MILITARY CONTRACTS April 13, 2009

NAVY
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $109,098,924 advance acquisition contract to procure long lead materials in support of P-8A low rate initial production (LRIP) I aircraft, and production line slots in support of P-8A LRIP II aircraft. Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash., (87 percent) and Baltimore, Md., (13 percent), and is expected to be completed in Dec. 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-09-C-0022).

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $45,433,000 ceiling-priced, undefinitized contract action to provide persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) services in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom land based efforts. Work will be performed in Bingen, Wash. (65 percent) and St. Louis, Mo. (35 percent), and is expected to be completed in Dec. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $22,716,500 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-2. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-09-C-0050).

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded an $8,676,152 firm fixed price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement to provide intermediate "I" level support equipment used for the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS), including reeling machine test benches, reeling machines and reel and cable assemblies. This equipment will support a variety of maintenance and testing tasks on the ALFS system aboard the MH-60R. Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pa., (90 percent) and Portsmouth, R.I., (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $3,000,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-07-G-0005).

Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Tewksbury, Mass., is being awarded a $6,928,056 Task Order 0001 Phase 1A under a cost plus fixed fee, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity order contract for the preliminary design of a 100-kw class Free Electron Laser (FEL) device which can be used to demonstrate scalability of the necessary FEL physics and engineering for an eventual MW class Free Electron Laser device. The Office of Naval Research is the contracting activity (N00014-09-D-0353).

The Boeing Co.,. Directed Energy Systems, West Hills, Calif., is being awarded a $6,922,312 Task Order 0001 Phase 1A under a cost plus fixed fee, indefinite delivery indefinite, quantity order contract for the preliminary design of a 100-kw Class Free Electron Laser device which can be used to demonstrate scalability of the necessary FEL physics and engineering for an eventual MW class Free Electron Laser device. The Office of Naval Research is the contracting activity (N00014-09-D-0354).
General Dynamics, Electric Boat, Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $6,290,977 modification to previously awarded contract for Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) tasks in support of operational nuclear submarines. Work will be performed in New London, Conn., and is expected to be completed by June 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $6,290,977 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-06-C-4003).

ARMY
HRL Laboratories, Malibu, Calif., was awarded on Apr. 9, 2009 a $ 40,204,842 cost plus fixed fee contract for research in quantum information science. Work is to be performed in Malibu, Calif., with an estimated completion date of April 11, 2011. Six bids were solicited and six bids received. Defense Advance Research Project Agency, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (HR0011-06-C-0052).

L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Apr. 9, 2009 a $ 10,291,271 firm fixed price contract for the manufacture and production of M762A1 Electronic Team Fuze. Work is to be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web and one bid received. Joint Munitions & Lethality Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-09-C-0050).

Science, Engineering and Technology Associates Corp,. Arlington, Va., was awarded on Apr. 9, 2009 a $6,700,00 cost plus fixed fee contract for a "Real Time Regional Gateway Zones of Protection Workstation" The zone of protection program will develop, demonstrate, and deploy a ZOP workstation that tightly integrates robust models and simulation technologies with real-time intelligence and operational date. Work is to be performed in Arlington, Va., with an estimated completion date of Apr. 9, 2010. Bids were solicited by a broad agency announcement and four bids were received. Cecom Acquisition center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-09-C-P011).

AIR FORCE
Today the Air Force is awarding an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to Infoscitex Research, Development, & Commercialization, Dayton, Ohio for $12,730,000. This action will include an integrated contractor and government teaming arrangement to (a) define and accomplish specific research objectives; (b) provide scientific, technical, and program expertise to various research studies , e.g., developing test plans and protocols, conducting tests, performing data collection and analysis, writing test reports and research papers, networking databases and developing models; (c) procure subject to participate in human research papers; and (d) provided materials, equipment, and supplies to operate, modify, maintain, and develop specialized research facilities. At this time, $200,000 has been obligated. Det 1 AFRL/PKHB, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, (FA8650-09-D-6949, Task Order 0001).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Shamrock Foods Co., Commerce City, Colo., is being awarded a maximum $7,660,000 firm fixed price, indefinite quantity contract for full line food distribution. Other location of performance is in New Mexico. Using services are Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. There were originally six proposals solicited with six responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is exercising the second of four one-year options. The date of performance completion is April 10, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM300-08-D-3220).