Thursday, June 16, 2011

DTN News - U.S. FORCES: Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercises In The Mediterranean Sea

Defense News: DTN News - U.S. FORCES: Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercises In The Mediterranean Sea
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 16, 2011: Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to conduct training exercises aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Mediterranean Sea on June 4, 2011.


The Bataan is the command ship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Julio Rivera, U.S. Navy. (Released)


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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated June 16, 2011

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated June 16, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - June 16, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued June 16, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, Annapolis, Md. (N61331-11-D-0011); Falcon Fabrication, Inc., Lacey’s Spring, Ala. (N61331-11-D-0012); and L-3 Services, Inc., Mount Laurel, N.J. (N61331-11-D-0013), are each being awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award contracts for Mine Roller System assemblies and components. The principal mission of the Mine Roller System is to pre-detonate improvised explosive devices which protect warfighter personnel and their vehicles. These contracts have a combined value of $207,773,140 and include options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of these contracts to $788,062,987. Work will be performed Annapolis, Md.; Lacey’s Spring, Ala.; and Mount Laurel, N.J. Work is expected to be completed by June 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities and Navy Electronic Commerce Online websites, with four offers received. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity.

Andromeda Systems, Inc.*, Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a $29,347,626 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide logistics and technical services in support of the Naval Air Systems Command’s Industrial and Logistics Maintenance Planning/Sustainment Department (AIR-6.7). Services to be provided include planning, analysis, development, training, support equipment management, facilities, and execution. Work will be performed at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest, San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed in June 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals as a 100-percent small business set-aside; two offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-11-D-0041).

AMEC-Nan, JV, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $25,464,702 fixed-price award fee task order HC01 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62742-09-D-1171) for the design and construction of a new low-rise indoor fitness center and support facilities at Camp Smith and to repair and improve an existing athletic field of the existing natural turf with an artificial turf surface at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Work will be performed in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by March 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity.

dck/TtEC, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $17,885,950 fixed-price award fee task order HC01 under a multiple award construction contract for the design and construction of an Operational Storage Facility at Pearl City Peninsula and the renovation of Building 55 at Naval Station Pearl Harbor . The work to be performed provides for construction of a new operational storage facility located within the SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One Compound at Pearl City Peninsula and renovation of existing Building 55 to support Naval Special Warfare Group Three. The task order also contains two unexercised options which, if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $20,136,010. Work will be performed in Oahu, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by January 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-09-D-1172).

ARMY

DRS RSTA, Inc., Melbourne, Fla., was awarded on June 14 a $514,278,650 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide for a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 32,000 small tactical optical rifle mounted micro-laser range finders. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Fla., with an expected completion date of May 31, 2016. Bids were solicited through the Internet with three bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-11-D-0016).

L-3 Insight Technology, Inc., Londonderry, N.H., was awarded on June 14 a $438,814,579 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide for a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 32,000 small tactical optical rifle mounted micro-laser range finders. Work will be performed in Londonberry, N.H., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2016. Bids were solicited through the Internet with three bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-11-0081).

Clinical Research Management, Inc., Hinckley, Ohio, was awarded on June 14 a $98,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for basic and clinical laboratory support for the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research. Work will be performed in Silver Spring, Md., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2016. Bids were solicited through the Internet with four bids received. The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Fort Detrick, Md., is the contracting activity (W81XWH-11-D-0021).

EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded on June 14 a $74,390,932 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide for 14 light utility helicopters and 14 airborne radio communication systems. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-C-0194).

Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kan., was awarded on June 14 a $15,371,206 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for two King Air 350ER aircraft with extended range package. Work will be performed in Wichita, Kan., with an expected completion date of Dec. 29, 2011. Six bids were solicited with two bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-11-C-0133).

AIR FORCE

EMAX Financial Real Estates Advisory Services, LLC, New York, N.Y. (FA8903-11-D-8501); FPS Advisory Group, LLC, Annapolis, Md. (FA8903-11-D-8502); Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., Washington, D.C. (FA8903-11-D-8503); and M.C. Fuhrman and Associates, LLC, Haddonfield, N.J. (FA8903-11-D-8504), are being awarded a maximum $40,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for advisory and assistance services to provide innovative means to create lucrative and lasting real estate developments of the underutilized real estate assets at various Air Force installations, as well as housing privatization opportunities by leveraging private industry through value-based transactions, e.g., enhanced use lease, military housing privatization initiatives. 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron/PKJ, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $13,849,587 modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HR0011-10-C-0086). This award has a classified statement of work. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. (55.19 percent); Menlo Park, Calif. (34.28 percent); and San Antonio, Texas (10.53 percent). Work is expected to be completed by March 14, 2013. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Kamatics Corp., Bloomfield, Conn., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $8,157,037 for drive shaft assembly parts. There are no other locations of performance. The date of performance completion is July2015. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (SPRRA1-11-D-0108).

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DTN News - BOEING NEWS: Boeing Projects $4 Trillion Market For 33,500 New Airplanes Over Next 20 Years

Defense News: DTN News - BOEING NEWS: Boeing Projects $4 Trillion Market For 33,500 New Airplanes Over Next 20 Years

(NSI News Source Info) PARIS, France - June 16, 2011: Boeing (NYSE: BA) forecasts a $4 trillion market for new aircraft over the next 20 years with a significant increase in forecasted deliveries. That's according to the Boeing 2011 Current Market Outlook (CMO) released today in Paris. The company's annual commercial aviation market analysis foresees a market for 33,500 new passenger airplanes and freighters between 2011 and 2030.


"The world market has recovered and is now expanding at a significant rate," said Randy Tinseth, vice president of Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Not only is there a strong demand for air travel and new airplanes today, but the fundamental drivers of air travel – including economic growth, world trade and liberalization – all point to a healthy long-term demand."

Passenger traffic is expected to grow at 5.1 percent annual rate over the long-term and the world fleet is expected to double by 2030. The single-aisle market will continue to see strong demand around the world and is expected to increase its share of the market. Fleet composition will change significantly by 2030 with single-aisle jets making up 70 percent of the total.

Fleet Composition

2010

2030

Single-aisle

62%

70%

Twin-aisle

19%

22%

Regional jet

15%

5%

Large

4%

3%



Robust growth in China, India and other emerging markets will lead to a more balanced airplane demand worldwide. China, which has experienced double-digit growth in gross domestic product in recent years, is forecasted to grow at 7 percent per annum, while South Asia, which includes India, is forecast to grow at 7.1 percent.

Asia Pacific is forecasted to need the most new airplanes over the next 20 years and will represent the largest market by value of deliveries at more than $1.5 trillion. The region will account for more than a third of new deliveries worldwide, while the Middle East and Latin America will also continue to show very strong growth.

New Airplane Deliveries: 2011-2030

Region

Airplanes

Asia Pacific

11,450

Europe

7,550

North America

7,530

Latin America

2,570

Middle East

2,520

C.I.S.

1,080

Africa

800

World Total

33,500



European and North American carriers will continue to see demand for replacement airplanes as they retire older, less fuel-efficient models. In fact, we predict 94 percent of the European fleet operating in 2030 will have been delivered after 2011, with airplanes that are better for the environment, passengers and the airlines. Forty percent of all new airplanes delivered over the next two decades will be replacements.

The current industry backlog of more than 2,000 twin-aisle aircraft shows the strength of this market segment. The continued growth in long-haul connections will fuel the need for new twin-aisle airplanes due to the increase in new, nonstop markets. With 1,400 deliveries, twin-aisle airplanes will make up 19 percent of the total European deliveries during the forecast period. Liberalization, as well as fragmentation and new mid-size, long-range airplanes such as the 787 Dreamliner, the 777-200LR (long range) and 777-300ER (extended range), will increase the need for intermediate twin-aisle jets. Large aircraft, such as the 747-8 Intercontinental, will make up a market segment valued at $270 billion. While passengers are getting what they want – more frequencies and nonstop service – rising and volatile fuel prices are expected to continue to challenge the industry.

Freighter Fleet Forecast: 2011 to 2030

Boeing projects the world freighter fleet to increase from 1,760 to 3,500 airplanes. Additions to the fleet will include 970 new-production freighters (market value of $250 billion) and 1,990 airplanes converted from passenger models. Large (more than 88.2 tons capacity / 80 tonnes) freighters will account for 690 new-build airplanes. Medium (44.1 to 88.2 tons / 40 to 80 tonnes) freighters will total 280 airplanes. No new standard-body freighters (49.6 tons / less than 45 tonnes) will be required, but there will be 1,240 standard-body conversions. On average over the next 20 years, air cargo traffic will grow at a rate of 5.6 percent.

Five Decades of Boeing's CMO

Since the beginning of the jet age, Boeing has produced a long-term market outlook. This year marks five decades of our CMO, which we first shared publicly 47 years ago. It is the longest running complete worldwide jet forecast and is regarded as the most respected and comprehensive analysis of the aviation industry.

The full report can be found at www.boeing.com/cmo. You can also see a video featuring Randy Tinseth and highlights of the CMO athttp://goo.gl/uy8Se.

Contact:
Marc Birtel
Boeing Media Relations
(206) 390-4115
marc.r.birtel@boeing.com

Doug Alder
Boeing Media Relations
(206) 544-1814
doug.alder-jr@boeing.com

SOURCE Boeing


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