MILITARY CONTRACTS April 22, 2008

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Corp., Integrated Systems, Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a cost-plus-award-fee contract with an estimated value of $1,164,011,648 for the system development and demonstration of Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The System Development and Demonstration (SDD) Phase includes the design, fabrication, and delivery, of two unmanned aircraft with mission payloads and communications suites; one Forward Operating Base Mission Control System; one Systems Integration Laboratory; and one Main Operating Base Mission Control System. The BAMS UAS will provide persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) data collection and dissemination capability to the Fleet. BAMS UAS will deliver capability enabling the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) Family of Systems to meet the Navy's maritime ISR requirements. Work will be performed in Bethpage, N.Y., (30 percent); San Diego, Calif., (25 percent); various locations throughout the United States (13 percent); W. Salt Lake City, Utah (9 percent); Rolling Meadows, Ill., (7 percent); Falls Church, Va., (6 percent); Baltimore, Md., (5 percent); and Norwalk, Conn., (5 percent), and work is expected to be completed in Sep 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through a request for proposals; three firms were solicited and three proposals were received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0023).

Kiewit-General a Joint Venture, Poulsbo, Wash., is being awarded a $27,869,606 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract for construction of the Limited Area Production and Storage Complex at the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, Naval Base Kitsap. The facility includes vehicular access; support buildings; a lightning protection system, grounding system and utilities for the facility. This project will also provide an observation tower, perimeter fencing, roadwork, and other site improvements. Work will be performed in Silverdale, Wash., and is expected to be completed by Nov. 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Naval Facilities Engineering Command e-solicitation website with two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Wash., is the contracting activity (N44255-08-C-6003).

Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded a $12,635,801 firm-fixed-priced modification under Delivery Order #0004 to previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for the purchase of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle logistics support to include technical data, provisioning data, Outside the Continental United States field service representatives, one-year maintenance workshop block and one-year forward deployment block. Work will be performed in the combat area of operations and Ladson, S.C., and work is expected to be completed by Nov. 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND

Federal Express Charter Programs Team Arrangement of Memphis, Tenn., is being awarded an estimated $1,676,857,474 (revised) firm fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $158,493,329. Team members include: Air Transport International LLC of, Little Rock, Ark.; ATA Airlines, Inc., of Indianapolis, Ind.; Atlas Air, Inc., of Purchase, N.Y.; Federal Express Corp., of Memphis, Tenn.; Northwest Airlines, Inc., of St. Paul, Minn.; Omni Air International, Inc., of Tulsa, Okla.; and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., of Purchase, N.Y. This is a revision to the original announcement to include dollars associated with urgent missions to move Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicles. The United States Transportation Command Acquisition Directorate, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-07-D-0021).

ARMY

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Portland, Ore., was awarded on Apr. 18, 2008, a $169,990,717 firm-fixed price contract for 600 each of M916A3 light equipment transporters, 150 each, M917A2 dump trucks and 50 each, M917A2 W/MCS dump trucks. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., 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 Apr. 21, 2000, and two bids were received. TACOM, LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-00-D-S022).

University of Southern Calif., Los Angeles, was awarded on Apr. 21, 2008, a $40,000,000 increase on an existing cost-reimbursable-type contract for the university as an affiliated research center. Under the contract, USC established a separate institute called the Institute for Creative Technologies to conduct research in advanced modeling and simulation. Work will be performed in Los Angeles. One bid was solicited. U.S. Army Research Development Engineering Command, Durham, N.C., is the contracting activity (W911NF-04-D-0005).

Washington Harris Group, Inc;, Greenbelt, Md., was awarded on Apr. 21, 2008, a $12,514,213 firm-fixed price contract for medical and dental case-management support for Army National Guard State Surgeons' Offices. Work will be performed in Greenbelt, Md., and is expected to be completed by Apr. 30, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Jan. 17, 2008, and six bids were received. National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (W9133L-08-F-0078).

CSS Global, Ada, Mich., was awarded on Apr. 19, 2008, a $6,429,113 firm-fixed price contract for construction equipment for the engineer and infrastructure battalions. Work will be performed in Baghdad, Iraq, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 16, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Feb. 16, 2008, and 26 bids were received. Joint Contracting Command, Baghdad, Iraq, is the contracting activity (W91GY0-08-M-0215).

Daimler Trucks, North America LLC, Portland, Ore., was awarded on Apr. 18, 2008, a $5,991,503 firm-fixed price contract for the addition of M915 test vehicles, test assets, test support design engineering and other non-recurring tooling costs to the contract. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Apr. 21, 2000, and two bids were received. TACOM, Warren, Mich. is the contracting activity (DAAE07-00-D-S022).

AIR FORCE

United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Group of East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a modified contract for $6,903,409. This action will provide refurbishment of three F-22 Raptor F119 Test Engines. At this time $6,903,409 has been obligated. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8611-05-C-2851).