolk. The contract also contains one option, which if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $7,834,600. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by September 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One proposal was received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

American Bridge, Richmond, Va., is being awarded $7,130,490 for firm fixed price task order #0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-07-D-7021) for construction of the M-140-2 rail car enclosures and annex structures at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The work to be performed provides for construction of a semi-portable, modular enclosure to support rail car maintenance and operations. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One proposal was received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

John C. Grimberg Co., Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded $6,850,000 for firm fixed price task order #0023 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62477-04-D-0012) for the restoration of Mechanical and Interior Systems, Building 60, at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda. Work will be performed in Bethesda, Md. and is expected to be completed by Mar. 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Wash., D.C., is the contracting activity.

Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $6,776,200 for firm fixed price task order #0013 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8609) for design and construction of a youth center at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The task order also contains three options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $7,721,200. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

R. A. Burch Construction Co., Inc., Ramona, Calif., is being awarded $6,515,000 for firm fixed price task order #0005 under a previously award multiple award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8607) for design and construction to repair Building 57 for the new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) squadron administrative headquarters at Naval Base San Diego. The task order also contains one option, which if exercised would increase cumulative task order value to $8,715,000. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Apr. 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Moab-Amigo Joint Venture*, San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $6,460,715 firm fixed price design/build contract to restore the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system in the Primary Care Clinic, Building H-100, at Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi. The work to be performed provides for the restoration of the inadequate and deteriorated HVAC systems to include replacement of the chillers with energy efficient units; replacement of induction fan coils; and modification and balancing of the existing air distribution system to allow efficient airflows to all spaces. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a 100 precent total small business set-aside, with offers solicited via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, Public Works Department, Corpus Christi, Texas, is the contracting activity (N69450-08-C-6836).

Chesapeake Contractors JV, LLC*, Williamsburg, Va., is being awarded $5,982,090 for firm-fixed price task order #0003 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-06-D-6005) for construction of a design/build addition to building 310, Parachute Drying Tower at Dam Neck Annex. The work to be performed provides for construction of the initial site preparation, utility work, and supporting facilities for the Special Operations Force Parachute Drying Tower. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Va., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year for the base bid. Contract funds ($508,293) will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

Army

Tompkins-Turner Grunley/Kinsley, A joint Venture, Washington, D.C., was awarded on Sept. 25, 2008, a $127,834,191 firm fixed price contract for design/build, command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) center of excellence, Aberdeen Providing Ground, Md. Work will be performed in Aberdeen, Md., with an estimated completion date of Sep 30, 2010. Fourteen bids were solicited and two bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (W912BU-07-C-0025).

Mack Trukcks Inc., Allentown, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $28,433,678 firm fixed fee price contract for quantity of 152 6x4 trucks and 1-ton trailer combinations with corresponding spare parts. Work will be performed in Allentown, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2011. Bids were solicited via the Web and three bids were received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-G137).

Ttec-Tesoro, Joint venture, Norcross, Ga., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $26,300,000 firm fixed fee price contract for design and construction of utilities and infrastructure in support of Armor School move to Fort Benning to include electrical mains, elevated water storage tanks, sewer mains, gas mains, roads/bridges and access control facilities. Work will be performed in Fort Benning, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Apr. 06, 2010. Four bids were solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, G a., is the contracting activity (W912HN-07-D-0058).

ICx Technologies Inc, Doing Business As Agentase Inc, Pittsburgh, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $20,653,427 cost plus fixed fee price contract for systems engineering, analysis and integration of the Joint Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance System Increment 2. (JNBCRS). Work will be performed in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Glen Burnie, Md., with an estimated completion date of May 20, 2016. Bids were solicited via the web and five bids were received. U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Acquisition Center, Aberdeen, Md., is the contracting activity (W911SR-08-C-0075).

BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems, Sealy Texas., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $20,540,136 firm fixed price contract for family of Medium Tactical Vehicle RESET Program. RESET effort involves the maintenance and repair of desert damaged vehicles. Work will be performed in Texarkana, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 26, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-0138).

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), San Diego, Calif., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $17,977,335 firm fixed price contract for model, design and development of a novel sensor inspired by a canine's olfactory system. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., Kennewick, Wash., Stillwater, Okla., Huntsville, Ala., Durham, N.C., East Lansing, Mich., and Pittsburg, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 25, 2010. Bids were solicited via the Web and one bid was received. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (HR0011-07-C-0147).

Sauer Incorporated, Jacksonville, Fla., was awarded on Sept. 25, 2008, a $17,965,542 firm fixed price contract. Project involves design and constructions of barracks to house unaccompanied enlisted personnel. Work will be performed in Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Mar. 30, 2010. Proposals solicited were four and two proposals were received. U.S. Army Engineers, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-07-D-0081).

Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Company, LLC, Independence, Mo., was awarded a modification 32 on Sept. 26, 2008, a $14,849,375 firm fixed price contract for execution of economic price adjustment for Cooper & Total Plant volume discount. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Sustainment, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA-09-99-D-0016).

White Mountain Construction LLC, Palmer, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $12,172,297 firm fixed price contract for design and construction of the Alabama regional Professional Military Education (PME) Center, project ELM 285 at Elmendorf, Air Force Base, Ala. Work will be performed in Elmendorf, Air Force Base, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Jun. 25, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Ala., is the contracting activity (W911KB-08-C-0020).

TTFC Eagle Joint Venture, Alexandria, Va., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $12,728,200 firm fixed price contract for the design and construction of a Readiness Center for Willow Grove Joint Forces Reserve Base, Willow Grove, Pa. Work will be performed in Willow Grove, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 22, 2010. Bids solicited were Advertised Nationally and six bids were received. National Guard Bureau, Annville, Pa., is the contracting activity (W912KC-08-C-0016).

Raytheon Co., Andover, Mass., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $11,259,375 firm fixed price contract for. This acquisition is to procure 1,201 each Patriot thread rings part number 10272350. Work will be performed in Killeen, Texas, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2011. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-07-C-0159).

Alutiiq International Solutions LLC, Aurora, Colo., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $10,971,162 IDIQ firm fixed price contract. This complex consists of a Warrior-in-Transition (WT) Barracks, Warrior-in-TransitionUnit Operations Facilities and a Slider and Family Assistance Center (SFAC). This project is required to provide adequate permanent facilities to support the healing process of two companies of Warriors-in-Transition (WT). Work will be performed in Fort Riley, Kan., with an estimated completion date of Apr. 14, 2010. Bids solicited were Phase 2-3 Offerors and bids were received for Phase 2-3 Offerors. U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-08-D-0064).

Nationview/Bhate JV III, LLC, Birmingham, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, $8,678,932 firm fixed price contract. This is for award of task order DS01 for the design/build services of the Child Development Center for ages 6 weeks thru 5 years, Fort Still, Okla. Work will be performed in Fort Stills, Okla., with an estimated completion date of Mar. 30, 2010. Four bids were solicited and two bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer, District, Tulsa, Okla., is the contracting activity (W912DY-08-D-0025).

Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Company, LLC, Independence, Mo., was awarded a Modification 31 on Sept. 26, 2008, of a $8,549,709 firm fixed price contract for execution of economics price adjustment for Cooper & Total Plant volume discount. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAA-09-99-D0016).

Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Co., LLC, Independence, Mo., was awarded a Modification 30 on Sept. 26, 2008, of a $7,770,504 firm fixed price contract for execution of economics price adjustment for Cooper & Total Plant volume discount. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAA-09-99-D0016).

Desert Road Builders Inc, Yuma, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $7,761,870 firm fixed price contract for construction services in support of the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., for a period of one year. Work will be performed in Yuma, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Jun. 15, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Yuma Providing Ground, Yuma, Ariz., is the contracting activity (W9124R-08-D-0206).

SFA Inc, Frederick, Md., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $7,261,490 firm fixed price contract for 1500 gallons per hour (GPH) Tactical water purification systems (TWPS). Work will be performed in Frederick, Md., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-02-D-T001).

BAE Systems, Tactical Vehicle Systems Limited Partnership, Sealy, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 25, 2008, a $6,646,648 firm fixed price contract to exercise 9,364 first increment System Technical Support (STS) hours, and 3,372 first increment STS OCONUS man-days of the available options under this contract. Work will be performed in Sealy, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0460).

Navistar Defense LLC, Warrenville, Ill., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $6,035,830 firm fixed price contract for a 24-28 Passenger Buses for Republic of Iraq. Work will be performed in Conway, Ark., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2011. Bids solicited were via the Web and four bids were received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-G238).

Autometric Inc DBA: Boeing S&IS Mission System, Springfield, Va., was awarded on Sept. 26, 2008, a $5,394,160 firm fixed price contract for the acquisition of full motion video analysis for the Counterterrorism Airborne Analysis Center (CTAAC). Work will be performed in Springfield, Va., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2009. Bids solicited were via the Web and one bid was received. U.S. Army TACOM, Arnold, Mo., is the contracting activity (NMA302-03-D-0005).

Alutiiq International Solutions, LLC, Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $5,379,131 firm fixed price contract. The initial task for this contract is Project Number 69581, (WT) Warrior-in-Transition Solider and Family Assistance Center, Fort Stewart, Ga. Work will be performed in Sealy, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2010. Bids solicited were via Phase 2/3 Offerors and bid received were Phase 2/3 Offerors. U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-08-D-0065).