MILITARY CONTRACTS July 14, 2009

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Henry Schein Inc., Melville, N.Y. is being awarded a maximum $864,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for various general dental supplies and web-based ordering system. 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. This contract has a base period with four additional option periods. The date of performance completion is August 31, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM2DE-09-D-7444).

KDH Defense Systems, Inc., Johnstown, Pa.* is being awarded a maximum $39,371,358 firm fixed quantity contract for camouflage improved outer tactical vest. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army and Air Force. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is December 10, 2009. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM1C1-09-C-0022).

NAVY
Square D Company, Palatine, Ill., is being awarded $31,070,550 for three firm-fixed-priced task orders under a multiple award construction contract (N62583-08-D-0137) for design and installation of electric, gas, steam, and water metering to provide utility and energy monitoring. Task order #0004 is for NAS Everett for $2,751,710; Task order #0005 is for NAS Whidbey Island for $6,823,117; and Task order #0006 is for Naval Base Kitsap for $21,495,723. The work to be performed provides for the design, procurement, installation, and testing of building level advanced metering solutions in support of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 at the Navy Region Northwest. This will allow the Navy to cost-effectively allocate and manage electricity, natural gas, and water commodities. Work will be performed in Silverdale, Wash. (69 percent), Oak Harbor, Wash. (22 percent), and Everett, Wash. (9 percent), and is expected to be completed by July 2011. Funds are provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for the above task orders in response to a single task order solicitation. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Specialty Center Acquisitions, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded a $10,448,480 modification to previously awarded contract (M67854-05-D-6014) for an additional 40 full rate production internally transportable vehicles (ITV) together with their corresponding basic issue item kits and additional authorization list hardware. The ITV is a USMC program to field an expeditionary vehicle supporting over-the-horizon amphibious operations, irregular warfare and enhanced company operations. Work will be performed in Robbins, N.C. (42 percent, Vehicle Assembly); Forest, Va. (30 percent, Fabrication-unibodies, etc); Columbus, Ohio (17 percent, Armor and Blast attenuation seats); and St Petersburg, Fla. (11 percent, Powerpack Integration), and work is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA, is the contracting activity.

Correction: Contract awarded July 10, 2009, to General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., (M67854-05-D-6014), should have stated the work performance places as St. Aubin, France (63 percent); Robbins, N.C. (22 percent); and Forest, Va. (15 percent).

AIR FORCE
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus Ohio was awarded a $9,278,418 contract to conduct capability gap analysis and functional needs analysis to address emergent issues in force health protection concerning occupational and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazard and their by-products and precursors. At this time $1,587,055 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, is the contracting activity. (SP0700-00-D-3180)