Military Satellites Summit to Optimize Lines of Communication

Defense News: NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Military Satellites Summit, scheduled for April 27 – 28, 2010 at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, Vienna, VA.

The summit will focus on the policy, requirements and acquisition transformation needed to enable future opportunities for partnerships with next-generation satellite communications systems. It is a forum for top vendors, industry and government leaders of the satellite communications sphere to discuss the new 2010 MILSATCOM initiatives.

IDGA’s Military Satellites Summit features an interactive panel discussion pertaining to the future of military satellite networks. In this panel, attendees will be able to ask questions on current capabilities, technology advancements, and SATCOM initiatives moving forward.

Panel Members include:

• Colonel Michael Lakos, USAF, Chief, MILSATCOM Requirements, MILSATCOM Command Lead, Directorate of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command
• Colonel Charles Cynamon, USAF, Advanced Concepts Group, Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing, Air Force Space Command
• Colonel Patrick Rayermann, USA, Director, Communications – Functional Integration Office, National Reconnaissance Office OSD
• Joseph Vanderpoorten, Technical Director, Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command

The impressive attendee list keeps growing day by day! Download the Delegate List Profile to view a sample of organization names and job titles.

For more information on sponsoring or attending the Military Satellites Summit please visitwww.MilitarySatellitesSummit.com or contact Alexa Deaton at alexa.deaton@idga.org.

The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA) is a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense through live conferences and events. We bring together speaker panels and events comprised of military and government professionals while attracting delegates with decision-making power from military, government, and defense industries.

In addition to our live events, IDGA also offers an online community dedicated to providing defense industry professionals with breaking news, business opportunities, introductions, podcasts, webinars, and presentations from key industry leaders. Members of our online community are able to extend their live event experience and interact with the defense industry by leveraging the opportunity to network, share ideas, best practices, and business solutions.

For more information, please visit http://www.idga.org.

Contact:

IDGA
Alexa Deaton, 212-885-2725
alexa.deaton@idga.org

France says arms sale to Pakistan held up

Defense News: PARIS (Reuters) - France's plan to sell 1.2 billion euro ($1.6 billion) worth of military equipment for Pakistan's JF-17 combat aircraft has been held up, a source at President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said on Friday.

A model of the Joint Fighter-17 (JF-17) Thunder aircraft is displayed at the Pakistan Aeronautical complex in Kamra, 80km (50 miles) west of Islamabad, in this May 9, 2005 file photo.

REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/Files

Newspaper Le Monde had reported earlier that France decided to suspend the sale of electronics and missiles -- the first section of a 6 billion euro contract -- under pressure from India and uncertainty over Pakistan's finances.

"It's a deal that's not ready from the Pakistani side," the source said, without giving further details. "For now, the state of the dossier doesn't allow us to carry on with it."

A consortium made up of French company ATE, arms group Thales and missile manufacturer MBDA was supposed to produce the equipment, Le Monde said. Thales declined to comment.

France was also worried over insufficient protection of its technology, with Pakistan pushing to assemble the equipment on its soil, the paper said.

In February, MBDA said it planned to upgrade India's Mirage 2000 fighters and was looking to expand in India.

Le Monde said talks over that upgrade also played a role in the decision.

(Reporting by Sophie Hardach and Yann Le Guernigou; editing by Philippa Fletcher)

Orbital Announces the Closing of Its Acquisition of General Dynamics' Satellite Development and Manufacturing Business

Defense News: DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB - News), one of the world’s leading space technology companies, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of a Gilbert, AZ-based, spacecraft development and manufacturing business from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD -News).
With the formal closing of the acquisition, Orbital welcomed to its workforce approximately 325 new employees, most of whom are engineers, technicians and program managers, many with security clearances for sensitive U.S. Government programs. Orbital has also acquired a state-of-the-art 135,000-square-foot space systems manufacturing, integration and test facility that is one of the most modern and capable in the world, providing the company with additional satellite manufacturing capacity to accommodate anticipated growth for many years to come.
“Today, we are very excited to welcome a great team of highly qualified and experienced satellite professionals to the Orbital family,” said Mr. David W. Thompson, Orbital’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “With the addition of important new strategic customer relationships, a broad range of complementary satellite products and engineering capabilities, and a state-of-the-art production facility, we have significantly strengthened our competitive position in the defense and intelligence, civil government and commercial satellite markets.”
The acquisition is expected to enhance Orbital’s already-established position in the growing market for national security space systems, including spacecraft used in intelligence and surveillance, missile tracking, space situational awareness, space weather monitoring and other operational defense missions. The combination will also substantially strengthen the company’s capabilities to design and manufacture Earth science, weather and climate monitoring, and space-based astronomy satellite systems.
“By combining Orbital’s experience building industry-leading small low-orbit and geosynchronous satellites with General Dynamics/Spectrum Astro’s work on advanced medium-class spacecraft, our company has now produced, or is currently developing, 148 satellites for over 35 separate customers in the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence community, civil government agencies such as NASA and NOAA, and commercial communications and imaging satellite operators,” Mr. Thompson added.
In the 30-year period from 1982, when Orbital was founded, through 2012, by which time spacecraft under current design and production will be delivered, the company and its predecessor businesses will have developed and built 75 commercial satellites, 37 national security spacecraft, and 36 civil government satellites. Of these 148 total spacecraft, 114 are low-orbit satellites, 31 are geosynchronous satellites and 3 are deep-space probes.
About Orbital
Orbital develops and manufactures small- and medium-class rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The company’s primary products are satellites and launch vehicles, including low-Earth orbit, geosynchronous-Earth orbit and planetary exploration spacecraft for communications, remote sensing, scientific and national security missions; human-rated space systems for Earth-orbit, lunar and deep-space missions; ground- and air-launched rockets that deliver satellites into orbit; and missile defense systems that are used as interceptor and target vehicles. Orbital also provides satellite subsystems and space-related technical services to U.S. Government agencies and laboratories.
“Safe Harbor” Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Certain statements in this press release may be forward-looking in nature or “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause the actual results or performance of the company to be materially different from the forward-looking statement. Uncertainty surrounding factors such as the successful integration of the acquired business, continued government support and funding for key space and defense programs, new product development programs, product performance and market acceptance of products and technologies, government contract procurement and termination risks, as well as other risk factors and business considerations described in the company’s SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 10-K, could impact Orbital’s actual financial and operational results. Orbital assumes no obligation for updating the information contained in this press release.
More information about Orbital can be found at http://www.orbital.com.
Contact:
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Barron Beneski, 703-406-5528
Public and Investor Relations
mail to:
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Chinese President Hu to attend Washington nuclear meet

* China ends guessing over whether Hu will attend summit

* "Currency manipulator" label on April 15 seen unlikely now

* Both sides appear keen to improve ties

* Hu to visit Brazil, Venezuela and Chile afterwards (Adds details, analyst comment)

By Emma Graham-Harrison

Defense News: BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend a summit on nuclear security in Washington this month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, adding to signs that tensions between the two nations are ebbing.

China had been coy for weeks about whether Hu would go to the multi-nation meeting hosted by President Barack Obama.

Chinese President Hu

It will open days before the U.S. Treasury is due to release a report on whether China is "manipulating" its currency exchange rate to boost its exports.

A finding that it is distorting the yuan would anger Beijing and embarrass Hu, especially if it occurs days after photos of him shaking hands with Obama.

Hu's attendance at the summit therefore suggests China sees that as unlikely, at least soon after the summit, an analyst said.

The release of the semi-annual report, due this time on April 15, has sometimes been postponed in the past.

"I doubt the U.S. will name China a currency manipulator. That would make China very uncomfortable. President Hu wouldn't go if he thought that was likely," said Wang Zhimin, an international relations expert at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Hu would attend the April 12-13 summit, but declined to say if there would be a bilateral meeting between the two presidents.

The relationship between Beijing and Washington has been dogged in recent months by disputes spanning China's currency and Internet controls, U.S. arms sales to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, and Obama's meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

For a timeline on obstacles in the U.S.-China relationship in the year ahead, click on [ID:nTOE62U056]

But both sides have recently signalled they are keen to improve one of the world's most important relationships between the world's largest and third largest economies.

"The China-U.S. relationship...is an important bilateral relationship, and I hope it can follow the path of long-term, healthy, stable and comprehensive development," Qin told a regular news conference, after announcing Hu's visit.

CHINA'S HELP NEEDED ON IRAN

Domestic U.S. political pressure has been building on the Obama administration to label China a "currency manipulator".

But if it does so, the slap would come just as ties are improving, and at a time when Washington is seeking help on diplomatic issues such as a drive to impose new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme. [ID:nTOE63002M]

"The United States has to consider that it also needs cooperation on issues like Iran," said Wang.

The meeting itself carries almost no risk of creating new strains as it focuses not on reducing nuclear weapon stockpiles worldwide, but on the less controversial issue of "securing" nuclear material to prevent it falling into the wrong hands.

Beijing also appears intent on damping public ire towards the United States, despite anger on Tibet and Taiwan, which most mainland residents say are indisputably part of China.

On Thursday, an often nationalist state-owned newspaper, the Global Times, said Hu should attend the summit, arguing that it was important for a country of China's stature to be present.

After the nuclear meeting, Hu is scheduled to attend a summit of Brazil, Russia, India and China in Brasilia. He will then travel to Venezuela, a long-term ally and supplier of crude oil, and Chile, an important source of minerals. (Additional reporting by Lucy Hornby; Editing by Ron Popeski)

PFI - UK MoD presses on with next PFI

* Metrix team closing on agreement with MoD

* £1.4bn loan to be launched shortly

* Capital markets an option

* MoD digesting critical NAO report into previous PFI mega deal - FSTA

Defense News: LONDON (Project Finance International) - The Metrix consortium planning the Defence Training Review (DTR) project being procured under the private finance initiative (PFI) is set approach potential pathfinder banks shortly for a £1.4bn long term loan financing. Metrix - made up of QinetiQ (QQ.L), Sodexo (EXHO.PA), Raytheon (RTN.N) and EDS - won the deal back in 2007 and has been negotiating the scope of the project and its increasing costs ever since. The loan will finance construction of the extensive new accommodation facilities at St Anthan in south Wales. The risk on the training performance aspect of the scheme will be taken by Metrix directly. Given the size of the financing, the use of bond finance will be examined too. The selected pathfinders will work with Metrix on finalising the financing package.

DTR will centralise the Armed Forces training programme with around 20,000 students visiting the St Anthan site ever year. It will be one of the largest single construction projects in Wales. Under the MoD timetable, a final investment decision on the scheme will be taken in the summer. A £29m early works construction contract has already been let and it is hoped the entire deal can sign in November.

This week the National Audit Office (NAO) issued a critical report on the MoD's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) PFI deal which was financed via a £2bn loan in early 2008. The NAO said it could not conclude the deal represented value for money as other procurement options were not fully explored. However it added the department did well to close the financing of the scheme in difficult market conditions. EADS is the lead sponsor on the FSTA scheme.

rod.morrison@thomsonreuters.com - www.pfie.com

Raytheon Opens Soldier Works Warrior Integration Center

Defense News: COLUMBUS, Ga., April 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN - News) opened its new Soldier Works facility to improve collaboration with military and industry partners in developing new soldier systems and warfighter technologies.

Located near Fort Benning, Ga., Soldier Works can employ virtual simulation, human factors engineering and network-experimentation capabilities to design, demonstrate and test force modernization solutions.

"Soldier Works provides closer proximity to the soldier, our key military end-user, for demonstration and testing of emerging warfighter systems," said Glynn Raymer, vice president, Raytheon Network Centric Systems Combat Systems. "As we engineer soldier systems, netted ground-vehicle systems and immersive training solutions, we can now do so with greater efficiency and closer customer collaboration through this versatile facility."

"Raytheon views Soldier Works as an investment in innovation, customer relations and the local community," said Mark Scott, director, Soldier Works, which also serves as a Raytheon field office.

With a small full-time staff, the center expects to host annually more than 500 Raytheon employees, partners and customers. These visitors could represent an estimated local economic impact of up to $250,000.

Raytheon operates a similar integration center, Gruntworks, near Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

Raytheon Company, with 2009 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 88 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 75,000 people worldwide.

Contact: Dave Desilets, 214.235.3937

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Boeing blasts EADS effort to extend tanker deadline

Defense News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co (NYSE:BA - News) said on Thursday that it was "deeply disappointed" that top rival EADS (Paris:EAD.PA - News) was trying to win more time to prepare a bid for the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar refueling aircraft contract.

The company also said the World Trade Organization's recent ruling that EADS benefited from illegal subsidies on its commercial aircraft programs requires Boeing to "review all of our options for going forward while we wait for a final determination on a deadline extension."

A Boeing spokesman declined to elaborate on the company's options.

The Pentagon said on Wednesday that it would extend the deadline for bids on its tanker contract by 60 days if Europe's EADS formally pledges to bid against Boeing.

EADS has said it would consider the 60-day extension, but also said it had told U.S. officials it needed a 90-day extension to the May 10 deadline to prepare a bid.

"We are deeply disappointed with EADS-Airbus efforts to further delay this vital war-fighting program and tilt the U.S. procurement process in its favor," Boeing said in a statement.

"EADS-Airbus has been fully engaged in the competition for four years and was always expected to provide the vast majority of its team's work content," the company said.

The Pentagon's announcement of a 60-day extension came a day after President Barack Obama vowed to run a fair and open competition for the new aerial tankers.

Boeing backers in Congress have complained that the Pentagon was bending the rules to placate Europe in the contest that could be worth as much as $50 billion.

EADS is deciding whether to bid alone after its U.S. partner, Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC - News), pulled out of the race.

"Boeing remains fully prepared to submit a competitive proposal by the May 10 deadline originally set by the Air Force," the company said.

(Reporting by Kyle Peterson; editing by Gunna Dickson and Lisa Von Ahn)

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Embraer creates new division, eyes Boeing, Airbus

Defense News: SAO PAULO, April 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's Embraer (EMBR3.SA) (ERJ.N) said on Thursday it had created a new division for commercial aviation, adding to speculation that it is considering building larger planes that would put it in direct competition with Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (EAD.PA).

The division, called New Programs for Commercial Aviation, will be headed be Mauro Kern, whose previous job title was Executive Vice President for the Commercial Aviation Market. That division will now be run Paulo Cesar Silva, the company said in a statement.

The revamp of Embraer's organizational structure comes as speculation mounts that the Brazilian manufacturer may look to build larger planes than the small and mid-sized jets that helped make its name.

Embraer Chief Executive Frederico Curado has said the company will eventually have to decide whether to build bigger models or remain focused on the 50- to 120-seat niche, where its main rival is Canada's Bombardier (BBDb.TO).

But Curado has stressed that the company will make that leap only if it can come up with technological advances that justify such a large investment.

If it does, it would begin competing with U.S.-based Boeing and Europe's Airbus, the world's two biggest airplane makers. Curado's predecessor as CEO, Mauricio Botelho, was wary of moving into the segment of large airliners and liked to refer to Boeing and Airbus as the "big dogs."

Embraer's shares were down 0.86 percent at 10.43 reais in late afternoon trading in Sao Paulo, while the benchmark Bovespa index .BVSP was up 1.06 percent. (Reporting by Todd Benson; Editing by Gary Hill)

DTN News: India’s Light Combat Helicopter Takes Flight

Defense News: DTN News: India’s Light Combat Helicopter Takes Flight
Source: DTN News / Int'l Media By: David Donald
(NSI News Source Info) BANGALORE, India - April 2, 2010: HAL on March 29 made the first flight of its light combat helicopter (LCH) prototype, conducting hover tests for around 15 minutes at Bangalore, India. At the controls were group captain Unni Pillai and group captain Hari Nair. Ground runs began in early February.
The LCH, a two-seat attack helicopter based on elements of the HAL Dhruv utility helicopter, is powered by two HAL/Turbomeca Shakti turboshafts, each rated at 1,200 shp. It has a tandem stepped cockpit and crashworthy undercarriage with a stalky tailwheel.
Defense is to be provided by a Saab Avitronics EW suite. In the nose is a sensor turret that is integrated with a helmet-mounted sight system, with a Nexter THL-20 turret mounting a 20-mm M621 cannon. Stub wings provide carriage for weapons, including a range of light bomb and rocket options. The principal weapon, however, will be the Helina helicopter-launched variant of the DRDO’s Nag anti-tank weapon. The helicopter will be able to carry as many as eight of these IIR-guided missiles. MBDA’s air-to-air missile is also slated for LCH. Elements of the LCH’s weapons suite are the same as those of the armed version of the Dhruv, and are already under test on that vehicle.
Development of the LCH began in 2006, and the helicopter was originally due to fly in March 2009, but there have been snags and weight issues. The latter are particularly serious as the LCH is intended to operate with full payload in the Himalayas. HAL has outlined an iterative weight-reduction program over the first three technology demonstration aircraft to bring the LCH down to an acceptable weight level.
HAL hopes to achieve IOC for the type in December 2011, with full induction being achieved in 2012/13. Current plans envision the Indian Air Force receiving 65, and the Indian Army 114.

DTN News: Boeing Statement On Potential Extension Of Deadline For Submission Of KC-X Tanker Proposals

Defense News: DTN News: Boeing Statement On Potential Extension Of Deadline For Submission Of KC-X Tanker Proposals
Source: DTN News / Boeing

(NSI News Source Info) ST. LOUIS, - April 2, 2010: The U.S. Department of Defense on March 31 said it will extend the deadline to receive proposals in the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker competition from May 10 to July 9 if European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) makes a formal request for an extension.The Boeing Company today responded with the following statement:
“We are deeply disappointed with EADS-Airbus efforts to further delay this vital warfighting program and tilt the U.S. procurement process in its favor. EADS-Airbus has been fully engaged in the competition for four years and was always expected to provide the vast majority of its team’s work content.
“We welcome the denial of EADS’s repeated requests to alter U.S. warfighting requirements, and we support the Air Force’s stated intent to provide a level playing field for qualified competitors. We do not see a legitimate reason for EADS’s bid deadline extension request, and we believe an extension that favors any individual competitor does not further the goal of ensuring fair competition.
“Boeing remains fully prepared to submit a competitive proposal by the May 10 deadline originally set by the Air Force. However, this latest development, along with the World Trade Organization’s recent final ruling that Airbus has been heavily and illegally subsidized for decades, requires Boeing to review all of our options for going forward while we wait for a final determination on a deadline extension.”

DTN News: Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Joint Air-To-Ground Missile (JAGM) Tri-Mode Seeker

Defense News: DTN News: Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Joint Air-To-Ground Missile (JAGM) Tri-Mode Seeker
Source: DTN News / Lockheed Martin
(NSI News Source Info) ORLANDO, FL, - April 2, 2010: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed a wide-ranging series of tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a precision, adverse weather, low-collateral-damage weapon to rotary- and fixed-wing pilots, as well as the unmanned aerial system community.
Currently in the technology development phase, JAGM’s tri-mode seeker includes imaging infrared, semi-active laser and millimeter wave radar sensors for precision-strike targeting.
“We’ve successfully demonstrated all of the sensor modes simultaneously and are very pleased with what we’re seeing,” said Rick Edwards, vice president for Tactical Missiles and Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin. “Having fully functional seeker hardware this early in the program allows us to validate our software integration and test procedures. We are moving forward to deliver an unrivaled capability that will meet our Warfighters’ needs.”
Lockheed Martin has built several tri-mode seekers for tower, captive flight and missile flight testing. Upcoming captive-carry testing will verify performance in a flight environment. Additional testing in thermal and vibration performance, and electromagnetic interference effects will also take place this year.
Program officials also recently held Kaizen events, or Structured Improvement Activity (SIA), at Lockheed Martin’s seeker and electronics production facilities in Ocala, FL, and Troy, AL.
“The SIA’s were very successful and we have made significant progress in maturing our JAGM production manufacturing process. The recent tests and Kaizen events demonstrate the maturity of the tri-mode seeker, which is the heart of the JAGM weapon system,” Edwards said. “Seeker maturity is the key to controlling program risk and ensuring an affordable, producible and supportable product.”
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2009 sales of $45.2 billion.

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 1, 2010

Defense News:

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 1, 2010
Source: U.S. DoD issued April 1, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - April 2, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued April 1, 2010 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
MISSLE DEFENSE AGENCY
~Lockheed Martin Corporation of Sunnyvale,Calif. is being awarded a sole-source indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract (#HQ0147-10-D-0001) with a ceiling value of $434,738,000. Under this THAAD Field Support Contract, Lockheed Martin will provide logistics, maintenance, software, training, and engineering services to fielded THAAD fire units. The contract’s period of performance extends through March 2015. Work will be carried out in Sunnyvale, California; Huntsville, Ala.; and Fort Bliss, Texas. Fiscal year (FY) 2010 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds will be utilized for Task Orders issued in FY 2010. The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity (HQ0147).
NAVY
~Lockheed Martin Corporation, Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $77,148,971 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-09-D-0015) to provide additional funding for logistics and engineering services in support of the U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J aircraft. Work will be performed in Cherry Point, N.C. (36 percent), Miramar, Calif. (36 percent), and Okinawa, Japan (28 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.
~General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation,Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $36,613,301 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-4413) for the complete restoration of USS Hartford (SSN 768) through final fabrication and installation of the hull patch, bridge access trunk, port retractable bow plane and the sail. Selected required maintenance will also be performed. This modification includes options which, if exercised, will bring the total cumulative amount to $86,889,301. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn.(85 percent) and Quonset, R.I. (15 percent), and is expected to be completed by November 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $20,000,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.
~Ocean Systems Engineering Corporation, is being awarded a $13,106,278 task order #0071 under previously awarded contract (M67854-02-A-9020) to provide engineering and technical support; on-going acquisition support; financial support; logistics support; website development and management; manpower, personnel and training analysis report development and assessment; manpower, personnel and training plan, development and support; administrative support and managerial support for the Program Manager (PM) Networking and Satellite Communications (NSC) and PM NSC Systems program teams. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Communications, Intelligence and Networking Systems (CINS) Product Group’s (PG12) mission is to act as the central agent for the research, development, acquisition, and life cycle management of communications, intelligence, surveillance, and networking systems throughout the Marine Corps. PG12’s assigned mission includes the responsibility of CINS for the Operating Forces and the Supporting Establishment. The programs within the PG cover all phases of the DoD 5000 acquisition process. The Contractor shall be required to interface and coordinate with other contractors supporting PG12 including those in all the Commercial Enterprise Omnibus Support Service (CEOss) domains. It is the contractor’s responsibility to arrange any Non-Disclosure Agreements necessary to interface with other contractors in order to accomplish the PG12 mission. Work will be performed in Quantico, Va. Work is expected to be completed in April 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $299,608 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
~Harris Corporation, RF Communications Division,Rochester, N.Y., is being issued $12,000,000 for firm-fixed-price GSA delivery order under previously awarded contract (M67854-10-F-7003) to purchase 20 watt to 50 watt software upgrades for the power amplifier on existing tactical hand held radio AN/VRC-110 systems. Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y., and will be completed July 15, 2010. Contract Funds in the amount of $150,397 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This GSA delivery order was awarded on a competitive basis with one offer received. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
~Information Network Systems, Inc., Stafford, Va., is being awarded $9,542,669 for task order #0053 under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (M67854-02-A-9013). The Marine Corps Systems Command, Program Manager (PM) for Networks and Satellite Communications Systems (NSC), and PM for Tactical Communication Systems (TCS) mission is to act as the central agent for the research, development, acquisition, and life cycle management of communications, intelligence, surveillance, and networking systems throughout the Marine Corps. PM NSC and PM TCS’s assigned mission includes the responsibility to the operating forces and the supporting establishments. The scope of this Statement of Work is represented in three areas: equipment support, inventory management, and fielding team support. Work will be performed in Marine Corps Command organizations Quantico, Va., and work is expected to be completed in April 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
~FMW Composite Systems Inc., Bridgeport, W.V., is being awarded $8,461,035 for firm- fixed-price delivery order #0011 under previously awarded contract (M67854-05-D-5004) for 99 small and 99 medium ground expedient refueling systems. Work will be performed in Bridgeport, WV, and work is expected to be completed by March 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
~Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Va. is being awarded an $ 8,091,865 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the design, development, integration, test, certification, training, logistics, and maintenance for the Integrated Common Processor portion of the various Integrated Undersea Surveillance Systems. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (95 percent) and the government of Japan (5 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va.(78.9 percent); Fairfax, Va.(11.5 percent); Anaheim Hills, Calif.(7.3 percent), Portsmouth, R.I. (1.6 percent), and Cherry Hill, N.J. (0.7 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-10-D-0001).
~The Center for Transportation and the Environment, Inc.*, Atlanta, Ga., is being awarded a $6,092,394 costcontract for the development of a Department of Defense hydrogen fuel cell material handling equipment pilot program at the Defense Depot San Joaquin(DDJC), in Tracy, Calif. This requirement is for a hydrogen 2 (H2) pilot at DDJC utilizing twenty hydrogen powered forklifts for warehousing activities, and a hydrogen generation system using renewable energy to power an electrolysis-based Hydro2 generator. This contract is in support of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the exploration of alternative energy sources. Work will be performed in Tracy, Calif. (40 percent); Allentown, Pa. (30 percent); and Latham, N.Y (30 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $910,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane and Federal Business Opportunities websites, with an unspecified number of proposals solicited and 8offers received. NSWC Crane, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-C-GS20).
~Ocean Systems Engineering Corporation,Oceanside, Calif., is being awarded $5,557,540 for task order #0072 under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (M67854-02-A-9020). The scope of this Statement of Work (SOW) is to provide on-going support in the areas of systems engineering, acquisition, financial, logistics, administrative management to the Product Group Director (PGD) Communications, Intelligence & Networking Systems (CINS), the CINS Milestone Assessment Team (MAT), the CINS Technical Support Team (TST), and the CINS Operations Manager. The programs within this Product Group cover all phases of the acquisition process. Due to the dynamic nature of systems acquisitions resulting from the ongoing other contingency operations, the contractor must demonstrate the ability to rapidly respond to changes associated with performance, such as those resulting from new programs or system requirements, accelerated fielding requirements, or the need to support immediate improvements to fielded equipment. The contractor shall be required to interface and coordinate with other contractors supporting PG-12 including those in all the Commercial Enterprise Omnibus Support Service domains. Work will be performed in Quantico, Va., and work is expected to be completed in April 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $979,584 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY
~Military Produce Group, LLC, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded an indefinite-delivery, requirements-type contract on April 2 to provide fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&V) for resale at 21 commissary store locations in the Defense Commissary Agency’s east region, considered Area 1. The estimated award amount is $53,272,046.68. Contractor will deliver FF&V to the store locations as needed. The contract is for a two- year base period beginning May 1, 2010 through April 30, 2012. Three one-year option periods are available. If all option periods are exercised, the contract will be completed April 30, 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Seventy-eight firms were solicited and six offers were received. The Defense Commissary Agency, Resale Contracting Division, Produce Support Branch, Fort Lee, Va., is the contracting activity (HDEC02-10-D-0001).
ARMY
~Kiewit Building Group, Omaha, Neb., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $44,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract of for the design/ build construction contract entitled, “FY08 MCA PN50350 Barracks Complex PH 6B, Wheeler Army Airfields, Oahu, Hawaii. Work is to be performed in Oahu, Hawaii with an estimated completion date of Feb. 27, 2012. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with eight bids received. U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, Honolulu, Hawaii is the contracting activity (W9128A-10-C-0005).
~Olin Corporation, Winchester Division, East Alton, Ill., was awarded on Mar. 29, 2010 a $43,442,000 Indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity with firm-fixed-price orders. This procurement is a sole source Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity effort for the manufacture and delivery of .50 calibre M903 Sabot light armor penetrator and M962 Sabot light armor penetrator tracer bulk and the 4:1 linked configuration of the M903/M962. Delivery Order 0001 will be issued at contract award. Work is to be performed in East Alton, Ill., (50 percent), Towanda, Pa., (26 percent), Jonesborough, Tenn., (8 percent), Independence, Mo., (6 percent), Hopkins, Minn., (4 percent), Wood Dale, Ill., (4 percent), St. Marks, Fla., (2 percent) with an estimated completion date of Jun. 30, 2016. One sole source bid was solicited with one bid received. Joint Munitions & Lethality Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-10-D-0010).
~Nordic Ammunition Company, Karlsborg, Sweden, was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $24,191,317 firm-fixed-price contract. This procurement is for the manufacture and delivery of 5.56 mm M995 armor piecing cartridge and 7.62mm armor piercing cartridges. Work is to be performed in Bedford, Pa., and foreign Sweden., with an estimated completion date of Apr. 29, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Joint Munitions and Lethality Contracting Center, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-06-C-0009).
~ARMTEC Countermeasures Company, Coachella, Calif., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $23,425,364 firm-fixed-price contract for the exercise of Option Year 1 for W52P1J-09-C-0055 for M206, MJU-7A/B in support of the flares program. Work is to be performed in Milan, Tenn., (50 percent) and East Camden, Ark., (50 percent) with an estimated completion of Nov. 30, 2011. Bide were solicited on the World Wide Web with two bids received. Department of the Army, Rock Island Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1-09-C-0055).
~Kilgore Flare Company, LLC., Toone, Tenn., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $20,415,451 firm-fixed-price contract for the exercise of Option Year 1 for W52P1J-09-C-0056 for M206, MJU-7A/B in support of the flares program. Work is to be performed in East Camden, Ark., (50 percent) with an estimated completion of Nov. 30, 2011. Bide were solicited on the World Wide Web with two bids received. Department of the Army, Rock Island Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1-09-C-0056).
~L-3 Communications Combat Propulsion Systems,Muskegon, Mich., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $16,149,237 firm-price with incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts. This contract is for 221 reset Bradley transmissions, 2 control tests and incentive fee pool. Work is to be performed in Muskegon, Mich., (54 percent), and Texarkana, Texas., (46 percent) with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. TACOM Contracting Center, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-C-0098).
~J&J Contractors, Inc., Lowell, Mass., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $15,987,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the design / build of an Armed Forces Reserve Center, Rutland, Vermont. Work is performed in Rutland, Vt., with an estimated completion date of May 14, 2011. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with nine bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-10-C-0038).
~Purnell Construction Co., LLC., Baton Rouge, La., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $15,810,697 firm-fixed-price contract. The work consists of construction operations for enlargement of existing levee by truck-hauling material from contractor furnished borrow pit, clearing and grubbing, installation of geotextile construction of a clay cut-off trench, maintenance of truck wash down racks, fertilizing, seeding and mulching and all operations incidental thereto. Work is to be performed at the Westwego to Harvey Canal, Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System, V-Line Levee East of Vertex, Phase 2 First Enlargement, Jefferson Parish, La., with an estimated completion date of Apr. 27, 2011. Eleven bids were solicited with five bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-09-D-0042).
~Brigadler Construction Services, LLC., Cleveland, Ohio., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 an $11,992,700 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract is to construct a 1300 person dining facility based on standard design criteria. The project shall include design and complete construction as indicated in the request for proposal. The site design and construction outside the “5 Foot Line” be in this contract. The contract is performance based, and not definitive in type of construction or materials unless otherwise indicated. A comprehensive interior design is required with an option to provide furniture and décor items. Work is to be performed in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 1, 2014. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with two bids received. U.S> Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (W91236-08-D-0057).
~The Ross Group Construction Corp., Tulsa, Okla., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $11,551,000 firm-fixed-price contract to renovate B730, Fort Still Okla, Work includes evaluating existing classrooms electronically, mechanically, and in regard to connectivity; renovate classrooms in preparation for reception of future Classroom 21 package/suite; renovate hallways, staircases and display areas; renovate latrines; and achieve proper temperature regulation in the Classroom 21 computer server room. Work is to be performed in Fort Still, Okla., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 10, 2012. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with one bid received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Tulsa, Okla., is the contracting activity (W9126G-06-D-0043).
~AM General LLC., South Bend, Ind., was awarded on Mar. 29, 2010 an $11,100,440 firm-fixed-price contract to add 94 each of High Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles to contract. Work is to be performed in Mishawaka, Ind., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2010. One bid was solicited with one bid received. TACOM Warren, AMSTA-AQ-ATCA, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-01-C-S001).
~Greenleaf Construction Co, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., was awarded on March 29, 2010 a $10,985,396 firm-fixed-price contract for the design/ build award for a motor transport operator/ wheeled vehicle drivers course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Work is to be performed in Waynesville, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 26, 2011. Hub-Zone set-aside bids were solicited with three bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-10-C-4012).
~Paul S. Akins Company, Inc., Statesboro, Ga., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $10,777,100 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of an advanced skills training trainee dining facility. This includes the design build of a complete enlisted personnel dining facility, supporting site work, and demolition of existing parking lot at the building site and surrounding area at Fort Benning, Ga. Work is to be performed in Fort Benning, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 1, 2011. Three bids were solicited with three bids received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W91236-08-D-0064).
~Olin Corp., Winchester Division, East Alton, Ill., was awarded on Mar. 26, 2010 a $10,691,561 requirements contract with actual awards made via delivery order and delivery order modification contract. This award is made under the terms of the existing requirements contract for 9mm M882 ball. This ammunition is used in the M9 Beretta pistol both for training and for combat. Work is to be performed in East Alton, Ill., with an estimated completion date of Apr. 30, 2012. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with two bids received. Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-06-D-0031).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
~Fraga Group USA, Greenbelt, Md.** is being awarded a maximum $20,316,180 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel. Other location of performance is Spain. Using services are Navy, Air Force and federal civilian agencies. There were originally five proposals solicited with two responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is May 30, 2013. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-10-D-9405).
~Breeze Eastern, Union, N.J.* is being awarded a maximum $13,042,825 firm fixed price, sole source contract for aircraft mount winch. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There were originally two proposals solicited with one response. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2015. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Philadelphia (DSCR-AHA), Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (SPRRA1-10-D-0036).
~Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz. is being awarded a maximum $7,748,600 firm fixed price sole source contract for shaft compressors. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Air Force and Marine Corps. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is October, 2011. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Philadelphia (DSCR-ZC), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPRPA1-09-G-002X-5242).
~Mercury Air Center dba Atlantic Aviation, Reno, Nev.* is being awarded a maximum $7,375,457 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel. Other location of performance is same. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally two proposals solicited with one response. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2014. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-10-D-0007).
*Small Business
**Small Disadvantaged, Veteran Owned Business