By Army Sgt. S. Patrick McCollum
Special to American Forces Press Service
Sept. 26, 2008 - How do I file a Veterans Affairs claim? How do I get enrolled in the V.A. system and get an appointment? What's the difference between the TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Prime health plans? These are just some of the questions asked by National Guard troops returning to civilian life from deployment. Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Unger, of the Wisconsin National Guard, is among those known as transition assistance advisors who help get them the answers.
"If they go through the process, if they hit barriers or they incur challenges they don't know how to address, they contact their TAA," Unger said.
Started in May 2005, the TAA program provides a professional in each of the 54 states and territories to serve as the statewide point of contact to assist troops in accessing Veterans Affairs benefits and healthcare services. Most advisors are like Unger: retired servicemembers or disabled veterans who have been through the benefits process and know what works and what doesn't.
Guard spouses also make up transition assistance ranks, said Alex Baird, the deputy surgeon for the bureau's Warrior Support program, which manages the TAAs. All of them know the process so that Guard members can get the benefits they're entitled, he said.
The process starts with understanding what benefits can be received. TAAs help Guard members receive disability compensation, healthcare through TRICARE, Veterans Benefits Administration enrollment, education benefits and other entitlements.
"You would be absolutely astounded as to how many veterans and their families do not understand what their benefits are or how to get access to them," Baird said.
Unger assisted the transition of Army Spc. Demond Love, a cannon crew member with Wisconsin's 1st Brigade, 121st Field Artillery. Love's vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb during an Iraq deployment. Back home, he was broadsided by questions.
"I would have come back and I wouldn't have known where to start," Love said. "I was completely dumbfounded. I didn't know what benefits I was eligible for. I didn't know where to start anything. I just would have been left in the wind."
He was not. Thanks to the efforts of Unger and others, Love found a job and applied for V.A. benefits he wouldn't have known about.
"I would just call Jeff and he would tell me, 'you're also eligible for this, and 'you might want to look into that,' and all different kinds of stuff," Love said. "He set me up with different groups like the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) that I didn't know anything about."
The transition assistance didn't stop there. Having been around the military for a while, the TAAs have knowledge and contacts that can help young citizen soldiers and airmen manage their careers.
When Love wanted to transfer units, Unger made it happen with one phone call, Love said.
TAA help is not limited to Guard members. Unger worked with an 84-year-old World War II veteran who faced large medical bills from multiple surgeries. He had injured himself falling out of a plane in 1944. Unger learned that the vet had never filed a service-connected disability claim with the VA, which would have entitled him to additional benefits.
"I got him connected with his local veterans' service officer," Unger said. "We got a claim filed with the Veterans' Benefits Association. About four months later, he received notification that he was now 100 percent totally and permanently-disabled as a result of his service. And we literally changed his standard of living that day."
TAAs hone their skills through constant training.
"The benefits change, the benefits become more complex," Baird said. "We do ongoing training, monthly. We do annual training where the VA comes in with us."
The monthly training is in the form of a conference call where the TAAs bring up problems to the group to be solved by others with the same experience or, in some cases, the VA representative.
"Our monthly teleconferences are almost like a walking library," said Unger. "Say [the problem] is home loans or life insurance or it's the GI Bill or it's a disability claim.
"Whatever it may be, we get the experts on the line with us and we get an opportunity to go one-on-one with [them]."
For Unger, helping returning veterans is a fulfilling way to spend his retirement.
"To know that when you hang up that phone, or that when they walk out of that office, or when you leave an event, you know in your heart that you did a veteran well," Unger said. "There is no better feeling than to know you've helped somebody like that."
(Sgt. S. Patrick McCollum works at the National Guard Bureau).
Sunday, September 28, 2008
America Supports You: City Employers Recognized for Military Support
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 26, 2008 - The oldest and largest group representing American cities has thrown its support behind an effort to recognize employers' support of military members. The National League of Cities signed an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support on Sept. 17. ESGR, a Defense Department group, works to promote understanding between employers and their military employees. It provides volunteers who offer mediation and education services to employers, Guard and reserve members and their families.
"What we were trying to do is acknowledge that the members of the Guard and reserve are ... individuals who have critical jobs in municipalities in terms of running day-to-day operations," Don Borut, National League of Cities' executive director, said at the signing. "At the same time, their military jobs are important in terms of the security of the nation."
The National League of Cities represents the interests of more than 18,000 cities, towns, and villages. It also provides information and support for those who are in leadership in municipal government.
Frequent deployments make it challenging for municipalities to maintain the same level of public safety, Borut said. At the same time, municipalities recognize the importance of having highly-trained professionals in the military.
"There is a balance," he said. "For us, it's valuable and important to be able to affirm the importance of this role and for municipalities to [be able to support] their employees who go off in their military duty.
"One of the things we feel is that the public sector needs to be a model of what we expect from other employers."
military employment law – the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act -- spells out what the government requires an employer to do. The league thinks public sector employers take it a step further and go out of their way to make sure families of deployed troops are supported as well, Borut said.
Jim Rebholz, ESGR national chairman, held the National League of Cities up for praise.
"Their members are in the forefront of mobilizations for war as well as natural disasters because a goodly portion of their members' employees are first responders in their communities," Rebholz said.
"I think what it does is it sends a signal that the greater good of the country overshadows the temporary inconvenience employers have [when they] mobilize their Guard and reserve employees," he said.
The strain that mobilizing employees for military duty places on municipalities becomes especially apparent this time of year when mobilizations are on short notice because of natural disasters.
"We are right in the height of a natural disaster season, it seems, [but] they are sacrificing by [working] overtime and adding staff to accommodate the Guard and reserve men and women who are leaving," Rebholz said.
"Their example should be a model for everybody across the country," he continued.
When an employer or an organization, such as the National League of Cities, signs an ESGR Statement of Support, it's a pledge to:
-- Fully recognize, honor and enforce military employment law;
-- Provide managers and supervisors with tools to manage employees who serve in the National Guard and reserves; and
-- Continually recognize and support the country's servicemembers and their families in peace, in crises and in war.
ESGR is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 26, 2008 - The oldest and largest group representing American cities has thrown its support behind an effort to recognize employers' support of military members. The National League of Cities signed an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support on Sept. 17. ESGR, a Defense Department group, works to promote understanding between employers and their military employees. It provides volunteers who offer mediation and education services to employers, Guard and reserve members and their families.
"What we were trying to do is acknowledge that the members of the Guard and reserve are ... individuals who have critical jobs in municipalities in terms of running day-to-day operations," Don Borut, National League of Cities' executive director, said at the signing. "At the same time, their military jobs are important in terms of the security of the nation."
The National League of Cities represents the interests of more than 18,000 cities, towns, and villages. It also provides information and support for those who are in leadership in municipal government.
Frequent deployments make it challenging for municipalities to maintain the same level of public safety, Borut said. At the same time, municipalities recognize the importance of having highly-trained professionals in the military.
"There is a balance," he said. "For us, it's valuable and important to be able to affirm the importance of this role and for municipalities to [be able to support] their employees who go off in their military duty.
"One of the things we feel is that the public sector needs to be a model of what we expect from other employers."
military employment law – the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act -- spells out what the government requires an employer to do. The league thinks public sector employers take it a step further and go out of their way to make sure families of deployed troops are supported as well, Borut said.
Jim Rebholz, ESGR national chairman, held the National League of Cities up for praise.
"Their members are in the forefront of mobilizations for war as well as natural disasters because a goodly portion of their members' employees are first responders in their communities," Rebholz said.
"I think what it does is it sends a signal that the greater good of the country overshadows the temporary inconvenience employers have [when they] mobilize their Guard and reserve employees," he said.
The strain that mobilizing employees for military duty places on municipalities becomes especially apparent this time of year when mobilizations are on short notice because of natural disasters.
"We are right in the height of a natural disaster season, it seems, [but] they are sacrificing by [working] overtime and adding staff to accommodate the Guard and reserve men and women who are leaving," Rebholz said.
"Their example should be a model for everybody across the country," he continued.
When an employer or an organization, such as the National League of Cities, signs an ESGR Statement of Support, it's a pledge to:
-- Fully recognize, honor and enforce military employment law;
-- Provide managers and supervisors with tools to manage employees who serve in the National Guard and reserves; and
-- Continually recognize and support the country's servicemembers and their families in peace, in crises and in war.
ESGR is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.
Special Ops Command Europe Showcases Professionalism, Capability
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 26, 2008 - Civilian professionals traveling with the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference looked on today as special operators negotiated a military urban operations training site with realistic gunfire and smoke that duplicated the kind of real-world missions they've performed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 47 conference participants spent several hours today with Green Berets of the Army's 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, and Naval Special Warfare Unit 2 SEALS. These units, along with the 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall in England, represent the maritime, ground and air components of Special Operations Command Europe.
Air Force Maj. Gen Frank J. Kisner, who took command of Special Operations Command Europe in May, described the host of missions that range from direct action, as demonstrated today, to non-combatant evacuation operations, to advising foreign militaries to help them build capacity.
U.S. European Command's special operators have deployed routinely since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, first pulling forward into Afghanistan, then into Iraq as well, Kisner said.
"A lot of folks have just come off of combat deployments, and they will tell you it is tremendous capability that they have," said Kisner. "But more importantly, it is tremendous capability that they are willing to share, not only as they bring new team members on, but also as we are working with other nations' forces both in Europe and in Afghanistan and Iraq."
1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group's Company C demonstrated some of that capability today during a mock deliberate assault operation on two buildings suspected of housing targets of interest.
"We have three principles for direct action: speed, surprise and violence of actions," said Army Maj. Pat Lange, company commander.
Special Forces A teams, with embedded Navy explosive ordnance elements, moved with silent precision toward the buildings before launching an all-out attack. "We try to go as quietly as we can for as long as we can," said Company C Sgt. Maj. Bob Irby. "I can't tell you how many people we get out of bed who never knew we were there."
As they sought out their targets, the special operators made split-second decisions, negotiating through buildings reconfigured regularly to keep them off-guard. "They're problem-solving at a high rate of speed, and normally in the middle of the night. They have to adjust to the unknown at a rapid pace," Lange said. "If it sounds confusing, it is."
"We manhunt for high-value targets," explained an armorer on the Special Forces A team who asked that his name not be used. "You can think of us as a scalpel. Sometimes you need a sledgehammer, and that's not us. We provide precision application of discriminatory fire."
The civilian leaders got some hands-on experience, live-firing some of the weapons special operators use: the MP5 9 mm machine gun, enhanced battle rifle, M14 7.62 mm rifle, P226 and P239 pistols, Mark 46 and 48 machine guns and an AK-47 assault rifle.
They also walked through a static display, where SEALS explained the diving, medical and communications equipment they use in their operations.
Kisner encouraged the civilians to chat with the troops about the operations they conduct and what motivates them to serve.
"They have phenomenal stories, some they will tell you and some they won't," he said. "They are from America, from the towns where you live, the states that you live in. And I consider them a phenomenal national treasure for having the courage and determination to go out and do what they do."
A Special Forces armorer who asked that his name not be used explained that every member of his unit is a four-time volunteer. All volunteered to join the Army, to go to Airborne School, to become Special Forces qualified, then to become part of EuCom's elite, quick strike force that serves as the EuCom commander's action arms in the most extreme circumstances.
Despite repeated separations from his family and the dangerous missions he's regularly called on to carry out, the armorer feels a deep-down sense of duty. "I think you see less and less people standing up for what they think is right," he said. "I do this because it's something I believe in.
"Someone has to do it. It has to be done. I am able, so it's my turn. One day it will be my son's turn, then after that, it will be his son's turn."
"My eyes are wide open, and I am in awe," Sally Prouty, president and CEO of The Corps Network, which oversees the nation's 113 Service and Conservation Corps, said after today's visit. "Seeing what I have seen today gives me a profound sense of pride and gratification."
JCOC is designed to familiarize civilian business, education and civic leaders with the military. The participants are wrapping up a week-long visit through EuCom visiting military installations and spending time with soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 26, 2008 - Civilian professionals traveling with the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference looked on today as special operators negotiated a military urban operations training site with realistic gunfire and smoke that duplicated the kind of real-world missions they've performed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 47 conference participants spent several hours today with Green Berets of the Army's 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, and Naval Special Warfare Unit 2 SEALS. These units, along with the 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall in England, represent the maritime, ground and air components of Special Operations Command Europe.
Air Force Maj. Gen Frank J. Kisner, who took command of Special Operations Command Europe in May, described the host of missions that range from direct action, as demonstrated today, to non-combatant evacuation operations, to advising foreign militaries to help them build capacity.
U.S. European Command's special operators have deployed routinely since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, first pulling forward into Afghanistan, then into Iraq as well, Kisner said.
"A lot of folks have just come off of combat deployments, and they will tell you it is tremendous capability that they have," said Kisner. "But more importantly, it is tremendous capability that they are willing to share, not only as they bring new team members on, but also as we are working with other nations' forces both in Europe and in Afghanistan and Iraq."
1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group's Company C demonstrated some of that capability today during a mock deliberate assault operation on two buildings suspected of housing targets of interest.
"We have three principles for direct action: speed, surprise and violence of actions," said Army Maj. Pat Lange, company commander.
Special Forces A teams, with embedded Navy explosive ordnance elements, moved with silent precision toward the buildings before launching an all-out attack. "We try to go as quietly as we can for as long as we can," said Company C Sgt. Maj. Bob Irby. "I can't tell you how many people we get out of bed who never knew we were there."
As they sought out their targets, the special operators made split-second decisions, negotiating through buildings reconfigured regularly to keep them off-guard. "They're problem-solving at a high rate of speed, and normally in the middle of the night. They have to adjust to the unknown at a rapid pace," Lange said. "If it sounds confusing, it is."
"We manhunt for high-value targets," explained an armorer on the Special Forces A team who asked that his name not be used. "You can think of us as a scalpel. Sometimes you need a sledgehammer, and that's not us. We provide precision application of discriminatory fire."
The civilian leaders got some hands-on experience, live-firing some of the weapons special operators use: the MP5 9 mm machine gun, enhanced battle rifle, M14 7.62 mm rifle, P226 and P239 pistols, Mark 46 and 48 machine guns and an AK-47 assault rifle.
They also walked through a static display, where SEALS explained the diving, medical and communications equipment they use in their operations.
Kisner encouraged the civilians to chat with the troops about the operations they conduct and what motivates them to serve.
"They have phenomenal stories, some they will tell you and some they won't," he said. "They are from America, from the towns where you live, the states that you live in. And I consider them a phenomenal national treasure for having the courage and determination to go out and do what they do."
A Special Forces armorer who asked that his name not be used explained that every member of his unit is a four-time volunteer. All volunteered to join the Army, to go to Airborne School, to become Special Forces qualified, then to become part of EuCom's elite, quick strike force that serves as the EuCom commander's action arms in the most extreme circumstances.
Despite repeated separations from his family and the dangerous missions he's regularly called on to carry out, the armorer feels a deep-down sense of duty. "I think you see less and less people standing up for what they think is right," he said. "I do this because it's something I believe in.
"Someone has to do it. It has to be done. I am able, so it's my turn. One day it will be my son's turn, then after that, it will be his son's turn."
"My eyes are wide open, and I am in awe," Sally Prouty, president and CEO of The Corps Network, which oversees the nation's 113 Service and Conservation Corps, said after today's visit. "Seeing what I have seen today gives me a profound sense of pride and gratification."
JCOC is designed to familiarize civilian business, education and civic leaders with the military. The participants are wrapping up a week-long visit through EuCom visiting military installations and spending time with soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.
EuCom Commander Urges Civilian Leaders to Share Insights
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 26, 2008 - The top U.S. military officer in Europe urged civilian leaders who spent the past week visiting military installations in the region to return home sharing their experiences, particularly with young people who might consider military service. Army Gen. John Craddock, who wears two hats as commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said the all-volunteer force introduced in 1973 has helped build the best military the country has ever seen.
"Understand that these are all volunteers," Craddock told the group. "Everyone you talked to today is part of the all-volunteer force. [They are] incredibly talented, incredibly smart, very capable, and they do this of their own free choice."
Many re-enlist after their initial tours, drawn by the discipline and opportunities the military offers, he told the group.
But a challenge the force faces is that, unlike during the draft, many American adults haven't served in the military and don't have an understanding of it to share with young people as they make choices about their future, Craddock said.
"The impact is that when young people today have to make decisions ... when they turn to those they respect, it's a difficult decision to make based upon the answers they get," he said.
Craddock urged the civilians – all business, civic and academic leaders in their communities – to take the insights they've gained and share them with those who might be interested. "The hope is here, one, you can give them informed judgments and advice, and, two, you can tell others what you saw," he said.
"We are proud of these kids," he said. "They do it because they choose to, and they do it day in and day out."
Craddock thanked the group for taking time from their schedules to travel through EuCom and meet the men and women who serve in the command.
"At the end of the day, you must know that our soldiers, our sailors, our Coast Guardies, our airmen and our Marines really enjoy having you here because they get a chance to show you what they do day in and day out," he said. "And what you saw was for you, but it was not exclusively for you because it is training for them. And they are proud of that and they want you to know that."
As part of the global force management program, EuCom provides forces for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and anywhere else the Defense Department needs them, Craddock said. "The reach is deep and it is a total force effort," he said.
"We ask much of them and what we ask of them is a high standard, fair treatment of their peers and taking care of their team. And I think it shows that we have been able to do that," Craddock said. "At the end of the day, they are just ordinary people doing a hero's job."
The first U.S. defense secretary, James V. Forrestal, created the JCOC program in 1948 to introduce civilian "movers and shakers" with little or no military exposure to the workings of the armed forces. Nearly six decades later, it remains DoD's premier civic leader program.
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 26, 2008 - The top U.S. military officer in Europe urged civilian leaders who spent the past week visiting military installations in the region to return home sharing their experiences, particularly with young people who might consider military service. Army Gen. John Craddock, who wears two hats as commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said the all-volunteer force introduced in 1973 has helped build the best military the country has ever seen.
"Understand that these are all volunteers," Craddock told the group. "Everyone you talked to today is part of the all-volunteer force. [They are] incredibly talented, incredibly smart, very capable, and they do this of their own free choice."
Many re-enlist after their initial tours, drawn by the discipline and opportunities the military offers, he told the group.
But a challenge the force faces is that, unlike during the draft, many American adults haven't served in the military and don't have an understanding of it to share with young people as they make choices about their future, Craddock said.
"The impact is that when young people today have to make decisions ... when they turn to those they respect, it's a difficult decision to make based upon the answers they get," he said.
Craddock urged the civilians – all business, civic and academic leaders in their communities – to take the insights they've gained and share them with those who might be interested. "The hope is here, one, you can give them informed judgments and advice, and, two, you can tell others what you saw," he said.
"We are proud of these kids," he said. "They do it because they choose to, and they do it day in and day out."
Craddock thanked the group for taking time from their schedules to travel through EuCom and meet the men and women who serve in the command.
"At the end of the day, you must know that our soldiers, our sailors, our Coast Guardies, our airmen and our Marines really enjoy having you here because they get a chance to show you what they do day in and day out," he said. "And what you saw was for you, but it was not exclusively for you because it is training for them. And they are proud of that and they want you to know that."
As part of the global force management program, EuCom provides forces for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and anywhere else the Defense Department needs them, Craddock said. "The reach is deep and it is a total force effort," he said.
"We ask much of them and what we ask of them is a high standard, fair treatment of their peers and taking care of their team. And I think it shows that we have been able to do that," Craddock said. "At the end of the day, they are just ordinary people doing a hero's job."
The first U.S. defense secretary, James V. Forrestal, created the JCOC program in 1948 to introduce civilian "movers and shakers" with little or no military exposure to the workings of the armed forces. Nearly six decades later, it remains DoD's premier civic leader program.
Army National Guard Gets New Medevac Black Hawk Helicopter
By Spc. John Higgins
Special to American Forces Press Service
Sept. 25, 2008 - Officials unveiled a new medical evacuation version of the Black Hawk helicopter at the National Guard Association of the United States conference here on Sept. 21. The HH-60M Black Hawk is capable of carrying up to six litter patients or walking wounded to the nearest medical treatment facility, wherever that may be.
"This is all about saving lives and preventing suffering," said Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, the director of the Army National Guard.
An aviation unit headquartered in Vermont with a detachment in Massachusetts will get the first M-series off the assembly line. A total of 42 new Black Hawks will be delivered to four states in fiscal year 2009, and 60 by 2010.
"We are the first medevac unit fielded," said Col. Garrett Jensen, chief of the aviation and safety branch for the Army National Guard. "It's a milestone, and it's really a testament of ... the Army's dedication to equipping the Guard."
Officials said the M-series modifications fulfill a "valuable" medical need in an airframe that is already a field-proven helicopter in troop capacity, equipment and design. "It is the [work] horse of what we do in the United States and around the world," Vaughn said.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stephen Sanderson, the state division safety officer for the Vermont Army National Guard, said the biggest change in this model is the rotor system. "You'll get another 545 pounds of lift from that and be able to operate in a high, hot environment substantially better."
The M-model also has a bigger engine, an all-glass cockpit for better visibility, an improved gear box for the main transmission and an externally-mounted electric hoist, "so you don't lose the cabin space," Sanderson said.
"It's a fully digital aircraft and has the ability to communicate with other aviation and ground assets," he added. "It's a fully coupled auto-pilot. The thing flies itself."
The helicopter also has a medical suite in the back with an onboard oxygen generating system and climate control. The oxygen system, a vital component of first medical response, runs off the engine's air output.
"As long as the engines on the aircraft are running or there is oxygen in the bottles (gas containment cylinders), then you've got oxygen," said Arthur E. Torwirt, vice president of products division of Air Methods Corp., the providers of the medical equipment in the M-series.
Vaughn said these improvements allow the M-series to fly "no kidding" life-saving missions quickly for servicemembers.
(Spc. John Higgins is assigned to the National Guard Bureau.)
Special to American Forces Press Service
Sept. 25, 2008 - Officials unveiled a new medical evacuation version of the Black Hawk helicopter at the National Guard Association of the United States conference here on Sept. 21. The HH-60M Black Hawk is capable of carrying up to six litter patients or walking wounded to the nearest medical treatment facility, wherever that may be.
"This is all about saving lives and preventing suffering," said Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, the director of the Army National Guard.
An aviation unit headquartered in Vermont with a detachment in Massachusetts will get the first M-series off the assembly line. A total of 42 new Black Hawks will be delivered to four states in fiscal year 2009, and 60 by 2010.
"We are the first medevac unit fielded," said Col. Garrett Jensen, chief of the aviation and safety branch for the Army National Guard. "It's a milestone, and it's really a testament of ... the Army's dedication to equipping the Guard."
Officials said the M-series modifications fulfill a "valuable" medical need in an airframe that is already a field-proven helicopter in troop capacity, equipment and design. "It is the [work] horse of what we do in the United States and around the world," Vaughn said.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stephen Sanderson, the state division safety officer for the Vermont Army National Guard, said the biggest change in this model is the rotor system. "You'll get another 545 pounds of lift from that and be able to operate in a high, hot environment substantially better."
The M-model also has a bigger engine, an all-glass cockpit for better visibility, an improved gear box for the main transmission and an externally-mounted electric hoist, "so you don't lose the cabin space," Sanderson said.
"It's a fully digital aircraft and has the ability to communicate with other aviation and ground assets," he added. "It's a fully coupled auto-pilot. The thing flies itself."
The helicopter also has a medical suite in the back with an onboard oxygen generating system and climate control. The oxygen system, a vital component of first medical response, runs off the engine's air output.
"As long as the engines on the aircraft are running or there is oxygen in the bottles (gas containment cylinders), then you've got oxygen," said Arthur E. Torwirt, vice president of products division of Air Methods Corp., the providers of the medical equipment in the M-series.
Vaughn said these improvements allow the M-series to fly "no kidding" life-saving missions quickly for servicemembers.
(Spc. John Higgins is assigned to the National Guard Bureau.)
Air Force Disciplines 15 Senior Officers in Nuclear Nose Cone Fiasco
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 25, 2008 - The Air Force has disciplined 15 senior officers, including six generals, in connection with the errant shipping of nuclear missile nose cones to Taiwan in 2006, officials announced today. The service took administrative actions against two lieutenant generals, two major generals, two brigadier generals and nine colonels, Acting Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said. He and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz made the announcements at a Pentagon news conference.
In March 2008, the Air Force revealed that the U.S. military had regained control of four nuclear nose cone assemblies, which did not contain nuclear material, for a Minuteman missile mistakenly sent to Taiwan in 2006. After a review of the error, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates asked for the resignations of then-Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne and then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley.
"It has been an Air Force priority that airmen at all levels hold themselves to the highest standards of performance and that all airmen, therefore, remain accountable for their areas of responsibilities and the successful execution of their assigned missions," Donley said.
The acting secretary said no mission in the Air Force is more important than the service's central role in maintaining America's nuclear deterrent. The punishments he and Schwartz made grew out of recommendations from a report submitted by Navy Adm. Kirkwood Donald, the chief of the Navy's office of nuclear propulsion.
"These actions are administrative in nature but can carry with them substantial consequences for the careers of these officers, including their potential to command, to be promoted or to retire in their current grade," Donley said. "We recognize the years of dedicated service that these officers have given, but we cannot ignore the breaches of trust that have occurred on their watch."
Schwartz echoed the acting secretary in his comments about accountability. "The standards to which we must adhere are high, and that is for very good reason," the chief of staff said. "We are entrusted with the defense of the nation. In no area is that imperative greater than in the stewardship of our nation's nuclear enterprise. The very nature of the mission demands adherence to the highest standards of precision and reliability.
"Today we are taking action in response to a breakdown in adherence to those standards," he continued. "These officers are good people with otherwise distinguished careers spent in faithful service to the nation. They are not accused of intentional wrongdoing, but they did not do enough to carry out their leadership responsibilities for nuclear oversight. For that, they must be held accountable."
The officers involved received letters of reprimand, admonishment or counseling. The most serious is a letter of reprimand.
Lt. Gen. Kevin J. Sullivan received a letter of reprimand for not adequately addressing logistics policy deficiencies and for failing to correct previously identified systemic issues in Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM, logistics. He also was cited for not exercising effective command oversight to recognize and correct deficiencies in ICBM depot maintenance and materiel control at the Ogden Air Logistics Center, Utah. Sullivan has requested retirement.
Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel received a letter of admonishment for not effectively exercising responsibility for ICBM system sustainment matters and for not effectively correcting deficiencies in engineering support of ICBM components while serving as commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center and Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space. Hamel had previously requested retirement.
Maj. Gen. Roger W. Burg received a letter of admonishment for not exercising effective command oversight of ICBM sustainment-related activities. He also did not identify and correct deficiencies in shipping and receiving sensitive components at ICBM bases in his current position as commander of 20th Air Force. Donley and Schwartz have determined that Burg is needed to restore effective stewardship of the ICBM force, and he will remain in command to continue corrective actions he has initiated.
Maj. Gen. Kathleen D. Close received a letter of admonishment for not exercising effective command oversight of depot maintenance, engineering activities and materiel control of sensitive components. She was cited for not recognizing weaknesses in the sensitive component supply chain, and for not correcting materiel control and maintenance deficiencies at Ogden Air Logistics Center. Donley and Schwartz determined that Close is needed to restore Air Force stewardship of the ICBM force, and she will remain in command to continue corrective actions she has initiated.
Brig. Gen. Francis M. Bruno was admonished for not exercising proper oversight to identify and correct weaknesses in logistics management and maintenance support for ICBM components, and for not taking adequate action to correct previously identified deficiencies at air logistics centers in his position as logistics director for Air Force Materiel Command. Bruno previously requested retirement.
Brig. Gen. Arthur B. Cameron III was admonished for not identifying and correcting deficiencies in depot maintenance operations involving sensitive components, for not ensuring proper materiel control of sensitive components when in the custody of maintenance personnel and for not taking adequate action to correct previously identified discrepancies in materiel control and maintenance while he served as a maintenance wing commander.
Five of the colonels received letters of reprimand, three letters of admonishment and one a letter of counseling.
"All who serve in uniform understand our obligation to the mission, to personal accountability and to order and discipline in our organizations," Schwartz said. "We will sustain our high standards, because the nature of our work depends on it. And our client, the American people, expect it."
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 25, 2008 - The Air Force has disciplined 15 senior officers, including six generals, in connection with the errant shipping of nuclear missile nose cones to Taiwan in 2006, officials announced today. The service took administrative actions against two lieutenant generals, two major generals, two brigadier generals and nine colonels, Acting Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said. He and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz made the announcements at a Pentagon news conference.
In March 2008, the Air Force revealed that the U.S. military had regained control of four nuclear nose cone assemblies, which did not contain nuclear material, for a Minuteman missile mistakenly sent to Taiwan in 2006. After a review of the error, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates asked for the resignations of then-Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne and then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley.
"It has been an Air Force priority that airmen at all levels hold themselves to the highest standards of performance and that all airmen, therefore, remain accountable for their areas of responsibilities and the successful execution of their assigned missions," Donley said.
The acting secretary said no mission in the Air Force is more important than the service's central role in maintaining America's nuclear deterrent. The punishments he and Schwartz made grew out of recommendations from a report submitted by Navy Adm. Kirkwood Donald, the chief of the Navy's office of nuclear propulsion.
"These actions are administrative in nature but can carry with them substantial consequences for the careers of these officers, including their potential to command, to be promoted or to retire in their current grade," Donley said. "We recognize the years of dedicated service that these officers have given, but we cannot ignore the breaches of trust that have occurred on their watch."
Schwartz echoed the acting secretary in his comments about accountability. "The standards to which we must adhere are high, and that is for very good reason," the chief of staff said. "We are entrusted with the defense of the nation. In no area is that imperative greater than in the stewardship of our nation's nuclear enterprise. The very nature of the mission demands adherence to the highest standards of precision and reliability.
"Today we are taking action in response to a breakdown in adherence to those standards," he continued. "These officers are good people with otherwise distinguished careers spent in faithful service to the nation. They are not accused of intentional wrongdoing, but they did not do enough to carry out their leadership responsibilities for nuclear oversight. For that, they must be held accountable."
The officers involved received letters of reprimand, admonishment or counseling. The most serious is a letter of reprimand.
Lt. Gen. Kevin J. Sullivan received a letter of reprimand for not adequately addressing logistics policy deficiencies and for failing to correct previously identified systemic issues in Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM, logistics. He also was cited for not exercising effective command oversight to recognize and correct deficiencies in ICBM depot maintenance and materiel control at the Ogden Air Logistics Center, Utah. Sullivan has requested retirement.
Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel received a letter of admonishment for not effectively exercising responsibility for ICBM system sustainment matters and for not effectively correcting deficiencies in engineering support of ICBM components while serving as commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center and Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space. Hamel had previously requested retirement.
Maj. Gen. Roger W. Burg received a letter of admonishment for not exercising effective command oversight of ICBM sustainment-related activities. He also did not identify and correct deficiencies in shipping and receiving sensitive components at ICBM bases in his current position as commander of 20th Air Force. Donley and Schwartz have determined that Burg is needed to restore effective stewardship of the ICBM force, and he will remain in command to continue corrective actions he has initiated.
Maj. Gen. Kathleen D. Close received a letter of admonishment for not exercising effective command oversight of depot maintenance, engineering activities and materiel control of sensitive components. She was cited for not recognizing weaknesses in the sensitive component supply chain, and for not correcting materiel control and maintenance deficiencies at Ogden Air Logistics Center. Donley and Schwartz determined that Close is needed to restore Air Force stewardship of the ICBM force, and she will remain in command to continue corrective actions she has initiated.
Brig. Gen. Francis M. Bruno was admonished for not exercising proper oversight to identify and correct weaknesses in logistics management and maintenance support for ICBM components, and for not taking adequate action to correct previously identified deficiencies at air logistics centers in his position as logistics director for Air Force Materiel Command. Bruno previously requested retirement.
Brig. Gen. Arthur B. Cameron III was admonished for not identifying and correcting deficiencies in depot maintenance operations involving sensitive components, for not ensuring proper materiel control of sensitive components when in the custody of maintenance personnel and for not taking adequate action to correct previously identified discrepancies in materiel control and maintenance while he served as a maintenance wing commander.
Five of the colonels received letters of reprimand, three letters of admonishment and one a letter of counseling.
"All who serve in uniform understand our obligation to the mission, to personal accountability and to order and discipline in our organizations," Schwartz said. "We will sustain our high standards, because the nature of our work depends on it. And our client, the American people, expect it."
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Face of Defense: Father and Daughter Train Together for Iraq Deployment
By Spc. Elizabeth Gorenc
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 25, 2008 - Overseas deployments usually call upon soldiers to temporarily leave loved ones behind. But, here, two members of the Hempstead family are preparing to mobilize together. First Sgt. Bob Hempstead and his daughter, Pfc. Crystal Hempstead, members of the Indiana National Guard's 1313th Engineer Company based on Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Ind., are scheduled to deploy to Iraq in early 2009. They are conducting pre-mobilization training with their unit at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, or MUTC, here in South Central Indiana.
Wanting to gain overseas experience, Crystal Hempstead said she transferred into the unit and volunteered for the upcoming deployment. The fact that her father would be her first sergeant had no bearing on her decision to join the unit, she said.
"I knew there was a war going on when I made the choice to enlist," she said. "I also wanted to deploy right after Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training to gain experience to be a better soldier. So joining this unit and deploying with them seemed like the perfect option."
Training and working together in the same environment at MUTC is nothing new to the Hempsteads. Bob is the senior operations noncommissioned officer at the training center, while Crystal also works at the center as the administrative assistant for Col. Chris Kelsey.
Their experiences working together in a military environment prevented them from walking blindly into training together, Bob said.
"We had a talk before we came here about keeping our family life and military life separate," he said. "As first sergeant, I have 180 soldiers and it's important to treat everyone equally and be professional."
Even though the Hempsteads train together, they rarely see each other due to their busy schedules.
"Training has been great so far and troop morale is really high," Crystal Hempstead said. "Not only is it fun, but it's great to know that you can complete something like clearing houses and know that your buddy has your back."
The engineer company is the first unit group to conduct pre-mobilization training at center, Bob Hempstead said.
"It was pretty easy to set up training at MUTC for our unit since I work with operations here," he said. "We hope to set the way for other units to eventually complete pre-mobilization training through here."
Training consisted of land navigation, bomb detection, military operations on urban terrain, and driver's training and combatives.
The second portion of the company's training is scheduled to take place at Camp Atterbury. There, they will conduct weapons qualifications and range skills training.
Both Hempsteads said that the overall unit cohesion, high morale and skills honed at MUTC transfers through the rest of their training and deployment.
(Spc. Elizabeth Gorenc is assigned to Camp Atterbury Public Affairs.)
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 25, 2008 - Overseas deployments usually call upon soldiers to temporarily leave loved ones behind. But, here, two members of the Hempstead family are preparing to mobilize together. First Sgt. Bob Hempstead and his daughter, Pfc. Crystal Hempstead, members of the Indiana National Guard's 1313th Engineer Company based on Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Ind., are scheduled to deploy to Iraq in early 2009. They are conducting pre-mobilization training with their unit at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, or MUTC, here in South Central Indiana.
Wanting to gain overseas experience, Crystal Hempstead said she transferred into the unit and volunteered for the upcoming deployment. The fact that her father would be her first sergeant had no bearing on her decision to join the unit, she said.
"I knew there was a war going on when I made the choice to enlist," she said. "I also wanted to deploy right after Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training to gain experience to be a better soldier. So joining this unit and deploying with them seemed like the perfect option."
Training and working together in the same environment at MUTC is nothing new to the Hempsteads. Bob is the senior operations noncommissioned officer at the training center, while Crystal also works at the center as the administrative assistant for Col. Chris Kelsey.
Their experiences working together in a military environment prevented them from walking blindly into training together, Bob said.
"We had a talk before we came here about keeping our family life and military life separate," he said. "As first sergeant, I have 180 soldiers and it's important to treat everyone equally and be professional."
Even though the Hempsteads train together, they rarely see each other due to their busy schedules.
"Training has been great so far and troop morale is really high," Crystal Hempstead said. "Not only is it fun, but it's great to know that you can complete something like clearing houses and know that your buddy has your back."
The engineer company is the first unit group to conduct pre-mobilization training at center, Bob Hempstead said.
"It was pretty easy to set up training at MUTC for our unit since I work with operations here," he said. "We hope to set the way for other units to eventually complete pre-mobilization training through here."
Training consisted of land navigation, bomb detection, military operations on urban terrain, and driver's training and combatives.
The second portion of the company's training is scheduled to take place at Camp Atterbury. There, they will conduct weapons qualifications and range skills training.
Both Hempsteads said that the overall unit cohesion, high morale and skills honed at MUTC transfers through the rest of their training and deployment.
(Spc. Elizabeth Gorenc is assigned to Camp Atterbury Public Affairs.)
MILITARY CONTRACTS September 25, 2008
Navy
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $206,656,390 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-07-C-0035) for the procurement of 18 EA-18G low-rate initial production II Airborne Electronic Attack Kits, 3 EA-18G FY 08 supplemental AEA Kits, and associated non-recurring engineering. Work will be performed in Baltimore, Md. (45 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (22 percent); St. Louis, Mo. (13.5 percent); Melbourne, Fla. (5 percent); Fort Wayne, Ind. (4.7 percent); Thousand Oaks Calif. (4.2 percent); Wallingford, Conn. (2.5 percent); Nashua, N.H. (2.4 percent); and Westminster, Colo. (.7 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 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.
Forward Slope, Inc.,* San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $139,212,052 cost reimbursement and firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide maritime surveillance systems and enhanced maritime security capability support for various foreign nations. This effort will provide the host nations' armed forces with situational awareness through sensor fusion, target detection and classification capabilities. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded the contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Systems. This contract includes one two-year ordering option period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $237,079,290. Work will be performed both at the contractor's site in San Diego, Calif. (60 percent) and in the specific host nation (40 percent), and orders can be awarded through September 2011 (through September 2013 with options). Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited from small businesses and five offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego is the contracting activity (N00039-08-D-0012).
Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., Pensacola, Fla., is being awarded a $132,887,585 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery requirements contract (N00019-06-D-0017) to exercise an option for contractor logistics support services for the T-34, T-44, and T-6 aircraft. Services to be provided include labor, services, facilities, equipment, tools, and direct and indirect materials. In addition, this option provides for organizational maintenance at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola for the T-6 aircraft, as well as organizational and limited intermediate maintenance at NAS Whiting Field. Work will be performed at the NAS Corpus Christi, Texas (40 percent); NAS Whiting Field, Fla. (39.74 percent); NAS Pensacola, Fla. (12.10 percent); NAS Lemoore, Calif. (1.84 percent); NAS Oceana, Va. (1.58 percent); Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif. (.79 percent); Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md. (.79 percent); Aviation Technical Test Center , Fort Rucker, Ala. (.79 percent); Naval Air Facility, El Centro, Calif. (.53 percent); Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, N.C. (.53 percent); NAS Jacksonville, Fla. (.53 percent); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (.26 percent); NASA Cleveland, Ohio (.26 percent); and Fort Eustis, Va. (.26 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2009. 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.
Cambridge Communication Systems, Inc., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $132,868,336 cost reimbursement and firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide maritime surveillance systems and enhanced maritime security capability support for various foreign nations. This effort will provide the host nations' armed forces with situational awareness through sensor fusion, target detection and classification capabilities. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded the contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Systems. This contract includes one two-year ordering option period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $225,467,778. Work will be performed both at the contractor's site in Alexandria, Va. (60 percent) and in the specific host nation (40 percent) and orders can be awarded through September 2011 ( through September 2013 with options). Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited from small businesses and five offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego is the contracting activity (N00039-08-D-0011).
Global Technical Systems, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a $132,172,053 cost reimbursement and firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide maritime surveillance systems and enhanced maritime security capability support for various foreign nations. This effort will provide the host nations' armed forces with situational awareness through sensor fusion, target detection and classification capabilities. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded the contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Systems. This contract includes one two-year ordering option period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $224,097,264. Work will be performed both at the contractor's site in Virginia Beach, Va., (60 percent) and in the specific host nation (40 percent) and orders can be awarded through September 2011 (through September 2013 with options). Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited from small businesses and five offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego is the contracting activity (N00039-08-D-0013).
C4 Planning Solutions, LLC,* Blythe, Ga., is being awarded a $117,576,413 cost reimbursement and firm-fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide maritime surveillance systems and enhanced maritime security capability support for various foreign nations. This effort will provide the host nations' armed forces with situational awareness through sensor fusion, target detection and classification capabilities. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded the contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Systems. This contract includes one two-year ordering option period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $199,089,235. Work will be performed both at the contractor's site in Blythe, Ga., (60 percent) and in the specific host nation (40 percent), and orders can be awarded through September 2011 (through September 2013 with options). Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited from small businesses and five offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego is the contracting activity (N00039-08-D-0010).
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $42,573,942 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery requirements contract (N00019-05-D-0023) to exercise an option for logistics support for 123 TH-57B/TH-57C aircraft. Work will be performed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. (99 percent) and NAS Patuxent River, Md. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2009. 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.
Harper Construction Co., Inc.*, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $41,314,465 firm fixed price contract for design and construction of two Multi-Battalion Operations Centers at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The work to be performed provides for administration offices, medical aid stations, communication rooms, and other support functions for two Marine Battalions and their Company Headquarters. The contract also contains two options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $48,147,265. Work will be performed in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with seven proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-08-C-2201).
EDO Communications and Countermeasures Systems, Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif., is being awarded a $40,311,555 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-6311) for the production and support of 555 JCREW 2.1 Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) systems to meet urgent Department of Defense (DoD) requirements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Vehicle Mounted CREW systems are one element of the DoD's Joint Counter RCIED Electronic Warfare program. Spiral 2.1 CREW systems are vehicle mounted electronic jammers designed to prevent the initiation of RCIEDs. This contract is for the urgent procurement and support of CREW systems, to be used by forces in each of the military services of the Central Command Area of Responsibility. The Navy manages the joint CREW program for Office of the Secretary of Defense's Joint IED Defeat Organization. Work will be performed in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $2,131,584 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $38,813,890 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery requirements contract (N00019-04-D-0131) to exercise an option for contractor logistics support services for, H-60, T-39, and H-3 aircraft. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Fla. (99 percent) and Corpus Christi, Texas (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2009. 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.
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems, Inc., Greenlawn, N.Y., is being awarded a $28,256,559 firm fixed priced contract for the production and delivery of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Common Digital Transponder hardware and associated platform integration and testing consisting of 3 RT-1835 AN/APX-117(V) Common Digital Transponders for the Government of Thailand; 663 RT-1836(C) AN/APX-118 Common Digital Transponders for the U.S. Navy (131), and the U.S. Army (532); 197 RT-1912 AN/APX-123 Common Digital Transponders for the U.S. Navy (19), U.S. Coast Guard (3), and U.S. Army (175); 6 C-12664 Mode 4 Remote Control Units (RCU) for the U.S. Navy; 304 C-12720 Mode 5 RCU for U.S. Navy (1), U.S. Coast Guard (3), and U.S. Army (300); 170 MT-7221 APX Mounts for the U.S. Navy (152), U.S. Army (15), and the Government of Thailand (3); 9 Receiver/Transmitters for the U.S. Army; 276 Power Supplies for the U.S. Army; 2 Cryptographic units for the Government of Japan; 201 Mode 5 Kits for the U.S. Army; associated platform integration/testing for the U.S. Navy; and 3 battery packs for the U.S. Army. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($4,556,957; 16.1 percent); U.S. Army ($23,585,613; 83.5 percent); the U.S. Coast Guard ($39,034; .1 percent); and the Governments of Thailand ($71,193; .25 percent) and Japan ($3,762; .01 percent) under the Foreign military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Greenlawn, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in October 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0061).
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $20,084,960 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0015) for the procurement of cockpit display suites in support of the Swiss F/A-18 and Finland F-18 aircraft.. These suites will be used as lab assets for the design and development of a new cockpit display associated with both countries' upgrade programs. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. and is expected to be completed in December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.
John C. Grimberg Co., Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded $17,256,000 for firm fixed price task order #0025 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62477-04-D-0012) for the renovation of the Marine Security Group Battalion Headquarters and Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Marine Corps Base Quantico. The project will construct a brick faced, cast stone detailed, Georgian style bachelor enlisted quarters with 188 rooms. The rooms will be configured in the standard 2+0 room configuration with semi-private bathrooms and walk-in closets. Work will be performed in Quantico, Va., and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, Wash., D.C. is the contracting activity.
Nomad Aviation*, Ormond Beach, Fla., is being awarded a $15,267,751 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery requirements contract (N00019-07-D-0018) to exercise an option for the procurement of 10 each "A" and "B" kits, 12 kit installations, 12 wing rewires, spare parts, conditional maintenance, engineering support and technical data. This procurement is in support of avionics upgrade of 45 T-44 Pegasus aircraft and incorporation of Airframe Change (AFC) 021 in the entire T-44 fleet. AFC-21 directs the complete replacement of all existing wing wiring from source to destination due to aging wiring beneath the leading edge of the wings. Work will be performed in Sanford, Fla., and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2009. 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.
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Integrated Systems Division, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a $14,815,909 cost plus fixed fee, firm fixed price delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-06-G-0014) for Logistics Support for the AAR-47 B(V)2 and the material spares procurement for the AAR-47 V(2)/A(V)2 and B(V)2. This delivery order will include enhancements to the AAR-47 Data Acquisition Computer (DAC) and Depot Level Test Set (DLTS) modifications and AAR-47 Computer processors and PDx Retrofit Integrated Optical Sensor Converter (IOSC) spares. Work will be performed in Clearwater, Fla. (75 percent); Austin, Texas (20 percent); and Natanya, Israel (5 percent); and is expected to be completed in August 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.
Terex Corporation, Stafford, Va., is being awarded $13,442,442 for firm fixed price delivery order #0014 under previously awarded contract (M67854-05-D-5145) for 20 Cranes and associated items. Work will be performed in Germany, and work is expected to be completed by March 2010. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
L-3 Electro Optics Systems, Garland, Texas, is being awarded an $11,177,092 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for AN/PVS-15 and AN/PVS-18A spare parts. The AN/PVS-15 is a binocular goggle and the AN/PVS-18A is a monocular goggle. Both have night detection capabilities. Work will be performed in Garland, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $925,773 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-08-D-JQ14).
omputing Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded an $11,107,628 firm fixed price contract to provide the College of Continuing Education (CCE) with essential personnel and services to support a network of regional campuses. It will also provide program management and other services including, but not limited to, instructional services, administrative services, Subject Matter Expert (SME) services, editorial services, multimedia expertise, instructional technology, engineering services and student support services. Additionally, this effort will provide Training and Education Command (TECOM) range/training area and cultural/language support that includes but is not limited to SME, management and administrative services in support of TECOM's Range and Training Area Management (RTAM) Division and the Center for Advanced Operational and Cultural Learning (CAOCL). This contract contains options, which if exercised, would bring the total cumulative contract to a maximum value of $71,883,456. Work will be performed in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Pensacola, Fla.; Miramar, Calif.; Camp Pendleton, Calif.; Fort Worth, Texas; Quantico, Va.; Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Camp Butler, Okinawa, and work is expected to be completed Sept. 2009 (Sept 2013 with options). Contract funds in the amount of $4,161,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This effort was competed as a full and open competition procurement, with two offers received to the solicitation. The Marine Corps Systems Command (PMTRASYS), Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (M67854-08-C-8009).
Tetra Tech EC Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $10,320,731 for cost plus award fee task order #0016 under a previously awarded Remedial Action Contract (N62473-07-D-3211) for Installation Restoration Sites 5 and 10 Operable Unit 2C Buildings 5 and 400 Storm Drain and Sewer Line Time Critical Removal Action at Alameda Point. The work to be performed provides for additional research and investigation as necessary of previous storm and sewer line investigations and removal work at Operable Unit 2C, Installation Restoration Sites 5 and 10. Complete the Time Critical Removal Action field activities, including removal of the storm and sewer lines. Work will be performed in Alameda, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities engineering Command Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
Tesoro Corp.*, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded $10,320,560 for firm fixed price task order #0030 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62470-05-D-6831) for design and construction of a Child Development Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The task order also contains one option, which if exercised would increase cumulative task order value to $10,470,560. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
Digital Consulting Services, Newbury Park, Calif., is being awarded a time and materials indefinite delivery contract in the amount of $9,989,776 for instructional, administrative, and academic program support services for the Naval Postgraduate School. This contract includes a base period and two one-year option periods, which if exercised, would bring the total estimated value of the contract to $30,880,556. Work will be performed at Monterey, Calif. (75 percent) and Newbury Park, Calif. (25 percent), and work is expected to be completed by September 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $825,000 will expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded competitively through Navy Electronic Commerce Online and is a 100 percent total small business set-aside. Two offers were received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego, Calif. is the contracting activity.
Adara Networks, Inc.,* San Jose, Calif., is being awarded a $9,944,793 cost plus fixed fee contract for mesh networking technologies research. Work will be performed in San Jose, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce website. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-08-C-5155).
T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $9,659,051 for firm fixed price task order #0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8618) for design and construction of a 2-Story Global Support Squadron Command and Operations Facility at Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield. The task order also contains one option, which if exercised would increase cumulative task order value to $11,538,551. Work will be performed in Fairfield, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
auer, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded $9,335,052 for firm fixed price task order #0006 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62477-04-D-0036) for design and construction of the Advanced Energetics Laboratory at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head. The work to be performed provides for a building that will consist of a laboratory that connects to Building 1864 via a covered walkway. The building will accommodate explosive materials. Laboratory space is configured to accommodate analytical research, laser spectroscopy, microscopy, and other research and development activities. The contractor will provide all project management, labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment and transportation necessary to perform the requirements. Work will be performed in Indian Head, Md., and is expected to be completed by May 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, Wash., D.C., is the contracting activity.
Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nev., is being awarded an $8,218,800 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for the procurement of 380 AN/APN-245 Radio Beacon sets in support of the AN/SPN—46 Automatic Carrier Landing System capability and the F/A-18-E/F/G series aircraft. Work will be performed in Sparks, Nev., and is expected to be completed in March 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-08-D-0032).
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, fixed price prospective price redetermination indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of $8,062,302 for the development, testing, and production of the Improved Mechanical Remote Fuze Disassembly kit. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be completed by December 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with two proposals solicited and one offer received via the Federal Business Opportunities website. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-08-D-0023).
Donnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,010,880 cost plus fixed fee delivery order #0004 under previously awarded contract (N00383-06-D-001J) for repair of the F/A-18 AN/APG-79 (AESA) radar. Work will be performed at El Segundo, Calif. (90 percent) and St. Louis, Mo. (10 percent), and work is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity.
Micro Systems, Inc.*, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., is being awarded a $7,733,010 firm fixed price contract for the procurement of 22 Ground Radio Frequency Units (GRFU) for the U.S. Navy (USN); 12 Airborne Relays for the USN; 16 Portable Universal Test Sets for the USN; miscellaneous hardware items in support of the System for Naval Target Control (SNTC); and 406 Transponders and Installation Kits for the USN (291), the Government of Japan (55), the Government of Canada (42), the Government of Norway (10), and the Government of France (8). This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($6,102,310; 79 percent); and the Governments of Japan ($779,900; 10 percent); Canada ($595,560; 7.7 percent); Norway ($141,800; 1.8 percent); and France ($113,440; 1.5 percent) under the Foreign military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $85,080 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0073).
Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $7,672,165 for firm fixed price task order #0004 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8615) for the repair and renovation of various Wing Units and construction of an administration building at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The work to be performed provides for repair and renovation of three existing buildings: 6008, 6009, and 6028, and the construction of a new administration building. Four units of the 4th Marine Air Wing will be relocated from their present facilities into these newer and more efficient facilities. The task order also contains three options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $10,563,296. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., is being awarded a $7,054,523 firm fixed price delivery order modification for Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs). The MIDS-LVT provides secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army platforms. The terminals purchased under this delivery order are for U.S. platforms. Contractfunds in the amount of $2,172,243will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Work will be performed in Carlsbad, Calif., (30 percent), in various other sites worldwide (70 percent), and is expected to be completed by April 2010. This delivery order modification is a follow-on procurement to a delivery order that was competitively procured with two proposals solicited and two offers received via the SPAWAR E-commerce web site. The synopsis was released via the Federal Business Opportunities web site. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-00-D-2101).
Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $6,776,819 firm-fixed-priced order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-08-G-0016) for services in support of the FY 2008 ARC-210 Radio software changes to evolve the Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communication (SATCOM) waveform capability in the Next Generation Tactical Networking Radio, RT-1939(C) radio system. Tasking includes program management, system engineering, hardware design, and data deliverables. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2009. 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.
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $6,668,619 modification to a previously awarded cost plus award fee contract (N00019-04-C-0005) for 13 EA-18G trade studies to delineate technical solutions for improved EA-18G functionality and/or correction of identified deficiencies. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (60 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (30 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2009. 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.
Rome Research Corp., Rome, N.Y., is being awarded a $6,593,440 firm fixed price with cost reimbursable line items contract for operation and maintenance support for facilities operating under Naval Computer & Telecommunications Station Guam. Work will be performed in Guam, and work is expected to be completed by September 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $489,176 will expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded competitively through Navy Electronic Commerce Online and Federal Business Opportunities, with three offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is the contracting activity.
Arriba Corporation*, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded $6,553,997 for firm fixed price task order #0001 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-06-6007) for heating ventilation and air conditioning replacement at Building 41, Northwest Annex. The work to be performed provides for a new system which will consist of source heat pumps with separate outside air units and all incidental work. Work will be performed in Chesapeake, Va., and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
URS-IAP, LLC, Austin, Texas, is being awarded at $5,629,189 for a cost reimbursement task order #0007 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62470-06-D-6009) for design and construction of a temporary Marine Corps Information Operation Center, Marine Corps Base, Quantico. The facility includes a sensitive compartmented information facility space (SCIF), secure equipment storage, and accommodates military and civilian personnel. Work will be performed in Quantico, Va., and is expected to be completed by March 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
USSOCOM
AT&T Government Services of Vienna, Va., is being awarded a $75,000,000 indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity basic contract and delivery order one for the Consolidated Rapid Integration Facility (CRIF) capability in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, Program Executive Officer, Special Programs. The work will be performed primarily in Raleigh, N.C., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 25, 2013.
Raytheon Co., in Fort Wayne, Ind., will be awarded delivery order 0001 in the amount of $274,626 and delivery order 0002 in the amount of $10,824,975 under a three-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling of $54,000,000 for the procurement of the Multiband Multimission Radio (MBMMR) System in support of the RG-31 & RG-33 SOF vehicles for U.S. Special Operations Command. The system will be produced in Fort Wayne and Largo, Fla. The contract number is H92222-08-D-0003.
Raytheon Co., in Fort Wayne, Ind., will be awarded delivery order 0003-Integrated Waveform Phase II, in the amount of $10,498,219 under a 26-month delivery order with a completion date of November 2010, utilizing the IDIQ contract with a ceiling of $54,000,000 for the procurement of the Multiband Multimission Radio (MBMMR) System in support of the RG-31 & RG-33 SOF vehicles for U.S. Special Operations Command. The contract number is H92222-08-D-0003.
Air Force
Wyle Laboratories, Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $48,312,309. The Reliability Information Analysis Center will research, test develop, and deliver data analysis, evaluation, and standardization assessments; systems and training interoperability and evaluation; reliability centered maintenance; reliability and maintenance engineering and testing; logistic management and planning tools; data and management analysis; systems engineering; acquisition systems and planning; and financial life cycle cost analysis for DoD, DHS, and affiliated DoD laboratories and programs. At this time $9,076,599 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, HC1047-05-D-4005, DO: 0079).
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems, of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a cost plus award fee contract for $39,253,732. This contract will provide Engineering Flight Test Support, Supplier Software Maintenance and additional effort associated with increased flight tempo for the EMD Flight Test Program. At this time $4,654,969 has been obligated. 303 AESG/SYK, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-01-C-4600).
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of Herndon, Va., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $38,291,675. This action will provide Survivability and Vulnerability Technical Analysis for Joint Forces command (J2 and Joint Transformation Command-Intelligence (JTC-1) for Intelligence Operations, Training and Transformation). At this time $4,945,279 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380, DO: 0282).
The Air Force is modifying a cost plus award fee contract with Integral Systems, Inc., of Lanham, Md., for an estimated $7,502,992. This contract change modifies the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) effort to support the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) Program Operations Readiness, add training, and incorporate changes to the System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) to clarify development requirements for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite program. The CCS-C program provides an upgraded capability to command and control eh Air Force's communication satellites, including the Defense Satellite Communication System, Milstar, Advanced Extremely High Frequency, and Wideband Gapfiller Satellites. At this time $6,600,862 has been obligated. Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC), military Satellite Communication Systems Wing (MCSW), El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04701-01-C-0012, P00140).
Wyle Laboratories, Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for an estimated $5,796,638. This contract action is for the Reliability Information Analysis Center and will perform Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program for support equipment and vehicles. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (HC1047-05-D-4005, DO: 0075).
Army
BAE Systems Land & Armaments, Anniston, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $45,280,484 firm/fixed/price contract for various Mine Resistant ambush Protected (MRAP) sustainment spare parts. Work will be performed in Clinton Township, Ore., Clackamas, Mich., Anniston, Ala., and Oshkosh, Wis ., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0552).
Sikorsky Aircraft Co., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a
$34,975,856 firm fixed fee price contract for three UH-60M Helicopters for the Army Systems Engineering, Environmental Program and Corrosion Prevention Program. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0003).
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc, St. Petersburg, Fla., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $ 33,636,268 firm fixed fee price contract. This award is made under the terms of the existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) for the Small Caliber Ammunition second Source Prime Contractor (GD-OTS) for the award of additional quantities of 5.56mm, 7.62mm, and Caliber .50 small arms ammunition. Work will be performed in St. Petersburg, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 23, 2010. Bids were solicited via the Web and two bids were received. US Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1-J-05-G-0002).
Tompkins Builders Inc, Wash., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $15,500,000 firm fixed fee price contract to construct Army National Guard Readiness Center expansion at Arlington Hall, Arlington, Va. Work will be performed in Arlington, Va., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 20, 2010. Fifteen bids were solicited, and three bids were received. National Guard Bureau, Selfridge, ANG Base, Mich., is the contracting activity (W90FYQ-08-C-0003).
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $12,996,076 firm fixed fee price contract for supply of spares and components for the Commander's Independent Viewer System of the M2A3 and M3A3 versions of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One was solicited and one bid was received. TACOM-LCMC is the contracting activity (W52H09-08-D-0265).
Thales-Raytheon Systems Company LLC, Fullerton, Ga., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $11,711,382 firm fixed price contract for 59 Power Amplifier Modules (PAMs) in support of the AN/TPQ-37 Reliability Maintainability Improvement Program. Work will be performed in Fullerton, Ga., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2010. One bid solicited was Sole Source and one bid was received. CECOM
Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-06-D-T001).
Army Armaments Inc., (AAI), Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2009, a $10,747,478 firm fixed price contract. This modification exercises options for engineering services for Re-Wing and Aviation Technical test center (ATTC) Counter Rockets & Mortars (C-RAM) in support of the Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ill., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0033).
Midland Supply Inc, Attleboro, Mass., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $10,500,000 firm fixed price contract for BII M1114 series up-armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Tool Kit. Work will be performed in Attleboro, Mass., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. Eleven bids were solicited and three bids were received. TACOM, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52H09-06-D-0152).
GAP Solutions Inc, Reston, Va., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $10,485,171 firm fixed price contract. The contractor will assist in executing Solider and Family wellbeing and benefit coordination responsibilities at the state/territory level throughout the three (3) phase of the deployment cycle: Before, During and After. Work will be distributed among 54 States and Territories, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 23, 2013. Fifty bids were solicited and seven bids were received. National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Ala., is the contracting activity (W9133L-08-F-0279).
Concord General Contracting, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a
$10,478,000 firm fixed price contract for construction of a 30,500 square foot dining facility for an Advanced Individual Training Complex (AIT), Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Work will be performed in Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of March 17, 2010. Bids solicited via the World Wide Wide and CSD, and five bids were received. US Army Engineer District, Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity (W912PL-08-C-0014).
Chenega Security & Protection Services LLC, Ashburn, Va., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2013, a $10,331,910 firm fixed price contract to provide security services for the forward based X-Band Transportable (AN/TPY-2) Radar System at the Shariki Communications Site, Aomori Prefecture, Northern Honshu, Japan. Work will be performed in Shariki Communications Site, Japan, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. One bid was sole-source solicited and one bid was received. US Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity (W91260-08-C-0006).
BAE Systems, York, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $ 8,923,724 firm fixed price contract for 452 BUSK kits (M2 and M3 BASS), Hot Box, and Fire Suppression Modification Kits; 328 Kits on Basic and 124 Kits on Option. Work will be performed in York, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 21, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army-TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-05-G-0005).
Oregon Iron Works Inc, Clackamas, Ore., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $8,800,000 firm fixed price contract for the fabrication and delivery of two Miter Gates (4 Leafs) for the 1200 Foot Chamber at the Markland Locks and Dam. Work will be performed in Clackamas, Ore., with an estimated completion date of May 30, 2009. Bids were solicited via posting on Web and four bids were received. Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-08-C-0040).
Weeks Marine Inc, Covington, La., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $7,470,000 firm fixed price contract for beach nourishment, Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island, Dewey Beach, Delaware with options for Rehoboth and Bethany and South Bethany Beaches. Work will be performed in Dewey, Del., and Bethany, Del., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2009. Ten bids were solicited and two bids were received. US Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (W912BU-08-C-0042).
Lakeshore Engineering Services Inc, Detroit, Mich., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $7,204,742 firm fixed price contract for construction of a child development center, Bliss Elementary location, Ft. Bliss, Texas, as a task order of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity design build services contract for the Southwestern Region for Child Development Center/Youth Activity Center. Work will be performed in Southwestern Region, Ft. Bliss, and El Pasco, Texas with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2010. Bids were solicited via the World Wide Web and seven bids were received. US Army Engineer District, Little Rock, Ill., is the contracting activity (W9127S-07-D-6002).
J & J/BMAR LLP, Austin, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $ 6,927,996 firm fixed price contract for base operations and maintenance services, including minor construction and incidentals materials. Work will be performed in Warren, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web and eight bids were received. US Army TACOM-LCMC, Acquisition Center, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W912CH-08-C-A525).
Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Enterprise, Lake Park, Ga., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $ 6,684,243 firm fixed price contract. Project provides a new commercial vehicle access at the south end of Moody Air Force Base. Work will be performed in Moody Air Force Base, Ga., with an estimated completion date of March 23, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army Engineer District, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-08-C-0067).
Suulutaaq Inc, Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $6,246,018 firm fixed price contract for Napa Valley Wine Train relocation project, consisting of relocating existing railway facilities. Work will be performed in Napa, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 3, 2011. Bids were solicited via sole source and one bid was received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Sacramento, Calif., is the contracting activity (W91238-08-C-0022).
Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Company LLC, Independence, Mo., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $5,721,989 firm fixed price contract for execution of economic price adjustment for Cooper & Total Plant volume discount. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).
Critical Mission Support Services, Saucier, Miss., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $5,381,750 firm fixed price contract for relocation modular buildings of varying configurations to be used as occupancy housing in support of Afghanistan theater operations. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 19, 2012. Bids were solicited via the Web and eighteen bids were received. Joint Contracting Command, Bagram, Afghanistan, is the contracting activity (W91B4N-08-D-0011).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Pepco Energy Services, Inc., Arlington, Va. is being awarded a maximum $25,288,447 firm fixed price contract for electricity services. Other location of performance is in Washington, D.C. Using service is Air Force. There were originally 100 proposals solicited with 14 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is December 31, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va.
(SP0600-08-D-8034).
Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc., Herndon, Va. is being awarded a maximum $24,303,290 firm fixed price contract for electricity services. Other locations of performance are in Washington, D.C. Using service is Army, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 100 proposals solicited with 14 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is December 31, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-08-D-8035).
World Fuels Services dba Trans TEC, Greenwich, Conn. is being awarded a maximum $16,757,255 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for marine gas oil. Other location of performance is Texas. Using services are Army, Navy, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 55 proposals solicited with 18 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is April 30, 2011. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-08-D-0369).
Caterpillar Inc., Moseville, Ind. is being awarded a maximum $14,651,199 firm fixed price delivery order on long term contract for front end loader. Other location of performance is Illinois. Using service is Multi-National Forces Command Iraq. There were originally 5 proposals solicited with 2 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is May 15, 2009. the contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM500-01-D-0059-0224).
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $206,656,390 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-07-C-0035) for the procurement of 18 EA-18G low-rate initial production II Airborne Electronic Attack Kits, 3 EA-18G FY 08 supplemental AEA Kits, and associated non-recurring engineering. Work will be performed in Baltimore, Md. (45 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (22 percent); St. Louis, Mo. (13.5 percent); Melbourne, Fla. (5 percent); Fort Wayne, Ind. (4.7 percent); Thousand Oaks Calif. (4.2 percent); Wallingford, Conn. (2.5 percent); Nashua, N.H. (2.4 percent); and Westminster, Colo. (.7 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 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.
Forward Slope, Inc.,* San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $139,212,052 cost reimbursement and firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide maritime surveillance systems and enhanced maritime security capability support for various foreign nations. This effort will provide the host nations' armed forces with situational awareness through sensor fusion, target detection and classification capabilities. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded the contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Systems. This contract includes one two-year ordering option period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $237,079,290. Work will be performed both at the contractor's site in San Diego, Calif. (60 percent) and in the specific host nation (40 percent), and orders can be awarded through September 2011 (through September 2013 with options). Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited from small businesses and five offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego is the contracting activity (N00039-08-D-0012).
Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., Pensacola, Fla., is being awarded a $132,887,585 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery requirements contract (N00019-06-D-0017) to exercise an option for contractor logistics support services for the T-34, T-44, and T-6 aircraft. Services to be provided include labor, services, facilities, equipment, tools, and direct and indirect materials. In addition, this option provides for organizational maintenance at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola for the T-6 aircraft, as well as organizational and limited intermediate maintenance at NAS Whiting Field. Work will be performed at the NAS Corpus Christi, Texas (40 percent); NAS Whiting Field, Fla. (39.74 percent); NAS Pensacola, Fla. (12.10 percent); NAS Lemoore, Calif. (1.84 percent); NAS Oceana, Va. (1.58 percent); Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif. (.79 percent); Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md. (.79 percent); Aviation Technical Test Center , Fort Rucker, Ala. (.79 percent); Naval Air Facility, El Centro, Calif. (.53 percent); Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, N.C. (.53 percent); NAS Jacksonville, Fla. (.53 percent); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (.26 percent); NASA Cleveland, Ohio (.26 percent); and Fort Eustis, Va. (.26 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2009. 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.
Cambridge Communication Systems, Inc., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $132,868,336 cost reimbursement and firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide maritime surveillance systems and enhanced maritime security capability support for various foreign nations. This effort will provide the host nations' armed forces with situational awareness through sensor fusion, target detection and classification capabilities. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded the contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Systems. This contract includes one two-year ordering option period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $225,467,778. Work will be performed both at the contractor's site in Alexandria, Va. (60 percent) and in the specific host nation (40 percent) and orders can be awarded through September 2011 ( through September 2013 with options). Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited from small businesses and five offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego is the contracting activity (N00039-08-D-0011).
Global Technical Systems, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a $132,172,053 cost reimbursement and firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide maritime surveillance systems and enhanced maritime security capability support for various foreign nations. This effort will provide the host nations' armed forces with situational awareness through sensor fusion, target detection and classification capabilities. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded the contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Systems. This contract includes one two-year ordering option period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $224,097,264. Work will be performed both at the contractor's site in Virginia Beach, Va., (60 percent) and in the specific host nation (40 percent) and orders can be awarded through September 2011 (through September 2013 with options). Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited from small businesses and five offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego is the contracting activity (N00039-08-D-0013).
C4 Planning Solutions, LLC,* Blythe, Ga., is being awarded a $117,576,413 cost reimbursement and firm-fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide maritime surveillance systems and enhanced maritime security capability support for various foreign nations. This effort will provide the host nations' armed forces with situational awareness through sensor fusion, target detection and classification capabilities. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command awarded the contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Systems. This contract includes one two-year ordering option period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $199,089,235. Work will be performed both at the contractor's site in Blythe, Ga., (60 percent) and in the specific host nation (40 percent), and orders can be awarded through September 2011 (through September 2013 with options). Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce web site, with an unlimited number of proposals solicited from small businesses and five offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego is the contracting activity (N00039-08-D-0010).
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $42,573,942 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery requirements contract (N00019-05-D-0023) to exercise an option for logistics support for 123 TH-57B/TH-57C aircraft. Work will be performed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. (99 percent) and NAS Patuxent River, Md. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2009. 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.
Harper Construction Co., Inc.*, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $41,314,465 firm fixed price contract for design and construction of two Multi-Battalion Operations Centers at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The work to be performed provides for administration offices, medical aid stations, communication rooms, and other support functions for two Marine Battalions and their Company Headquarters. The contract also contains two options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $48,147,265. Work will be performed in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with seven proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-08-C-2201).
EDO Communications and Countermeasures Systems, Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif., is being awarded a $40,311,555 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-6311) for the production and support of 555 JCREW 2.1 Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) systems to meet urgent Department of Defense (DoD) requirements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Vehicle Mounted CREW systems are one element of the DoD's Joint Counter RCIED Electronic Warfare program. Spiral 2.1 CREW systems are vehicle mounted electronic jammers designed to prevent the initiation of RCIEDs. This contract is for the urgent procurement and support of CREW systems, to be used by forces in each of the military services of the Central Command Area of Responsibility. The Navy manages the joint CREW program for Office of the Secretary of Defense's Joint IED Defeat Organization. Work will be performed in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $2,131,584 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $38,813,890 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery requirements contract (N00019-04-D-0131) to exercise an option for contractor logistics support services for, H-60, T-39, and H-3 aircraft. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Fla. (99 percent) and Corpus Christi, Texas (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2009. 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.
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems, Inc., Greenlawn, N.Y., is being awarded a $28,256,559 firm fixed priced contract for the production and delivery of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Common Digital Transponder hardware and associated platform integration and testing consisting of 3 RT-1835 AN/APX-117(V) Common Digital Transponders for the Government of Thailand; 663 RT-1836(C) AN/APX-118 Common Digital Transponders for the U.S. Navy (131), and the U.S. Army (532); 197 RT-1912 AN/APX-123 Common Digital Transponders for the U.S. Navy (19), U.S. Coast Guard (3), and U.S. Army (175); 6 C-12664 Mode 4 Remote Control Units (RCU) for the U.S. Navy; 304 C-12720 Mode 5 RCU for U.S. Navy (1), U.S. Coast Guard (3), and U.S. Army (300); 170 MT-7221 APX Mounts for the U.S. Navy (152), U.S. Army (15), and the Government of Thailand (3); 9 Receiver/Transmitters for the U.S. Army; 276 Power Supplies for the U.S. Army; 2 Cryptographic units for the Government of Japan; 201 Mode 5 Kits for the U.S. Army; associated platform integration/testing for the U.S. Navy; and 3 battery packs for the U.S. Army. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($4,556,957; 16.1 percent); U.S. Army ($23,585,613; 83.5 percent); the U.S. Coast Guard ($39,034; .1 percent); and the Governments of Thailand ($71,193; .25 percent) and Japan ($3,762; .01 percent) under the Foreign military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Greenlawn, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in October 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0061).
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $20,084,960 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract (N00019-04-D-0015) for the procurement of cockpit display suites in support of the Swiss F/A-18 and Finland F-18 aircraft.. These suites will be used as lab assets for the design and development of a new cockpit display associated with both countries' upgrade programs. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. and is expected to be completed in December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.
John C. Grimberg Co., Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded $17,256,000 for firm fixed price task order #0025 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62477-04-D-0012) for the renovation of the Marine Security Group Battalion Headquarters and Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Marine Corps Base Quantico. The project will construct a brick faced, cast stone detailed, Georgian style bachelor enlisted quarters with 188 rooms. The rooms will be configured in the standard 2+0 room configuration with semi-private bathrooms and walk-in closets. Work will be performed in Quantico, Va., and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, Wash., D.C. is the contracting activity.
Nomad Aviation*, Ormond Beach, Fla., is being awarded a $15,267,751 modification to a previously awarded indefinite delivery requirements contract (N00019-07-D-0018) to exercise an option for the procurement of 10 each "A" and "B" kits, 12 kit installations, 12 wing rewires, spare parts, conditional maintenance, engineering support and technical data. This procurement is in support of avionics upgrade of 45 T-44 Pegasus aircraft and incorporation of Airframe Change (AFC) 021 in the entire T-44 fleet. AFC-21 directs the complete replacement of all existing wing wiring from source to destination due to aging wiring beneath the leading edge of the wings. Work will be performed in Sanford, Fla., and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2009. 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.
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Integrated Systems Division, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a $14,815,909 cost plus fixed fee, firm fixed price delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-06-G-0014) for Logistics Support for the AAR-47 B(V)2 and the material spares procurement for the AAR-47 V(2)/A(V)2 and B(V)2. This delivery order will include enhancements to the AAR-47 Data Acquisition Computer (DAC) and Depot Level Test Set (DLTS) modifications and AAR-47 Computer processors and PDx Retrofit Integrated Optical Sensor Converter (IOSC) spares. Work will be performed in Clearwater, Fla. (75 percent); Austin, Texas (20 percent); and Natanya, Israel (5 percent); and is expected to be completed in August 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.
Terex Corporation, Stafford, Va., is being awarded $13,442,442 for firm fixed price delivery order #0014 under previously awarded contract (M67854-05-D-5145) for 20 Cranes and associated items. Work will be performed in Germany, and work is expected to be completed by March 2010. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
L-3 Electro Optics Systems, Garland, Texas, is being awarded an $11,177,092 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for AN/PVS-15 and AN/PVS-18A spare parts. The AN/PVS-15 is a binocular goggle and the AN/PVS-18A is a monocular goggle. Both have night detection capabilities. Work will be performed in Garland, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $925,773 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-08-D-JQ14).
omputing Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded an $11,107,628 firm fixed price contract to provide the College of Continuing Education (CCE) with essential personnel and services to support a network of regional campuses. It will also provide program management and other services including, but not limited to, instructional services, administrative services, Subject Matter Expert (SME) services, editorial services, multimedia expertise, instructional technology, engineering services and student support services. Additionally, this effort will provide Training and Education Command (TECOM) range/training area and cultural/language support that includes but is not limited to SME, management and administrative services in support of TECOM's Range and Training Area Management (RTAM) Division and the Center for Advanced Operational and Cultural Learning (CAOCL). This contract contains options, which if exercised, would bring the total cumulative contract to a maximum value of $71,883,456. Work will be performed in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Pensacola, Fla.; Miramar, Calif.; Camp Pendleton, Calif.; Fort Worth, Texas; Quantico, Va.; Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Camp Butler, Okinawa, and work is expected to be completed Sept. 2009 (Sept 2013 with options). Contract funds in the amount of $4,161,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This effort was competed as a full and open competition procurement, with two offers received to the solicitation. The Marine Corps Systems Command (PMTRASYS), Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (M67854-08-C-8009).
Tetra Tech EC Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $10,320,731 for cost plus award fee task order #0016 under a previously awarded Remedial Action Contract (N62473-07-D-3211) for Installation Restoration Sites 5 and 10 Operable Unit 2C Buildings 5 and 400 Storm Drain and Sewer Line Time Critical Removal Action at Alameda Point. The work to be performed provides for additional research and investigation as necessary of previous storm and sewer line investigations and removal work at Operable Unit 2C, Installation Restoration Sites 5 and 10. Complete the Time Critical Removal Action field activities, including removal of the storm and sewer lines. Work will be performed in Alameda, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities engineering Command Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
Tesoro Corp.*, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded $10,320,560 for firm fixed price task order #0030 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62470-05-D-6831) for design and construction of a Child Development Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The task order also contains one option, which if exercised would increase cumulative task order value to $10,470,560. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
Digital Consulting Services, Newbury Park, Calif., is being awarded a time and materials indefinite delivery contract in the amount of $9,989,776 for instructional, administrative, and academic program support services for the Naval Postgraduate School. This contract includes a base period and two one-year option periods, which if exercised, would bring the total estimated value of the contract to $30,880,556. Work will be performed at Monterey, Calif. (75 percent) and Newbury Park, Calif. (25 percent), and work is expected to be completed by September 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $825,000 will expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded competitively through Navy Electronic Commerce Online and is a 100 percent total small business set-aside. Two offers were received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego, Calif. is the contracting activity.
Adara Networks, Inc.,* San Jose, Calif., is being awarded a $9,944,793 cost plus fixed fee contract for mesh networking technologies research. Work will be performed in San Jose, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command E-commerce website. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-08-C-5155).
T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $9,659,051 for firm fixed price task order #0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8618) for design and construction of a 2-Story Global Support Squadron Command and Operations Facility at Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield. The task order also contains one option, which if exercised would increase cumulative task order value to $11,538,551. Work will be performed in Fairfield, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
auer, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded $9,335,052 for firm fixed price task order #0006 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62477-04-D-0036) for design and construction of the Advanced Energetics Laboratory at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head. The work to be performed provides for a building that will consist of a laboratory that connects to Building 1864 via a covered walkway. The building will accommodate explosive materials. Laboratory space is configured to accommodate analytical research, laser spectroscopy, microscopy, and other research and development activities. The contractor will provide all project management, labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment and transportation necessary to perform the requirements. Work will be performed in Indian Head, Md., and is expected to be completed by May 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, Wash., D.C., is the contracting activity.
Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nev., is being awarded an $8,218,800 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for the procurement of 380 AN/APN-245 Radio Beacon sets in support of the AN/SPN—46 Automatic Carrier Landing System capability and the F/A-18-E/F/G series aircraft. Work will be performed in Sparks, Nev., and is expected to be completed in March 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-08-D-0032).
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, fixed price prospective price redetermination indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of $8,062,302 for the development, testing, and production of the Improved Mechanical Remote Fuze Disassembly kit. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be completed by December 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with two proposals solicited and one offer received via the Federal Business Opportunities website. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-08-D-0023).
Donnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,010,880 cost plus fixed fee delivery order #0004 under previously awarded contract (N00383-06-D-001J) for repair of the F/A-18 AN/APG-79 (AESA) radar. Work will be performed at El Segundo, Calif. (90 percent) and St. Louis, Mo. (10 percent), and work is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity.
Micro Systems, Inc.*, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., is being awarded a $7,733,010 firm fixed price contract for the procurement of 22 Ground Radio Frequency Units (GRFU) for the U.S. Navy (USN); 12 Airborne Relays for the USN; 16 Portable Universal Test Sets for the USN; miscellaneous hardware items in support of the System for Naval Target Control (SNTC); and 406 Transponders and Installation Kits for the USN (291), the Government of Japan (55), the Government of Canada (42), the Government of Norway (10), and the Government of France (8). This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($6,102,310; 79 percent); and the Governments of Japan ($779,900; 10 percent); Canada ($595,560; 7.7 percent); Norway ($141,800; 1.8 percent); and France ($113,440; 1.5 percent) under the Foreign military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $85,080 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0073).
Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $7,672,165 for firm fixed price task order #0004 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8615) for the repair and renovation of various Wing Units and construction of an administration building at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The work to be performed provides for repair and renovation of three existing buildings: 6008, 6009, and 6028, and the construction of a new administration building. Four units of the 4th Marine Air Wing will be relocated from their present facilities into these newer and more efficient facilities. The task order also contains three options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $10,563,296. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., is being awarded a $7,054,523 firm fixed price delivery order modification for Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs). The MIDS-LVT provides secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army platforms. The terminals purchased under this delivery order are for U.S. platforms. Contractfunds in the amount of $2,172,243will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Work will be performed in Carlsbad, Calif., (30 percent), in various other sites worldwide (70 percent), and is expected to be completed by April 2010. This delivery order modification is a follow-on procurement to a delivery order that was competitively procured with two proposals solicited and two offers received via the SPAWAR E-commerce web site. The synopsis was released via the Federal Business Opportunities web site. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-00-D-2101).
Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $6,776,819 firm-fixed-priced order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-08-G-0016) for services in support of the FY 2008 ARC-210 Radio software changes to evolve the Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communication (SATCOM) waveform capability in the Next Generation Tactical Networking Radio, RT-1939(C) radio system. Tasking includes program management, system engineering, hardware design, and data deliverables. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2009. 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.
McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $6,668,619 modification to a previously awarded cost plus award fee contract (N00019-04-C-0005) for 13 EA-18G trade studies to delineate technical solutions for improved EA-18G functionality and/or correction of identified deficiencies. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (60 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (30 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2009. 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.
Rome Research Corp., Rome, N.Y., is being awarded a $6,593,440 firm fixed price with cost reimbursable line items contract for operation and maintenance support for facilities operating under Naval Computer & Telecommunications Station Guam. Work will be performed in Guam, and work is expected to be completed by September 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $489,176 will expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded competitively through Navy Electronic Commerce Online and Federal Business Opportunities, with three offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor, Hawaii is the contracting activity.
Arriba Corporation*, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded $6,553,997 for firm fixed price task order #0001 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-06-6007) for heating ventilation and air conditioning replacement at Building 41, Northwest Annex. The work to be performed provides for a new system which will consist of source heat pumps with separate outside air units and all incidental work. Work will be performed in Chesapeake, Va., and is expected to be completed by April 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
URS-IAP, LLC, Austin, Texas, is being awarded at $5,629,189 for a cost reimbursement task order #0007 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62470-06-D-6009) for design and construction of a temporary Marine Corps Information Operation Center, Marine Corps Base, Quantico. The facility includes a sensitive compartmented information facility space (SCIF), secure equipment storage, and accommodates military and civilian personnel. Work will be performed in Quantico, Va., and is expected to be completed by March 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
USSOCOM
AT&T Government Services of Vienna, Va., is being awarded a $75,000,000 indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity basic contract and delivery order one for the Consolidated Rapid Integration Facility (CRIF) capability in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, Program Executive Officer, Special Programs. The work will be performed primarily in Raleigh, N.C., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 25, 2013.
Raytheon Co., in Fort Wayne, Ind., will be awarded delivery order 0001 in the amount of $274,626 and delivery order 0002 in the amount of $10,824,975 under a three-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling of $54,000,000 for the procurement of the Multiband Multimission Radio (MBMMR) System in support of the RG-31 & RG-33 SOF vehicles for U.S. Special Operations Command. The system will be produced in Fort Wayne and Largo, Fla. The contract number is H92222-08-D-0003.
Raytheon Co., in Fort Wayne, Ind., will be awarded delivery order 0003-Integrated Waveform Phase II, in the amount of $10,498,219 under a 26-month delivery order with a completion date of November 2010, utilizing the IDIQ contract with a ceiling of $54,000,000 for the procurement of the Multiband Multimission Radio (MBMMR) System in support of the RG-31 & RG-33 SOF vehicles for U.S. Special Operations Command. The contract number is H92222-08-D-0003.
Air Force
Wyle Laboratories, Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $48,312,309. The Reliability Information Analysis Center will research, test develop, and deliver data analysis, evaluation, and standardization assessments; systems and training interoperability and evaluation; reliability centered maintenance; reliability and maintenance engineering and testing; logistic management and planning tools; data and management analysis; systems engineering; acquisition systems and planning; and financial life cycle cost analysis for DoD, DHS, and affiliated DoD laboratories and programs. At this time $9,076,599 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, HC1047-05-D-4005, DO: 0079).
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems, of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a cost plus award fee contract for $39,253,732. This contract will provide Engineering Flight Test Support, Supplier Software Maintenance and additional effort associated with increased flight tempo for the EMD Flight Test Program. At this time $4,654,969 has been obligated. 303 AESG/SYK, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-01-C-4600).
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of Herndon, Va., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $38,291,675. This action will provide Survivability and Vulnerability Technical Analysis for Joint Forces command (J2 and Joint Transformation Command-Intelligence (JTC-1) for Intelligence Operations, Training and Transformation). At this time $4,945,279 has been obligated. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380, DO: 0282).
The Air Force is modifying a cost plus award fee contract with Integral Systems, Inc., of Lanham, Md., for an estimated $7,502,992. This contract change modifies the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) effort to support the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) Program Operations Readiness, add training, and incorporate changes to the System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) to clarify development requirements for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite program. The CCS-C program provides an upgraded capability to command and control eh Air Force's communication satellites, including the Defense Satellite Communication System, Milstar, Advanced Extremely High Frequency, and Wideband Gapfiller Satellites. At this time $6,600,862 has been obligated. Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC), military Satellite Communication Systems Wing (MCSW), El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04701-01-C-0012, P00140).
Wyle Laboratories, Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for an estimated $5,796,638. This contract action is for the Reliability Information Analysis Center and will perform Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program for support equipment and vehicles. 55th Contracting Squadron, 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt AFB, Neb., is the contracting activity (HC1047-05-D-4005, DO: 0075).
Army
BAE Systems Land & Armaments, Anniston, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $45,280,484 firm/fixed/price contract for various Mine Resistant ambush Protected (MRAP) sustainment spare parts. Work will be performed in Clinton Township, Ore., Clackamas, Mich., Anniston, Ala., and Oshkosh, Wis ., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0552).
Sikorsky Aircraft Co., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a
$34,975,856 firm fixed fee price contract for three UH-60M Helicopters for the Army Systems Engineering, Environmental Program and Corrosion Prevention Program. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0003).
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc, St. Petersburg, Fla., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $ 33,636,268 firm fixed fee price contract. This award is made under the terms of the existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) for the Small Caliber Ammunition second Source Prime Contractor (GD-OTS) for the award of additional quantities of 5.56mm, 7.62mm, and Caliber .50 small arms ammunition. Work will be performed in St. Petersburg, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 23, 2010. Bids were solicited via the Web and two bids were received. US Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1-J-05-G-0002).
Tompkins Builders Inc, Wash., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $15,500,000 firm fixed fee price contract to construct Army National Guard Readiness Center expansion at Arlington Hall, Arlington, Va. Work will be performed in Arlington, Va., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 20, 2010. Fifteen bids were solicited, and three bids were received. National Guard Bureau, Selfridge, ANG Base, Mich., is the contracting activity (W90FYQ-08-C-0003).
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $12,996,076 firm fixed fee price contract for supply of spares and components for the Commander's Independent Viewer System of the M2A3 and M3A3 versions of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One was solicited and one bid was received. TACOM-LCMC is the contracting activity (W52H09-08-D-0265).
Thales-Raytheon Systems Company LLC, Fullerton, Ga., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $11,711,382 firm fixed price contract for 59 Power Amplifier Modules (PAMs) in support of the AN/TPQ-37 Reliability Maintainability Improvement Program. Work will be performed in Fullerton, Ga., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2010. One bid solicited was Sole Source and one bid was received. CECOM
Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-06-D-T001).
Army Armaments Inc., (AAI), Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2009, a $10,747,478 firm fixed price contract. This modification exercises options for engineering services for Re-Wing and Aviation Technical test center (ATTC) Counter Rockets & Mortars (C-RAM) in support of the Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ill., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0033).
Midland Supply Inc, Attleboro, Mass., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $10,500,000 firm fixed price contract for BII M1114 series up-armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Tool Kit. Work will be performed in Attleboro, Mass., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. Eleven bids were solicited and three bids were received. TACOM, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52H09-06-D-0152).
GAP Solutions Inc, Reston, Va., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $10,485,171 firm fixed price contract. The contractor will assist in executing Solider and Family wellbeing and benefit coordination responsibilities at the state/territory level throughout the three (3) phase of the deployment cycle: Before, During and After. Work will be distributed among 54 States and Territories, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 23, 2013. Fifty bids were solicited and seven bids were received. National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Ala., is the contracting activity (W9133L-08-F-0279).
Concord General Contracting, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a
$10,478,000 firm fixed price contract for construction of a 30,500 square foot dining facility for an Advanced Individual Training Complex (AIT), Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Work will be performed in Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of March 17, 2010. Bids solicited via the World Wide Wide and CSD, and five bids were received. US Army Engineer District, Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity (W912PL-08-C-0014).
Chenega Security & Protection Services LLC, Ashburn, Va., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2013, a $10,331,910 firm fixed price contract to provide security services for the forward based X-Band Transportable (AN/TPY-2) Radar System at the Shariki Communications Site, Aomori Prefecture, Northern Honshu, Japan. Work will be performed in Shariki Communications Site, Japan, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. One bid was sole-source solicited and one bid was received. US Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity (W91260-08-C-0006).
BAE Systems, York, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $ 8,923,724 firm fixed price contract for 452 BUSK kits (M2 and M3 BASS), Hot Box, and Fire Suppression Modification Kits; 328 Kits on Basic and 124 Kits on Option. Work will be performed in York, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 21, 2009. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army-TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-05-G-0005).
Oregon Iron Works Inc, Clackamas, Ore., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $8,800,000 firm fixed price contract for the fabrication and delivery of two Miter Gates (4 Leafs) for the 1200 Foot Chamber at the Markland Locks and Dam. Work will be performed in Clackamas, Ore., with an estimated completion date of May 30, 2009. Bids were solicited via posting on Web and four bids were received. Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-08-C-0040).
Weeks Marine Inc, Covington, La., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $7,470,000 firm fixed price contract for beach nourishment, Delaware Coast from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island, Dewey Beach, Delaware with options for Rehoboth and Bethany and South Bethany Beaches. Work will be performed in Dewey, Del., and Bethany, Del., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2009. Ten bids were solicited and two bids were received. US Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (W912BU-08-C-0042).
Lakeshore Engineering Services Inc, Detroit, Mich., was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $7,204,742 firm fixed price contract for construction of a child development center, Bliss Elementary location, Ft. Bliss, Texas, as a task order of an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity design build services contract for the Southwestern Region for Child Development Center/Youth Activity Center. Work will be performed in Southwestern Region, Ft. Bliss, and El Pasco, Texas with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2010. Bids were solicited via the World Wide Web and seven bids were received. US Army Engineer District, Little Rock, Ill., is the contracting activity (W9127S-07-D-6002).
J & J/BMAR LLP, Austin, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 24, 2008, a $ 6,927,996 firm fixed price contract for base operations and maintenance services, including minor construction and incidentals materials. Work will be performed in Warren, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web and eight bids were received. US Army TACOM-LCMC, Acquisition Center, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W912CH-08-C-A525).
Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Enterprise, Lake Park, Ga., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $ 6,684,243 firm fixed price contract. Project provides a new commercial vehicle access at the south end of Moody Air Force Base. Work will be performed in Moody Air Force Base, Ga., with an estimated completion date of March 23, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. US Army Engineer District, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-08-C-0067).
Suulutaaq Inc, Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $6,246,018 firm fixed price contract for Napa Valley Wine Train relocation project, consisting of relocating existing railway facilities. Work will be performed in Napa, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 3, 2011. Bids were solicited via sole source and one bid was received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Sacramento, Calif., is the contracting activity (W91238-08-C-0022).
Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Company LLC, Independence, Mo., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $5,721,989 firm fixed price contract for execution of economic price adjustment for Cooper & Total Plant volume discount. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2009. U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).
Critical Mission Support Services, Saucier, Miss., was awarded on Sept. 23, 2008, a $5,381,750 firm fixed price contract for relocation modular buildings of varying configurations to be used as occupancy housing in support of Afghanistan theater operations. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 19, 2012. Bids were solicited via the Web and eighteen bids were received. Joint Contracting Command, Bagram, Afghanistan, is the contracting activity (W91B4N-08-D-0011).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Pepco Energy Services, Inc., Arlington, Va. is being awarded a maximum $25,288,447 firm fixed price contract for electricity services. Other location of performance is in Washington, D.C. Using service is Air Force. There were originally 100 proposals solicited with 14 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is December 31, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va.
(SP0600-08-D-8034).
Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc., Herndon, Va. is being awarded a maximum $24,303,290 firm fixed price contract for electricity services. Other locations of performance are in Washington, D.C. Using service is Army, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 100 proposals solicited with 14 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is December 31, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-08-D-8035).
World Fuels Services dba Trans TEC, Greenwich, Conn. is being awarded a maximum $16,757,255 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for marine gas oil. Other location of performance is Texas. Using services are Army, Navy, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 55 proposals solicited with 18 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is April 30, 2011. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-08-D-0369).
Caterpillar Inc., Moseville, Ind. is being awarded a maximum $14,651,199 firm fixed price delivery order on long term contract for front end loader. Other location of performance is Illinois. Using service is Multi-National Forces Command Iraq. There were originally 5 proposals solicited with 2 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is May 15, 2009. the contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM500-01-D-0059-0224).
Air Force Reaches 10,000 MRAPs Milestone
American Forces Press Service
Sept. 25, 2008 - U.S. Transportation Command and its supply chain partners achieved a major milestone today as the number of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles delivered to U.S. Central Command reached 10,000. The milestone was reached this morning in Southwest Asia when the first MRAP vehicle rolled off an Air Mobility Command C-5 aircraft assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The C-5 carried four smaller MRAP vehicles, known as Cougars.
Shawn Vosburg, a transportation analyst with the command's Directorate of Operations and Plans, said the command has leveraged both air and sea transportation since April 2007 to get the lifesaving vehicles into the hands of warfighters.
Until November, MRAPs were delivered by large Air Force and commercial cargo aircraft, including the C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III and a commercial AN-124 Condor. November marked the beginning of MRAP sealift, which greatly increased the number of vehicles in the Central Command area of operations. One cargo ship can carry up to 200 times the weight of a C-17 Globemaster III, at a cost of about 10 times less.
The Army's Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and the Navy's Military Sealift Command both served as vital partners in the undertaking.
On Dec. 31, Transportation Command made good on a promise of Defense Secretary Robert Gates to have 1,500 MRAPs in theater by the end of 2007. On April 5, the command reached another major milestone of 5,000 MRAP vehicles delivered to Central Command.
In the past six months, Transportation Command orchestrated the delivery of an additional 5,000 vehicles into the hands of warfighters, Vosburg said.
"We are on track to exceed the 10,000 vehicle delivery mark, with the additional delivery of almost 600 more vehicles through Oct. 9," he said.
Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb, TRANSCOM commander, said the deliveries have a direct effect where they matter most. "This delivery milestone is vitally important to the warfighters, because these vehicles save lives," he said.
The general pointed out that the command's focus goes beyond delivering the vehicles. "We are fully engaged with our Military and civilian supply chain partners to accelerate sustainment parts delivery to theater," he said.
McNabb noted that the effectiveness of the program is a credit to the close coordination with the Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., which serves the Defense Department joint program office, commercial partners, and Central Command for theater distribution.
Sept. 25, 2008 - U.S. Transportation Command and its supply chain partners achieved a major milestone today as the number of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles delivered to U.S. Central Command reached 10,000. The milestone was reached this morning in Southwest Asia when the first MRAP vehicle rolled off an Air Mobility Command C-5 aircraft assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The C-5 carried four smaller MRAP vehicles, known as Cougars.
Shawn Vosburg, a transportation analyst with the command's Directorate of Operations and Plans, said the command has leveraged both air and sea transportation since April 2007 to get the lifesaving vehicles into the hands of warfighters.
Until November, MRAPs were delivered by large Air Force and commercial cargo aircraft, including the C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III and a commercial AN-124 Condor. November marked the beginning of MRAP sealift, which greatly increased the number of vehicles in the Central Command area of operations. One cargo ship can carry up to 200 times the weight of a C-17 Globemaster III, at a cost of about 10 times less.
The Army's Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and the Navy's Military Sealift Command both served as vital partners in the undertaking.
On Dec. 31, Transportation Command made good on a promise of Defense Secretary Robert Gates to have 1,500 MRAPs in theater by the end of 2007. On April 5, the command reached another major milestone of 5,000 MRAP vehicles delivered to Central Command.
In the past six months, Transportation Command orchestrated the delivery of an additional 5,000 vehicles into the hands of warfighters, Vosburg said.
"We are on track to exceed the 10,000 vehicle delivery mark, with the additional delivery of almost 600 more vehicles through Oct. 9," he said.
Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb, TRANSCOM commander, said the deliveries have a direct effect where they matter most. "This delivery milestone is vitally important to the warfighters, because these vehicles save lives," he said.
The general pointed out that the command's focus goes beyond delivering the vehicles. "We are fully engaged with our Military and civilian supply chain partners to accelerate sustainment parts delivery to theater," he said.
McNabb noted that the effectiveness of the program is a credit to the close coordination with the Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., which serves the Defense Department joint program office, commercial partners, and Central Command for theater distribution.
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