Wednesday, January 19, 2011

DTN News - SPECIAL REPORT: The Obamas Hosted State Dinner For Chinese President Hu Jintao

Defense News: DTN News - SPECIAL REPORT: The Obamas Hosted State Dinner For Chinese President Hu Jintao
Source: DTN News - - Roger Smith
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 19, 2011: US President Barack Obama looks on as Chinese President Hu Jintao shakes hands with First Lady Michelle Obama before the State Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2011.

Obama and Hu sparred over human rights but smoothed over sharp differences by making an economic and strategic case for working together. On a long-awaited state visit, Hu made the unusual comment for a Chinese leader that 'a lot' remained to be done on freedoms in China, but pointedly did not share Obama's view that basic human rights were 'universal.'

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  • DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated January 19, 2011

    Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated January 19, 2011
    Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 048-11 January 19, 2011
    (NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - January 19, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued January 19, 2011 are undermentioned;

    CONTRACTS

    NAVY

    CAE USA, Inc., Tampa, Fla., is being awarded a $43,543,031 firm-fixed-price contract to design, fabricate, install and test one MH-60R Tactical Operational Flight Trainer and one MH-60R/S Tactical Operational Flight Trainer. Work will be performed in Tampa, Fla. (42 percent); Lexington Park, Md. (35 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (9 percent); Hauppauge, N.Y. (5 percent); San Francisco, Calif. (4 percent); Montreal, Canada (2 percent); Huntsville, Ala. (2 percent); and Leesburg, Va. (1 percent), and work is expected to be completed in June 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity. (N61340-11-C-0006)

    BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $17,330,868 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-4403) for the USS Wasp (LHD 1) fiscal 2011 Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA). A PMA includes the execution of depot-level maintenance, alterations, and modifications that will update, improve, and extend the ship's military and technical capabilities. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by April 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $17,320,921 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Norfolk Ship Support Activity, Portsmouth, Va., is the contracting activity.

    ARMY

    Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $22,613,528 firm-fixed-price contract Jan. 14, 2011. The award will provide for the purchase of 301 B-Kit Armor Sets for Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0024).

    Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $22,586,976 firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract Jan. 14, 2011. The award will provide for 972 man-months of support for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2012. Five bids were solicited with five bids received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0111).

    Tru-Hitch, Inc., Pleasant Valley, Conn., was awarded a $12,423,856 firm-fixed-price contract Jan. 14, 2011. The award will provide for 123 Tilt Deck Recovery Trailers, four XM20 Fifth Wheel Towing Recovery Device units and associated Basic Issue Items. Work will be performed in Pleasant Valley, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Contracting Center, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-C-0498).

    Superior Solutions, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded an $8,594,400 firm-fixed-price contract Jan. 14, 2011. The award will provide for labor and materials to support the Project Management Information System. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 11, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet with six bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, Vicksburg, Miss., is the contracting activity (W912HZ-08-D-0006).


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