ARMY
General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2008, a $151,161,050 cost-plus fixed fee contract for system technical support for the Abrams tank program. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jun. 8, 2006. TACOM Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).
Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Co., LLC, Independence, Mo., was awarded on Mar. 25, 2008, an $85,976,512 firm-fixed price contract for 206,714,800 rounds of small caliber ammunition. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jan. 2, 2008. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).
Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Co., LLC, Independence, Mo., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2008, a $43,216,476 firm-fixed price contract for assistance in modernizing and enhancing manufacturing capability of ammunition at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 31, 2006. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill. is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).
Alliant City Small Caliber Ammunition Co., LLC, Independence, Mo., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2008, a $31,579,030.78 firm-fixed price contract for 146,704,980 rounds of small caliber ammunition. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jan. 2, 2008. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (Contract Number).
Cox Construction Co., Vista, Calif., was awarded on Mar. 25, 2008, a $12,960,000 firm-fixed price contract for design and construction of Non-Standard Operations Urban Terrain (MOUT) Phase II. Work will be performed at Fort Irwin, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Apr. 30, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Dec. 14, 2007, and six bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity (W912PL-08-C-0007).
Admiral Integration Inc., Cherry Hill, N.J., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2008, a $5,200,000 firm-fixed price contract for refined leads for the U.S. Army recruiting command. Work will be performed in Cherry Hill, N.J., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Oct. 24, 2007, and one bid was received. Army Contracting Agency Southern Region, Fort Knox, Ky., is the contracting activity (W9124D-08-C-0014).
EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm-fixed-price contract for $7,233.737. This contract increases the PY03 Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) hours to ensure continued CLS coverage for the UH-72A. The action also exercises the option for PY03 Procedural Trainer Support Labor to ensure Procedural Trainer support labor coverage is available for maintenance of the Procedural Trainer following acceptance. Performance locations include Fort Irwin, Calif. (33.3 precent), Fort Eustis, Va., (33.3 precent), and Fort Polk, La., (33.3 precent). The estimated completion date is Dec. 31, 2008. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W58RGZ-06-C-0194)
Innovative Concepts, Inc., McLean, Va., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a CPFF contract for $13,488,121. This modification Definitizes contract W58RGZ-06-C-0153. This requirement exists to add engineering services to perform computer software modifications, and system engineering support for the Improved Data Modem (IDM) program. This contract will contain Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) to perform modifications to IDM software to meet Software Block 3 requirements (IDM S/W version 9.1). This contract will have a 14 month period of performance with an estimated completion date of May 14, 2009. The performance location is McLean, Va. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W58RGZ-06-C-0153)
BAE Systems, Survivability Systems, LLC, Fairfield, Ohio, was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a $71,546,085.00 Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA), which will result in a firm-fixed-price contract. As part of the Objective Gunner's Protection Kit (O-GPK), purchase of 12,519 Battery Powered Motorized Traversing Units (BPMTU), which is used to assist the gunner in rotating the armored turret. To be used on High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), models M1114 and M1151, and the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. One bid was solicited with one bid received for the action that has an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2008. All work will be performed in Fairfield, Ohio. The contracting office is TACOM, LCMC, Rock Island, Ill. (W52H09-08-C-0081)
Clark Construction Enterprises, St. Martinville, La., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a $8,978,105.00 firm-fixed-price contract. WBV-14c.1, West Bank and vicinity, New Orleans, La., Hurricane Protection Project, Westwego to Harvey Canal, New Westwego Pumping Station to Orleans Village Levee, Third Enlargement, Jefferson Parish, La. Bids were solicited via FedTeds with 10 bids received. The performance location is Jefferson Parish, La., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 14, 2008. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, La. (W912P8-08-C-0035)
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, INC., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract for $31,500,000. The contract procures system technical support (STS) for the Abrams tank program to include modification work order (MWO) hardware & installation, blue force tracking support, prototype developmental testing, and Australian tank program aim support. The estimated completion date is Dec. 31, 2011, with work to be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich. One bid was solicited and one bid received. The contracting office is TACOM-Warren, Warren, Mich. (W56HZV-07-C-0046)
Natt McDougall Company, Tualatin, Ore., was awarded on Mar. 13, 2008, a Firm Fixed Price Construction contract for $7,915,500. The contract affects the Elk Creek Fish Passage Corridor. The Dam will be notched to provide a free passage for fish. Currently they are trapped below the Dam and trucked to above the Dam to be released. This also requires some river work and restoration. Bids were solicited on the web with one bid received. Work will be performed at Trail, Jackson County, Ore., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2008. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, Ore. (W9127N-08-C-0009)
RAYTHEON CO., NETWORK CENTRIC SYSTEMS, McKinney, Tex., was awarded on Mar. 13, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $203,272,335. The action is for Improved Target Acquisition System Production for FY2006-FY2010 Option exercise. All work will be performed at McKinney, Tex., with an estimated completion date of October 31, 2012. The contracting office is US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W31P4Q06-C-0490)
Science Applications International Corp., (SAIC), Arlington, Va., was awarded on Mar. 13, 2008, a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract for $9,147,000. The proposed contract will fulfill a government requirement for integrating three present independent software stovepipe systems: The Army Flow Model (AFM), Continuous Early Validation (CEaVa), and Force Development Investment Information Systems (FDIIS). The AFM is used to monitor and distribute equipment for the Army, report fleet level assessments (trucks, tanks, rifles, etc.), provides the Army G-8, HQDA staff and the Army with other critical information concerning Army equipping requirements, inventory, priorities, and projections. FDIIS allows the Army G-8 to document equipping resource requirements as fiscal information elements and collect, process and synchronize changes to resources across financial domain. CeaVa is an information management system that facilitates interface with action officers on specific tasks & objectives (looks like an online "chat" or discussion board). The period of performance (POP) is to commence Mar. 16, 2008, for the Base Year with four (four) one year option periods. Estimated completion date is Mar. 15, 2013, with work to be performed at Arlington, Va. The contracting office is the Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (W91WAW-08-C-0022)
Burtek, Inc., was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a $27,336.975 firm fixed price contract for ambulance shelters to be manufactured and installed on high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle M1152 chassis. Work will be performed in Chesterfield, Mich., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Sep. 10, 2007, and eight bids were received. TACOM, Warren Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-0090).
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., LLC, was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a $14,095,500 firm fixed price contract for the West Coast Hopper Dredge 2008. Work will be performed primarily in the mouth of the Columbia River, Clatsop County, Ore., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Jan. 31, 2008, and three bids were received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Ore., is the contracting activity (W9127N-08-C-0010).
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, was awarded on Mar. 18, 2008, a $5,949,373 firm fixed price contract for 210 Chemical Vapor Sampler Systems over a three-year period. Work will be performed in Battelle Eastern Science and Tech Center, Aberdeen, Md., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 17, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 9, 2007. Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W911SR-08-D-0016).
Raytheon Company, Andover, Mass., was awarded on Mar. 19, 2008, a $60,165,648 cost plus fixed fee contract for 75 Ground Based Operational Surveillance System, Rapid Aerosate Initial Deployment tower systems and modification kits. Work will be performed in Andover, Mass., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 14, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Feb. 6, 2008. U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Contracting and Acquisition Management Office, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity (W9113M-07-C-0002).
Nan Inc. Ocean House Builders, Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded on Mar. 18, 2008, a $26,200,000 firm fixed price contract for a high-rise unaccompanied enlisted personnel housing facility for 156 single personnel. Work will be performed at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by Jun. 17, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Oct. 30, 2007, and four bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer Honolulu District, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (W9128A-08-C-0005).
Rome Research Corporation, Rome, N.Y., was awarded on Mar. 18, 2008, a $15,118,684 firm fixed price contract for augmentation support of the operation and maintenance of standardized tactical entry point/teleport facilities. Work will be performed in Camp Roberts, San Miquel, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Jan. 11, 2008, and four bids were received. ACC, Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center – West, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., is the contracting activity (W91RUS-08-C-0015).
NAN, inc. Ocean House Builders, Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded on Mar. 19, 2008, a 11,088.00 firm fixed price contract for the design and construction of a 195-child capacity standard design child development center. Work will be performed in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by Nov. 23, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Nov. 17, 2006, and four bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (W9128A-08-C-0006).
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, Vt., was awarded on Mar. 19, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for integrated vehicle health management systems kits and associated hardware. Work will be performed in Vergennes, Vt., and is expected to be completed by May 30, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Feb. 13, 2008. U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0108).
Raytheon Company, Network Centric Systems, Plano, Texas, was awarded on Mar. 19, 2008, a $7,411,000 cost plus fixed fee contract for a Sensor Demonstration System with optional enhancements and Advanced Prototype System. Work will be performed in Plano, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Bids were solicited on Aug. 26, 2008, and one bid was received. CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J. is the contracting activity (W15P7-08-C-P203).
Archer Western Contractors, Atlanta, Ga., was awarded on Mar. 19, 2008, a $90,161,500 firm-fixed price contract for a residuals collection and treatment facility. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C., and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Oct. 17, 2007, and five bids were received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Md., is the contracting activity (W912DR-08-C-0015).
Vistas Construction of Illinois, Inc., was awarded on Mar. 19, 2008, a $14,622.356.54 firm-fixed price contract for New Orleans, La. Hurricane Protection Project levee enlargement. Work will be performed in Jefferson Parish, La., and is expected to be completed by Feb. 15, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Jan. 25, 2008, and six bids were received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-08-C-0036).
Lakeshore Engineering Services, Inc., was awarded on Mar. 20, 2008, a $11,186,337 firm-fixed price contract for design and build services for a child development center and youth center. Work will be performed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Bids solicited on Aug. 4, 2006, and seven bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Little Rock, Ark., is the contracting activity (W9127S-07-D-6002).
DRS Training & Control Systems, Inc., Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., was awarded on Mar. 20, 2008, a $9,381,722 firm fixed price contract for TOW missile launchers. Work will be performed in Ft Walton Beach, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jan. 24, 2008. U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-08-C-0145).
Ewing Cole, Washington, D.C., was awarded on Mar. 20, 2008, an $8,441,224 firm- fixed price contract for a new facility for the Command Control/Communications Network Transport East. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 1, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 27 bids were solicited on Oct. 24, 2007, and 15 bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (W912BU-08-C-0007).
General Dynamics Land Systems Division, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Mar. 19, 2008, an $8,118,082.80 cost-no-fee contract for RESET Abrams Integrated Management M1A1 vehicles. Work will be performed primarily in Lima, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Apr. 30, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Sep. 25, 2007. TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HVZ-06-G-0006).
Weeks Marine, Covington, La., was awarded on Mar. 18, 2008, a $5,700,000 firm-fixed price contract for sediment mining in passes of the Miss. River. Work will be performed in Plaquemines Parish, La., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 1, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Feb. 8, 2008, and three bids were received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-08-C-0039).
Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Co, LLC, was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $88,250,416 firm-fixed price contract for 169,467,800 rounds of small caliber ammunition. Work will be performed in Lake City AAP, Independence, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jan. 2, 2008. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).
B.L. Harbert International, LLC, Birmingham, Ala., was awarded on Mar. 20, 2008, a $25,906,995 firm-fixed price contract for design and construction of a special operations facility battalion operations complex. Work will be performed at Fort Campbell, Ky., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 30 bids were solicited on Nov. 15, 2007, and three bids were received. Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-08-C-0009).
Armtec Countermeasure, Coachella, Calif., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $22,580,526 firm-fixed price contract for M206 and MJU-7A/B infrared countermeasure flares. Work will be performed in Coachella, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two bids were solicited on Aug. 4, 2006, and two bids were received. Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-04-C-0096).
Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Co., Bedford, Mass., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $17,593,901 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the PATRIOT Engineering Services Contract. Work will be performed primarily in Tewksbury, Mass., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Aug. 26, 2003. U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-04-C-0020).
Rapiscan Systems, Torrance, Calif., was awarded on Mar. 20, 2008, a $7,259,420 firm-fixed-price contract for relocatable gamma-ray imaging systems. Work will be performed in Torrance, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 38 bids were solicited on Apr. 12, 2007, and two bids were received. Army Contracting Agency, White Sands Missile Range, N.M., is the contracting activity (W9124Q-08-F-1044).
TEPA EC LLC, Colorado Springs, Co., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $5,956,204 firm-fixed price contract for the design and construction of the Fort Sam Houston Medical Education Training Center Headquarters Administrative Building. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 20, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Feb. 12, 2008. U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-08-C-0008).
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $56,687,872 cost-reimbursement contract for advance procurement of materials, tooling and test equipment for six future combat systems non-line sight cannon vehicles. Work will be performed primarily in Minneapolis, Minn., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Aug. 17, 2007. TACOM-LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0146).
Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Co., LLC, was awarded on Mar. 24, 2008, a $46,216,476 firm-fixed price contract for modernizing and enhancing manufacturing capability for the production of 5.56 mm 7.62 mm and .50-caliber ammunition. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 31, 2006. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).
Nammo Talley, Inc., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $26,136,932 firm-fixed price contract for M141 bunker defeat munitions systems. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 21, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Sep. 21, 2007. Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-08-D-0422).
Mid Eastern Builders, Chesapeake, Va., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $18,875,000 firm-fixed price contract for construction of a four-story office wing addition, two-story storage and work area addition, a one-story multipurpose room addition, temporary parking lots, site development, and incidental work at the Defense Commissary Agency. Work will be performed at Fort Lee, Va., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 20 bids were solicited on Oct. 12, 2007, and six bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (W91236-08-C-0033).
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $56,687,872 cost-reimbursement contract for advance procurement of materials, tooling and test equipment for six future combat systems non-line sight cannon vehicles. Work will be performed primarily in Minneapolis, Minn., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Aug. 17, 2007. TACOM-LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0146).
Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Co., LLC, was awarded on Mar. 24, 2008, a $46,216,476 firm-fixed price contract for modernizing and enhancing manufacturing capability for the production of 5.56 mm 7.62 mm and .50-caliber ammunition. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 31, 2006. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).
Nammo Talley, Inc., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $26,136,932 firm-fixed price contract for M141 bunker defeat munitions systems. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 21, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Sep. 21, 2007. Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-08-D-0422).
Mid Eastern Builders, Chesapeake, Va., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $18,875,000 firm-fixed price contract for construction of a four-story office wing addition, two-story storage and work area addition, a one-story multipurpose room addition, temporary parking lots, site development, and incidental work at the Defense Commissary Agency. Work will be performed at Fort Lee, Va., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 20 bids were solicited on Oct. 12, 2007, and six bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (W91236-08-C-0033).
Ashber Construction Co., Puyallup, Wash., was awarded on Mar. 25, 2008, a $73,268,083 firm-fixed price contract for design and construction of new barracks and demolition of buildings. Work will be performed in Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 15, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Dec. 3, 2007, and four bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer Honolulu District, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (W9128A-08-C-0008).
Structural Associates, Inc., East Syracuse, N.Y., was awarded on Mar. 25, 2008, a $40,779,000 firm-fixed price contract for design and construction of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Phase II. Work will be performed at Fort Drum, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 15, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Ten bids were solicited on Sep. 28, 2007, and one bid was received. Corps of Engineers, CENAN-CT, New York City, is the contracting activity (W912DS-08-C-0007).
Kilgore Flares Company, LLC, was awarded on Mar. 24, 2008, a $17,840,939.20 firm-fixed price contract for countermeasure flares and infrared countermeasure flares. Work will be performed in Toone, Tenn., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Jun. 17, 2004, and three bids were received. Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-04-C-0097).
TJC Engineering, Inc, Louisville, Ky., was awarded on Mar. 21, 2008, a $15,161,429.96 firm-fixed price contract for construction of 5th Special Forces Group Equipment Maintenance and Supply Complex. Work will be performed at Fort Campbell, Ky., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Dec. 6, 2007, and three bids were received. Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-08-C-0012).
Verizon, Arlington, Va., was awarded on Mar. 25, 2008, a $13,656, 245 firm-fixed price contract for 12 months of operation and maintenance services for the Defense Private Global System for Mobile Communications Cellular Network. Work will be performed in Iraq, and is expected to be completed by Jul. 25, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jul. 24, 2007. CECOM-LCMC Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-07-C-E402.
Technologists, Inc. Arlington, Va., was awarded on Mar. 24, 2008, a $9,156,075 firm-fixed price contract for construction of Afghanistan National Civil Order Police Brigade Headquarters. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and is expected to be completed by Apr. 1, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Five bids were solicited on Feb. 27, 2008, and three bids were received. Corps of Engineers, Afghanistan District, Kabul, is the contracting activity (W917PM-07-D-0016).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Supply Core, Inc., Rockford, Ill.* is being awarded a maximum $250,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity, prime vendor contract for Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO). Other locations of performance are Japan. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The original proposal was Web solicited with six responses. This contract is exercising its first year option. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is Mar. 30, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM500-05-D-BP06).
NAVY
Raytheon Co., Electronics Systems, Goleta, Calif., is being awarded an $11,681,964 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0123) to exercise an option for the full-rate-production of 14 Lot 10 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning Receivers to support F/A-18 legacy aircraft programs for the Canadian Air Force (13) and the Swiss Air Force (1). The AN/ALR-67(V)3 RWR is a radar warning receiver that provides visual and aural alerts to F/A-18 aircrew upon detection of ground-based, ship-based, or airborne radar emitters. It is designed to enhance pilot situational awareness by providing accurate identification, lethality, and azimuth displays of hostile and friendly emitters. This contract combines purchases for the Governments of Canada ($10,847,538; 92 percent), and Switzerland ($834,426; 7 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Forest, Miss. (46 percent); Goleta, Calif. (14 percent); Lansdale, Pa. (10 percent); Brisbane, Australia (9 percent); Chatsworth, Calif. (7 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (7 percent); McKinney, Texas (4 percent); and Portland, Ore. (3 percent), and work is expected to be completed in Jun. 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.
American Bridge Company, Richmond, Va., is being awarded $10,814,142 for firm-fixed price Task Order #0001 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract (N40085-07-D-7021) for utility upgrades and repairs of Dry Dock #3 and Berth #11 at Naval Shipyard Portsmouth. The work to be performed provides for repair of deteriorated concrete coverings of structural members at Berths 11A, B and C. The project will provide for the removal and replacement of zinc anodes and miscellaneous broken fender components, repairs to failed sections of the steel sheet pile bulkhead and minor deck and pavement repairs along the 1,200 foot length of Berth 11. At Dry Dock #3, construction will include concrete and structural repair to the dry dock floor, walls, caisson and decking; mechanical restorations to the weld house and pumpwell facilities; resurfacing of the existing concrete deck including removal of abandoned crane, railroad rail and utility upgrades. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and work is expected to be completed by Jan. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Jacksonville, N.C., is being awarded a maximum $9,448,548 combination firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for grounds maintenance services at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The work to be performed provides for grounds services to include mowing, raking, edging, debris removal, etc. Contractor shall also maintain storm drainage systems and playground equipment. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract for performance-based services was negotiated under Facilities Acquisition Regulation Part 8.7, therefore only one offer was received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-08-D-8425).
McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded $6,915,101 for firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity delivery order #7038 under previously awarded contract (N00383-06-D-004H) for procurement of newly manufactured spares in support of the F/A-18 C/D flight surfaces system. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and work is expected to be completed by May 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not awarded competitively. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity.
Glotech, Inc., Rockville Md., is being awarded a $6,405,519 cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance based contract to provide support engineering, project management, testing, logistics and technical support of various C4ISR related systems in the areas of engineering and systems engineering support; system design documentation and technical data support; interoperability, test, and evaluation support; in-service engineering support; and installation and integration. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $33,904,760. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and work is expected to be completed by Mar. 2009 (Mar. 2013 with options exercised). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was competitively procured under full and open competition with exclusion of sources (100 percent 8(a) set-aside) with proposals solicited and fouroffers received via the Commerce Business Daily's Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare e-Commerce Central website. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-08-D-2834).
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McDonnell Douglas Corp., A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Boeing Co., of Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a modified contract for $13,769,216. This contract is for the procurement of 27 Aeromedical Litter Stations Augmentation System Kits. Each kit consists of nine Aeromedical Stations, one set of included replacement components and one container for storage and transport. At this time $6,196,147 has been obligated. Wright-Patterson AFB (Ohio) is the contracting activity (FA8614-04-C-2004, P00236).
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of Herndon, Va., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $6,300,891. The Survivability Assessments of Combat Vehicle Systems Technology for the Tank-automotive and Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Research Business Group Survivability Directorate and the Quick Reaction Cell. At this time $268,377 has been obligated. Offutt AFB (Neb.) is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380, Delivery Order: 0248).
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Bush, Cheney Consult Senior Uniformed Leaders on Way Forward in Iraq
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
March 26, 2008 - President Bush, Vice President Richard B. Cheney and Stephen Hadley, the national security advisor, today met Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon to discuss the way ahead in Iraq. The meeting was an opportunity for the senior uniformed officials to give their advice to the president directly. The men met for two hours in "the Tank" -- a secure Joint Chiefs conference facility in the Pentagon.
The purpose of the meeting was for the chiefs to "have this time with the president to talk to him about their views, their recommendations, their observations on Iraq," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. "We want to make sure the president has the opportunity to talk to all the important key leaders that are involved in ensuring the success of the war effort."
The president met earlier this week with U.S. Central Command chief Navy Adm. William J. Fallon and met via videoteleconference with Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of Multinational Force Iraq.
"At the end of the day, the commander in chief will have a good idea of what his key military leaders feel right now," Whitman said.
Gates will continue to consult with Bush and other members of the National Security Council on these issues. Gates and Bush meet often, Whitman said, and the secretary "had some discussions in recent days about the situation in Iraq, but he also has multiple opportunities (to further those discussions) during his engagements with the president."
The discussions center around the strategy for the way forward. The big question is the size of U.S. troop levels in Iraq through the end of the year, Joint Staff officials said. Gates has said he favors a pause of some duration after the last of the five U.S. surge brigades leave the country by the end of July.
Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker will testify before the House and Senate armed services committees during the second week in April. The president is expected to announce his decision on the way forward sometime that week.
American Forces Press Service
March 26, 2008 - President Bush, Vice President Richard B. Cheney and Stephen Hadley, the national security advisor, today met Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon to discuss the way ahead in Iraq. The meeting was an opportunity for the senior uniformed officials to give their advice to the president directly. The men met for two hours in "the Tank" -- a secure Joint Chiefs conference facility in the Pentagon.
The purpose of the meeting was for the chiefs to "have this time with the president to talk to him about their views, their recommendations, their observations on Iraq," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. "We want to make sure the president has the opportunity to talk to all the important key leaders that are involved in ensuring the success of the war effort."
The president met earlier this week with U.S. Central Command chief Navy Adm. William J. Fallon and met via videoteleconference with Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of Multinational Force Iraq.
"At the end of the day, the commander in chief will have a good idea of what his key military leaders feel right now," Whitman said.
Gates will continue to consult with Bush and other members of the National Security Council on these issues. Gates and Bush meet often, Whitman said, and the secretary "had some discussions in recent days about the situation in Iraq, but he also has multiple opportunities (to further those discussions) during his engagements with the president."
The discussions center around the strategy for the way forward. The big question is the size of U.S. troop levels in Iraq through the end of the year, Joint Staff officials said. Gates has said he favors a pause of some duration after the last of the five U.S. surge brigades leave the country by the end of July.
Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker will testify before the House and Senate armed services committees during the second week in April. The president is expected to announce his decision on the way forward sometime that week.
America Supports You: Small Grant Sparks Big Celebration
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
March 26, 2008 - A grant of just $163 dollars from a group that supports military families turned out to be a really big deal -- not only for the recipients, but for the granting organization, as well. The grant put "Our Military Kids," a group that supports families of deployed or wounded National Guard and reserve members, over the $1 million mark in grants given, said Gail Kruzel, one of the organization's founders.
This particular grant means that two young sons of Missouri Army National Guard Maj. Matt Bacon, who currently is serving his second tour in Iraq, will get to play baseball in a local league.
The boys -- Jacob, 9, and William, 10 -- will participate in an April 7 ceremony marking their part in Our Military Kids' milestone.
The ceremony just happens to correspond with a visit to grandparents who live here. The trip was impossible during Bacon's last deployment, Kruzel said.
"At that time, their grandparents were also serving in Iraq," she said. "The grandmother, Susan, is with the (Judge Advocate General) Corps in the Army Reserves and now serves at the Pentagon. The granddad, Arthur, just retired as an Army Reserve chaplain."
As April is "Month of the Military Child," the ceremony also is designed to recognize military children's part in the nation's defense.
"We wanted to recognize the sacrifices everyone in the family makes when a parent is deployed and wanted to acknowledge the children for their role in serving our country," said Linda Davidson, Our Military Kids' other founder. "The letters of appreciation from parents and children reinforce the importance of reaching out to support these families during times of deployment."
Kruzel and Davidson started the organization in October 2004 because they believed there was a need to provide support to the children of reserve and National Guard families who become "sudden military families." The grants the group awards average $350 and help children play sports, study fine arts, or enroll in tutoring programs while a parent is deployed.
Our Military Kids is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.
American Forces Press Service
March 26, 2008 - A grant of just $163 dollars from a group that supports military families turned out to be a really big deal -- not only for the recipients, but for the granting organization, as well. The grant put "Our Military Kids," a group that supports families of deployed or wounded National Guard and reserve members, over the $1 million mark in grants given, said Gail Kruzel, one of the organization's founders.
This particular grant means that two young sons of Missouri Army National Guard Maj. Matt Bacon, who currently is serving his second tour in Iraq, will get to play baseball in a local league.
The boys -- Jacob, 9, and William, 10 -- will participate in an April 7 ceremony marking their part in Our Military Kids' milestone.
The ceremony just happens to correspond with a visit to grandparents who live here. The trip was impossible during Bacon's last deployment, Kruzel said.
"At that time, their grandparents were also serving in Iraq," she said. "The grandmother, Susan, is with the (Judge Advocate General) Corps in the Army Reserves and now serves at the Pentagon. The granddad, Arthur, just retired as an Army Reserve chaplain."
As April is "Month of the Military Child," the ceremony also is designed to recognize military children's part in the nation's defense.
"We wanted to recognize the sacrifices everyone in the family makes when a parent is deployed and wanted to acknowledge the children for their role in serving our country," said Linda Davidson, Our Military Kids' other founder. "The letters of appreciation from parents and children reinforce the importance of reaching out to support these families during times of deployment."
Kruzel and Davidson started the organization in October 2004 because they believed there was a need to provide support to the children of reserve and National Guard families who become "sudden military families." The grants the group awards average $350 and help children play sports, study fine arts, or enroll in tutoring programs while a parent is deployed.
Our Military Kids is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.
Soldier Missing in Action From The Korean War is Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
He is U.S. Army Sgt. Harry J. Laurence of Cleveland, Ohio. He will be buried April 9 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
Representatives from the Army met with Laurence's next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army.
Laurence was a member of L Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, then making up the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 7th Infantry Division. The team was engaged against the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, from Nov. 27-Dec. 11, 1950. The unit was forced to retreat to the south due to intense enemy fire. Laurence was among many soldiers reported missing in action.
In 2001, joint U.S. and Democratic People's Republic of Korea teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted two excavations of a mass grave near the Chosin Reservoir. The site correlates closely with defensive positions held by the 31st RCT at the time of the Chinese attacks. The teams recovered remains believed to be those of 11 U.S. servicemen. Analysis of the remains subsequently led to the identifications of three individuals, including Laurence.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC also used dental comparisons in Laurence's identification.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.
He is U.S. Army Sgt. Harry J. Laurence of Cleveland, Ohio. He will be buried April 9 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
Representatives from the Army met with Laurence's next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army.
Laurence was a member of L Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, then making up the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), 7th Infantry Division. The team was engaged against the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, from Nov. 27-Dec. 11, 1950. The unit was forced to retreat to the south due to intense enemy fire. Laurence was among many soldiers reported missing in action.
In 2001, joint U.S. and Democratic People's Republic of Korea teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted two excavations of a mass grave near the Chosin Reservoir. The site correlates closely with defensive positions held by the 31st RCT at the time of the Chinese attacks. The teams recovered remains believed to be those of 11 U.S. servicemen. Analysis of the remains subsequently led to the identifications of three individuals, including Laurence.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC also used dental comparisons in Laurence's identification.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.
Africa Partnership Station Brings Veterinary Care to Liberia
By Petty Officer 1st Class Brian A. Goyak, USN
Special to American Forces Press Service
March 26, 2008 - Members of the Army's 64th Medical Battalion and volunteers with "Project Hope" administered rabies vaccinations to the local pet population here over the past few days. The Africa Partnership Station facilitated the visits. On March 24 and yesterday, Army Capt. Brian Smith and Pvt. Valerie McCants, with the help of Marley Gevanthor, an emergency room nurse from San Francisco General Hospital volunteering with Project Hope, administered a combination vaccine to dogs, cats and a host of other animals belonging to locals.
Project Hope is a nongovernment organization working in conjunction with the Africa Partnership Station to bring medical supplies and services to those in need in West and Central African countries.
"This project will only cover a small percentage of the population due to the limited number of doses. We are working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Health to arrange funding and assistance to broaden the rabies program here to allow for wider coverage of animals that will receive the rabies vaccine," Smith said.
Rabies is nearly always fatal, and humans can catch the disease from contact with infected animals. In addition to protecting against rabies, the vaccine also protects the animals from several other viruses. The pets also were de-wormed to kill parasites that can be transferred to humans.
"It's wonderful to be able to take my skills and use them in a different discipline," Gevanthor said. "They're all little patients, and we're helping to keep them healthy."
The team is here in conjunction with West Africa Training Cruise 08, an exercise being held March 17 to April 5 in concert with an ongoing African Partnership Station deployment. The exercise is focused on delivering humanitarian assistance supplies to various clinics and schools here from a sea-based command.
By the end of the first day, the trio had administered 100 doses of the vaccine.
"I wish I could do more. Liberia has a large need, especially with rabies," Smith added. "Rabies is very prevalent in the dog population here, and I'm glad that I'm able to do a little bit to help. Hopefully I can arrange to do more in the future."
The Africa Partnership Station is a U.S. Naval Forces Europe-led initiative executed by a multinational staff aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry and High Speed Vessel Swift. Part of the U.S. Navy's Global Fleet Station, the Africa Partnership Station provides a platform to support training and collaboration on a regional scale to maritime partners in West and Central Africa. Task Force 365 and training teams from various U.S. and European military commands, as well as governmental and nongovernmental organizations, are embarked here on board the USS Fort McHenry to enhance cooperative partnerships.
(Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brian A. Goyak is assigned to Africa Partnership Station Public Affairs.)
Special to American Forces Press Service
March 26, 2008 - Members of the Army's 64th Medical Battalion and volunteers with "Project Hope" administered rabies vaccinations to the local pet population here over the past few days. The Africa Partnership Station facilitated the visits. On March 24 and yesterday, Army Capt. Brian Smith and Pvt. Valerie McCants, with the help of Marley Gevanthor, an emergency room nurse from San Francisco General Hospital volunteering with Project Hope, administered a combination vaccine to dogs, cats and a host of other animals belonging to locals.
Project Hope is a nongovernment organization working in conjunction with the Africa Partnership Station to bring medical supplies and services to those in need in West and Central African countries.
"This project will only cover a small percentage of the population due to the limited number of doses. We are working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Health to arrange funding and assistance to broaden the rabies program here to allow for wider coverage of animals that will receive the rabies vaccine," Smith said.
Rabies is nearly always fatal, and humans can catch the disease from contact with infected animals. In addition to protecting against rabies, the vaccine also protects the animals from several other viruses. The pets also were de-wormed to kill parasites that can be transferred to humans.
"It's wonderful to be able to take my skills and use them in a different discipline," Gevanthor said. "They're all little patients, and we're helping to keep them healthy."
The team is here in conjunction with West Africa Training Cruise 08, an exercise being held March 17 to April 5 in concert with an ongoing African Partnership Station deployment. The exercise is focused on delivering humanitarian assistance supplies to various clinics and schools here from a sea-based command.
By the end of the first day, the trio had administered 100 doses of the vaccine.
"I wish I could do more. Liberia has a large need, especially with rabies," Smith added. "Rabies is very prevalent in the dog population here, and I'm glad that I'm able to do a little bit to help. Hopefully I can arrange to do more in the future."
The Africa Partnership Station is a U.S. Naval Forces Europe-led initiative executed by a multinational staff aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry and High Speed Vessel Swift. Part of the U.S. Navy's Global Fleet Station, the Africa Partnership Station provides a platform to support training and collaboration on a regional scale to maritime partners in West and Central Africa. Task Force 365 and training teams from various U.S. and European military commands, as well as governmental and nongovernmental organizations, are embarked here on board the USS Fort McHenry to enhance cooperative partnerships.
(Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brian A. Goyak is assigned to Africa Partnership Station Public Affairs.)
Smith, Leonard and Wansley
March 26, 2008 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. The website added three police officers Brian Smith, V. A. Leonard and Larry Wansley.
Brian Smith joined the United States Marine Corps after graduating from high school. In 1984, he joined the California Highway Patrol, rising to the rank of captain. Brian Smith is the author of We Were 17 Again.
According to the book description, “There are numerous books, songs, shows and movies that deal with going back to the past, whether it’s a time machine, dream, boy or girlfriend story, or class reunion. Many of them are enjoyable because the reader gets to visit the past. Life always seemed easier in our childhood days and many long to return to those days. In "We Were 17 Again", not only do you get the chance to return to 17 years old again, you get to return to high school with your entire school.”
According to Academic Politics and the History of Criminal Justice Education, “between 1925 and 1932, V.A. Leonard was a part-time student at the University of California and a full-time police officer in the Berkeley Police Department. V.A. Leonard founded Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal justice honor’s society, in 1942. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology and Public Administration. The V.A. Leonard Scholarship was established in 1982 in honor and recognition of Dr. Leonard’s leadership and hard work in the field of Criminal Justice. V. A. Leonard is the author or co-author of 16 books: Police Organization and Management; Police of the Twentieth Century; Police Science for the Young American; Police Organization and Management; Police Personnel Administration; Police Traffic Control; The Police Communications System; Police pre-disaster Preparation; Survey of the Seattle Police Department; The Police Enterprise: It’s Organization and Management; Memories of August Vollmer; Academy Lectures on Lie Detection; Police Detective Function; The General Administration of Criminal Justice; Police Crime Prevention; and, The Police, the Judiciary, and the Criminal.
According to the description of Police Organization and Management, “This work describes the basic tenets of organization theory and applies them to the police setting. It describes the problems of integrating the individual into the organization, responding to change through community policing, motivation, leadership, and productivity.”
Larry Wansley began his law enforcement career with the Compton Police Department. He then went on to a10 year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation where he spent eight years in various uncover roles. In 1986, Larry Wansley left the Federal Bureau of Investigation to become the Director of Security and Counseling Services for the Dallas Cowboys Football team. Larry Wansley went on to become the Managing Director for Corporate Services with American Airlines. After his retirement from American Airlines in 2004, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for Infinite Security. Larry Wansley is the author of FBI Undercover: The True Story of Special Agent Mandrake.
According to the FBI, “On TV and in the movies, FBI undercover agents are a dime a dozen. But in reality, only an elite handful have the unique combination of wit, instinct and daring to work these highly dangerous scams. For 10 years, Larry Wansley was one of them.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 893 police officers (representing 388 police departments) and their 1885 police books in 32 categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Brian Smith joined the United States Marine Corps after graduating from high school. In 1984, he joined the California Highway Patrol, rising to the rank of captain. Brian Smith is the author of We Were 17 Again.
According to the book description, “There are numerous books, songs, shows and movies that deal with going back to the past, whether it’s a time machine, dream, boy or girlfriend story, or class reunion. Many of them are enjoyable because the reader gets to visit the past. Life always seemed easier in our childhood days and many long to return to those days. In "We Were 17 Again", not only do you get the chance to return to 17 years old again, you get to return to high school with your entire school.”
According to Academic Politics and the History of Criminal Justice Education, “between 1925 and 1932, V.A. Leonard was a part-time student at the University of California and a full-time police officer in the Berkeley Police Department. V.A. Leonard founded Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal justice honor’s society, in 1942. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology and Public Administration. The V.A. Leonard Scholarship was established in 1982 in honor and recognition of Dr. Leonard’s leadership and hard work in the field of Criminal Justice. V. A. Leonard is the author or co-author of 16 books: Police Organization and Management; Police of the Twentieth Century; Police Science for the Young American; Police Organization and Management; Police Personnel Administration; Police Traffic Control; The Police Communications System; Police pre-disaster Preparation; Survey of the Seattle Police Department; The Police Enterprise: It’s Organization and Management; Memories of August Vollmer; Academy Lectures on Lie Detection; Police Detective Function; The General Administration of Criminal Justice; Police Crime Prevention; and, The Police, the Judiciary, and the Criminal.
According to the description of Police Organization and Management, “This work describes the basic tenets of organization theory and applies them to the police setting. It describes the problems of integrating the individual into the organization, responding to change through community policing, motivation, leadership, and productivity.”
Larry Wansley began his law enforcement career with the Compton Police Department. He then went on to a10 year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation where he spent eight years in various uncover roles. In 1986, Larry Wansley left the Federal Bureau of Investigation to become the Director of Security and Counseling Services for the Dallas Cowboys Football team. Larry Wansley went on to become the Managing Director for Corporate Services with American Airlines. After his retirement from American Airlines in 2004, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for Infinite Security. Larry Wansley is the author of FBI Undercover: The True Story of Special Agent Mandrake.
According to the FBI, “On TV and in the movies, FBI undercover agents are a dime a dozen. But in reality, only an elite handful have the unique combination of wit, instinct and daring to work these highly dangerous scams. For 10 years, Larry Wansley was one of them.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 893 police officers (representing 388 police departments) and their 1885 police books in 32 categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Army to Focus More on Family Support
By Sgt. Sara Moore, USA
American Forces Press Service
March 26, 2008 - The Army is doubling its investment in family support programs in the 2009 budget and will use that money to hire support personnel for family readiness groups, improve child care, and expand educational opportunities for spouses and children of troops, the Army secretary said today. The Army has been building on several years of emphasis on better support for families, Pete Geren told online journalists and "bloggers" during a conference call.
The 2009 budget for family support programs will be $1.4 billion, up from $700 million last year. Through traveling to different Army bases and talking with soldiers and spouses, Army leaders have learned that child care and family support are important issues for troops, he said.
"So much of the family support over the years has been based on volunteers, where you have spouses that carry the heaviest burden for family support initiatives," Geren said. "One deployment, perhaps that works; two deployments, that's starting to be too much to ask; and three deployments is pushing those volunteers to the breaking point."
To remedy this problem, Geren said, the Army will use its expanded budget to hire full-time support personnel for family readiness groups to help spouses who also have to balance career and family responsibilities. The Army also will hire more staff for child care and youth services, he said.
Another important issue the Army is working on is improving career opportunities for spouses of soldiers as they have to relocate around the country, Geren said. The Army has started the spouse employment partnership, working with industry across the country to provide greater spousal employment opportunities, he said, and the secretaries of defense and labor have entered into a joint venture to expand employment opportunities for military spouses.
Geren added that the Army is seeking to better manage the force so soldiers and their families face fewer moves throughout their careers, to give spouses more opportunities for education and professional development, and to work with employers to identify more opportunities for Army spouses.
"With the economy that we have now, ... there are opportunities today for spouses that wouldn't have existed a very few years ago," Geren said. "And as an Army, we need to explore how we can use the Internet economy and use the virtual economy to help spouses, whether their employment skills are blue collar or professional."
Geren also addressed improvements the Army has made in medical care for wounded soldiers since last year, when problems were revealed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The Army has established 35 warrior transition units, which are aimed solely at helping wounded soldiers recover, and has hired about 2,500 personnel to man those units, he said. Every soldier assigned to a warrior transition unit has three people who are responsible for him -- a squad leader, a nurse case manager and a primary care physician -- to ensure all that soldier's needs are met, both physically and mentally, Geren said.
"The whole concept of the warrior transition unit is to provide this triad of support that meets the full range of a warrior in transition's care and needs," he explained.
This summer, the Army is launching a program to educate all soldiers on suicide prevention, Geren said. This program is following on the success of the education program on post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, he said, and every soldier will be required to take the course.
American Forces Press Service
March 26, 2008 - The Army is doubling its investment in family support programs in the 2009 budget and will use that money to hire support personnel for family readiness groups, improve child care, and expand educational opportunities for spouses and children of troops, the Army secretary said today. The Army has been building on several years of emphasis on better support for families, Pete Geren told online journalists and "bloggers" during a conference call.
The 2009 budget for family support programs will be $1.4 billion, up from $700 million last year. Through traveling to different Army bases and talking with soldiers and spouses, Army leaders have learned that child care and family support are important issues for troops, he said.
"So much of the family support over the years has been based on volunteers, where you have spouses that carry the heaviest burden for family support initiatives," Geren said. "One deployment, perhaps that works; two deployments, that's starting to be too much to ask; and three deployments is pushing those volunteers to the breaking point."
To remedy this problem, Geren said, the Army will use its expanded budget to hire full-time support personnel for family readiness groups to help spouses who also have to balance career and family responsibilities. The Army also will hire more staff for child care and youth services, he said.
Another important issue the Army is working on is improving career opportunities for spouses of soldiers as they have to relocate around the country, Geren said. The Army has started the spouse employment partnership, working with industry across the country to provide greater spousal employment opportunities, he said, and the secretaries of defense and labor have entered into a joint venture to expand employment opportunities for military spouses.
Geren added that the Army is seeking to better manage the force so soldiers and their families face fewer moves throughout their careers, to give spouses more opportunities for education and professional development, and to work with employers to identify more opportunities for Army spouses.
"With the economy that we have now, ... there are opportunities today for spouses that wouldn't have existed a very few years ago," Geren said. "And as an Army, we need to explore how we can use the Internet economy and use the virtual economy to help spouses, whether their employment skills are blue collar or professional."
Geren also addressed improvements the Army has made in medical care for wounded soldiers since last year, when problems were revealed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The Army has established 35 warrior transition units, which are aimed solely at helping wounded soldiers recover, and has hired about 2,500 personnel to man those units, he said. Every soldier assigned to a warrior transition unit has three people who are responsible for him -- a squad leader, a nurse case manager and a primary care physician -- to ensure all that soldier's needs are met, both physically and mentally, Geren said.
"The whole concept of the warrior transition unit is to provide this triad of support that meets the full range of a warrior in transition's care and needs," he explained.
This summer, the Army is launching a program to educate all soldiers on suicide prevention, Geren said. This program is following on the success of the education program on post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, he said, and every soldier will be required to take the course.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
DoD to Award $15.7 Million for Science and Engineering Research
The Department of Defense announced today plans to award $15.7 million to 24 academic institutions in 18 states to perform research in science and engineering, under the fiscal 2008 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).
The Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research solicited proposals using a defense-wide broad agency announcement. The announcement was published on the Internet and accessed by the DEPSCoR state committees, which solicited and selected projects for each state's proposal.
Academic researchers in Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming were eligible to receive awards under this competition.
All awards are subject to the successful completion of negotiations between DoD and the academic institutions.
The Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research solicited proposals using a defense-wide broad agency announcement. The announcement was published on the Internet and accessed by the DEPSCoR state committees, which solicited and selected projects for each state's proposal.
Academic researchers in Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, US Virgin Islands, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming were eligible to receive awards under this competition.
All awards are subject to the successful completion of negotiations between DoD and the academic institutions.
MILITARY CONTRACTS March 26, 2008
NAVY
URS Group Inc, Santa Ana, Calif.; CDM Constructors Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.; Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc., San Diego, Calif.; Tetra Tech EC Inc., San Diego, Calif.; Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, and Weston Solutions Inc., Walnut Creek, Calif., are each being awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity environmental multiple award contract for environmental remediation services on Navy and Marine Corps installations at various locations and other DOD installations nationwide. The total aggregate amount for all contracts combined is not to exceed $100,000,000. Work will be performed at various federal sites within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest area of responsibility including, but not limited to Calif., (80 percent), Ariz., (10 percent), Ala.,(2 percent), Nev.,(2 percent), Wash.,(2 percent), N.M.(1 percent), Ore.,(1 percent), Utah (1 percent), and nationwide (1 percent), and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2009 (Mar. 2013 with options exercised). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was issued as an unrestricted procurement on the NAVFAC e-solicitation website with 10 proposals received. These six contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-08-D-8820/8821/8822/8823/8824/8825).
IBC/TOA Corp., a joint venture, Barrigada, Guam, is being awarded a $40,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for an extension and necessary dredging to the Kilo Wharf at the Commander Naval Region Marianas Main Base, Guam. An additional $43,838,018 will be funded upon the passage of FY 2009 Military Construction Appropriation Bill, making the total amount $83,838,018. The contract also contains one option which if exercised, will bring the total cumulative value of the contract to $84,009,018. Work will be performed in Guam, and work 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 with 60 proposals solicited and five offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-08-C-1301).
CACI, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $20,821,900 time and materials indefinite- quantity/indefinite-delivery contract for professional, technical, management and administrative services in support of Department of Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO). This contract includes one base year with three one-year option periods which, if exercised, bring the total estimated value of the contract to $87,762,750. Work will be performed in Crystal City, Va., (60 percent) and Fairfax, Va., (40 percent), and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through Federal Business Opportunities, with one offer received. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity (N00104-08-D-Q151).
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded $19,344,000 unpriced letter contract to provide Long Lead Material (LLM) required for the fiscal 2009 follow-on production of the TRIDENT II (D5) Missile System. This unpriced letter contract will be definitized on/about Oct. 1, 2008. The definitized fiscal 2009 TRIDENT II (D5) Production and Deployed Systems Support contract will be a cost reimbursable, multiple incentive contract with incentives on cost and performance. Work will be performed in locations yet to be determined, and work is expected to be completed Sep. 2012. The contract was not competitively procured. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Strategic Systems Programs, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N00030-08-C-0100).
Team Logistics Joint Venture, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $16,644,262 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-01-D-0239) to exercise an option for 433,937 hours of maintenance planning and design interface technical/management support services for the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J. These services include evaluating initial designs and proposed design changes, maintenance planning, and sustaining maintenance plans. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md., (90 percent) and Lakehurst, N.J., (10 percent), and work is expected to be completed in Mar. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
Vision Robotics Federal Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $8,039,539 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed fee contract to provide navigation systems installation support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego. The contract provides for technical, engineering support and systems engineering for the Autonomous Machine Vision for Mapping and Investigation (AMVMI) project. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via Broad Agency Announcement (N66001-07-X-2017) which was advertised on the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) e-Commerce web site. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-08-D-0071).
ARMY
Burtek, Inc., was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a $27,336.975 firm fixed price contract for ambulance shelters to be manufactured and installed on high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle M1152 chassis. Work will be performed in Chesterfield, Mich., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Sep. 10, 2007, and eight bids were received. TACOM, Warren Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-0090).
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., LLC, was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a $14,095,500 firm fixed price contract for the West Coast Hopper Dredge 2008. Work will be performed primarily in the mouth of the Columbia River, Clatsop County, Ore., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Jan. 31, 2008, and three bids were received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Ore., is the contracting activity (W9127N-08-C-0010).
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, was awarded on Mar. 18, 2008, a $5,949,373 firm fixed price contract for 210 Chemical Vapor Sampler Systems over a three-year period. Work will be performed in Battelle Eastern Science and Tech Center, Aberdeen, Md., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 17, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 9, 2007. Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W911SR-08-D-0016).
EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm-fixed-price contract for $7,233.737.12. This contract increases the PY03 Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) hours to ensure continued CLS coverage for the UH-72A. The action also exercises the option for PY03 Procedural Trainer Support Labor to ensure Procedural Trainer support labor coverage is available for maintenance of the Procedural Trainer following acceptance. Performance locations include Fort Irwin, Calif., (33.3%), Fort Eustis, Va., (33.3%), and Fort Polk, La. (33.3%). The estimated completion date is Dec. 31, 2008. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W58RGZ-06-C-0194)
Innovative Concepts, Inc., McLean, Va., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a CPFF contract for $13,488,121.00. This modification Definitizes contract W58RGZ-06-C-0153. This requirement exists to add engineering services to perform computer software modifications, and system engineering support for the Improved Data Modem (IDM) program. This contract will contain Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) to perform modifications to IDM software to meet Software Block 3 requirements (IDM S/W version 9.1). This contract will have a 14 month period of performance with an estimated completion date of May 14, 2009. The performance location is McLean, Va. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W58RGZ-06-C-0153)
BAE Systems, Survivability Systems, LLC, Fairfield, Ohio, was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a $71,546,085.00 Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA), which will result in a firm-fixed-price contract. As part of the Objective Gunner's Protection Kit (O-GPK), purchase of 12,519 Battery Powered Motorized Traversing Units (BPMTU), which is used to assist the gunner in rotating the armored turret. To be used on High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), models M1114 and M1151, and the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. One bid was solicited with one bid received for the action that has an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2008. All work will be performed in Fairfield, Ohio. The contracting office is TACOM, LCMC, Rock Island, Ill. (W52H09-08-C-0081)
Clark Construction Enterprises, St. Martinville, La., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a
$8,978,105.00 firm-fixed-price contract. WBV-14c.1, West Bank and vicinity, New Orleans, La., Hurricane Protection Project, Westwego to Harvey Canal, New Westwego Pumping Station to Orleans Village Levee, Third Enlargement, Jefferson Parish, La. Bids were solicited via FedTeds with 10 bids received. The performance location is Jefferson Parish, La., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 14, 2008. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, La. (W912P8-08-C-0035)
General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract for $31,500,000.00. The contract procures system technical support (STS) for the Abrams tank program to include modification work order (MWO) hardware & installation, blue force tracking support, prototype developmental testing, and Australian tank program aim support. The estimated completion date is Dec. 31, 2011, with work to be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich. One bid was solicited and one bid received. The contracting office is TACOM-Warren, Warren, Mich. (W56HZV-07-C-0046)
Natt McDougall Co., Tualatin, Ore., was awarded on Mar. 13, 2008, a Firm Fixed Price Construction contract for $7,915,500.00. The contract affects the Elk Creek Fish Passage Corridor. The Dam will be notched to provide a free passage for fish. Currently they are trapped below the Dam and trucked to above the Dam to be released. This also requires some river work and restoration. Bids were solicited on the web with one bid received. Work will be performed at Trail, Jackson County, Ore. with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2008. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, Ore. (W9127N-08-C-0009)
Raytheon Co., NETWORK CENTRIC SYSTEMS, McKinney, Texas, was awarded on Mar. 13, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $203,272,335.44. The action is for Improved Target Acquisition System Production for FY2006-FY2010 Option exercise. All work will be performed at McKinney, Texas with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2012. The contracting office is US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W31P4Q06-C-0490)
Science Applications International Corp., (SAIC), Arlington, Va., was awarded on Mar.13, 2008, a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract for $9,147,000.00. The proposed contract will fulfill a government requirement for integrating three present independent software stovepipe systems: The Army Flow Model (AFM), Continuous Early Validation (CEaVa), and Force Development Investment Information Systems (FDIIS). The AFM is used to monitor and distribute equipment for the Army, report fleet level assessments (trucks, tanks, rifles, etc.), provides the Army G-8, HQDA staff and the Army with other critical information concerning Army equipping requirements, inventory, priorities, and projections. FDIIS allows the Army G-8 to document equipping resource requirements as fiscal information elements and collect, process and synchronize changes to resources across financial domain. CeaVa is an information management system that facilitates interface with action officers on specific tasks & objectives (looks like an online "chat" or discussion board). The period of performance (POP) is to commence Mar. 16, 2008 for the Base Year with four (four) one year option periods. Estimated completion date is Mar. 15, 2013 with work to be performed at Arlington, Va. The contracting office is the Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Pentagon, Wash., D.C. (W91WAW-08-C-0022)
TEXTRON MARINE 7 LAND SYSTEMS, New Orleans, La., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $58,520,858. The contract is to purchase 82 armored security vehicles. All work will be performed at New Orleans, La. Estimated completion date is Jun. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited on May 9, 2005. The contracting office is U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich. (W56HZV-05-C-0470)
DRAGADOS USA, INC., N.Y., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $30,000,000. The contract is for the Portuguese Dam and Bucana Rivers Project. All work will be performed at Ponce, Puerto Rico. Estimated completion date is Mar. 14, 2013. Eight bids were solicited on Sep. 6, 2007, and two were received. The contracting office is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla. (W912EP-08-C-0011)
Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Md., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a cost plus fixed fee contract for $23,186,045. The contract is for the management of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center program. The majority of work will be performed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Estimated completion date is Dec. 16, 2008. Web bids were solicited on Sep. 6, 2007, and one was received. The contracting office is U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Ft. Detrick, Md. (W81XWH-08-C-0066)
Science Applications International Corp., DBA SAIC, San Diego, Calif., was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a cost plus fixed fee contract for $9,595,250. The contract is for the design, integration and operation of a Medical Conversion System to permit imagine of DoD healthcare documentation. All work will be performed in Alexandria, Va. Estimated completion date is Feb. 25, 2009. One bid was solicited on Feb. 5, 2008. The contracting office is Engineering Research and Development Center, Alexandria, Va. (DACA42-03-D-0007)
Sivyer Steel Corp., Bettendorf, Iowa, was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $8,540,000. The contract is to purchase 14,500 P900 armor plates. All work will be performed at Sivyer Steel Corp., Bettendorf, Iowa. Estimated completion date is Mar. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited on Mar. 6, 2008. The contracting office is U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich. (W56HZV-08-C-0039)
Urban Associates LP, El Paso, Texas, was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $8,421,123. The contract is for the design and construction of a close combat tactical trainer facility at Fort Bliss. All work will be performed at Fort Bliss. Estimated completion date is Jun 15, 2009. 210 Bids were solicited beginning Oct. 30, 2007, and nine bids were received. The contracting office is US Army Engineering District, Fort Worth, Texas. (W912G-08-C-0009)
Krishna Rao, Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $6,731,933.20. The contract is for Academic Radiologist Services provided at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. All work will be performed in Washington, D.C. Estimated completion date is Sep. 30, 2008. One bid was solicited. The contracting office is Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. (W91YTZ-08-P-0018)
URS Group Inc, Santa Ana, Calif.; CDM Constructors Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.; Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc., San Diego, Calif.; Tetra Tech EC Inc., San Diego, Calif.; Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, and Weston Solutions Inc., Walnut Creek, Calif., are each being awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity environmental multiple award contract for environmental remediation services on Navy and Marine Corps installations at various locations and other DOD installations nationwide. The total aggregate amount for all contracts combined is not to exceed $100,000,000. Work will be performed at various federal sites within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest area of responsibility including, but not limited to Calif., (80 percent), Ariz., (10 percent), Ala.,(2 percent), Nev.,(2 percent), Wash.,(2 percent), N.M.(1 percent), Ore.,(1 percent), Utah (1 percent), and nationwide (1 percent), and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2009 (Mar. 2013 with options exercised). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was issued as an unrestricted procurement on the NAVFAC e-solicitation website with 10 proposals received. These six contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-08-D-8820/8821/8822/8823/8824/8825).
IBC/TOA Corp., a joint venture, Barrigada, Guam, is being awarded a $40,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for an extension and necessary dredging to the Kilo Wharf at the Commander Naval Region Marianas Main Base, Guam. An additional $43,838,018 will be funded upon the passage of FY 2009 Military Construction Appropriation Bill, making the total amount $83,838,018. The contract also contains one option which if exercised, will bring the total cumulative value of the contract to $84,009,018. Work will be performed in Guam, and work 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 with 60 proposals solicited and five offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-08-C-1301).
CACI, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $20,821,900 time and materials indefinite- quantity/indefinite-delivery contract for professional, technical, management and administrative services in support of Department of Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO). This contract includes one base year with three one-year option periods which, if exercised, bring the total estimated value of the contract to $87,762,750. Work will be performed in Crystal City, Va., (60 percent) and Fairfax, Va., (40 percent), and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through Federal Business Opportunities, with one offer received. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity (N00104-08-D-Q151).
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded $19,344,000 unpriced letter contract to provide Long Lead Material (LLM) required for the fiscal 2009 follow-on production of the TRIDENT II (D5) Missile System. This unpriced letter contract will be definitized on/about Oct. 1, 2008. The definitized fiscal 2009 TRIDENT II (D5) Production and Deployed Systems Support contract will be a cost reimbursable, multiple incentive contract with incentives on cost and performance. Work will be performed in locations yet to be determined, and work is expected to be completed Sep. 2012. The contract was not competitively procured. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Strategic Systems Programs, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N00030-08-C-0100).
Team Logistics Joint Venture, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $16,644,262 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-01-D-0239) to exercise an option for 433,937 hours of maintenance planning and design interface technical/management support services for the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J. These services include evaluating initial designs and proposed design changes, maintenance planning, and sustaining maintenance plans. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md., (90 percent) and Lakehurst, N.J., (10 percent), and work is expected to be completed in Mar. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
Vision Robotics Federal Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $8,039,539 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed fee contract to provide navigation systems installation support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego. The contract provides for technical, engineering support and systems engineering for the Autonomous Machine Vision for Mapping and Investigation (AMVMI) project. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via Broad Agency Announcement (N66001-07-X-2017) which was advertised on the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) e-Commerce web site. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-08-D-0071).
ARMY
Burtek, Inc., was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a $27,336.975 firm fixed price contract for ambulance shelters to be manufactured and installed on high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle M1152 chassis. Work will be performed in Chesterfield, Mich., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Sep. 10, 2007, and eight bids were received. TACOM, Warren Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-0090).
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., LLC, was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a $14,095,500 firm fixed price contract for the West Coast Hopper Dredge 2008. Work will be performed primarily in the mouth of the Columbia River, Clatsop County, Ore., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Jan. 31, 2008, and three bids were received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Ore., is the contracting activity (W9127N-08-C-0010).
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, was awarded on Mar. 18, 2008, a $5,949,373 firm fixed price contract for 210 Chemical Vapor Sampler Systems over a three-year period. Work will be performed in Battelle Eastern Science and Tech Center, Aberdeen, Md., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 17, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 9, 2007. Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W911SR-08-D-0016).
EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm-fixed-price contract for $7,233.737.12. This contract increases the PY03 Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) hours to ensure continued CLS coverage for the UH-72A. The action also exercises the option for PY03 Procedural Trainer Support Labor to ensure Procedural Trainer support labor coverage is available for maintenance of the Procedural Trainer following acceptance. Performance locations include Fort Irwin, Calif., (33.3%), Fort Eustis, Va., (33.3%), and Fort Polk, La. (33.3%). The estimated completion date is Dec. 31, 2008. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W58RGZ-06-C-0194)
Innovative Concepts, Inc., McLean, Va., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a CPFF contract for $13,488,121.00. This modification Definitizes contract W58RGZ-06-C-0153. This requirement exists to add engineering services to perform computer software modifications, and system engineering support for the Improved Data Modem (IDM) program. This contract will contain Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) to perform modifications to IDM software to meet Software Block 3 requirements (IDM S/W version 9.1). This contract will have a 14 month period of performance with an estimated completion date of May 14, 2009. The performance location is McLean, Va. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W58RGZ-06-C-0153)
BAE Systems, Survivability Systems, LLC, Fairfield, Ohio, was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a $71,546,085.00 Undefinitized Contractual Action (UCA), which will result in a firm-fixed-price contract. As part of the Objective Gunner's Protection Kit (O-GPK), purchase of 12,519 Battery Powered Motorized Traversing Units (BPMTU), which is used to assist the gunner in rotating the armored turret. To be used on High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), models M1114 and M1151, and the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. One bid was solicited with one bid received for the action that has an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2008. All work will be performed in Fairfield, Ohio. The contracting office is TACOM, LCMC, Rock Island, Ill. (W52H09-08-C-0081)
Clark Construction Enterprises, St. Martinville, La., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a
$8,978,105.00 firm-fixed-price contract. WBV-14c.1, West Bank and vicinity, New Orleans, La., Hurricane Protection Project, Westwego to Harvey Canal, New Westwego Pumping Station to Orleans Village Levee, Third Enlargement, Jefferson Parish, La. Bids were solicited via FedTeds with 10 bids received. The performance location is Jefferson Parish, La., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 14, 2008. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, La. (W912P8-08-C-0035)
General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract for $31,500,000.00. The contract procures system technical support (STS) for the Abrams tank program to include modification work order (MWO) hardware & installation, blue force tracking support, prototype developmental testing, and Australian tank program aim support. The estimated completion date is Dec. 31, 2011, with work to be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich. One bid was solicited and one bid received. The contracting office is TACOM-Warren, Warren, Mich. (W56HZV-07-C-0046)
Natt McDougall Co., Tualatin, Ore., was awarded on Mar. 13, 2008, a Firm Fixed Price Construction contract for $7,915,500.00. The contract affects the Elk Creek Fish Passage Corridor. The Dam will be notched to provide a free passage for fish. Currently they are trapped below the Dam and trucked to above the Dam to be released. This also requires some river work and restoration. Bids were solicited on the web with one bid received. Work will be performed at Trail, Jackson County, Ore. with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2008. The contracting office is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Portland, Ore. (W9127N-08-C-0009)
Raytheon Co., NETWORK CENTRIC SYSTEMS, McKinney, Texas, was awarded on Mar. 13, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $203,272,335.44. The action is for Improved Target Acquisition System Production for FY2006-FY2010 Option exercise. All work will be performed at McKinney, Texas with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2012. The contracting office is US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (W31P4Q06-C-0490)
Science Applications International Corp., (SAIC), Arlington, Va., was awarded on Mar.13, 2008, a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract for $9,147,000.00. The proposed contract will fulfill a government requirement for integrating three present independent software stovepipe systems: The Army Flow Model (AFM), Continuous Early Validation (CEaVa), and Force Development Investment Information Systems (FDIIS). The AFM is used to monitor and distribute equipment for the Army, report fleet level assessments (trucks, tanks, rifles, etc.), provides the Army G-8, HQDA staff and the Army with other critical information concerning Army equipping requirements, inventory, priorities, and projections. FDIIS allows the Army G-8 to document equipping resource requirements as fiscal information elements and collect, process and synchronize changes to resources across financial domain. CeaVa is an information management system that facilitates interface with action officers on specific tasks & objectives (looks like an online "chat" or discussion board). The period of performance (POP) is to commence Mar. 16, 2008 for the Base Year with four (four) one year option periods. Estimated completion date is Mar. 15, 2013 with work to be performed at Arlington, Va. The contracting office is the Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Pentagon, Wash., D.C. (W91WAW-08-C-0022)
TEXTRON MARINE 7 LAND SYSTEMS, New Orleans, La., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $58,520,858. The contract is to purchase 82 armored security vehicles. All work will be performed at New Orleans, La. Estimated completion date is Jun. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited on May 9, 2005. The contracting office is U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich. (W56HZV-05-C-0470)
DRAGADOS USA, INC., N.Y., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $30,000,000. The contract is for the Portuguese Dam and Bucana Rivers Project. All work will be performed at Ponce, Puerto Rico. Estimated completion date is Mar. 14, 2013. Eight bids were solicited on Sep. 6, 2007, and two were received. The contracting office is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla. (W912EP-08-C-0011)
Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Md., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a cost plus fixed fee contract for $23,186,045. The contract is for the management of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center program. The majority of work will be performed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Estimated completion date is Dec. 16, 2008. Web bids were solicited on Sep. 6, 2007, and one was received. The contracting office is U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Ft. Detrick, Md. (W81XWH-08-C-0066)
Science Applications International Corp., DBA SAIC, San Diego, Calif., was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a cost plus fixed fee contract for $9,595,250. The contract is for the design, integration and operation of a Medical Conversion System to permit imagine of DoD healthcare documentation. All work will be performed in Alexandria, Va. Estimated completion date is Feb. 25, 2009. One bid was solicited on Feb. 5, 2008. The contracting office is Engineering Research and Development Center, Alexandria, Va. (DACA42-03-D-0007)
Sivyer Steel Corp., Bettendorf, Iowa, was awarded on Mar. 17, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $8,540,000. The contract is to purchase 14,500 P900 armor plates. All work will be performed at Sivyer Steel Corp., Bettendorf, Iowa. Estimated completion date is Mar. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited on Mar. 6, 2008. The contracting office is U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich. (W56HZV-08-C-0039)
Urban Associates LP, El Paso, Texas, was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $8,421,123. The contract is for the design and construction of a close combat tactical trainer facility at Fort Bliss. All work will be performed at Fort Bliss. Estimated completion date is Jun 15, 2009. 210 Bids were solicited beginning Oct. 30, 2007, and nine bids were received. The contracting office is US Army Engineering District, Fort Worth, Texas. (W912G-08-C-0009)
Krishna Rao, Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Mar. 14, 2008, a firm fixed price contract for $6,731,933.20. The contract is for Academic Radiologist Services provided at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. All work will be performed in Washington, D.C. Estimated completion date is Sep. 30, 2008. One bid was solicited. The contracting office is Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. (W91YTZ-08-P-0018)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
America Supports You: Soldier Finds Ties to Past Support in Story
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
March 25, 2008 - In 1967, Robert Hutchinson was a young soldier serving in the jungles of Vietnam. He was concerned that the men in his unit weren't getting enough mail from home. Sgt. Joe Artavia's letter home to his sister, Linda Patterson, asking her to find a city to adopt his unit made a huge difference to Hutchinson and his comrades, Hutchinson said.
"The adoption of our company by the city of San Mateo (Calif.) and your personal dedication to our unit is a matter of great pride to me as well as to many of my brothers-in-arms," Hutchinson wrote in a recent letter to Patterson.
Though Artavia was killed March 24, 1968, he did learn that his request had been fulfilled.
After a March 17 American Forces Press Service story highlighted both the city and Patterson's 40-plus years of troop support, others are following Hutchinson's lead and are contacting Patterson.
Though she is hearing from veterans, she's also hearing from current servicemembers regarding her organization, "America Supporting Americans," which works to have communities across the country adopt military units.
"We are hearing (of) a lot of units registering with (America Supporting Americans). Even Navy Seabees have contacted us," Patterson said. "Hopefully some cities will start trickling in soon."
Patterson also said she's excited about other opportunities to share the history of San Mateo's relationship with Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Currently, a display at the San Mateo Public Library conveys the story. "There is talk about circulating a moving wall of this history across the country hopefully to inspire others to join (America Supporting Americans') Adopt a Unit program," she said.
In addition, Patterson said she hopes to take a small contingent of representatives from her organization to visit adopted units in Iraq. The trip would be similar to the then-unprecedented trip she made to Vietnam nearly four decades ago.
America Supporting Americans is also a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.
American Forces Press Service
March 25, 2008 - In 1967, Robert Hutchinson was a young soldier serving in the jungles of Vietnam. He was concerned that the men in his unit weren't getting enough mail from home. Sgt. Joe Artavia's letter home to his sister, Linda Patterson, asking her to find a city to adopt his unit made a huge difference to Hutchinson and his comrades, Hutchinson said.
"The adoption of our company by the city of San Mateo (Calif.) and your personal dedication to our unit is a matter of great pride to me as well as to many of my brothers-in-arms," Hutchinson wrote in a recent letter to Patterson.
Though Artavia was killed March 24, 1968, he did learn that his request had been fulfilled.
After a March 17 American Forces Press Service story highlighted both the city and Patterson's 40-plus years of troop support, others are following Hutchinson's lead and are contacting Patterson.
Though she is hearing from veterans, she's also hearing from current servicemembers regarding her organization, "America Supporting Americans," which works to have communities across the country adopt military units.
"We are hearing (of) a lot of units registering with (America Supporting Americans). Even Navy Seabees have contacted us," Patterson said. "Hopefully some cities will start trickling in soon."
Patterson also said she's excited about other opportunities to share the history of San Mateo's relationship with Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Currently, a display at the San Mateo Public Library conveys the story. "There is talk about circulating a moving wall of this history across the country hopefully to inspire others to join (America Supporting Americans') Adopt a Unit program," she said.
In addition, Patterson said she hopes to take a small contingent of representatives from her organization to visit adopted units in Iraq. The trip would be similar to the then-unprecedented trip she made to Vietnam nearly four decades ago.
America Supporting Americans is also a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.
Face of Defense: Air Force Recruit Drops 128 Pounds to Enlist
By Kendahl Johnson
Special to American Forces Press Service
March 25, 2008 - When Will Sims entered basic training yesterday as one of the Air Force's newest recruits, it culminated an effort to overcome an obstacle that might keep others with less determination and resolve out of the military. When Sims first met with Air Force Tech. Sgt. Damon Andrews, a recruiter attached to the 367th Recruiting Group here, he weighed 128 pounds more than the Air Force's maximum allowable weight for a man of his height. Eight months later, he swore to serve the country as a member of the U.S. Air Force.
"I was told if you dream it, it will happen. Well, I dreamed it, and it happened," Sims said. "It was hard, but I did it."
The first thing Sims did was cut his calories to around 1,000 per day. Next, he started exercising at least 20 minutes per day. He gradually increased the duration of his exercises and cut even more calories from his diet.
"I was doing anything to get my heart rate up, but mainly I was running," he said. "I'd do sit-ups and push-ups to keep my strength up, but the majority of my exercise was running."
Sims found motivation in various places. First, there was Airman 1st Class James Robinson, a friend who had joined the Air Force months earlier. The two had been in the ROTC program together at Warner Robins High School.
"I knew I was overweight, but James encouraged me to talk to a recruiter anyway," Sims said. "He told me if I really wanted it, I could do it."
So he visited Andrews, who put him on him on a scale. Although Sims weighed in at 303 pounds, Andrews saw a highly motivated individual and recognized his potential to the Air Force. He began bringing Sims to the recruiting office regularly for encouragement and to measure his progress.
"Being overweight is not a showstopper," Andrews said. "If the Air Force is something you are considering and you are willing to put forth the effort, you can serve. Will has shown that."
Sims also got encouragement at home from his mother, June Sims, a small-arms program manager in 575th Combat Sustainment Squadron here. But, she said, it was his love for the Air Force that was his true motivation.
"He has always loved the Air Force, so he just decided he was going to get the weight off and join. For someone to lose that amount of weight in that amount of time is truly remarkable," she said. "We were really amazed by his efforts and his dedication and perseverance. We are really proud of him."
Sims went from 44-inch pants and XXXL shirts to 32-inch pants and medium shirts. He said he has been enjoying the change.
"Everybody who sees me says, 'Is that really Will?' And the girls sort of give me a little look now, which is nice," he said.
Sims will begin his career in aviation resource management, but has aspirations of getting his bachelor's degree and becoming an officer. He said he is excited for the opportunity and knows his achievements prove that anything is possible.
"Stuff isn't given to you; you have to work for it," he said. "But if you have a goal and you want to achieve something in life, then go for it. Don't let anyone tell you it's not possible."
(Kendahl Johnson works in the 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office.)
Special to American Forces Press Service
March 25, 2008 - When Will Sims entered basic training yesterday as one of the Air Force's newest recruits, it culminated an effort to overcome an obstacle that might keep others with less determination and resolve out of the military. When Sims first met with Air Force Tech. Sgt. Damon Andrews, a recruiter attached to the 367th Recruiting Group here, he weighed 128 pounds more than the Air Force's maximum allowable weight for a man of his height. Eight months later, he swore to serve the country as a member of the U.S. Air Force.
"I was told if you dream it, it will happen. Well, I dreamed it, and it happened," Sims said. "It was hard, but I did it."
The first thing Sims did was cut his calories to around 1,000 per day. Next, he started exercising at least 20 minutes per day. He gradually increased the duration of his exercises and cut even more calories from his diet.
"I was doing anything to get my heart rate up, but mainly I was running," he said. "I'd do sit-ups and push-ups to keep my strength up, but the majority of my exercise was running."
Sims found motivation in various places. First, there was Airman 1st Class James Robinson, a friend who had joined the Air Force months earlier. The two had been in the ROTC program together at Warner Robins High School.
"I knew I was overweight, but James encouraged me to talk to a recruiter anyway," Sims said. "He told me if I really wanted it, I could do it."
So he visited Andrews, who put him on him on a scale. Although Sims weighed in at 303 pounds, Andrews saw a highly motivated individual and recognized his potential to the Air Force. He began bringing Sims to the recruiting office regularly for encouragement and to measure his progress.
"Being overweight is not a showstopper," Andrews said. "If the Air Force is something you are considering and you are willing to put forth the effort, you can serve. Will has shown that."
Sims also got encouragement at home from his mother, June Sims, a small-arms program manager in 575th Combat Sustainment Squadron here. But, she said, it was his love for the Air Force that was his true motivation.
"He has always loved the Air Force, so he just decided he was going to get the weight off and join. For someone to lose that amount of weight in that amount of time is truly remarkable," she said. "We were really amazed by his efforts and his dedication and perseverance. We are really proud of him."
Sims went from 44-inch pants and XXXL shirts to 32-inch pants and medium shirts. He said he has been enjoying the change.
"Everybody who sees me says, 'Is that really Will?' And the girls sort of give me a little look now, which is nice," he said.
Sims will begin his career in aviation resource management, but has aspirations of getting his bachelor's degree and becoming an officer. He said he is excited for the opportunity and knows his achievements prove that anything is possible.
"Stuff isn't given to you; you have to work for it," he said. "But if you have a goal and you want to achieve something in life, then go for it. Don't let anyone tell you it's not possible."
(Kendahl Johnson works in the 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office.)
NAVY
General Dynamics C4 Systems, Taunton, Mass., is being awarded a ceiling $375,000,000 firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Tactical Data Network Data Distribution System – Modular (TDN DDS-M). Delivery of the production quantities of TDN DDS-M is expected to begin in Sep. 2008. Work will be performed in Taunton, Mass., and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $692,327 will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively awarded under a full and open, best value competition, with four offers provided. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-08-D-7036.
Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $26,681,500 for three ceiling-priced delivery orders (#0255 - $14,286,500, #0256 - $5,305,000, and #0257 - $7,090,000) under a previously awarded contract (N00383-03-G-001B) for spare components of the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Hurst, Texas, and work is expected to be completed Jun. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity.
DCK Pacific, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $24,588,717 firm-fixed-price contract for phase 1 of potable water system recapitalization at Naval Base Guam. The work to be performed provides for replacement of existing water lines with larger sized lines, including miscellaneous water mains and line connections, provide new emergency generator and new concrete building for the Navy Lake Pump Station, installation of zone water meters for various areas, replacement of vertical pumps with 500 horsepower horizontal pumps with variable frequency drives for the Navy Lake Pump Station, construct an air conditioned addition to the existing pump station building for the new pumps, replace gate valves with butterfly valves at the reservoirs, replace the altitude valves at the reservoirs and installation of pressure reducing valves for water lines feeding the Sasa Valley, X-Ray Wharf and Polaris Point. Work will be performed in Guam, and work is expected to be completed by Apr. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 23 proposals solicited and six offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-08-C-1307).
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $17,292,804 cost contract for applied research and advanced technology demonstration of an advanced Multi-Mode Sensor Suite to support vertical take-off and landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting missions in the littoral combat environment. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in Sep. 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under a Broad Agency Announcement; five offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-08-C-0034).
Virtexco Corporation, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded $14,109,989 for firm-fixed-price task order #0004 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract (N40085-06-D-4010) for construction of Military Operations Urban Terrain (MOUT) enhancements at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune. The work to be performed provides for construction of an urban combat training area of approximately 75 buildings and training structures. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2009. Contract funds will not 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.
General Dynamics C4 Systems, Taunton, Mass., is being awarded a ceiling $375,000,000 firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Tactical Data Network Data Distribution System – Modular (TDN DDS-M). Delivery of the production quantities of TDN DDS-M is expected to begin in Sep. 2008. Work will be performed in Taunton, Mass., and work is expected to be completed Mar. 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $692,327 will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively awarded under a full and open, best value competition, with four offers provided. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-08-D-7036.
Bell Boeing Tiltrotor Team, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $26,681,500 for three ceiling-priced delivery orders (#0255 - $14,286,500, #0256 - $5,305,000, and #0257 - $7,090,000) under a previously awarded contract (N00383-03-G-001B) for spare components of the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Hurst, Texas, and work is expected to be completed Jun. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity.
DCK Pacific, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $24,588,717 firm-fixed-price contract for phase 1 of potable water system recapitalization at Naval Base Guam. The work to be performed provides for replacement of existing water lines with larger sized lines, including miscellaneous water mains and line connections, provide new emergency generator and new concrete building for the Navy Lake Pump Station, installation of zone water meters for various areas, replacement of vertical pumps with 500 horsepower horizontal pumps with variable frequency drives for the Navy Lake Pump Station, construct an air conditioned addition to the existing pump station building for the new pumps, replace gate valves with butterfly valves at the reservoirs, replace the altitude valves at the reservoirs and installation of pressure reducing valves for water lines feeding the Sasa Valley, X-Ray Wharf and Polaris Point. Work will be performed in Guam, and work is expected to be completed by Apr. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 23 proposals solicited and six offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-08-C-1307).
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $17,292,804 cost contract for applied research and advanced technology demonstration of an advanced Multi-Mode Sensor Suite to support vertical take-off and landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting missions in the littoral combat environment. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in Sep. 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under a Broad Agency Announcement; five offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-08-C-0034).
Virtexco Corporation, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded $14,109,989 for firm-fixed-price task order #0004 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contract (N40085-06-D-4010) for construction of Military Operations Urban Terrain (MOUT) enhancements at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune. The work to be performed provides for construction of an urban combat training area of approximately 75 buildings and training structures. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2009. Contract funds will not 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.
U.S. Regains Missile Parts; Gates Orders Investigation
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
March 25, 2008 - The U.S. military has regained control of four non-nuclear nose cone assemblies for a Minuteman missile mistakenly sent to Taiwan in 2006, Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne said during a news conference here today. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates learned of the situation on March 21 and immediately ordered that the United States regain "positive control" of the systems, Wynne said. He also notified the president of the situation.
It was the second incident with a strategic weapon in the past year. In August, an Air Force B-52 flew from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., carrying atomic weapons. The crew did not realize they were carrying nuclear weapons until they landed.
Today, Gates signed a memorandum directing Adm. Kirkland Donald, director of Navy Nuclear Propulsion, to conduct a comprehensive investigation "to determine the facts into how this error occurred and who is accountable throughout the chain of command," said Christopher R. "Ryan" Henry, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy.
The admiral will work with the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and the Naval Criminal Investigation Service. The intelligence community also will help with the investigation.
Henry said the secretary feels very strongly about this error.
"In an organization as large as DoD ... there will be mistakes, but they cannot be tolerated in the arena of strategic systems -- whether nuclear or only associated equipment," he said during the news conference.
DoD has notified the appropriate congressional committees and the Peoples' Republic of China, he said.
The nose cone assemblies and associated electrical parts are proximity fuses for the missiles. While not technically "triggers," a nuclear warhead atop a Minuteman would not detonate without the signal from these devices.
Preliminary information indicates that a shipment took place in response to a foreign military sales order from Taiwan for helicopter batteries, Wynne said. The Defense Logistics Agency depot at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, mistakenly shipped the fuses -- a classified system -- rather than the batteries.
The Taiwanese receiving the shipment placed it in storage upon receipt, Wynne said. "The investigation will determine the integrity of the shipping containers and their contents during the (foreign military sales) process."
The department has initiated a complete physical inventory of all of these devices, Henry said.
"The secretary is further directing the secretaries of the Air Force and Navy to conduct a comprehensive review of all the policies, procedures as well as a physical site inventory of all nuclear and nuclear-associated materiel and equipment across their respective programs," he said.
The original helicopter battery order was consistent with the U.S. "One-China" policy, the three joint U.S.-China communiqués and the Taiwan Relations Act.
"Our policy on Taiwan arms sales has not changed," Henry said. "This specific incident was an error in process only and is not indicative of our policies, which remain unchanged."
Henry said it's unclear whether the erroneous shipment violated the Missile Technology Control Regime -- an informal, voluntary association of countries seeking to stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- or other treaties.
American Forces Press Service
March 25, 2008 - The U.S. military has regained control of four non-nuclear nose cone assemblies for a Minuteman missile mistakenly sent to Taiwan in 2006, Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne said during a news conference here today. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates learned of the situation on March 21 and immediately ordered that the United States regain "positive control" of the systems, Wynne said. He also notified the president of the situation.
It was the second incident with a strategic weapon in the past year. In August, an Air Force B-52 flew from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., carrying atomic weapons. The crew did not realize they were carrying nuclear weapons until they landed.
Today, Gates signed a memorandum directing Adm. Kirkland Donald, director of Navy Nuclear Propulsion, to conduct a comprehensive investigation "to determine the facts into how this error occurred and who is accountable throughout the chain of command," said Christopher R. "Ryan" Henry, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy.
The admiral will work with the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and the Naval Criminal Investigation Service. The intelligence community also will help with the investigation.
Henry said the secretary feels very strongly about this error.
"In an organization as large as DoD ... there will be mistakes, but they cannot be tolerated in the arena of strategic systems -- whether nuclear or only associated equipment," he said during the news conference.
DoD has notified the appropriate congressional committees and the Peoples' Republic of China, he said.
The nose cone assemblies and associated electrical parts are proximity fuses for the missiles. While not technically "triggers," a nuclear warhead atop a Minuteman would not detonate without the signal from these devices.
Preliminary information indicates that a shipment took place in response to a foreign military sales order from Taiwan for helicopter batteries, Wynne said. The Defense Logistics Agency depot at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, mistakenly shipped the fuses -- a classified system -- rather than the batteries.
The Taiwanese receiving the shipment placed it in storage upon receipt, Wynne said. "The investigation will determine the integrity of the shipping containers and their contents during the (foreign military sales) process."
The department has initiated a complete physical inventory of all of these devices, Henry said.
"The secretary is further directing the secretaries of the Air Force and Navy to conduct a comprehensive review of all the policies, procedures as well as a physical site inventory of all nuclear and nuclear-associated materiel and equipment across their respective programs," he said.
The original helicopter battery order was consistent with the U.S. "One-China" policy, the three joint U.S.-China communiqués and the Taiwan Relations Act.
"Our policy on Taiwan arms sales has not changed," Henry said. "This specific incident was an error in process only and is not indicative of our policies, which remain unchanged."
Henry said it's unclear whether the erroneous shipment violated the Missile Technology Control Regime -- an informal, voluntary association of countries seeking to stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- or other treaties.
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