MILITARY CONTRACTS December 22, 2008

Navy

Electric Boat Corporation, Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $14,011,153,663 fixed-price incentive multiyear contract for construction of eight VIRGINIA Class submarines from FY 09 to FY 13. Work will be performed at various sites throughout the United States (45%). Newport News, Va. (25%), Quonset Point, R.I. (15%); and Groton, Conn. (15%), and expected to be complete by February 2020. 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 (N00024-09-C-2104).

The U.S. Navy is awarding indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple award contracts to contractors that will provide for their competition for service requirements solicited by Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, Military Sealift Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Strategic Systems Programs, Office of Naval Research, Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the United States Marine Corps. The twenty-two functional service areas within the scope of the contracts include 1. Research and Development Support, 2. Engineering System Engineering and Process Engineering Support, 3. Modeling, Simulation, Stimulation, and Analysis Support, 4. Prototyping, Pre-Production, Model-Making, and Fabrication Support, 5. System Design Documentation and Technical Data Support, 6. Software Engineering, Development, Programming, and Network Support, 7. Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RM&A) Support, 8. Human Factors, Performance, and Usability Engineering Support, 9. System Safety Engineering Support, 10. Configuration Management (CM) Support, 11. Quality Assurance (QA) Support, 12. Information System (IS) Development, Information Assurance (IA), and Information Technology (IT) Support, 13. Inactivation and Disposal Support, 14. Interoperability, Test and Evaluation, Trials Support, 15. Measurement Facilities, Range, and Instrumentation Support, 16. Logistics Support, 17. Supply and Provisioning Support, 18. Training Support, 19. In-Service Engineering, Fleet Introduction, Installation and Checkout Support, 20. Program Support, 21. Functional and Administrative Support, and 22. Public Affairs and Multimedia Support. These contracts are in addition to the existing 1,605 contracts previously awarded under the SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) acquisition program for services procurements. The Government estimates a maximum of $5,300,000,000 of services will be procured per year via orders issued under the SeaPort-e multiple award contracts. The awards have a three month base period with one five-year option and one four-year nine month award term option. These contracts were competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO), with 209 offers received and 199 contracts awarded. Contract funds will be obligated at the time of task order award and as such, multiple funding types (with varying expiration dates) may be used, consistent with the purpose for which the funds were appropriated. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Va. is the contracting activity (N00178-09-D-5652 - N00178-09-D-5851).

The list of contractors involved are: 1 On 1 Services Group LLC*, Phoenix, Ariz.; 360 Software Corporation.,*, Orlando, Fla.; 6K Systems, Inc.*, Sterling, Va.; A Solution Inc.*, McLean, Va.; Acclaim Systems*, Feasterville Trevose, Pa.; ACD Telecom, LLC*, Sanford, Fla.; Ace Info Solutions, Inc.*, Reston, Va.; Advanced Integrated Software Technology*, Chicago, Ill.; Advanced Systems Design*, Tallahassee, Fla.; Agile Tek Solutions, LLC*, Plano, Texas; AIM USA, LLC*, San Antonio, Texas; Akira Technologies, Inc*, Fairfax, Va.; All Technologies, Inc.*, Arlington, Va.; AllSource Global Management, LLC*, Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Altec Strategy, LLC*, Warrenton, Va.; American Research Service, Inc.*, Dallas, Texas; American Service Network Corporation.,*, Lorton, Va.; APPLIED SERVICES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS LLC*, Virginia Beach, Va.; Ascella Technologies Inc.*, Vienna, Va.; Autonomic Resources LLC*, Cary, N.C.; Axiom Corporation.,*, Atlanta, Ga.; Axiscore LLC*, Gaithersburg, Md.; Axseum Solutions LLC*, Arlington, Va.; B L Hawkins & Associates dba HT Innovations*, Upper Marlboro, Md.; B3 Solutions, LLC*, Jacksonville, Fla.; Bara Infoware Inc.*, San Ramon, Calif.; Beacon Systems, Inc*, Pompano Beach, Fla.; BLF Technologies, Inc.*, Alexandria, Va.; Cask Technologies, LLC*, La Jolla, Calif.; Castillo Technologies, LLC*, Chandler, Ariz.; CFM Engineering*, Glen Burnie, Md.; Chae & Nam Universe dba C & N Universe Inc.*, National City, Calif.; CJSeto Support Services, LLC*, Ventura, Calif.; CMW & Associates, Inc.*, Springfield, Ill.; Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc.*, Pasadena, Calif.; Comptech Computer Technologies Inc.*, Dayton, Ohio; Computech Resources International, Inc.*, Shrewsbury, N.J.; COMPUTER CITE*, SAN RAMON, Calif.; Computer Integration & Programming Solutions Corp.*, Bethesda, Md.; Computer Mainstream Corp.*, Atlanta, Ga.; Computers Universal Inc*, WESTERVILLE, Ohio; Concentric Methods, LLC*, Alexandria, Va.; Construction CAD Solutions Inc*, Willowbrook, Ill.; Consulting Engineering Next Generation dba Cengen Inc.*, Columbia, Md.; Data Management Group of VA*, Hampton, Va.; Data Tech Central, LLC*, Norfolk, Va.; Davis Paige Management Systems, LLC*, Springfield, Va.; Dawson Technical, LLC*, Honolulu, Hawaii; DB Consulting Group, Inc.*, Silver Spring, Md.; Decypher Technologies*, San Antonio, Texas; Delan Associates, Inc.*, Freeport, N.Y.; dFuzion, Inc.*, Ashburn, Va.; Diamond Information Systems, LLC*, Sterling, Va.; Digital Management Inc.*, Bethesda, Md.; Diverse Business Systems, Inc.*, Dayton, Ohio; DreamHammer*, Santa Monica, Calif.; DRT Strategies*, Arlington, Va.; EBITS LLC*, Tinton Falls, N.J.; Educational and Business Services, LLC*, Littleton, Colo.; Emagine IT INC*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; Enterprise Solutions Incorporated dba ESI*, Vienna, Va.; Entertainment Marketing Group dba Integrated Marketing Group, Inc. The*, Miami, Fla.; Environmental & Occupational Safety Services, Inc.*, Red Bank, N.J.; Envision Innovative Solutions*, Howell, N.J.; EPCS Co *, Yorktown, Va.; EPM Solutions, LLC*, Cupertino,, Calif.; ERIMAX, Inc.*, Dunkirk, Md.; Estime Enterprises, Inc.*, Lanham, Md.; EVOLVE, INC.*, ORLANDO, Fla.; Expertech Solutions*, Rockville, Md.; Facility Management & Engineering, inc.*, Evansville, Ind.; Faircloth Information Technology Systems dba FIT Systems Inc*, Tampa, Fla.; Federated Information Technologies*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; FEI.com, Inc.*, Columbia, Md.; Financial Business Solutions LLC*, Doylestown, Pa.; First Information Technology Services, Inc.*, Arlington, Va.; Form Fit and Function LLC*, Paterson, N.J.; Fortis Networks*, Phoenix, Ariz.; FutureNet Group, Inc.*, Detroit, Mich.; Glacier Technologies, LLC.*, El Paso, Texas; Global Consulting Inc.*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; Global Consulting International Inc*, Salt Lake City, Utah; Global Technology Solutions, LLC*, Richmond, Va.; Government Systems, Inc,*, Alexandria, Va.; H2 Performance Consulting Corp.*, Pensacola, Fla.; Halfaker and Associates, LLC*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; Harbor Offshore Inc.*, Ventura, Calif.; Hawaii 5-0 Technology Services, Inc*, Honolulu, Hawaii; HBC Management Services, Inc.*, Honolulu, Hawaii; HBMG, Inc.*, Austin, Texas; Healthy Resources Enterprise Inc*, Houston, Texas; HENDALL INC*, Columbia, Md.; Hixardt Technologies, Inc*, Pensacola, Fla.; HMS Enterprises, Inc*, Alexandria, Va.; Huckstep Holdings dba Techwise*, Colorado Springs, Colo.; ICATT Consulting, Inc.*, Jacksonville, Fla.; ICOR Partners, LLC*, Arlington, Va..; ILSC Holdings LC*, Payson, Ariz.; IM Solutions, LLC*, Woodbridge, Va..; InGenesis, Inc.*, San Antonio, Texas; Innovar Environmental Inc.*, LIttleton, Colo.; Insystech, Inc.*, Manassas, Va.; INTELLIGENT INFORMATION Technology SOLUTIONS, LLC*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; International Computer Systems, Inc.*, Greenbelt, Md.; IP Network Solutions, Inc*, Herndon, Va.; IPKeys Technologies, LLC*, Shrewsbury, N.J.; iT Resource Solutions.net, Inc*, East Setauket, N.Y.; Jackson Automated Management Systems dba JAMS*, FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.; JRD & Associates, Inc.*, South Miami, Fla.; Komplete Systems Integrators Inc.*, Atlanta, Ga.; KPG GLOBAL ENTERPRISES*, FISHERS, Ind.; Lani Eko & Co., CPAs, PLLC*, Alexandria, Va.; Lanmark Technology, Inc.*, Fairfax, Va.; Link Solutions, Inc.*, Reston, Va.; LNS TECHNOLOGY, INC*, LORTON, Va.; Logistics Systems Inc.*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; LOGMET*, Austin, Texas; Longevity Consulting*, Manassas, Va.; LOUi Consulting Group Inc.*, Warner Robins, Ga.; MacArthur & Baker Internat'l Inc. dba MBI Consulting*, Bethesda, Md.; Macon Pace, Inc.*, Trenton, N.J.; Management Recruiters of Woodbridge, Inc.*, Woodbridge, N.J.; Marton Technologies, Inc.*, Hampton, Va.; Morgan Business Consulting, LLC*, Ashburn, Va.; MORI Associates, Inc.*, Bethesda, Md.; Nasir Group, LLC, The*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; National Capitol Contracting, LLC.*, Arlington, Va.; Net Services*, Centreville, Va.; Net World Technology Corporation.,*, Carlisle, Pa.; Network Security Systems Plus, Inc.*, Falls Church, Va.; New Age Protection, Inc.*, Springfield, Va.; New Tech Solutions Inc*, Fremont, Calif.; New West Technologies, LLC*, Greenwood Village, Colo.; Next Tier Concepts, Inc.*, Vienna, Va.; NIKSOFT SYSTEMS CORPORATION.,*, RESTON, Va.; NOVA Training and Technology Solutions, LLC*, Boothwyn, Pa.; OHC Environmental Engineering, Inc.*, Tampa, Fla.; Orizon, Inc.*, Rockville, Md.; Paragon Technology Group*, Vienna, Va.; PARS Environmental Inc.*, Robbinsville, N.J.; Parts Life Inc.*, Cinnaminson, N.J.; Patricio Enterprises*, Stafford, Va.; PearlNet, LLC*, Atlanta, Ga.; Prince of Wales Tribal Enterprise Consortium LLC POWTEC*, Craig, Ark; Progressive Computer Services, Inc.*, Honoluu, Hawaii; Protein Media, Inc.*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; PROVISTA Software International, Inc*, Fremont, Calif.; Prutech Solutions, Inc.*, Iselin, N.J.; Puget Sound Environmental Corp.*, Bremerton, Wash.; Quality Software Services, Inc. (QSSI)*, Gaithersburg, Md.; Ram Tech Systems, Inc.*, Newark, Del.; Reed Integration, Inc.*, Smithfield, Va.; ReliaTrust Technologies, Inc.*, Dulles, Va.; Resource-Trac, Inc*, Irvine, Calif.; reVision, Inc.*, Denver, Colo.; RGF Consulting Corporation.,*, Ft. Washington, Md.; Ridgewood Technology Partners, LLC*, Ashburn, Va.; RMV Technology Group, LLC*, Clayton, Calif.; S & K Aerospace, Inc.*, St Ignatius, Mont.; Sawdey Solution Services, Inc.*, Dayton, Ohio; Sevatec, Inc.*, Falls Church, Va.; SilTek, Inc.*, Herndon, Va.; SimIS Inc.*, Portsmouth, Va.; Singhal & Co.,, Inc.*, Herndon, Va.; Skylla Engineering Ltd.*, Humble, Texas; Smart Data Solutions LLC*, Silver Spring, Md.; Smart Innovative Solutions LLC*, Columbia, Md.; Software Engineering Services Corporation.,*, Bellevue, Neb.; Solution One Industries, Ltd.*, Killeen, Texas; Strategic Operational Solutions, Inc.*, Reston, Va.; Summit Technologies LLC*, South Riding, Va.; Synergistics Inc*, Richland, Wash.; Systems Consulting Group, LLC*, Herndon, Va.; Tantus Technologies, Inc.*, Arlington, Va.; TechFirst Inc*, Laurel, Md.; Technica LLC*, North Charleston, S.C.; TecPort Solutions Inc*, Harrisburg, Pa.; TEKNOFIRM, INC.*, FAIRFAX, Va.; TELEDEVICES, LLC*, LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.; Terra Nova Environmental Services, LLC*, Cranbury, N.J.; tieBridge, Inc.*, Falls Church, Va.; TISTA Science and Technology Corporation.,*, Bethesda, Md.; Total Solutions, Inc.*, Madison, Ala.; Tracen Technologies, Inc.*, Manassas, Va.; Tribalco, LLC*, Bethesda, Md.; Trilobyte Sales*, Irvine, Calif.; Twin Imaging Technology, Inc.*, Oceanside, Calif.; Ultimate Solutions, Inc.*, New Orleans, La.; Vektrel LLC*, San Diego, Calif.; Veracity Engineering LLC*, Washington, Washington, D.C.; ViewTrust Technology, Inc.*, Springfield, Va.; Virtual Technology Services, LLC*, Midwest City, Okla.; VMD Systems Integrators, Inc.*, Vienna, Va.; Ward Consulting,LLC/Full Circle Consulting Group*, Stamford, Conn.; Watley Engineering LLC*, Panama City, Fla.; Worldwide Information Network Systems (WINS)*, Seabrook, Md.; Zavda Technologies, LLC*, Glenn Dale, Md.; ZIBIZ CORPORATION.,*, Ronkonkoma, N.Y.

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St Louis, Mo., is being awarded an cost plus incentive fee, cost plus fixed fee contract with an estimated value of $905,344,762 for support services required to enhance the F/A-18A/B, C/D, E/F, and EA-18G aircraft with a series of System Configuration Sets (SCS). These enhancements will support F/A-18 aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the Governments of Canada, Australia, Spain, Kuwait, Switzerland, Finland and Malaysia. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (95%) and at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif. (5%), and is expected to be completed in December 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-09-D-0002).

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Bloomington, Minn., is being awarded a $45,429,181 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract for the full rate production of 195 Type 3 Advanced Mission Computers (AMCs) for integration into the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G aircraft for the U.S. Navy (166) and the Government of Australia (29). This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($38,526,410; 85%) and Australia ($6,902,771; 15%) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Bloomington, Minn. and is expected to be completed in December 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $1,216,355 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-07-C-0030).

Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors (LM MS2), Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $43,665,000 modification to previously awarded contract for engineering services for DDG 51 Class Aegis Combat System Installation, Integration and Test, in support of the Program Executive Officer Integrated Warfare Systems. Work will be performed in Moorestown, N.J. (37%), Bath, Maine (25%), Pascagoula, Miss. (22%), San Diego, Calif. (6%), Washington, D.C. (5%), Norfolk, Va. (3%), Port Hueneme, Calif. (1%), Syracuse, N.Y. (1%) and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-03-C-5115).

Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC, Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $38,662,175 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic order agreement for software in support of V-22 programs including lab capabilities, lab sustainment, situational awareness, simulation products/desk top environment, V-22 Mission Planning Systems (VMPS), and software support activity/software engineering for the V-22 Osprey Program. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be completed in December 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $8,938,700 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity(N00019-05-G-0008).
FN Herstal, S.A., Herstal, Belgium, is being awarded a five year indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contract with possible delivery orders up to $27,900,000 for the production, delivery, and associated support of the Marine Corps' Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR). The IAR will be a light weight, magazine fed, 5.56 mm weapon which will enhance the automatic rifleman's maneuverability and displacement speed while providing the ability to suppress or destroy not only area targets, but point targets as well. The IAR is planned to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) currently employed by automatic riflemen within Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions. Although four contracts will be made initially, delivery orders will be awarded for samples. First Article, spare/repair parts, and various support services; and, eventually one of the four contractors may be awarded delivery orders for up to 6,500 IARs. FN Herstal's production facility is in Herstal, Belgium. Delivery of contract line items will be as stated on applicable delivery orders. Contractfunds will be obligated in multiple delivery orders. This contract was competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA, is the contracting activity (M67854-09-D-1037).

Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC, Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $26,211,950 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously issued basic order agreement to exercise an option for 65 LAU-115D/A Launchers for the U.S. Navy (38) and the Royal Australian Air Force (27) and 140 LAU-116B/A Launchers for the U.S. Navy (126) and the Royal Australian Air Force (14) for the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($20,355,240; 80.3%) and the Government of Australia ($5,172,320; 19.7%) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be completed in April 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $5,172,320 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity(N00019-05-G-0008).

Raytheon Network Centric Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla, is being awarded a $25,800,618 modification to previously awarded contract for Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) System Production. Work will be performed in Largo, Fla. (47.0%); St. Petersburg, Fla. (20.0%); Dallas, Texas (18.0%); and McKinney, Texas (15.0%); and is expected to be completed by April 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. is the contracting activity (N00024-08-C-5203).

Heckler and Koch Defense, Inc., Ashburn, VA, is being awarded a five year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with possible delivery orders up to $23,600,000 for the production, delivery, and associated support of the Marine Corps' Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR). The IAR will be a light weight, magazine fed, 5.56 mm weapon which will enhance the automatic rifleman's maneuverability and displacement speed while providing the ability to suppress or destroy not only area targets, but point targets as well. The IAR is planned to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) currently employed by automatic riflemen within Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions. Although four contracts will be made initially, delivery orders will be awarded for samples. First Article, spare/repair parts, and various support services; and, eventually one of the four contractors may be awarded delivery orders for up to 6,500 IARs. Work will be performed in Oberndorf, Germany. Delivery of contract line items will be as stated on applicable delivery orders. Contractfunds will be obligated in multiple delivery orders. This contract was competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA, is the contracting activity (M67854-09-D-1038).

Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $17,923,410 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract for the special tooling and special test equipment required to maintain Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW-C) production rate requirements and to support the transition to production readiness activities for the AGM-154C-1 Variant. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in March 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity (N00019-07-C-0093).

Colt Defense, Inc., West Hartford, CT, is being awarded a five year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with possible delivery orders up to $14,000,000 for the production, delivery, and associated support of the Marine Corps' Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR). The IAR will be a light weight, magazine fed, 5.56 mm weapon which will enhance the automatic rifleman's maneuverability and displacement speed while providing the ability to suppress or destroy not only area targets, but point targets as well. The IAR is planned to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) currently employed by automatic riflemen within Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions. Although four contracts will be made initially, delivery orders will be awarded for samples, First Article, spare/repair parts, and various support services; and, eventually one of the four contractors may be awarded delivery orders for up to 6,500 IARs. Colt's production facility is in West Hartford, CT. Work will be performed in West Hartford, CT. Delivery of contract line items will be as stated on applicable delivery orders. Contractfunds will be obligated in multiple delivery orders. This contract was competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA, is the contracting activity (RFP M67854-08-R-1000, proposal 6940, contract number M67854-09-D-1035).

Colt Defense, Inc., West Hartford, CT, is being awarded a five year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with possible delivery orders up to $14,000,000 for the production, delivery, and associated support of the Marine Corps' Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR). The IAR will be a light weight, magazine fed, 5.56 mm weapon which will enhance the automatic rifleman's maneuverability and displacement speed while providing the ability to suppress or destroy not only area targets, but point targets as well. The IAR is planned to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) currently employed by automatic riflemen within Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions. Although four contracts will be made initially, delivery orders will be awarded for samples, First Article, spare/repair parts, and various support services; and, eventually one of the four contractors may be awarded delivery orders for up to 6,500 IARs. Colt's production facility is in West Hartford, CT. Work will be performed in West Hartford, CT. Delivery of contract line items will be as stated on applicable delivery orders. Contractfunds will be obligated in multiple delivery orders. This contract was competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA, is the contracting activity (RFP M67854-08-R-1000, proposal 6940H, contract number M67854-09-D-1036).

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $9,950,000 firm fixed price contract modification to previously awarded contract for the procurement of long lead time materials in support of LPD 26. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss., and is expected to be completed by December 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-06-C-2222).

L-3 Communications Corporation, Sylmar, Calif. 91342, is being awarded a $7,668,896 firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee modification to contract to purchase supportability services, evaluation, salvage, repair and upgrade services of TB23/BQ Towed Systems. Work will be performed in Sylmar, Calif. and is expected to be complete by January 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $114,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-05-C-6237)

Northrop Grumman Corporation., Electronic Systems, Linthicum Heights, MD, is being awarded $6,384,275 modification to a previously awarded contract to incorporate the Human Systems Integration (HSI) Logistics effort in support of the Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system. The contractor shall develop and implement a plan to effectively apply HSI principles during G/ATOR design, production and integration. The contractor shall ensure Human Factors Engineering, Manpower, Personnel, Training, System Safety, Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH), and Personnel Survivability requirements are incorporated into the layout, design, and arrangement of equipment having an operator or maintainer interface. Approximately 69% of the work will be performed by Northrop Grumman Corporation., in Linthicum Heights, MD and approximately 31% will be performed by Northrop Grumman's subcontract, Sensis in Syracuse, NY. The HSI Logistics effort is expected to be completed by June 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract modification was not competitively procured as the effort is an engineering change within scope of the current contract pursuant to the Changes clause. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-07-C-2072).

Army

BAE Systems, Inc., Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., was awarded a $112,500,000 cost reimbursement, no fee contract for long-lead items for the Bradley reset program. Work will be performed in York, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Aug. 14, 2007. U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command, Warren, Mich. is the contracting activity (W56HZV-05-G-0005).

Raytheon Co., Marlborough, Mass., was awarded on Dec. 18, 2008, a $44,861,164 firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, cost reimbursable contract for ATNAVICS hardware, FBPAR hardware, sustainment support, travel, material and site installation. Work will be performed in Marlborough, Mass., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on June 30, 2006. U.S. Army contracting Command, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-06-C-0323).

IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Irmo, S.C., was awarded on Dec. 18, 2008, a $14,169,175 firm fixed price contract for prime power services for Joint Base Balad. Work will be performed in Balad, Iraq, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Web bids were solicited on Sept. 3, 2008, and two bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (W912BU-09-C-0008).

BAE Systems Inc., Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., was awarded on Dec. 18, 2008, a $13,916,000 firm fixed price contract for the production of eight M88A2 HERCULES vehicles. Work will be performed in York, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 13, 2008. U.S. Army TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-01-C-N030).

General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Dec. 18, 2008, a $5,551,652 cost plus fixed fee contract for system technical support for the Abrams tank program to include service rep and support for operations. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on June 8, 2006. U.S. Army TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Delphi Petroleum, Inc., Red Bank, N.J.* is being awarded a maximum $8,114,481 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel oil burner delivery. Other location of performance is Virginia. Using services are Air Force, Marine Corps and Federal Civilian Agencies. There were originally 60 proposals solicited with 23 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is July 31, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-05-D-4045).

Air Force

The Air Force awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, Newtown, Pennsylvania for $13,870,241. This modification provides for launch support for satellites that remained to be launched under contract.

The Air Force awarded a contract with Boeing Co., of Newark, Ohio for $11,190,842. The contractor is required to develop processes and procedures to upgrade four Gyro Test Stations.

The Air Force modified a contract with Integral Systems of Lanham, Maryland for $11,707,433. This modification supports the command and control system consolidation program. It includes program management, hardware and software maintenance updates at Schriever AFB, Colo.

The Air Force awarded a contract with Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronic Co., of Woodland Hills, California for $12,674,620. This action will provide automated aerial refueling modification for precise relative navigation

MILITARY CONTRACTS September 16, 2008

Army

BAE Systems/Ordnance Systems Inc, Kingsport, Tenn., was awarded on Sept.15, 2008, a $33,231,000 fixed price contract to support various modernization projects at Holston Army Ammunition Plant. Work will be performed in Kingsport, Tenn., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2010. Bids were solicited via the web and two bids were received. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-98-E-0006).

Mil Mar Century Corp, Miamisburg Ohio, was awarded on Sept. 15, 2008, a $27,489,878 firm fixed price contract for a 470 Hippo Water System. Work will be performed in Miamisburg, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-D-0165).

Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded on Sept. 12, 2008, a $18,250,790 four year firm fixed price contract for the reset of vehicles, including forty one M1074PLS, sixteen M1075 PLS with 2nd Fuel tanks, and missing parts for 57 reset vehicles. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wisc., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 23, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W586HZV-04-D-0322).

General Dynamics, Marion, Ill., was awarded on Sept.15, 2008, a $9,210,836 firm fixed price contract for 81mm M1220 propelling charges (quantity: 1,299,864). Work will be performed in Marion, Ill., with an estimated completion date of Mar. 31, 2010. Six bids were solicited and six bids were received. Joint Munitions & Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, is the contracting activity (W15KN-05-C-1167).

Lapeer Industries Inc, Lapeer, Mich., was awarded on Sept. 12, 2008, a $8,092,216 firm fixed price contract. The purpose of this modification P00004 is to contract W56HZV-07-C-07047 is to purchase 197 armor ready modification kits and provide transportation cost for the kits. Work will be performed in Lapeer, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0747).

CSI Armstrong Inc, Miami, Fla., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2008, $7, 358,250 firm fixed price contract. This requirement is for parts necessary to perform maintenance on non-mission capable armored personnel carriers within the Iraq Security Forces. Work will be performed in Miami, Fla., Chula Vista, Calif., Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an estimated completion date of June, 9, 2009. Bids were solicited Posted via the FedBizOps and twenty bids were received. Joint Contracting Command, Iraq/Afghanistan, Baghdad, Iraq, is the contracting activity (W91GY0-08-M-0384).

CAS Inc, Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 15, 2008, a $5,623,538 cost plus firm fixed price contract for mission and sustainment support for the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment Product Office. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Jun. 2,, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Contracting and Acquisition Management Office is the contracting activity (W9113M-05-C-0134).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio is being awarded a maximum $26,013,177 firm fixed price, sole source contract for aircraft engine parts. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Air Force. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contracting activity is Defense Distribution Center Okla., Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (FA8104-05-G-0003-UN06).

Navy

Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $15,795,680 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-06-C-0310) for non-recurring engineering required to incorporate F/A-18E/F ATFLIR Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 0035, entitled "EO Daylight Operations – Step 1". ATFLIR ECP 0035 Step 1 modifies the ATFLIRs but does not incorporate them into F/A-18s at this point. Work will be performed in El Segundo, Calif. (60 percent) and McKinney, Texas, (40 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $965,947 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Protective Products International, Sunrise, Fla., is being awarded a $15,632,161 delivery order #0004 under firm fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract (M67854-07-D-3065) for Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV) consumable spare and repair parts to sustain currently fielded MTVs. Work will be performed in Granite Falls, N.C. (60 percent) and in Sunrise, Fla. (40 percent), and work is expected to be completed Nov. 30, 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $15,632,161 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole source award. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded an $11,621,821 delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-06-G-0008) for non-recurring engineering and recurring engineering required to incorporate ATFLIR Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 0038, entitled "Stray Light" into the F/A-18E/F aircraft. ATFLIR ECP 0038 will be incorporated into the production of ATFLIR, as well as retrofit existing ATFLIR Pods currently on F/A-18E/F. Work will be performed in El Segundo, Calif., (60 percent) and McKinney, Texas, (40 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $11,621,821 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,226,503 firm fixed price/cost plus fixed fee contract for the Standard Missile II depot-level maintenance facility tasks. This contract provides for the repair and maintenance of, or preparation, upgrade and installation of guidance and autopilot sections of the Standard Missile 2. In addition, the contract provides for maintenance of the missile tracking data base and performance of special maintenance tasks as authorized by Technical Instructions. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $73,893,041. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy, (59.8 percent) and the governments of Australia, (2.3 percent), Canada, (10.0 percent), Germany, (2.3 percent), Japan, (14.0 percent), The Netherlands, (2.3 percent), Spain, (2.3 percent), South Korea, (2.3 percent), and Taiwan, (4.7 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $6,434,087 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-08-C-5377).

Cascade General, Inc.*, Portland, Ore., is being awarded a $6,617,366 firm fixed price contract for a regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command ammunition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32). The ship's primary mission is to provide ammunition and stores to U.S. Navy ships at sea. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the total contract value to $9,167,628. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 1, 2008. Contract funds will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was solicited as a small business set-aside, with two offers received. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Fleet Support Command, a field activity of Military Sealift Command, is the contracting activity (N40442-08-C-2003).

RQ Construction, Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., is being awarded $6,440,000 for firm fixed price task order #0004 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-06-D-1060) for repair and renovation of an existing 3-story Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ), Building 33531 at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. Work shall also be required in the existing mechanical boiler room in adjacent Building 33532. Work will be performed in Oceanside, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Mar. 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Five proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Tetra Tech, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $6,012,221 for cost plus award fee price task order #KR03 under a previously awarded indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for non-time critical removal action for munitions clearance at Navy/DRI Site (former Lowry Training Annex). The work to be performed provides for all the necessary work to perform efforts necessary to plan, document and execute. Work will be performed in Aurora, Colo., and is expected to be completed by Feb. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Wash., is the contracting activity (N62473-07-D-3211).

Air Force

Terma North America Inc. of Warner Robins, Ga., is being awarded a firm fixed price contract for $12,309,896. This requirement is for the foreign Military sales of the ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System for the countries of Belgium and Norway. This Electronic Warfare system will be used on the F-16 Aircraft. At this time all funds have been obligated. WR-AL C/542 CBSG/PKT, Robins AFB, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8523-08-C-0014).

The Air Force is modifying a cost plus fixed fee contract with Honeywell International Incorporated of Clearwater, Fla., for $7,675,180. This action will provide research and development for "Strategic Resonating Beam Accelerometer." Add within scope work to the Advanced Ballistic Missile Technologies Program. At this time no funds have been obligated. Det8 AFRL/RVKV is the contracting activity (FA9453-06-C-0241, P00020.

SouthCom Sends Team to Haiti, Kearsarge Delivers Tons of Aid

American Forces Press Service

Sept. 12, 2008 - An eight-member team from U.S. Southern Command, with headquarters in Miami, will arrive here today to support ongoing U.S. relief efforts in the country. The team -- two Creole translators, three engineers and three operational planners -- will join ongoing U.S. military disaster assistance activities in Haiti carried out by the crew of the USS Kearsarge operating from the Gulf of Gonâves.

The team will provide technical engineering assistance to the Haitian government, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti and Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance officials for critical infrastructure, bridge and road repair efforts, U.S. Army Col. Norberto Cintron, SouthCom command engineer, said.

"The distribution of aid has been hampered by the devastation of roads and bridges in Haiti," Cintron said. "We look forward to the challenge of restoring access to isolated communities."

USS Kearsarge continued its support of disaster relief efforts in Haiti yesterday, launching five helicopters and three landing craft to deliver aid to remote areas suffering in the aftermath of recent storms.

Overall, the Kearsarge mission in Haiti has delivered an estimated 350 metric tons of relief supplies in addition to 1,500 gallons of water.

The Caribbean nation was hit hard by tropical storms Fay, Gustav and Hanna and then again by Hurricane Ike, leaving eight of Haiti's 10 geographic departments flooded, destroying bridges and roads and leaving residents desperate for aid.

On the fourth day of operations, CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter crews flew relief missions to Gonaives, Les Cayes and Port de Paix, delivering about 85 metric tons of pre-packaged food such as flour, beans, rice and high-energy biscuits from the World Food Program, as well as hygiene kits from the U.N. Population Fund.

To date, CH-53E and MH-60S Seahawk pilots have flown a combined 28 missions into the country to deliver supplies. Personnel from Assault Craft Unit 2 have launched landing craft daily, sending supplies and personnel ashore. Kearsarge also continued to send volunteer working parties to Port-au-Prince, to assist in loading and unloading supplies.

"This is truly a team effort," said Navy Capt. Walter Towns, Kearsarge´s commanding officer. "Everyone from the craftmasters, helicopter pilots, flight deck and well deck crews to the unsung heroes on the working parties carry hundreds of pounds of food and water supplies. They do it all without complaint, because they know their efforts are saving lives."

Kearsarge's capabilities include the fast movement of personnel and cargo by helicopter and landing craft, making it the ideal platform to support urgent humanitarian relief missions, officials said.

(From a U.S. Southern Command news release.)

MILITARY CONTRACTS September 8, 2008

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND

Alliance Contractor Team of Leesburg, Va., 20175-2718 is being awarded an estimated $1,351,414,857 firm fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $206,407,957. Team members include: American Airlines, Inc., of Ft. Worth, Texas, Arrow Air, Inc., of Miami, Fla., ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc., of Miami, Fla., Delta Air Lines, Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., Evergreen International Airlines, Inc., of McMinnville, Ore., North American Airlines, Inc., of Jamaica, N.Y., United Airlines, Inc., of Elk Grove Village, Ill., U.S. Airways, Inc., of Phoenix, Ariz., and World Airways, Inc., of Peachtree City, Ga. Work will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 30 proposals received. The contracting activity is U.S. Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott AFB Ill., 62225, (HTC711-08-D-5000).

Continental Airlines, Inc., of Houston, Texas 77002-7315, is being awarded an estimated $20,501,650 firm fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $501,650. Work will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 30 proposals received. The contracting activity is U.S. Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott AFB Ill., 62225, (HTC711-08-D-5003).

Federal Express Charter Programs Team Arrangement of Memphis, Tenn., 38118-1516, is being awarded an estimated $1,374,735,872 firm fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $150,730,792. Team members include: Air Transport International LLC of, Little Rock Ark., Atlas Air, Inc., of Purchase, N.Y., Federal Express Corp., of Memphis, Tenn., Northwest Airlines, Inc., of St Paul, Mo., Omni Air International, Inc., of Tulsa, Okla., Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., of Purchase, N.Y., and Tradewinds Airlines, Inc., of Greensboro, N.C. Work will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 30 proposals received. The contracting activity is U.S. Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott AFB, Ill., 62225, (HTC711-08-D-5001).

Lynden Air Cargo LLC of Anchorage, Ark., 99502-1809, is being awarded an estimated $77,669,745 firm fixed-price contract for International airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $57,766,305. Work will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 30 proposals received. The contracting activity is U.S., Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott AFB, Ill., 62225, (HTC711-08-D-5006).

Miami Air International, Inc., of Miami, Fla., 33266-0880, is being awarded an estimated $34,291,788 firm fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $3,288,688. Work will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed Sept., 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 30 proposals received. The contracting activity is U.S. Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott AFB, Ill., 62225, (HTC711-08-D-5007).

The UPS Contractor Team of Louisville, Ky. 40213-3101, is being awarded an estimated $189,263,283 firm fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $36,457,553. Team members include: ABX Air, Inc., of Wilmington, Ohio, ALA Airlines, Inc., of Seattle, Wash., Kalitta Air LLC of Ypsilanti, Mich., National Air Cargo Group, Inc. d/b/a Murray Air of Ypsilanti, Mich., Ryan International Airlines, Inc., of Rockford, Ill., Southern Air, Inc., of Norwalk, Conn., and United Parcel Service Co., of Louisville, Ky. Work will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 30 proposals received. The contracting activity is U.S. Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott AFB, Ill., 62225, (HTC711-08-D-5002).

Navy

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $358,694,214 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee multi-year contract (N00019-07-C-0001) for five additional CV-22 Tiltrotor aircraft to the current multi-year V-22 production contract. Pursuant to the Variation in Quantity clause, this procurement will bring the number of CV-22 aircraft on this contract from 26 to 31. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., (50 percent); Fort Worth, Texas, (35 percent); and Amarillo, Texas, (15 percent), and is expected to be completed in Oct. 2014. 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.

General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $120,188,430 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0088) for the Fiscal Year 2008 Full Rate Production of 30 F/A-18E/F, F414 GE-400 Engines, 24 device kits; and 19 various modules in support of the Royal Australian Air Force under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Lynn, Mass., (50 percent); Madisonville, Ky., (22 percent); Hooksett, N.H., (13 percent); Albuquerque, N.M., (6 percent); Rutland, Vt., (5 percent); Dayton, Ohio, (2 percent); Evandale, Ohio, (1 percent); and Bromont, Canada, (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in Jan. 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.

RQ Construction, Inc., Bonsall, Calif., is being awarded $30,449,827 for firm-fixed price task order #0003 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-06-D-1060) for design and construction of a bachelor enlisted quarters at Marine Corps Air and Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms. The work to be performed provides for the design, construction, procurement, and installation services for a 192 room, 2+0 configuration BEQ, including a multi-level parking structure and site improvements. This contract contains one option, which if exercised would increase the cumulative contract value to $32,449,827. Work will be performed in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LLP (BAE-TVS), Sealy, Texas, was awarded a $27,871,299 firm-fixed-priced modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-07-D-5030) delivery order #0003 on Sept. 5, 2008, for the purchase of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Overarching Parts Allocation Board (OPAB) Parts List, and MRAP University and New Equipment Training (NET) development for the 668 vehicles included in the order. Work will be performed at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Yuma Test Center, and the final deliveries associated with this delivery order are expected to be completed by Mar. 31, 2009. 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.

General Electric Co., Aircraft Engines Business Group, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $21,556,116 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0088) to exercise an option for the Fiscal Year 2008 procurement of 7 F414-GE-400 Engine Fan Modules, 13 F414-GE-400 Engine HPC Modules, and 11 F414-GE-400 Engine LPT Modules. The F414-GE-400 engine powers the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft. Work will be performed in Lynn, Mass., (50 percent); Madisonville, Ky., (22 percent); Hooksett, N.H., (13 percent); Albuquerque, N.M., (6 percent); Rutland, Vt., (5 percent); Dayton, Ohio, (2 percent); Evandale, Ohio, (1 percent); and Bromont, Canada, (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in April 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.

SEDNA Digital Solutions*, LLC, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $13,613,414 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering and technical services for high fidelity simulation and common processing systems. The delivered product is utilized as a tool by the Navy in the test and development of new acoustic processors such as the Advanced Processor Build (APB) or other similar build processes. This software will minimize the requirement for At-Sea testing by allowing simulation of at-sea conditions in the lab. Work will be performed in Fairfax, Va., (69 percent); Manassas, Va. (12 percent); Millersville, Md. (6 percent); Mystic, Conn. (6 percent); Red Lodge, Mont., (4 percent); and Middletown, R.I., (3 percent), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2014. 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 Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-08-C-6203).

Electronic Data Systems, Corp., Herndon, Va., is being awarded $11,243,141 for firm-fixed-price task order NSL7 under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price multi-year services contract (N00024-00-D-6000) to deploy, operate, and maintain an intrusion prevention system within the NMCI (Navy Marine Corps Intranet) network and to deploy the Unclassified System Administrator Alternate Logon Token (SysAdmin ALT) Capability. Work will be performed at various Navy locations, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Space Warfare Systems Command, PMW-200, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $9,131,511 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2300) to exercise an option for the Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) of the USS Sterett (DDG 104). Specific efforts include: engineering and management in support of the PSA; labor and procurement of material to correct government responsible deficiencies and accomplish system upgrades; perform specified PSA work items inclusive of tests and post repair sea trials; task additional manhours and material in order to complete emergent repairs. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Jun. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.

L. C. Gaskins Construction Co., Inc.*, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded $8,336,061 for firm-fixed price task order #0006under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N69272-03-D-0004) for the design and construction of a new single-story engineering services facility for the Naval Ordnance Test Unit at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, including asphalt parking lot and site improvements. Work will be performed in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the currentfiscal year. Three (3) proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

Moog Aircraft Group, Salt Lake Operations, Salt Lake City, Utah, is being awarded a $7,358,482 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-08-C-0037) to exercise an option for the procurement of 23 man-portable Tactical Air Navigation Units. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah and is expected to be completed in September 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.

Electronic Data Systems, Corp., Herndon, Va., is being awarded $7,014,114 for firm-fixed-price task order NSL8 under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price multi-year services contract (N00024-00-D-6000) to deploy, operate, and maintain an intrusion prevention system and security information manager solution within the classified SIPRNet (Secret Internet Protocol Router Network) NMCI (Navy Marine Corps Intranet)network. Work will be performed at various Navy locations, and is expected to be completed by Sept, 30, 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Space Warfare Systems Command, PMW-200, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Air Force

Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., of Manassas, Va., is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for $139 million. This action will provide the Air Vehicle Integration and Technology Research program research to develop, demonstrate, integrate, and transition new air vehicle technologies and prototypes that will provide affordable, revolutionary capabilities to the warfighter. The Technology developments will provide cost effective, survivable air vehicle platforms capable of accurate delivery of weapons and cargo worldwide. At this time $99,186 has been obligated. AFRL/PKVC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-08-D-3856 0001).

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract with Lear Siegler Services Inc., of Austin, Texas, for $34,333,376. This action will provide for aircraft maintenance and related services in support of Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training; maintaining T-37, T-38A, T-6, and T-38C aircraft at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas. At this time all funds have been obligated. 82 CONS/LGCA, Sheppard AFB, Texas, is the contracting activity (F41689-01-C-0029, P00130).

Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio, is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for an estimated $28,376,290. This contract action will provide chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense assessment at multiple locations worldwide to identify current assets and liabilities; develop risk-based decision tools; and identify methods for improving Commander Navy Installations Command Operations Directorate's (N3) current CBRN capabilities. At this time $96,618 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-00-D-3180, Delivery Order: 0571).

Army

The Pike Co., Inc., New York, N.Y., was awarded on Sept. 4, 2008, a $55,998,000 firm/fixed price contract for design and construction of the Fort Hamilton, Armed Forces Reserve Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Work will be performed in Brooklyn, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of Mar. 21, 2011. Bids were solicited via Web and six bids were received. Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-08-C-0030).

Rockwell Collins Simulation & Training, Sterling, Va., was awarded on Sept. 4, 2008, a $10,325,469 firm/fixed price contract for procurement of three transportable Blackhawk operations simulators utilizing a Undefinitized Contractual Action Letter Contract. Work will be performed in Sterling, Va., with an estimated completion of Sept. 30, 2008. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0257).

Aztec/Butt Joint Venture, Dayton, Ohio, was awarded on Sept. 4, 2008, a $18,539,000 firm/fixed price contract for alterations to the Acquisitions Management and Materials Laboratory Facilities at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Work will be performed on Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of Jul. 29, 2010. Forty bids were solicited and one bid was received. Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-08-C-0028).

MW Builders of Texas Inc, Temple, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 5, 2008, a $23,748,000 firm/fixed price contract for facilities construction. Work will be performed on Fort Riley, Kan., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 11, 2010. Bids solicited and received were Phase 2-5 Offerors. U.S. Army Engineering District, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-08-D-0047).

Caddell Construction Co., Inc, Montgomery, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 5, 2008, a $6,006,053 firm/fixed price contract for construction of a brigade and/or battalion headquarters at Fort Bliss, El Pasco, Texas. Work will be performed in Fort Bliss, El Pasco, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Jul. 23, 2010. Bids were solicited Sole Source and one bid was received. U.S. Army Corp Engineering District, Sacramento, Calif., is the contracting activity (W91238-06-D-0032).

P&S Construction Inc, Lowell, Mass. was awarded on Sept. 5, 2008, a $6,774,000 firm/fixed price contract for construction to replace operations & training facility located at Pease Air National Guard Base. Work will be performed in Newington, N.H., with an estimated completion date of Mar. 31, 2010. Bid solicited were via Web and five bids were received. National Guard Bureau, Concord, N.H., is the contracting activity (W9128TF-08-C-0005).

BAE System Land & Armaments, Anniston, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 5, 2008, a $15,956,952 firm/fixed price contract for the axle, vehicular. Work will be performed in Clinton Township, Mich., Charlotte, Mich., Anniston, Ala., and Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 29, 2008. Bids solicited and received were Sole Source. Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08C-0624-07-D-0001).

Daimier Trucks North America, LLC. Portland, Ore., was awarded on Sept. 5, 2008, a $70,812,033 firm/fixed price contract for delivery order of 0104 adds 34 each, M1915A3 Truck Tractor, 304 each, M916A3 Light Equipment Transporters and 12 each M917A2 Dump Trucks to the contract. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 6, 2009. Bids were solicited by the Web and two bids were received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE-07-00-D-S022). 0001).

SCS, LLC., Oklahoma City, Okla., was awarded on Sept. 5, 2008, a $11,872,442 firm/fixed price contract for building a combat aviation brigade complex and enlisted personnel dining facility for Brigade Combat Team 3. Work will be performed in El Paso, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 1, 2009. Bid solicited were by the Web and eight bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Little Rock, Ark., is the contracting activity (W9127S-06-D-6000).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Grove U.S. LLC, Shady Grove, Pa., is being awarded a maximum $5,063,058 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for rough terrain cranes. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There were originally seven proposals solicited with two responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Oct. 23, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM500-01-D-0101-0023).

Civilian-Leader Engagement Builds Understanding, Advocacy

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

Aug. 20, 2008 - When Jason Reed scanned the horizon from the bridge of USS Tarawa during this year's Fuerzas Aliadas Panamax exercise, the Walt Disney Studios executive vice president wasn't scouting out a location for an upcoming motion picture. Reed was among civilian business and civic leaders from around the country who traveled here yesterday to observe the ongoing Panamax 2008 exercise.

The annual exercise began Aug. 11 and continues through Aug. 22, bringing together air, ground and naval forces from 20 countries to confront a fictional terrorist group threatening the Panama Canal.

U.S. Southern Command, which is sponsoring Panamax, invited the community leaders to see the exercise activity first hand so they could return home to share what they learned.

The trip was part of an increasing effort within SouthCom and throughout the Defense Department to reach out to "movers and shakers" within the civilian community to help educate them about the military.

Mario Alvarez, SouthCom's communication and outreach chief, organized the trip as part of his campaign to increase awareness about the command, which has no units, no bases and only about 1,500 people assigned to its Miami headquarters.

"The way I look at it, the more knowledge people have and the more understanding they have of what we do, the better," he said.

The Defense Department has long recognized the importance of reaching out to influential members of the civilian community so they could draw their own conclusions about the military rather than relying on what they read in newspapers or see on TV.

The first U.S. defense secretary, James V. Forrestal, created the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference program in 1948 to introduce civilian leaders with little or no military exposure to the workings of the armed forces. Six decades later, the JCOC remains the department's premier civic leader program. Participants in the twice-annual trips are selected from hundreds of candidates nominated by military commands worldwide and pay their own expenses.

Most of the leaders who visited the Panamax exercise yesterday, including Reed, were past JCOC participants. "We want to maintain that relationship after we start it," Alvarez said. "Our goal is to build stakeholders."

Other participants, like David Stritzinger, chief technical officer for Brightstar Corp., and Bert de Armas, a senior vice president at Mellon United National Bank, were Miami area leaders getting their first exposure to both SouthCom and the military.

Alvarez remembers his amazement after arriving at the SouthCom job three years ago that many local leaders knew little about the combatant command on their doorstep. Committed to changing that, he joined the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and other civic organizations, set up a speakers bureau to get SouthCom staff to speak to groups about the command, and started an aggressive community outreach program.

"We need to change people's perception of the military so they understand that what we do isn't all about killing," Alvarez said. "We're involved in humanitarian assistance. We do disaster relief. We train other military forces in our area. We need people to see these things so they can go back and talk about what they've learned with their circles."

Toward that end, SouthCom now sponsors about four trips a year within its area of responsibility so community leaders can see its operations. Alvarez has taken numerous civilian groups to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to observe detainee operations. He recently took them aboard USS Kearsarge, which is transiting Central and South America and the Caribbean, providing desperately needed medical, dental and veterinary care as well as engineering assistance.

Yesterday, another group of civilian leaders spent a day visiting the combined exercise control group's center for the Panamax exercise, then boarded UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to fly offshore to the USS Tarawa, the command and control flagship for the exercise.

Throughout their visit, group members received briefings about the activities of about 7,000 troops, more than 30 ships and a dozen aircraft involved in the exercise.

Navy Capt. Brian Luther, commander of USS Tarawa, conceded to the civilians as they toured his vessel that it's "a technological marvel." But Luther said he hoped a bigger takeaway would be new insights into people like 21-year-old Seaman Spencer Williams, who was steering the Tarawa while the group visited the bridge. "The true treasure here is the men and women who serve here who are very proud of their ship and of what they do," he said.

"It's pretty amazing to have them see a multi-billion-dollar asset being run for the most part by 19- and 20-year-olds," agreed Navy Capt. David F. Bean, Tarawa's executive officer. "We entrust them with a tremendous amount of responsibility, and they live up to it. We have a lot of bright kids on board. I hope [the civilian leaders] take that message back with them."

Dan Simons, president of the electronic division at The World Company of Lawrence, Kan., and co-manager of WorldWest LLC, said the visit "reaffirmed what a great job our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines are doing."

Living in a college town, Simons said, he sees examples of young people he refers to as "slackers." Not so, he said, in the military. "They're doing a [kick-butt] job," he said. "They're really good people."

John Stross, owner of Leverock's Restaurant in St. Petersburg, Fla., said the visit gave him a new appreciation of those who serve in the military as well as their leaders. "These are ordinary people doing extraordinary things and being led by some of the country's very best," he said. "It's scary to think what we would do without them."

Reed, the Walt Disney moviemaker, said he walked away from the visit struck by everything from the professionalism of the crew to the flexibility of the Tarawa to handle different missions to the multinational scope of SouthCom's operations.

Reed conceded that political debate sometimes overshadows "the incredible job" servicemembers are doing and the professionalism of the military as an organization. He said he'll strive to apply these insights to his movie-making ventures so he's able to more accurately portray "not just the technical aspects, but also the spirit of the military."

Ultimately, Reed said, everyone benefits when civilians have a better understanding of their military and how it operates.

"As an engaged citizen who is more knowledgeable about what our government is doing, you're better able to act as an advocate," he said. "And it's important to have civilians be advocates, particularly for the men and women who put their lives on the line to ensure our safety and security."

Military Tracks Hurricane Dolly, Readies Relief Support

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

July 23, 2008 - "Hurricane Hunters" from the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew through Hurricane Dolly last night and this morning as it headed toward the Texas coast, relaying critical data to National Weather Service forecasters in Miami. Six-person crews from the squadron have been tracking the storm since July 16, when it was a tropical disturbance over St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, reported Air Force 1st Lt. Douglas Gautrau, a squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer aboard last night's mission.

Since then, the squadron has been flying its C-130J aircraft 24/7 out of its base at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., delivering near-real-time data to the National Weather Service.

Gautrau and his fellow crewmembers took off from Keesler at about 7 last night for a 10-hour mission, crisscrossing Dolly in what Gautrau described as an "alpha pattern." They used sophisticated onboard instruments and small "dropsonde" canisters dropped by parachute to collect the most accurate measurements of the hurricane's location and intensity. The canisters relay details about barometric pressure, wind speed and direction and other measurements to the aircraft during their descent until they hit the water, Gautrau explained.

After a quick quality-control check on the data collected, the crew forwarded it every 10 minutes to the National Hurricane Center.

The aircrews, which consist of an aircraft commander and copilot, flight engineer, navigator, weather officer and dropsonde operator, fly through rough turbulence and heavy rains during the missions. The heaviest turbulence occurs in the "eye wall," the circular area directly around the hurricane's eye.

Gautrau described last night's turbulence as "moderate," but "nothing too bad" as the aircraft encountered 75-knot wind speeds. "It can get pretty bumpy," he said.

Toward the end of the mission, Hurricane Dolly had strengthened, and its leading edge was approaching the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border. Heavy rain and sustained 95 mph winds pounded the coast as Dolly's eye headed toward Brownsville, Texas.

For Gautrau, last night's flight through Hurricane Dolly was a rite of passage: his first hurricane mission without the benefit of an instructor watching over his shoulder.

"At some points, I'd think, 'Holy cow. I'm in a hurricane,'" he said. "Other times, I'd think, 'Holy cow. I still have to do my job.'"

But with that mission now complete, Gautrau said, he's thrilled to have "the best weather job out there." A native of New Orleans, he said he understands the impact of severe weather and knows he and his fellow crewmembers are giving the National Weather Service the best data possible so it can make accurate forecasts.

"I get a lot of joy out of this job, and I feel that what we are doing is a great benefit to the public," he said.

As the Hurricane Hunters continued their missions, some 600 Texas National Guard members were on the ground, preparing to offer assistance after Hurricane Dolly makes landfall, reported Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gregory Ripps, a Texas Guard spokesman.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry authorized the call for up to 1,200 Texas Guardsmen, to assist civilian emergency responders preparing for the first storm to threaten the United States this hurricane season.

Troops were fanning out across the region, poised to provide search-and-rescue support and emergency relief as required, Ripps said. Shelter management teams were standing by in Brownsville and McAllen, and the Guardsmen set up distribution points in the towns of Alice and Weslaco.

Meanwhile, the Texas Guard's Joint Operations Center is maintaining contact with the State Operations Center, as both monitor the hurricane.

Officials predict rain accumulations of four to eight inches, with isolated deluges of 15 inches, over much of southern Texas during the next few days. Coastal flooding of four to six feet above normal tide levels, with dangerous battering waves, was predicted north of the storm's landfall.