Wednesday, March 30, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 30, 2011

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 30, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - March 30, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued March 30, 2011 are undermentioned;

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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Defense News: US Likely To Help Taiwan Upgrade F-16s ~ Premier

Defense News: US Likely To Help Taiwan Upgrade F-16s ~ Premier
March 30, 2011: TAIPEI — Taiwan Premier Wu Den-yih confirmed Tuesday that the United States is likely to help the island upgrade its F-16 A/B fighters as it is reluctant to arm Taipei with more advanced jets.

Taiwan has been pressing for the more powerful F-16 C/Ds, saying it badly needs the weaponry as a bargaining chip against its former bitter rival China.

But the fate of a proposed arms deal remains uncertain, Wu said, amid speculation that it could jeopardise Washington's ties with Beijing.

"My understanding is that Washington does not say 'yes' or 'no'. The deal is still under Washington's evaluation," Wu said during a press conference in Taipei.

Wu said that "upgrading the F-16A/Bs is the more likely direction".

The US Congress in 1979 passed the Taiwan Relations Act requiring the United States to provide the island with defensive weapons.

A sale of F-16 C/Ds to Taiwan would be certain to ignite the anger of Beijing, which reacted furiously when the Barack Obama administration in January 2010 announced a 6.4-billion-dollar arms package for the self-governing island.

The package included Patriot missiles, Black Hawk helicopters, and equipment for Taiwan's F-16 fleet, but no submarines or new fighter jets.

A furious Beijing suspended military exchanges with Washington in response.

The backbone of Taiwan's air force consists of some 60 ageing F-5s, 126 Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDFs), 146 US-made F-16A/Bs and 56 French-made Mirage 2000-5s.

Ties with China have improved markedly since Beijing-friendly Ma Ying-jeou became Taiwan's president in 2008, but China still refuses to renounce the possibility of using force should the island declare independence.

*Source: AFP - US Likely To Help Taiwan Upgrade F-16s - Premier


Defense News: HMS Cumberland Ready For Embargo Operations In Libya

Defense News: HMS Cumberland Ready For Embargo Operations In Libya

March 30, 2011: HMS Cumberland is ready to move into the next phase of operations in Libya by enforcing the arms embargo under UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973.

The Royal Navy Type 22 frigate has been a key part of the UK's response to the crisis in Libya since the beginning of the troubles in February.

One way she is able to enforce the arms embargo is through her embarked Lynx helicopter which can search a wide area of the sea quickly to assess the activities of Libyan forces and search out any vessels which are in breach of the UN-sanctioned arms embargo on Libya.

The ship's Royal Marines and Royal Navy boarding parties have been honing their skills recently so they are ready to be deployed at minutes' notice if needed to conduct searches of suspect vessels stopped by the Type 22 frigate under the embargo.

The boarding teams can be deployed rapidly by sea boat or by fast-roping onto the deck of a suspect vessel from Cumberland's Lynx helicopter.

HMS Cumberland's Commanding Officer, Captain Steve Dainton, said:

"Cumberland is demonstrating her capability as a highly flexible asset, capable of enforcing the will of the international community. Over the last month, we have conducted three evacuation operations from Benghazi, conducted patrols off the coast and acted as an effective deterrent to Gaddafi's naval forces.

"Now we are ready to be involved in the next phase of the international operation to protect the civilians of Libya from further oppression. We, along with our NATO and international colleagues, will form a ring of steel around the Libyan coast to make sure that no embargoed goods are supplied to the Gaddafi regime by sea.

"We will also help to make sure that any aid shipments for victims of the regime's oppression do successfully make it through to their intended destination."

*Source: MoD - A Military Operations news article