MILITARY CONTRACTS March 3, 2009

NAVY

General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $438,138,755 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract to exercise an option for the Fiscal Year 2009 full rate production of 90 F414-GE-400 engines and 90 F414-GE-400 device kits for U.S. Navy. In addition, this option provides for 26 F414-GE-400 engines and 24 F414-GE-400 device kits in support of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The F414-GE-400 engine powers the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. Work will be performed in Lynn, Mass., (50 precent); Madisonville, Ky., (22 precent); Hooksett, N.H., (13 precent); Albuquerque, N.M., (6 precent); Rutland, Vt., (5 precent); Dayton, Ohio (2 precent); Evandale, Ohio, (1 precent); and Bromont, Canada, (1 precent), and is expected to be completed in Apr. 2011. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($343,713,854; 78.4 precent) and the Government of Australia, ($94,424,901; 21.6 precent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. 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 (N00019-06-C-0088).

Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems, Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a contract modification valued at $40,500,000. This contract modification is to establish an estimated cost ceiling for the Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) System Development and Demonstration (SDD) to reflect the anticipated cost overrun associated with the contractor's estimate to complete for an additional $36,000,000. Of this $36,000,000 the Government is incrementally funding $16,804,156 to support contract requirements for completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) scheduled in Mar. 2009 and up through mid-Apr. 2009. In addition, the contract modification also increases the contract value by $4,500,000 for engineering services and support over the life of the contract (through Jun. 2012). These engineering services are requested on an as needed basis for various engineering studies, analyses and reports at the Government's request. Of the $4,500,000 contract increase, the Government is funding $238,695. Approximately 69 precent of the work will be performed by Northrop Grumman Corp., in Linthicum Heights, Md., and approximately 31 precent will be performed by Northrop Grumman's subcontract, Sensis in Syracuse, N.Y. This modification increases the total funding to the contract by $17,042,851. Of the total funds obligated with this contract modification, $120,215 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract modification was not competitively procured, as the cost overrun is associated with the estimate to complete the G/ATOR System Development and Design is within scope of the current contract. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia is the contracting activity (M67854-07-C-2072 modification P00024).

SSFM International, Inc. (large business), Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, is being awarded a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity architect-engineering contract with a maximum amount of $7,500,000 for design, engineering, specification writing, cost estimation and related services in the NAVFAC Hawaii area of responsibility (AOR). Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within the NAVFAC Hawaii AOR, and is expected to be completed by Mar. 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website with eleven (11) proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is the contracting activity (N62478-09-D-5006).

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services of Gaithersburg, Md., is being awarded a potential $5 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with mixed payment provisions including firm fixed price, incentive arrangements and cost reimbursable arrangements for contractor logistics support services in support of U.S. Special Operations Command worldwide. The minimum amount guaranteed under the contract is $2.5 million. The work will be performed at Special Operations Forces Support Activity in Lexington, Ky., and other locations across the globe, and is expected to have a period of performance from Mar. 2, 2009, to Mar.1, 2018. This contract was awarded through full and open competition. The contract number is H92254-09-D-0001.