Thursday, March 31, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 31, 2011

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 31, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - March 31, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued March 31, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

United Launch Services, Littleton, Colo., is being awarded a $292,958,632 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification for an extension of the period of performance of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle launch capability contract by three months. Work will be performed at Littleton, Colo. The Space & Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8816-06-C-0002-P00275).

Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $258,335,790 fixed-price-award-fee, cost-plus-award-fee contract modification for basic C-17 Globemaster III sustainment partnership. Work will be performed at Long Beach, Calif. The Aircraft Sustainment Directorate, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8614-04-C-2004-P00543).

Booz Allen Hamilton, Herndon, Va., is being awarded a $24,732,132 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for survivability and vulnerability technical analyses for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. Work will be performed at McLean, Va. The 55th Contracting Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380).

Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $20,149,008 fixed-price contract modification for the C-130 avionics modernization program. Work will be performed at Long Beach, Calif. The Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-01-C-0047-P00189).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to obligate fiscal 2010 advance procurement funding for one fiscal 2011 C-130J aircraft. Work will be performed at Marietta, Ga. The Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8625-06-C-6456-P00243).

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $9,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for technical support of the use of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) special test vehicles, special test equipment, and test positions to include AMRAAM modeling and simulation. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. AAC/PKES, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8675-11-D-0377).

NAVY

Fraser’s Boiler Service, Inc.*, National City, Calif. (N55236-11-D-0001); L-3 Services, Inc., Norfolk, Va. (N55236-11-D-0002); and Continental Maritime of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, Calif. (N55236-11-D-0003), are being awarded five-year firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contracts to provide pump and motor overhaul services aboard Navy ships within a 50-mile radius of San Diego, Calif. Each contractor shall provide all personnel, management, administrative and production services, material, tools, equipment, and required support. Further, the contractor must be familiar with and conform to all prescribed procedures set forth in applicable instructions, directives, publications, etc., issued. The maximum estimated combined total of all three contracts will not exceed $119,780,000. The contract will have an ordering period of five years and each order will be competed among the three awardees. Work will be performed National City, Calif.; Norfolk, Va.; and San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Funds in the amount of $9,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with four offers received. The Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Full Service Partnering Corp., Keyport, Wash., is being awarded a $46,954,710 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering services in support of lightweight and heavyweight torpedo systems. This effort includes combined purchases for the Navy (82 percent), and the governments of Canada (8 percent), Japan (4 percent), Brazil (4 percent), and Turkey (2 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Newport, R.I., and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Contract funds in the amount of $50,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was competitively procured with one offer received via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, R.I., is the contracting activity (N66604-11-D-0633).

Diamond Solutions, Inc., Vienna, Va. (N00189-11-D-Z026); Peak Government Services, San Diego, Calif. (N00189-11-D-Z024); and Caban Resources, LLC, El Segundo, Calif. (N00189-11-D-Z025), are each being awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price multiple award task order contracts for medical record coding, auditing, training, and clinical coding consulting services in support of the Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. This contract consists of a four-month base period for each company with two one-year option periods: Diamond Solutions, $34,352,309; Peak Government Services, $44,907,161; and Caban Resources, $41,892,109. Work is to be performed in various medical facilities located inside and outside the continental United States (80 percent); and the contractor’s facilities in Vienna, Va., San Diego, Calif., and El Segundo, Calif. (20 percent). Work is expected to be complete September 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This requirement was competitively awarded through Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 24 offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Sodexo Management, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., is being awarded a $22,968,156 fixed-price service contract to provide 3,000,000 meals in 20 Marine Corps garrison mess halls located on the West Coast of the continental United States. The contractor is required to maintain continuity of services for management and operation of the West Coast mess halls during the transition to the successor contractor under the follow-on regional garrison food services contract. Work will be performed at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. (45 percent); Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif. (30 percent); Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif. (10 percent); Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif. (5 percent); Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif. (5 percent); and Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. (5 percent). The contract period of performance commences April 1, 2011 and will be completed on June 30, 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $22,968,156 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The notice of intent to award a sole-source requirement to Sodexo Management was synopsized on March 2, 2011 in Federal Business Opportunities under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, “only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (M00027-11-C-0004).

Surface Technologies Corp.*, Neptune Beach, Fla. (N55236-11-D-0004); R.W. Little Co.*, San Diego, Calif. (N55236-11-D-0005); and South Bay Sand Blasting & Tank Cleaning*, San Diego, Calif. (N55236-11-D-0006), are each being awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity multiple award contracts with a combined maximum value of $41,126,942 for nonskid decking on Navy ships. Nonskid decking provides a safe and durable surface for Navy operations on certain areas of the ship’s exterior. The surface degrades over time with use and must be removed and replaced to maintain its integrity. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and surrounding areas within a 50-mile radius, and is expected to be completed by April 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $9,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a total small business set-aside via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with four proposals solicited and three offers received. The Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Orbital Sciences Corp., Chandler, Ariz., is being awarded a $26,210,174 firm-fixed-price contract for the Full Rate Production 5 (FRP V) of seven GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target base vehicles, including associated hardware, kits and production support. Work will be performed in Chandler, Ariz. (71 percent); Camden, Ariz. (24 percent); Vergennes, Vt. (3 percent); and Hollister, Calif. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2011. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. 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 (N00019-11-C-0050).

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $19,850,273 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the developmental, integration, and flight test services in support of the AIM-9X System Improvement Program, for the Navy, Air Force, and the governments of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Turkey. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in January 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $512,117 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.301-1. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($370,000; 1.86 percent); U.S. Air Force ($14,614,738; 73.63 percent); Korea ($2,975,000; 14.99 percent); Saudi Arabia ($1,120,000; 5.64 percent); Singapore ($720,000; 3.63 percent); and Turkey ($50,535; 0.25 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-11-C-0026).

M7 Aerospace, LP, San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $15,645,556 indefinite-delivery contract for logistics support of 12 Navy/Marines UC-35 aircraft and seven Navy C-26 aircraft located at nine global locations. Services to be provided include organizational and depot-level maintenance, parts, support equipment maintenance, and engineering support. Work will be performed in Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii (14 percent); Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS), Futenma, Japan (13 percent); Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (11 percent); Naval Air Station (NAS), New Orleans, La. (10 percent); NAS Sigonella, Italy (10 percent); Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy (10 percent); San Antonio, Texas (9 percent); MCAS Miramar, Calif. (8 percent); MCAS Cherry Point, N.C. (8 percent); and Al Udeid, Qatar (7 percent). Work is expected to be completed by May 2012. This contract was competitively procured via electronic request for proposal, with four offers received. 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 (N00019-11-D-0002).

Wyle Laboratories, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded an $11,881,935 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-08-C-0025) to exercise an option for aircrew, engineering, operations, and scheduling services in support of the Naval Test Wing Atlantic and Naval Test Wing Pacific. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md., and is expected to be completed in March 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Sensor and Antenna Systems, Lansdale, Inc., Lansdale, Pa., is being awarded an $11,139,128 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0047) to exercise an option for eight low band transmitters; 23 vertical polarized antennas; and 14 horizontal polarized antennas associated with the AN/ALQ-99 low band transmitter. Work will be performed in Lansdale, Pa., and is expected to be completed in January 2014. Contract funds in the amount of $4,135,985 will expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Scalable Network Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., is being awarded an $11,040,100 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for development and testing of the Joint Tactical Radio System network emulator. Work will be performed in Los Angeles, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a sole-source acquisition. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-11-D-0035).

Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Sudbury, Mass., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $10,448,257 delivery order #0010 under basic ordering agreement (N00024-11-G-5116), for the procurement and fabrication of a stabile master oscillator (STAMO); radio frequency (RF) combiner; ordnance alteration kits; and associated spares, material and installation services in support of the Aegis modernization efforts onboard Ticonderoga- and Arleigh Burke-class ships. The STAMO provides a very precise and pure RF source that is amplified in the Continuous Wave Illuminator. The Fire Control System uses the CWI’s amplified RF to illuminate targets for a missile engagement. The RF Coherent Combiner modification improves accuracy of power and phase monitoring to reduce the need for sphere tracks to assess radar performance. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va. (45 percent); Burlington, Mass. (28 percent); and Andover, Mass., (27 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2013. 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.

Raytheon Network Centric Systems, Largo, Fla., is being awarded an $8,100,676 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-5203) for a sensor system that significantly improves battle force anti-air warfare capability known as the Cooperative Engagement Capability System and for production of the AN/USG-2B systems and system test aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). CEC is a sensor netting system that significantly improves battle force anti-air warfare capability by extracting and distributing sensor-derived information and making the data available to all participating CEC units. Work will be performed in Largo, Fla. (47 percent); St. Petersburg, Fla. (20 percent); Dallas, Texas (18 percent); and McKinney, Texas (15 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was issued a modification change order on the current contract SPRRA1-11-D-0027/P00001. Award is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $105,003,929 to procure additional transmissions. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. The date of performance completion is Jan. 31, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity.

CFM International, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $37,206,532 providing aircraft fan blade sets. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Air Force. The date of performance completion is December 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (SPRTA1-11-G-0001-0004).

SupplyCore, Inc.*, Rockford, Ill., was issued a modification on the current contract SPM500-05-D-BP06. Award is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $36,000,000 maintenance, repair, and operations, prime vendor for the Japan region. The award is an eight-month bridge contract. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is Nov. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded firm-fixed-price contract against a basic ordering agreement with a maximum $7,130,850 for cuff assemblies. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Navy. The date of performance completion is June 30, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-G-0003-THKF).

Foster Fuels*, Brookneal, Va., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $7,022,647 for fuel. Other locations of performance are Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. Using services are Army, Navy and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is April 30, 2014. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-11-D-8531).

ARMY

L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on March 29 a $59,309,767 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the option two quantities for the M783 fuze and the M734A1 fuze. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 25, 2016. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-10-C-0015).

Kipper Tool Co., Gainesville, Ga., was awarded on March 29 a $31,867,159 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 155 standard automotive tool sets. Work will be performed in Gainesville, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE20-03-D-0085).

Harding Security Associates (Six3 Systems Co.), McLean, Va., was awarded on March 29 a $23,863,898 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the analysis and forensic services support for the Biometrics Intelligence Program. Work will be performed in Charlottesville, Va., Iraq, and Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Acquisition Center, Charlottesville, Va., is the contracting activity (W911W5-11-C-0005).

Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Va., was awarded on March 29 a $17,402,729 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide the construction of an aircraft carrier corridor, through dredging activities, within the limits of the Federal Navigation Channel between Lambert Bend and the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. Work will be performed in Chesapeake Bay, Va., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. Thirty-five bids were solicited with three bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (W91236-11-C-0030).

Jacobs Technology, Inc., Tullahoma, Tenn., was awarded on March 29 a $13,632,630 time-and-materials contract. The award will provide for the engineering and support services for the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center. Work will be performed in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet with three bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-08-D-0001).

Omega Training Center, Columbus, Ga., was awarded on March 29 a $7,999,297 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the support services to the Mobilization and Deployment Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas. Work will be performed in El Paso, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Bliss, Texas, is the contracting activity (W911SG-11-C-0002).

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY

The Lincoln Public Schools was awarded on March 31 a $10,651,610.00 firm-fixed-price contract modification exercising final option period of service contract number HE1254-07-C-0005 for comprehensive education program, grades pre-kindergarten through eighth, servicing eligible dependent children of Department of Defense personnel residing on Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. The period of performance for this option is July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. The Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools, Peachtree City, Ga., is the contracting activity.

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CONTRACTS

ARMY

The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded on March 28 a $528,125,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 25 CH-47F (Chinook) new-build cargo helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0098).

DCK-ECC Pacific, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded on March 28 a $127,965,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the architect and engineers services for the designs of all phases of the U.S. Army Pacific Command and Control Facility at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Work will be performed in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, with an estimated completion date of March 18, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet with 16 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (W9128A-11-C-0004).

Kipper Tool Co., Gainesville, Ga., was awarded on March 28 a $25,651,472 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the execution of a delivery order on 121 standard automotive tool sets. Work will be performed in Gainesville, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Contracting, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE20-03-D-0085).

EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded on March 28 a $21,468,420 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of four UH-72A light utility helicopters; four airborne radio communication 231 system production cut-in; and one engine inlet barrier filter production cut-in. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-C-0194).

He & I Construction, Inc., Lawton, Okla., was awardedon March 28 a $20,057,600 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for a broad range of maintenance and repair of minor construction work on real property at Fort Sill, Okla. Work will be performed in Fort Sill, Okla., with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet with three bids received. The U.S. Army Mission & Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sill, Okla., is the contracting activity (W9124J-10-D-0004).

Texas Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services, Austin, Texas, was awarded on March 28 a $19,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for food services and attendant services in dining facilities to meet specified performance requirements in Fort Bliss, Texas. Work will be performed in El Paso, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet with two bids received. The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Bliss, Texas, is the contracting activity (W911SG-10-D-0005).

NextiraOne Federal, LLC, Herndon, Va., was awarded on March 28 an $11,411,170 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services in support of outside plant infrastructure at Fort Stewart, Ga. Work will be performed in Fort Stewart, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 18, 2014. Ten bids were solicited with four bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, National Capital Region, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0027).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Va., was awarded on March 28 a $10,688,850 time-and-material contract. The award will provide for the tactical services in various locations in support of the Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control Systems tactical support operational requirements. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of March 25, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-11-D-0019).

Bell Helicopter, Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded on March 28 a $6,265,330 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of one Bell helicopter Huey II aircraft and equipment options. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas; Ozark, Ala.; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Almaty, Kazakhstan, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-11-G-0011).

NAVY

PAE Government Services, Inc., Arlington, Va., is being awarded an $87,621,822 modification under a previously awarded cost-plus-award fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N33191-07-D-0207) to exercise option four, which provides for base operating support services at Camp Lemonnierand forwarding operating locations, i.e., Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya. The work to be performed provides for general management and administration services; public safety (harbor security, security operations and emergency management program); ordnance; air operations (airfield facilities and passenger terminal and cargo handling); supply; morale, welfare and recreation; galley; housing (bachelor quarters and laundry); facility support (facilities investment, janitorial, pest control services and refuse services); utilities (water, waste water and electrical); base support vehicle and equipment; and environmental. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $379,157,194. Work will be performed in Djibouti, Manda Bay, and Kenya, Africa, and is expected to be completed by March 2012. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Europe Africa Southwest Asia, Naples, Italy, is the contracting activity.

Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., Pensacola, Fla., is being awarded an $84,100,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for logistics services and materials for organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance to support 273 T-34, 54 T-44, and 62 T-6 aircraft based primarily at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas; NAS Whiting Field, Fla.; and NAS Pensacola, Fla. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas (50 percent), Whiting Field, Fla. (39 percent), Pensacola, Fla. (8 percent), and various sites within the continental United States (3 percent) including: NAS Lemoore, Calif.; NAS Patuxent River, Md.; Strike Fighter Weapons School, NAS Oceana, Va.; Marine Corp Air Station Miramar, Calif.; Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif.; Fort Bragg, N.C.; Huntsville, Ala.; and NAS Fallon, Nev. Work is expected to be completed in October 2011. 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 Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-11-D-0014).

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $42,285,583 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-05-D-0023) for logistics support of 124 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 September 2012. 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.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $40,000,000 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee contract (N00019-09-C-0019) for non-recurring engineering services in support of the next generation advanced mission computer system for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. Work will be performed in Bloomington, Minn. (53.7 percent), Baltimore, Md. (33.3 percent), and St. Louis, Mo. (13 percent). Work was completed in December 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.

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $28,734,634 modification on a not-to-exceed basis to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2229) for the procurement of additional long lead time material in support of the LHA replacement flight 0 amphibious assault ship. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (79.9 percent), and Pascagoula, Miss. (20.1 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

IAP-Hill, LLC, Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded $26,066,865 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N69450-10-D-5073) to exercise option one for the base operating services at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Fla.; Naval Station Mayport, Fla.; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Jacksonville, Fla.; and Blount Island Command, Jacksonville, Fla. The work to be performed provides for regional base operating support services including, but not limited to, the following functions: port operations, base support vehicles and equipment, elevator maintenance, equipment maintenance, utilities, environmental, transportation, bachelor housing, fire alarms, wastewater, steam, and facility management. Works also provides service calls consisting of repairs of base facilities, utilities, transportation and fire alarm systems. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $51,631,011. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Fla., and is expected to be completed by September 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a $24,203,605 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00189-08-D-Z028) for supplies and services to support depot-level modification installations and in-service repairs of the F/A-18 series aircraft. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2011. 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.

Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, Liverpool, N.Y., is being awarded a $14,785,866 modification to previously competitively awarded contract (N00024-08-C-6283) to exercise an option for the procurement of four low cost conformal array production units and engineering and technical services. The contract is fixed-price-incentive for production units and cost-plus-fixed fee for engineering and technical services. The low cost conformal array is a passive planar array mounted on the aft submarine sail structure that is integrated with the acoustic rapid COTS insertion AN/BQQ-10 System to provide situational awareness and collision avoidance for improved tactical control in high density environments. Work will be performed in Syracuse, N.Y. (97.5 percent); Walpole, Mass. (1 percent); Forrest Hill, Md. (1 percent); and Millersville, Md. (.5 percent). Work is expected to complete by April 2013. 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.

Robertson Fuel Systems, LLC, Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a $14,017,886 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-08-D-0009) to exercise an option for the procurement of V-22 mission auxiliary fuel tanks, refueling kits, and accessories. Work will be performed in Tempe, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in December 2012. 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.

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $12,019,446 option exercise modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-5115) for management and engineering services to maintain and modify as necessary the design of DDG 51 class combat system compartments and topside arrangements, in support of the Program Executive Officer Integrated Warfare Systems. Work will be performed in Moorestown, N.J. (37 percent); Bath, Maine (25 percent); Pascagoula, Miss. (22 percent); San Diego, Calif. (6 percent); Washington, D.C. (5 percent); Norfolk, Va. (3 percent); Port Hueneme, Calif. (1 percent); and Syracuse, N.Y. (1 percent). Work is expected to be completed by September 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $12,019,446 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded an $11,377,666 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for a 10-month renewal of 46 field service representatives to install liner blanket kits, install modernization safety kits, and conduct general maintenance work on the Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle fleet supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn. All work will be performed in Afghanistan and Iraq, and will be completed by Dec. 31, 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $11,377,666 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems, Minneapolis, Minn., is being awarded an $8,899,424 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-5394) for engineering services in support of the MK 41 vertical launching system. The contractor will primarily provide design, analysis, and test services for the MK 29 Mod 0 canister in support of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) SM-3 cooperative development integration into the MK 41 vertical launching system. Other efforts funded include engineering services for MK 21 Mod 3 canisters and engineering services to support the MK 41 vertical launching system ship installation efforts. Work will be performed in Minneapolis, Minn. (77 percent), and Brea, Calif. (23 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,871,630 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of A and B modification kits in support of the MH-60 acoustic technical insert (ATI), including cable modification kits, ATI, software defined sonobouy, pre-amplifier unit, sensor operator consoles, link-16 retrofits and notch filters. Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y. (66.56 percent); Victor, N.Y. (23 percent); Farmingdale, N.Y. (4.5 percent); Butler, N.J. (3.3 percent); and Ciudad Real, Spain (2.6 percent). Work is expected to be completed in March 2016. This contract was not competitively procured. 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 (N00019-11-C-0048).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,634,205 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N68936-08-D-0026) for engineering and software services in support of EA-6B and EA-18G aircraft. Services to be provided include design, development, integration, test and distribution of the operational flight programs, flight test and aircraft integration support, and engineering support to transition the EA-6B’s mission to the EA-18G. Work will be performed at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, Calif., 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 Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Tewksbury, Mass., is being awarded a $7,552,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-5126) for class services engineering efforts supporting the Zumwalt-class destroyer program. These efforts include total ship computing environment infrastructure software facility support, test and evaluation, and design solution engineering. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, R.I. (29 percent); Tewksbury, Mass. (26 percent); Sudbury, Mass. (26 percent); Moorestown, N.J. (10 percent); Marlboro, Mass. (6 percent); Herndon, Va. (1 percent); Houston, Texas (1 percent); Leesburg, Va. (0.5 percent); and Minneapolis, Minn. (0.5 percent). Work is expected to be completed by November 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $5,106,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Carter Enterprises, LLC*, Brooklyn, N.Y., was awarded a one year, 12-month based, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $71,801,140 for outer tactical vests. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The date of performance completion is July 31, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1C1-11-D-1025).

Hess Corp., Woodbridge, N.J., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $37,653,061 for fuel. Other locations of performance are in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Using services are Army and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is April 30, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-8540).

Trajen Flight Support, LP, dba Atlantic, Plano, Texas, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $19,980,421 for fuel. Other location of performance is El Paso, Texas. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2015. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0125).

Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was issued a delivery order contract. Award is a firm-fixed-price, long-term contract with a maximum $8,732,561 providing reversible plow snow removal vehicles. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Air Force. The date of performance completion is Feb. 13, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM500-01-D-0066-0075).

Tulsair Beechcraft, Inc., Tulsa, Okla., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $6,551,363 for fuel. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2015. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0122).

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $21,439,314 firm-fixed-price contract modification for 2,424 combat survivor evader locator hand held radios. Work will be performed at Huntington Beach, Calif. The Space & Nuclear Networks Division, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity (FA8807-04-C-0005, PO0056).

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