Thursday, April 24, 2008

MILITARY CONTRACTS April 24, 2008

NAVY

Rockwell Collins, Government Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $22,327,539 order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0016) for the non-recurring engineering, installation and test of the internet protocol and bandwidth expansion phase 3 on one E-6B aircraft. Work will be performed in
Richardson, Texas (76 percent); Wichita, Kan., (16 percent); Cedar Rapids, Iowa, (4 percent); and Oklahoma City, Okla., (4 percent), and work is expected to be completed in Mar. 2010. 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.

L-3 Services, Inc., Marlton, N.J., is being awarded a $17,083,954 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus incentive fee, performance based contract with the option to issue fixed-price task orders as appropriate to provide support services for engineering, technical, logistical, sustainment and administrative requirements for Command, Control, Communication, Computer, and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems/equipment. The contract services to be acquired include technical and systems engineering, analytical design, system/equipment sustainment/repair, training support, surveys and corrective action, and Intranet/Extranet web based support. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $89,958,520. Work will be performed in Charleston, S.C., (70 percent) and Havelock, N.C., (30 percent), and work is expected to be completed by Apr. 2009 (Apr. 2013 with options exercised). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract wascompetitively procured by full and open competition and twooffers were received via the 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-5802).

American Science & Engineering, Billerica, Mass., is being awarded $14,834,433 firm-fixed-priced order #P00006 under previously awarded contract (M67854-06-C-5163) for the purchase of sustainment items in support of the Z-Backscatter X-ray Van (ZBV) inspection system, including field service representatives, maintenance and warranty. The ZBV is a highly maneuverable, effective, high-throughput X-Ray imaging device built into a commercially available delivery van. It is used in the detection of vehicle bombs, explosives, weapons, radioactive threats, stowaways, and illegal narcotics. The ZBV allows for immediate deployment in response to security threats, and its high throughput capability facilitates rapid inspections - without impeding the flow of commerce. Work will be performed in Billerica, Mass., and work is expected to be completed Apr. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Computer Sciences Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a potential $10,082,762 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for airborne and tactical data link systems support for the E-2C aircraft platform for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) San Diego's command and control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) programs. This award represents a modification to a previously awarded contract of Jul. 10, 2006. The original three-year base award and the one, two-year option have been contractually modified into an overall, five-year period of performance. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and work is expected to be completed Jul. 2011. This contract was competitively procured via the Commerce Business Daily's Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare e-Commerce Central website, with one offer received. SSC San Diego is the contracting activity (N66001-06-D-0079).

Compass Systems, Inc.*, Lexington Park, Md., is being awarded a $9,955,179 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-07-C-0011) to exercise an option for research and development for various Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C4ISR&T) programs, sensors, mission and targeting systems, communication suites, and small aircraft vehicle systems. These efforts are in support of the Roll-On Roll-Off Sensor System for the Contingency Airborne Response Program. Work will be performed in Yuma, Ariz., (45 percent), Washington, D.C., (25 percent), Reston, Va., (25 percent), and Patuxent River, Md., (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in Apr. 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.

Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc., Federal Way, Wash., is being awarded a $7,903,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the six-month charter of SS Westward Venture - a U.S.-flagged and U.S.-built, contractor-owned, self-sustaining, roll-on/roll-off vessel - in support of the war on
terrorism and the U.S. Central Command. The contract includes one six-month option that, if exercised, would bring the total contract value to $15,765,000. Work will be performed primarily between the U.S. East Coast and the Persian Gulf, and work is expected to be completed May 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website and the Military Sealift Command's website, with more than 80 proposals solicited and three offers received. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting authority (N00033-08-C-5507).

Lockheed Martin, Syracuse, N.Y., is being awarded a $7,132,580 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-07-C-5202 for engineering support to the Navy's AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Undersea Warfare System. The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 is a surface ship combat system with the capabilities to search, detect, classify, localize and track undersea contacts and to engage and evade submarines, mine-like small objects, and torpedo threats. This contract combines purchases for the U.S.
Navy (97.9 percent) and the Government of Spain (2.10 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Syracuse, N.Y., and work is expected to be completed by Dec. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $300,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C. is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

McDonnell Douglas Corp., A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Boeing Co., of
Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a modified contract for $8,641,109.98. This contract modification exercises options for the installation of large aircraft infrared countermeasure retrofit kits at the Boeing Support Support - San Antonio location and Warner Robins (WR) - Air Logistics Center. The contractor shall perform five installations at BSS-SA and six installations at WR-ALC. At this time $8,641,109.98 has been obligated. Robins AFB, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8614-04-C-2004 P00244).

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. of Herndon, Va., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $7,985,581. This contract action will provide research and development analysis, modeling and simulation deliverables for U.S.
Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, Program Analysis and Integration Office. At this time $2,705,314 has been obligated. Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380, Delivery Order: 0251).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Cardinal Health, Inc., Dublin, Ohio is being awarded a maximum $12,939,007.00 firm fixed price, indefinite quantity, prime vendor contract for pharmaceutical supplies. Other locations of performance are in Virginia, Calif., Wash., Fla., Maine, Texas, Miss., and N. J.. Using service is
Navy Fleet and Hospital Ships USNS Comfort and Mercy. There were originally 11 proposals solicited with three responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is May 31, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM200-04-D-7020).

ARMY

JLG Indistries, Inc., McConnellsburg, Pa., was awarded on Apr. 23, 2008, an $8,702,747 firm-fixed price contract for all-terrain lifter and army system rough terrain forklifts. Work will be performed in McConnellsburg, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 30, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Feb. 18, 2005. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV05-C-0229).

General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., was awarded on Mar. 31, 2008, an $8,472,000 contract for four months of operational and support services to the highlighter systems operating in Iraq. Work will be performed in Iraq, and is expected to be completed by Jul. 31, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Feb. 25, 2008. CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-08-C-T205).

Correction: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Meadows, Ill. was awarded on Apr. 16, 2008, a $6,030,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to further develop, fabricate, demonstrate and leverage a two-color uncooled, mid-wave, lead selenide passive infrared cueing system. Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and is expected to be completed on Apr. 18, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Jul 20, 2007, and two bids were received. CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-08-C-P001).

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