MILITARY CONTRACTS January 7, 2009

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American Science and Engineering, Inc., Billerica, Mass., is being awarded a $67,391,360 firm fixed priced contract for the manufacturing and production of 66 AS&E Z-Backscatter (ZBV) Military Trailers. Work will be performed within the Continental United States, and work is expected to be completed by the end of January 2010. Contract fund will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was sole sourced procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-09-C-5017).

Lockheed Martin MS2 Division, Syracuse, N.Y., is being awarded a $25,795,680 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-5201) to exercise an option for upgrade kits for the Navy's AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Undersea Warfare System. The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 is a surface ship combat system with the capabilities to search, detect, classify, localize and track undersea contacts; and to engage and evade submarines, mine-like small objects, and torpedo threats. Work will be performed in Lemont Furnace, Pa. (50 percent); Syracuse, N.Y. (25 percent) and Eagan, Minn. (25 percent) and is expected to be completed by September 2010. 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.

CCI, Inc.*, Anchorage, Alaska, is being awarded $6,518,549 for firm fixed price task order #0133 under the previously awarded Facilities Maintenance Job Order Contract (N62472-05-D-7510) for the construction of Dry Dock #3 Propulsor Work Enclosure with a high bay fixed roof and service platform at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by November 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One (1) proposal was received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

Progeny Systems Corp.,*, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $9,911,963 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-6297) to provide system development, integration, test and operator training for the Acoustic AN/WSQ-9 System, Intercept and Ranging (AI&R) Systems, Archival Media Center (AMC) kits and Swinger Kits systems and spares. The contractor will continue to develop innovative techniques for Combat System (SIM/STIM) Simulation/Stimulation software to allow the interface with new types of targets. This contract modification includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $21,834,293. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., and is expected to be completed by October 2012. 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.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Sparta Inc., Lakeforest, Calif., is being awarded a $8,603,617 cost plus fixed fee contract for the first phase of the National Cyber Range program. A total of seven awards are planned for the National Cyber Range program. Work will be performed in Columbia, Md. (31 percent), Bethesda, Md. (21 percent), Marina del Ray, Calif. (9 percent), Johnstown, Pa. (7 percent), Landover, Md. (6 percent), Los Altos, Calif. (5 percent), Huntsville, Ala. (4 percent), Philadelphia, Pa. (3 percent), La Jolla, Calif. (2 percent), Salt Lake City, Utah (2 percent), North Chelmsford, Mass. (2 percent), Hunt Valley, Md. (2 percent), Berkeley, Calif. (2 percent), Washington, D.C. (1 percent), Herndon, Va. (1 percent), University Park, Pa. (1 percent), and Lawrence, Kansas (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2009. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. DARPA issued a solicitation in Federal Business Opportunities on May 5, 2008, and 12 proposals were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va. (HR0011-09-C-0039).

Johns Hopkins University Advanced Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., is being awarded a $7,336,805 cost plus fixed fee contract for the first phase of the National Cyber Range program. A total of seven awards are planned for the National Cyber Range program. Work will be performed in Laurel, Md. (41 percent), Cambridge, Mass. (33 percent), Albuquerque, N.M. (7 percent), Columbia, Md. (5 percent), Idaho Falls, Idaho (5 percent), Salt Lake City, Utah (1 percent), Bethesda, Md. (3 percent), North Chelmsford, Mass. (3 percent), and Northport, N.Y. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2009. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. DARPA issued a solicitation in Federal Business Opportunities on May 5, 2008, and 12 proposals were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va. (HR0011-09-C-0038).