MILITARY CONTRACTS October 30, 2009

NAVY
W R Systems Ltd., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $26,946,956 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract for in-service engineering technical support services for various navigation systems. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $140,601,392. This contract combines purchases for the Navy, (97 percent) and the governments of Japan, (0.5 percent), Taiwan, (0.5 percent), Korea, (0.5 percent), Australia, (0.5 percent), Saudi Arabia, (0.5 percent) and Egypt, (0.5 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program. Work will be performed in Hampton Roads, Va., (75 percent); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, (4 percent); San Diego, Calif., (3 percent); Groton, Conn., (3 percent); Pascagoula, Miss., (3 percent); Jacksonville, Fla., (3 percent); Ingleside, Texas, (3 percent); Seattle, Wash., (3 percent); and Foreign Military Sites, (3 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2010. If all options are exercised, work could continue until October 2014. 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 SPAWAR E-commerce website, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited and one offer received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic is the contracting activity (N65236-10-D-2839).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Melville, N.Y., is being awarded a $26,623,968 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement, fabrication and delivery of four AN/SPQ-9B radar sets (above/below deck hardware) and combat interface kits for use on Navy Ships. The AN/SPQ-9B radar system provides the capability to detect and track low-flying, high-speed, small radar cross section anti-ship missile targets in heavy clutter environments. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $281,530,546. This contract combines purchases for the Navy, (56 percent) and the government of Australia, (44 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Melville, N.Y., (91.2 percent); Norwalk, Conn., (5.5 percent); Baltimore, Md., (3.3 percent), and is expected to be completed by April 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-10-C-5343).

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $24,605,198 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-D-0007) to exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate and limited depot level maintenance for F-16, F-18, H-60 and E-2C aircraft operated by the adversary squadrons based at Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nev. Work will be performed in Fallon, Nev., and is expected to be completed in October 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $24,605,198 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Melville, N.Y., is being awarded a $7,886,078 cost- plus-fixed fee contract for continued design agent and technical engineering support to AN/SPQ-9B radars during installation, integration, testing, and refurbishment. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $39,325,257. This contract combines purchases for the Navy, (71.8 percent) and the government of Australia, (28.2 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Melville, N.Y., (96.9 percent); Baltimore, Md., (2.4 percent); Norwalk, Conn., (0.7 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-10-C-5341).

L3 Services, Inc., Mount Laurel, N.J., is being awarded a $7,454,671 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00421-05-C-0009) for additional engineering and technical services and supplies to design, develop, procure, prototype, modify, integrate, test and evaluate, install and provide logistics support for telecommunication and related communication-electronic (C-E) systems. These services are in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Special Communications Requirements Division. The estimated level of effort for this modification is 72,368 man-hours. Work will be performed in Lexington Park, Md., (80 percent) and St. Inigoes, Md., (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md., is the contracting activity.

Correction: Contract awarded to Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., for $853,305,629 should have stated contracting funds in the amount of $291,361,000 would expire by the end of the current fiscal year.

AIR FORCE
Lockheed Martin Corp., of Marietta, Ga., was awarded a $20,814,340 contract which will provide funding for the non-recurring cost for diminishing manufacturing source engineering change proposals for the replacement C-130J trim panels, embedded Global Positioning-Inertial Naviagation System, and the automatic flight control processor. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. 657 AESS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8625-06-C-6456).

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., of Sunnyvale, Calif., was awarded a $17,297,711 contract which will provide additional segment level testing for the command and control element of the Lockheed Martin mission control segment. At this time $582,983 has been obligated. SMC/MCSW, El Segundo, California is the contracting activity (F04701-02-C-002, P00339).

Gyro House, of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma was awarded a $6,001.280 contract which will provide civil engineering services at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. At this time, no money has been obligated. 448 SCMG/PKBD, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma is the contracting activity (FA8117-10-D-0001).

Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems Electro-Optics Limited of Basildon, United Kingdom was awarded a $5,957,366 contract which will provide support for all the low light television systems applicable to the AC-130 gunship. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. 580 ACSG, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (F33657-95-C-0072, P00099).

Science Applications International Corp., of San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $5,544,869 contract which will provide measurement and signature intelligence services. At this time, $517,559 has been obligated. AMIC/PKA, Newport News, Va., is the contracting activity (FA4890-07-C-0005, P00017).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Dennis K. Burke, Inc., Chelsea, Mass., is being awarded a maximum $10,675,156 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for diesel fuel. Other locations of performance include Conn., Mass., Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 81 proposals solicited with eight responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Apr. 11, 2011. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-08-D-8500).