MILITARY CONTRACTS May 20, 2008

NAVY

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $139,000,000 ceiling-priced indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of F/A-18F aircrew and maintainer systems, computer-based training systems and support for the Royal Australian Air Force under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Initial requirements include two each: Tactical Operation Flight Trainers, Low Cost Trainers, and Integrated Virtual Environment Maintenance Trainers, and related courseware. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and work is expected to be completed in May 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61339-08-D-0006).

BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP. Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., is being awarded a $35,211,759 firm-fixed-priced modification to previously awarded delivery order #0005 under contract (M67854-07-D-5025) for integrated logistic support sustainment to support Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. Work will be performed in York, Pa., and work is expected to be completed by January 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP. Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., is being awarded a $23,960,073 firm-fixed-priced modification to previously awarded delivery order #0003 under contract (M67854-07-D-5025) for integrated logistic support sustainment to support Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. Work will be performed in York, Pa., and work is expected to be completed by Jan. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., is being awarded $11,214,202 for delivery order #0050 under previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-04-D-5016) for the purchase of 37 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) variants and 28 weapons mount kits for MTVR vehicles. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., and work for this delivery order is expected to be completed by Dec. 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

ARMY

Avon Protection Systems, Inc., Cadillac, Mich., was awarded on May 16, 2008, a $22,431,374 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for up to 500,000 joint service general purpose masks. Work will be performed in Cadillac, Mich., and is expected to be completed by May 16, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Bids were solicited on Oct. 4, 2007, and two bids were received. U.S. Army Research and Development Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (DAAD13-00-C-0021).

Oregon Steel Mills Inc., Portland, Ore., was awarded on May 16, 2008, a $16,170,000 firm-fixed price contract for high-hard armor. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., and is expected to be completed by Jul. 28, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Feb. 7, 2008, and four bids were received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0397).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Air Liquide America, Houston, Texas is being awarded a maximum $31,338,348.00 firm fixed price contract for gaseous nitrogen. Other locations of performance are California. Using service is Air Force. There was originally one sole source proposal solicited with one response. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is Oct. 31, 2013. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, San Antonio, Texas, (SP0600-08-D-1531).

AIR FORCE

Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio, is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $11,583,533 (estimated). This contract action will provide technical and analytical Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) research. At this time $733,870 has been obligated. Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-00-D-3180, Delivery Order: 0545).