Friday, May 21, 2010

BioNeutral Receives First Order for Its AutoNeutral Product from J-Man Distributors


Specially Designed Formulation To Be Used By the Auto Rental, Car Sharing and Related Automotive Industries

Defense News:
NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioNeutral Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BONU - News), a specialty chemical technology-based life science company, announced today an agreement with

J-Man Distributors Inc. to purchase an initial 50,000 units of its AutoNeutral product line. AutoNeutral is a formulation that is used in the auto industry to facilitate fast turnaround of vehicles for the car rental and related automotive markets. AutoNeutral removes odors caused by food, smoking, biologics and chemicals.

Steve Campus, President of J-Man Distributors said: “We have seen AutoNeutral work well and fast in difficult odor situations in cars and trucks. Our J-Man customers are results-oriented and have used other products that perfume or mask the odor rather than eliminate it. If a car or truck can’t be rented or sold because of odor, their economic loss at auction can be considerable. These are global organizations with tens of thousands of vehicles being turned around every day and we expect to position the AutoNeutral brand as the product of choice for results-oriented odor elimination for their entire fleets. I would consider this first order to be a prelude for more than 500,000 commercial units over an initial period of introduction and use.” J-Man Distributors Inc. is a member of the Campus Family Group of companies.

Andy Kielbania, Chief Scientific Officer of BioNeutral, said: “This application was demanding and the Ogiene™ formulation had to be specially designed to work on all surfaces in a vehicle and to remove virtually any odor no matter how severe within minutes. I think we have delivered just that and it is easy to use and works very fast.”

Stephen J. Browand, Chairman and CEO of BioNeutral Group, said: “This first order complements our business plan very nicely as the company awaits formal US submission and approval of its Ygiene™ formulations which is the core focus of BioNeutral. The market for our AutoNeutral brand and its derivatives is being initiated by J-Man Distributors who are well positioned to build this markets specific application.”

About J-Man Distributors Inc.

J-Man Distributors, a member of the Campus Family Group of companies, is a new distributor of specialized automotive care products and services. More information can be found at http://jmandistributors.com.

About BioNeutral Group, Inc.

Headquartered at the New Jersey Institute of Technology/EDC in Newark, New Jersey, BioNeutral Group, Inc., is a specialty chemical technology-based life science company that is developing and intends to commercialize a combinational chemistry-based technology which can neutralize harmful environmental contaminants, toxins and dangerous microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi and spores. The formulations, including Ygiene™ and Ogiene™, are both eco-friendly. The Company has combined these widely used compounds in highly specialized ways to create products that dramatically enhance disinfecting and cleaning results; products include BioNeutralizers and ChemoNeutralizers. BioNeutral’s proprietary platform technology has been proven effective in surface, water and airborne applications. Its antimicrobial line of products under the Ygiene™ brand have not yet been submitted to the EPA for approval for sale in the United States; however they have been approved in Germany and are allowed in the UK, France and Sweden.

More information about the Company may be found at www.bioneutralgroup.com

Forward-Looking Statements

BioNeutral routinely tests its formulations against those of its competitors. The results are published to let shareholders know how the Company's technology compares with known formulations in the market place. Any product claim for antimicrobial activity requires approval from the EPA or FDA, depending upon where and how the formulations are used. The EPA and FDA have not reviewed or confirmed the Company's data and findings. BioNeutral's antimicrobial formulations will be marketed under the brand name Ygiene™ and are not yet available for sale in the United States.

General Dynamics Team Submits Army Ground Combat Vehicle Proposal


Defense News:
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A team led by General Dynamics (NYSE:GD - News) that includes Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - News), Raytheon (NYSE:RTN -News) and MTU Detroit Diesel today submitted its proposal for the Technology Development (TD) phase of the U.S. Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program.

"The General Dynamics team's design is grounded in a focus on Soldier survivability and operational effectiveness. Our design draws on mature technologies to provide survivability, Soldier capacity, network interoperability, mobility and lethality that is unmatched by any existing ground combat vehicle," said Donald Kotchman, senior program director for General Dynamics Land Systems.

"Our design approach capitalizes on the proven ability and competence of each team member to meet the requirements for a completely integrated next-generation fighting system," Kotchman said. "We explored more than one million potential design options using a trade-optimizing process to determine our Ground Combat Vehicle Infantry Fighting Vehicle point of departure."

General Dynamics assembled a best-in-class team with unmatched Heavy Brigade Combat Team experience that is involved in the development, integration or sustainment of over 70 percent of today's fleet of combat vehicles and weapons systems. Each team member brings unrivaled program management experience, systems engineering and technical expertise to the team. Together, the team provides an unmatched legacy of performance on contemporary ground combat vehicles.

"Our design concept was selected to provide Soldiers the comfort, connectivity, survivability, lethality and growth potential necessary to adapt to the fluid conditions of a contemporary battlefield and address the spectrum of operations from hybrid/irregular warfare to conventional warfare," Kotchman said.

The purpose of the 27-month GCV TD phase is to complete the preliminary design, mature technologies through subsystem demonstrators, and inform the requirements process for an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) that meets the Army's requirements for operations in a contemporary threat environment.

With more than 70 years of ground combat vehicle design, development, integration and sustainment experience, General Dynamics Land Systems leads the team as the prime contractor and has overall responsibility for program management, vehicle design and integration. General Dynamics also is responsible for Soldier interfaces, vehicle structure and chassis, squad and crew environments, integrated survivability and safety, and distributed systems.

Lockheed Martin has responsibility for the turret, lethal and non-lethal effects, Soldier health management and embedded training. The company offers over 50 years of experience in systems integration and is the world leader in design and development of missiles and fire control systems.

Raytheon was selected as the hit-avoidance system, indirect-vision and sensor integrator. The company brings more than 40 years of combat sensor and systems integration experience in providing advanced situational awareness, target engagement and force protection capabilities for a variety of ground combat vehicles.

MTU Detroit Diesel has responsibility for the propulsion system. It is the premier provider of high-capacity diesel propulsion systems, with proven integration experience in modern combat systems worldwide.

With responsibility for network integration, communications, data management, common computing and information assurance, General Dynamics C4 Systems leads the network integration integrated product team. General Dynamics C4 Systems bring over 50 years of experience in the development of the some of the world's most advanced command, control, communications and computing systems.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com .

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DTN News: General Dynamics Selected By Defense Intelligence Agency For The Solutions For The Information Technology Enterprise Contract

Defense News: DTN News: General Dynamics Selected By Defense Intelligence Agency For The Solutions For The Information Technology Enterprise Contract
Source: DTN News / General Dynamics
(NSI News Source Info) FAIRFAX, Va. - May 21, 2010: General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been selected by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as one of the awardees for the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE) contract.
The five-year, indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract has a total potential value of $6.6 billion to all awardees if all options are exercised.General Dynamics will provide receptive, adaptive and timely solutions to satisfy current and future information technology (IT) requirements for global intelligence and command and control assets.
Departments and agencies supported by the contract include the Defense Intelligence Agency, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Combatant Commands, other Defense agencies and Civilian agencies.Work will consist of a multitude of services, such as systems engineering, operations support, network operation and administration, web services and content management, information assurance, security management as well as training.
Much of this work will support sites worldwide and include maintenance of IT enterprises, data center design, installation and management in addition to technology refresh and network modernization.
“General Dynamics is truly committed to DIA’s mission to provide timely, objective and cogent military intelligence to warfighters, defense planners and defense and national security policymakers and is pleased to be selected to continue this support through the SITE contract,” said Dan Johnson, president of General Dynamics Information Technology.
“After a 45-year relationship with the Defense Intelligence Community, we continue to be dedicated to the mission, supporting our customers’ IT infrastructure needs, security and sustainment requirements for successful continuity of operations in preserving national security.”
“We are dedicated to leveraging our systems integration and network support expertise to ensure critical intelligence information is delivered without interruption, across the world and in a timely manner,” said Tom Kirchmaier, senior vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Intelligence Solutions Division.
“Our innovative and customer-oriented solutions keep enterprise IT infrastructures operational, reliable and secure as exemplified by our continued support to the DIA Regional Support Center Transformation initiative. General Dynamics currently maintains a cadre of experienced, cleared IT and mission support personnel that have the ability to deploy quickly to support our customers’ surge requirements. We look forward to sustained support and working side by side with these customers to solve mission needs.”
As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering, professional services and simulation and training to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, health, federal civilian government, state and local government and commercial sectors.
With approximately 17,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com
Contact:
Mark MeudtTel: (703) 246 0525

IDGA's 5th Night Vision Systems will address Optimizing Night Vision Equipment for Use in Afghanistan

IDGA

Defense News:
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDGA announces its 5th Night Vision Systems conference, to take place July 26 – 28, 2010 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA.

The conference, widely considered the most trusted forum for night vision experts, will keep specialists ahead of the curve by discussing the two most pressing topics in the field: optimizing night vision equipment in Afghanistan and how to expand the market reach for current and future systems. Other sessions will include vital information on export regulations that apply to manufacturers and industry, emerging technologies and immediate and long-term needs for military and civilian night vision capabilities.

Holly Schneider Brown, the event director, noted that, “This is truly the best conference you can find on Night Vision Systems. This comprehensive event draws from both the latest technology developments and military program information, which attracts a wide range of experts to attend. Due to topic variety and networking opportunities, we’ve seen higher attendance year after year.”

The expert speaker faculty includes:

  • Dr. Donald A. Reago, Jr., Principal Deputy for Technology & Countermine, Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate
  • COL Stephanie Foster, USA, Project Manager Soldier Sensors and Lasers, PEO Soldier
  • Col Russell E. Smith, USMC, Fires and Maneuver Integration Division, Capabilities Development Directorate, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
  • Dale C. Linne von Berg, Head, Applied Optics Branch (ISR & IRCM Systems), Naval Research Lab
  • And many others

A Night Vision Technology Application Day will be held on Monday, July 26, 2010. The conference will be chaired by Dr. Joe Estrera, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer for L-3 Electro-Optical Systems. Dr. Estrera, winner of several technology corporation awards and author of numerous technical papers and patents, has been active in the study of photocathodes, semi-conductors, laser technologies, uncooled infrared technologies and image fusion technologies. For more information on the 5th Night Vision Systems conference, visit www.NightVisionEvent.com, call 1-800-882-8684 or download the event brochure here.Podcasts, videos and documents relating to night vision systems are also available in the event’s resource center online.

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
Holly Schneider Brown, 212-885-2773
Program Director
Holly.Schneider@idga.org

DTN News: Lockheed Martin Awarded $40 Million Contract To Deliver Additional Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods

Defense News: DTN News: Lockheed Martin Awarded $40 Million Contract To Deliver Additional Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods
Source: DTN News / Lockheed Martin
(NSI News Source Info) ORLANDO, FL, - May 21, 2010: Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has signed a $40 million foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force. This is the second Sniper ATP purchase in a multi-year precision sensor modernization program to improve precision targeting, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability of Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S aircraft.
The Royal Saudi Air Force first purchased Sniper pods in March 2009. Operational evaluation of the pod on the F-15S concluded in January of this year, with the Royal Saudi Air Force declaring the pod mission ready.
“Deliveries on the initial F-15S Sniper ATP contract were completed ahead of schedule,” said John Rogers, Saudi Sniper ATP program manager at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “We’ve received very positive feedback from Saudi aircrews flying the Sniper pod, and we look forward to delivering additional pods to support their urgent operational requirement for Sniper ATP capability.”
Featuring exceptional image quality and stability due to its next-generation design, the Sniper ATP delivers extremely precise weapon targeting for multiple fixed and moving targets, a high performance datalink for real-time coordination between aircrews and ground troops, and real-time weapon damage estimation radius displays to reduce the potential for collateral damage. The Sniper pod is heavily used as a non-traditional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance asset for convoy route reconnaissance and battlefield situational awareness.
Deployed in theater on U.S. Air Force and coalition partner F-15, F-16, A-10 and B-1 aircraft, the Sniper ATP is also operational on the CF-18 and Harrier GR7 and GR9 aircraft. Platform expansion continues with the B-52, Tornado, Typhoon, unmanned aerial vehicles and additional aircraft.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 136,000 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.
Contacts:
Heather Kelly, (407) 356-5351 e-mail heather.kelly@lmco.com
For additional information, visit our website:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/mfc

DTN News: New Chinese Fighter Jet Expected By 2018 According To US Intel

Defense News: DTN News: New Chinese Fighter Jet Expected By 2018 According To US Intel
*Will be in "ballpark" of F-22, the top U.S. fighter jet
*Date is sooner than previous Pentagon public forecasts
*May show military growing faster than generally expected
Source: DTN News / Reuters By Jim Wolf
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - May 21, 2010: China is building an advanced combat jet that may rival within eight years Lockheed Martin Corp's (LMT.N) F-22 Raptor, the premier U.S. fighter, a U.S. intelligence official said.
The date cited for the expected deployment is years ahead of previous Pentagon public forecasts and may be a sign that China's rapid military buildup is topping many experts' expectations.
"We're anticipating China to have a fifth-generation fighter ... operational right around 2018," Wayne Ulman of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center testified on Thursday to a congressionally mandated group that studies national security implications of U.S.-China economic ties.
"Fifth-generation" fighters feature cutting-edge capabilities, including shapes, materials and propulsion systems designed to make them look as small as a swallow on enemy radar screens.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates had said last year that China "is projected to have no fifth-generation aircraft by 2020" and only a "handful" by 2025.
He made the comments on July 16 to the Economic Club of Chicago while pushing Congress to cap F-22 production at 187 planes in an effort to save billions of dollars in the next decade.
Ulman is China "issues manager" at the center that is the U.S. military's prime intelligence producer on foreign air and space forces, weapons and systems. He said China's military was eyeing options for possible use of force against Taiwan, which Beijing deems a rogue province.
The People's Liberation Army, as part of its Taiwan planning, also is preparing to counter "expected U.S. intervention in support of Taiwan," he told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
He said the PLA's strategy included weakening U.S. air power by striking air bases, aircraft carrier strike groups and support elements if the U.S. stepped in.
Attacks against U.S. "basing infrastructure" in the western Pacific would be carried out by China's air force along with an artillery corps' conventional cruise missile and ballistic missile forces, he said outlining what he described as a likely scenario.
He described China as a "hard target" for intelligence-gathering and said there were a lot of unknowns about its next fighter, a follow-on to nearly 500 4th generation fighters "that can be considered at a technical parity" with older U.S. fighters.
"It's yet to be seen exactly how (the next generation) will compare one on one with say an F-22," Ulman told the commission. "But it'll certainly be in that ballpark."
Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon's No. 1 supplier by sales, is in the early stages of producing another fifth-generation fighter, the F-35. Developed with eight partner countries in three models with an eye to achieving economies of scale and export sales, it will not fly as fast nor as high as the F-22.
Gates has argued that the United States enjoys a lopsided advantage in fighters, warships and other big-ticket military hardware. Some U.S. congressional decisions on arms programs amount to overkill, out of touch with "real-world" threats and today's economic strains, he said in two speeches on the issue this month.
"For example, should we really be up in arms over a temporary projected shortfall of about 100 Navy and Marine strike fighters relative to the number of carrier wings, when America's military possesses more than 3,200 tactical combat aircraft of all kinds?" Gates said on May 8.
"Is it a dire threat that by 2020 the United States will have only 20 times more advanced stealth fighters than China?" he added at the Eisenhower presidential library in Abilene, Kansas.
Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, discounted the gap between the timelines cited by Gates and Ulman. He declined to comment on whether China had made enough progress since last July to change intelligence on the next fighter's debut.
Richard Fisher, an expert on the Chinese military at the the private International Assessment and Strategy Center, said Gates' decision to end F-22 production is proving to be "potentially very wrong."
"We will need more F-22s if we are going to adequately defend our interests," he said in an interview on Thursday at the hearing.
Bruce Lemkin, a U.S. Air Force deputy undersecretary for ties to foreign air forces, told the commission he had visited Taiwan twice in his official capacity and that the capabilities of Taiwan's aging F-16s, also built by Lockheed, were not "keeping up."
Whether to meet Taiwan's request for advanced F-16 fighters or upgrade the old ones was still under review by the Obama administration, he said before Ulman spoke.

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 20, 2010

Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 20, 2010
Source: U.S. DoD issued May 20, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - May 21, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued May 20, 2010are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
ARMY

~Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded on May 17 a $72,686,593 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 1,460 rocket propelled grenade kits, 45 prescribed loads lists and eight deprocessing spares for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles. Work is to be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2012. Five bids were solicited with five bids received. TACOM, AMSCC-TAC-ADCA, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0111).
~Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded on May 17 a $68,914,367 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 509 explosively formed penetrator protection kits and 12 month of a field service representative in the continental U.S. for the M-ATV. Work is to be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2012. Five bids were solicited with five bids received. TACOM, AMSCC-TAC-ADCA, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0111).
~BAE Systems, Sealy, Texas, was awarded on May 17 a $37,403,500 firm-fixed-price contract for 181 improved cab protection cabs and 181 applique kits for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. Work is to be performed in Sealy, Texas, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Aviation and Missile Commands Contracting Command, CCAM-TM-B, Redstone Arsenal., Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-09-C-0623).
~GM GDLS Defense Group, LLC, JV, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on May 18 a $30,655,831 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for logistics engineering support for the Stryker Family of Vehicles. Work is to be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bids received. TACOM Contracting Center, CCTA-AI, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-D-M112). ~L-3 Communications, L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems., Camden, N.J., was awarded on May 17 a $19,132,762 firm-fixed-price contract. The proposed add-on quantity is for the award of 367,971 M935 point detonating fuzes, National Stock Number 1390-01-268-9155,part number 9395584, purchased at a unit price of $52 each, which is the proposed unit price without first article. First article test is waved since L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems is the current producer of the M935 fuze. Work is to be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of May 18, 2012. Bids were solicited via the World Wide Web with two bids received. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-07-C-0005).
~Boeing Co., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on May 18 a $14,634,116 firm-fixed-price contract for 94 explosive ordnance disposal mini-robots. Work is to be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 16, 2011. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with one bids received. Research, Development and Engineering Command Contracting Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-09-D-0023).
~Airborne Systems North America, Santa Ana, Calif., was awarded on May 17 a $12,469,065 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 3,185 complete T-11 personnel parachute systems, and 420 T-11 personnel parachute systems without the reserve assembly. Work is to be performed in Santa Ana, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec 7, 2011. Three bids were solicited with three bids received. U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-10-D-0003).
~General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., Needham, Mass., was awarded on May 17 a $12,089,352 firm-fixed-price contract for an acquisition in support of the Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program for Fort Carson, Colo. Work is to be performed in Fort Carson, Colo., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2011. Ten bids were solicited with four bids received. Army Contracting Command, National Capital Region Contracting Center, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0025).
~Kipper Tool Co., Gainesville, Ga., was awarded on May 17 an $11,723,560 firm-fixed-price contract. The small arms shop set provides the necessary tools to perform small arms field-level maintenance requirements for heavy machine guns and small caliber weapons. The small arms shop set has 164 tools in the set. This contract is a one-year requirements contract with two possible option years. Work is to be performed in Gainesville, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30, 2013. Fifteen bids were solicited with three bids received. TACOM-Rock Island, CCTA-AR-TB, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAE20-03-D-0089).
~Aerostar International, Sioux Falls, S.D., was awarded on May 17 an $8,366,440 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 1,983 complete T-11 personnel parachute systems, and 280 T-11 personnel parachute systems without the reserve assembly. Work is to be performed in Huron, S.D. (80 percent), and Madison, S.D. (20 percent), with an estimated completion date of Sept. 8, 2011. Three bids were solicited with three bids received. U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-10-D-0002).
~McKellar Corp., Virginia Beach, Va., was awarded on May 18 a $7,055,929 firm-fixed-price contract to construct Combined Arms Collective Training Facility Phase 1B, to include: seven new buildings, guard tower, traffic circles, new asphalt paving, shanty town units, and cemetery vaults; as well as renovations of existing buildings. Work is to be performed in Butlerville, Ind., with an estimated completion date of Apr. 30, 2011. Thirteen bids were solicited with 13 bids received. National Guard Bureau, USPFO for Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind., is the contracting activity (W912L9-10-C-0004).
~Eyak Technology, LLC, Dulles, Va., was awarded on May 17 a $5,818,339 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract will provide materials in support of the 550th and 57th Regional Network Operations and Security Center technology refresh, in support of Project Manager Network Service Center, Project Director Defense Communication Systems-Southwest Asia. This requirement was completed amongst the 16 contractors under the Rock Island Contracting Center Southwest Asia telecommunications blanket purchase agreement. Work is to be performed in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2010. Sixteen bids were solicited with seven bids received. Rock Islands Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-09-A-0021).
~ITT Advanced Engineering & Sciences, Herndon, Va., was awarded on May 18 a $5,777,832 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for competitive strategies group services in support of the Joint Improvised Explosive Devices Defeat Organization. Work is to be performed in Arlington, Va., with an estimated completion date of April 25, 2013. Five bids were solicited with five bids received. Research Development and Engineering Command, Contracting Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-09-D-0058).
~BAE Systems, Herndon, Va., was awarded on May 18 a $6,246,735 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for strategic interplay exploration systems, simulation and scenario development in support of the Joint Improvised Explosive Devices Defeat Organization. Work is to be performed in Arlington, Va., with an estimated completion date of May 3, 2013. Sixteen bids were solicited with one bid received. R esearch, Development and Engineering Command Contracting Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-07-D-0003).
NAVY
~Raytheon Network Centric Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded a $31,922,634 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-5202) for the design agent and engineering services for the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) program. CEC is a sensor netting system that significantly improves battle force anti-air warfare capability by extracting and distributing sensor-derived information such that the superset of this data is available to all participating CEC units. This modification combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (96 percent), and the governments of Australia (3 percent) and Canada (1 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Largo, Fla. (80 percent), St. Petersburg, Fla. (19 percent), and Dallas, Texas (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $3,014,168 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
~Fluor Intercontinental, Inc., Greenville, S.C., was awarded on May 19 a $13,111,531 modification to cost reimbursement task order #0005 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62470-06-D-6008) for flood recovery at Naval Support Activity Mid-South. The work to be performed provides for flood damage clean-up and restoration in impacted areas of affected buildings. After award of this modification, the total cumulative task order value will be $14,611,531. Work will be performed in Millington, Tenn., and is expected to be completed by February 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
~General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded $10,880,437 for task order #0017 under previously awarded contract (M67854-09-D-4726) to integrate and deliver enterprise IT capabilities through the Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Services (MCEITS) program based on a primarily commercial off-the-shelf design delivered and accepted at the critical design review. This task order provides the delivery and integration of the design for the classified and unclassified enclaves within the Kansas City Enterprise IT Center (EITC) as well as the unclassified systems integration environment (SIE) in Kansas City. The integration effort shall include the data center facility infrastructure, application infrastructure, and the initial enterprise services to enable the Marine Corps to host production applications and systems within the EITC and support the testing, integration, and engineering of applications and systems within the SIE. Additionally this task order shall support the initial MCEITS Operations Center capability and the initial operational capability (IOC) testing activities for the unclassified EITC and SIE as the program office prepares to achieve IOC and move towards a Milestone C decision. Work will be performed in Kansas City, Mo. (70 percent), Needham, Mass. (25 percent), and Quantico, Va. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $8,023,302 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
~Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $7,216,103 fixed-price incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-5305) for incorporation of long-lead material for SM-6 Block I missiles fiscal 2010 all up rounds production. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.
AIR FORCE
~Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded an $18,661,244 contract which will provide 2,180 Paveway II and 46 Paveway III guided bomb conversion kits. At this time, $18,639,872 has been obligated. 784 CBSG/PKB, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8213-10-C-0036).
~Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif., was awarded a $14,338,234 contract which will provide for efficient linearized all-silicon transmitters integrated circuits program to enable ultra-high power efficiency, ultra high linearity, microwave silicon-based transmitter integrated circuits for next generation radar and communications application. At this time, $14,338,234 has been obligated. Det 1 AFRL/PKDB, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-10-C-7027).
~The Gyro House, Auburn, Calif., was awarded a $6,507,187 contract which will provide for personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision and other items and services necessary to perform civil engineer tasks and functions at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. At this time, no money has been obligated. 448 SCMG/PKBD, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8117-10-D-0007).
~Skils'Kin, Spokane, Wash., was awarded a $5,649,067 contract which will provide mess attendant services for the dining facility at Malmstrom Air Force Base. At this time, $292,241 has been obligated. 341 CONS of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., is the contracting activity (FA4626-10-C-0017).

DTN News: Advanced Diagnostics By BAE Systems ~ 'Intelligent MOT' For Military Vehicles To Boost Availability And Cut Costs

Defense News: DTN News: Advanced Diagnostics By BAE Systems ~ 'Intelligent MOT' For Military Vehicles To Boost Availability And Cut Costs
Source: DTN News / BAE Systems
(NSI News Source Info) ARLINGTON, Virginia - May 21, 2010: Engineers from BAE Systems are working to create a pioneering system that will act as a round-the-clock MOT for military vehicles. Able to detect faults in military vehicles before they cause damage and removing the need for unnecessary maintenance, researchers are hopeful that it will save the Ministry of Defence billions of pounds each year.
The new system, named Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM), will join together a chain of maintenance and support ideas for military vehicles and is being developed in partnership with Rolls Royce, Thales, Boeing and Cranfield University.
IVHM will monitor engines and vehicle structures via built-in sensors and will identify faults using mathematical reasoning in order to establish a diagnosis. This is then communicated to the maintenance crew, who will take relevant action to rectify the problem.
Peter Foote, Executive Scientist, at BAE Systems, said: "The current system of replacing parts on a rolling basis is no longer the safest and most efficient way. For some time now we have wanted to make the identification, diagnosis and repair of problems in vehicles more efficient and IVHM holds the key to this."
The full system is in early development stages, but key elements of IVHM are already being tested in defence vehicles - fault diagnostic tools are being trailed in the Tornado fighter jet, while the Hawk is using acoustic sensors to detect fatigue cracks. Basic health and usage monitoring systems are also already fitted to both Bulldog and Panther vehicles to provide vital information to support their 'contracting for availability' support arrangements, which make industry more accountable for keeping the vehicles running.
BAE Systems expects the system to be in full use across military vehicles on land, sea and air within 5-10 years. It is set to be welcomed by senior military figures, as problems such as corrosion are estimated to cost the armed forces over a billion pounds a year to repair. The technology will not only save costs, but its ability to detect and diagnose faults before they cause damage will also help to guarantee availability of aircraft and armoured vehicles when they are needed most.
In focus: how it works
IVHM links together a number of processes and technologies. It incorporates sensors, diagnostic software and a logistic infrastructure to bring about an all-encompassing solution.
Fault sensors
IVHM includes sensors permanently built into the structures of military vehicles to provide constant monitoring.
Corrosion sensors
It incorporates the BAE Systems corrosion monitor system, which degrades at a slightly faster rate than the structure to which it is attached. Simply by electronically measuring the change in the sensor, early signs of corrosion can be registered.
A version of this system has been selected for the F-35 programme and a trial fitted to Warrior armoured vehicles is in service with the UK armed forces.
Crack detection
Acoustic sensors can be placed on structures to pick up early signals of fatigue cracks. This is done by picking up sounds caused by cracks as they start to grow. The acoustic sensors have already been trialled on the Hawk to detect the emergence of cracks in an experimental test structure fitted beneath the wing.
Engine damage
Radar systems applied to jet engines can detect foreign objects that may have been sucked into the engine. The radar can also predict whether the object is likely to cause damage or not and can pick up any faults on the engine turbines from the radar return.
Fault diagnostics
Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Technologies (IFDT) is a set of software tools that provide probable causes from an array of symptoms by using mathematical reasoning. IFDT also provides maintenance crews with a confidence rating for the diagnosis so they can use their knowledge to decide on the best course of action.
IFDT also has the ability to learn from experience as successful diagnoses are accumulated and confirmed. This means that the more the tool is used, the smarter it gets. IFDT is currently being trialled on the Tornado fighter jet and is also on the ASTRAEA programme and on the MANTIS unmanned aircraft system.
Logistic infrastructure
The IVHM concept will link the diagnostic software to maintenance crews on the ground. The detection of a fault would trigger a support network which will initiate the corrective action.
Benefits
IVHM is the transformation of data into information to support operational decisions. The expected benefits are set to be:
**Minimised maintenance
**Improved readiness and availability
**Product life extension
**Enhanced safety and reliability