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DTN News - WIKILEAKS NEWS: Various Articles From International Media Originated From Wikileaks For September 7, 2011

Defense News: DTN News - WIKILEAKS NEWS: Various Articles From International Media Originated From Wikileaks For September 7, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 7, 2011: The international non-profit organization Wikileaks became world renown as a whistleblower publishing submissions of private, secret and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks and whistleblowers.

WikiLeaks states that its "primary interest is in exposing oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, but we also expect to be of assistance to people of all regions who wish to reveal unethical behaviour in their governments and corporations".

Here are the news on various subjects on Wikileaks by global media/web/blogs and reactions respectively for DTN News readers and viewers;

Zimbabwe: WikiLeaks cables reveal Mugabe's inner circle talking with US
Christian Science Monitor
That secret has been given increasing attention with the release of US diplomatic cables by the whistle-blowing website, WikiLeaks. But perhaps the most surprising aspect of this latest WikiLeaks release is not what has been said, but who is saying it. ...
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Christian Science Monitor
He's back: This time it's Yeddy & behenji
Times of India
Wikileaks springing up its complete cache of cables upon the world didn't ignite an instant hue and cry and no country is sulking or going to war, yet. But the drama continues to unfold as concerned parties make sense of unceremoniously declassified ...
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Assange says WikiLeaks is ready for more
TG Daily
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange believes his recent decision to publish thousands of unredacted cables will have little long-term effect on the organization's ability to obtain sensitive data in the future. "Our promise to sources is [still] that we ...
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TG Daily
WikiLeaks: US backed MILF
Inquirer.net
EDWIN FERNANDEZ/INQUIRER MINDANAO Purported secret US Embassy files released by the whistle-blowing WikiLeaks showed that Washington had a direct hand in the ill-fated deal to create a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity in 2008 that critics warned could lead ...
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Inquirer.net
Wikileaks: Online infiltrators often take credit for terrorist attacks
Computerworld
The March 2008 cable -- part of a massive release this month by Wikileaks -- described a meeting between staff at the US embassy in Tel Aviv and executives of Hazard Threat Analysis (HTA), a private firm that specialized in Internet-based ...
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Nigerian politicians profit from oil theft - WikiLeaks
Reuters Africa
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's political elite and soldiers have profited from large-scale oil theft in the Niger Delta that may cost the country up to a tenth of its production, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks at the end ...
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Reuters Africa
Wikileaks: Gray Companies Enabled Sudan Atrocities
Human Rights First
By Crimes Against Humanity Program In 2003, the Government of Sudan summoned Sudanese business leaders and solicited financial assistance from them for its violent campaigns in Darfur, according to a cable published by Wikileaks. ...
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Chabad and Wikileaks (4): Various Activities
Chabad Info
In continuation to the previous releases of Wikileaks documents, we present to you the fourth installment of American Embassies cables, discussing various Chabad activities worldwide such as the new Chabad House in Berlin, and anti-missionary activity ...
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WikiLeaks Under Fire After Document Dump Risks Identifying Sources
PBS News Hour
Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/qWu874 The latest WikiLeaks document dump of more than 250000 diplomatic cables included the names of thousands of people who had spoken in confidence to American diplomats. Ray Suarez discusses what created the ...
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Members of Qaida-linked group released by Nigeria: WikiLeaks
Times of India
PTI | Sep 7, 2011, 08.46AM IST ABUJA: A leaked US diplomatic cable has revealed that members of an al-Qaida linked Islamic sect, Boko Haram in Nigeria, who were arrested for bombings and shootings, were later released secretly by the country's state ...
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St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Wikileaks & 2005 Election · Global ...
By Janine Mendes-Franco
St. Vincent & the Grenadines. The Wikileaks controversy involving journalist Peter Wickham and Prime Minister Gonsalves has Vincentian blogger Abeni commenting: “I suspect the fall out will be great.” ...
Global Voices
Bradley Manning Support Network » Update 9/6/11: WikiLeaks ...
By emma
WikiLeaks releases U.S. Diplomatic Cables in-full. Bradley Manning Support Network does media fundraising.
Bradley Manning Support Network
Barbados coast guard head confirms WikiLeaks chat - Stabroek ...
By Stabroek editor
Barbados coast guard head confirms WikiLeaks chat (Barbados Nation) World whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has suggested there was “internal corruption”
Stabroek News
Wikileaks Cable: Kuwait Lobbied State Dept. on Behalf of Contractor ...
By Project On Government Oversight
By JAKE WIENS A newly released cable by the anti-secrecy group Wikileaks shows that the government of Kuwait repeatedly lobbied the State Department on behalf of First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting Company (First Kuwaiti), the ...
The Project On Government Oversight...
Wikileaks: Jordanian government officials envision Jordan as the ...
A US diplomatic cable sent from US embassy in Amman and published on Wikileaks this week discussed Jordan's IT sector status and plans after Yahoo acquisition.
ArabCrunch

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 7, 2011

Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 7, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - September 7, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 7, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

ARMY

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded an $181,663,400 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for system engineering support and field service representatives for the Early-Infantry Brigade Combat Team low rate initial production. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo.; Bedford, Mass.; Bloomington, Minn.; and Vienna, Va., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-C-0452).

Alliance Building Group and T.A. Loving Co., J.V., Charlotte, N.C. (W91247-11-D-0018); Alutiiq Manufacturing Contractors, L.L.C., Huntsville, Ala. (W91247-11-D-0024); Chavis, Inc., North Maxton, N.C. (W91247-11-D-0020); Contract & Purchasing Solutions, Inc., Lake Park, Ga. (W91247-11-D-0019); Diversified Mechanical, Ltd., Durham, N.C. (W91247-11-D-0021); FutureNet Group, Inc., Detroit, Mich. (W91247-11-D-0022); and OTAK Group, Inc., Yulee, Fla. (W91247-11-D-0023), were awarded a $100,000,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award-task-order contract. The award will provide for the maintenance, repair and minor construction projects at various installations in North Carolina. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 55 bids received. The Mission Contracting Office, Fort Bragg, N.C., is the contracting activity.

Odyssey-TCI, J.V., L.L.C., Alpharetta, Ga., was awarded a $100,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract. The award will provide for the full range of non-personal financial and acquisition related services in support of the National Guard. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of July 6, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 15 bids received. The National Guard Bureau, Lansing, Mich., is the contracting activity (W912JB-11-D-4019).

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., was awarded a $68,961,778 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. The award will provide for the acquisition of universal ground control stations and universal ground data terminals. Work will be performed in Poway, Calif., with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-09-C-0151).

Northrop Grumman Space & Missions Systems, Fairfax, Va., was awarded a $49,203,487 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the increased operations and additional certified technical services teams in Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 14, 2012. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Center, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity (W9113M-07-D-0007).

PAR Government Systems Corp., Rome, N.Y., was awarded a $42,500,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the full-motion video, geospatial information systems, and surveillance and reconnaissance services. Work will be performed in Rome, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2016. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-11-D-0014).

WATTS/WEBCOR, J.V., Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded a $34,801,408 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction of a satellite communications operations center, an administration support center, and a repair and utilities building. Work will be performed in Camp Roberts, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 10, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with seven bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, Calif., is the contracting activity (W91238-11-C-0010).

Forte-Fusco, J.V., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $33,880,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the design and construction of the armed forces training building, the unheated storage building, and the vehicle maintenance shop in Danbury, Conn. Work will be performed in Danbury, Conn., with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 12 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineering, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-11-C-0037).

SUMO-NAN, L.L.C., Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded a $28,024,553 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction of an unaccompanied enlisted personnel barracks at Helemano Military Reservation, Oahu, Hawaii. Work will be performed in Helemano Military Reservation, Oahu, Hawaii, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 1, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with eight bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (W9128A-11-C-0014).

Walsh Construction Co., Chicago, Ill., was awarded a $27,588,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction of a new chiller plant upgrade at Fort Meade, Md. Work will be performed in Fort Meade, Md., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 30, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 12 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Md., is the contracting activity (W912DR-11-C-0034).

Tetra Tech EC, Inc., Morris Plains, N.J. (W912DQ-11-D-3011); The Louis Berger Group, Inc., Morristown, N.J. (W912DQ-11-D-3009); HDR/OBG, J.V., Kansas City, Mo. (W912DQ-11-D-3007); Ecology & Environment, Inc., Lancaster, N.Y. (W912DQ-11-D-3006); CH2M Hill, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. (W912DQ-11-D-3005); CDM Federal Program Corp., Kansas City, Mo. (W912DQ-11-D-3004); and Aecom Technical Services, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. (W912DQ-11-D-3003), were awarded a $21,428,572 firm-fixed-price multiple-award-task-order contract. The award will provide for the engineering services conducted at a variety of hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste environmental sites. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 11 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity.

Yerba Buena Engineering and Construction, Inc., San Francisco, Calif. (W912JV-11-D-0008); Performance Systems, Inc., Fruitland, Idaho (W912JV-11-D-0007); J.I. Garcia Construction, Inc., Fresno, Calif. (W912JV-11-D-0005); Ahtna Engineering Services, L.L.C., Anchorage, Alaska (W912JV-11-D-0004); S & B James Construction Management, White City, Ore. (W912JV-11-D-0003); C-2 Construction, Mountain Home, Idaho (W912JV-11-D-0002); and Bogatay Construction, Klamath Falls, Ore. (W912JV-11-D-0001), were awarded a $20,000,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award-task-order contract. The award will provide for the sustainment, repair and maintenance construction services of various sizes and value for the Kinsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Ore. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 29 bids received. The National Guard Bureau, Salem, Ore., is the contracting activity.

Tidewater, Inc., Columbia, Md. was awarded a $20,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the remediation and environmental consulting services. Work will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of July 14, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 21 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-11-D-0060).

Contrack International, Inc., McLean, Va., was awarded a $17,083,117 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction of facilities for the 207th Corps, Afghan National Army, in Herat province, Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with eight bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kandahar, Afghanistan, is the contracting activity (W5J9LE-11-C-0049).

GARCO Construction, Spokane, Wash., was awarded a $16,479,600 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services to replace JP-8 fuel storage tanks at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Work will be performed in Elmore, Idaho, with an estimated completion date of March 18, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with six bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, Wash., is the contracting activity (W912DW-11-C-0013).

AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, Calif., was awarded a $15,909,962 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide logistical support for the small unmanned aircraft system. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-05-C-0338).

Jorge Scientific, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $15,584,893 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the counterinsurgency advisory and assistance team services throughout Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of March 14, 2012. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W560MY-11-C-0007).

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $15,276,943 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure AH-64D Apache modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilot’s night vision sensor visible near infrared sight for the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-C-0169).

MD Helicopters, Inc., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $14,237,169 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide logistics support for operations of rotary wing primary training aircraft and flight training devices for the Afghan Air Force. Work will be performed in Shindand, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2016. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-11-C-0070).

UCC-HBC, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $13,282,176 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction building for the Department of Emergency Services and Police. Work will be performed in White Sands, N.M., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 12, 2012. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 17 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-11-C-0056).

STG, Reston, Va., was awarded an $11,925,857 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the information technology support services required for operational test, data collection, and experimentation mission support. Work will be performed in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; Fort Hood, Texas; and Fort Bragg, N.C., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2014. Seventeen bids were solicited, with two bids received. The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Mission Support Contracting Activity, Fort Hood, Texas, is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0015).

BCI Construction USA, Inc., Belleville, Ill., was awarded a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the maintenance services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with eight bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912P9-11-D-0529).

EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $9,910,183 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to increase the funding for contractor logistics support flight hours. Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., and Trumbull, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2013. 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).

URS Group, Inc., Dallas, Texas, was awarded a $9,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the risk management services in support of the National Dam Safety Program, the National Levee Safety Program, and the risk management center. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 30, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with eight bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, Okla., is the contracting activity (W912BV-11-D-0036).

Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, Fla., was awarded a $9,059,357 labor-hour contract. The award will provide for the operational services of the dining facility at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Work will be performed in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is the contracting center (W9124D-11-C-0031).

NAVY

General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $38,422,353 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-07-D-0024) to exercise an option for information technology/information management department support services for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. This modification provides for a wide range of services and products, including information engineering; business process improvement relative to automation; analytical and technical support for enterprise resource planning; consultation; hardware and software evaluation and selection; systems analysis; systems and applications sustainment, including configuration and maintenance of web sites and servers; integration of systems and applications; database administration; production support; information assurance; network support; firewall support; and imaging services. Funds are not being obligated at time of award. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md., and is expected to be completed in August 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.

K-W Construction*, San Marcos, Texas, is being awarded $23,550,000 for firm-fixed-price task order 0004 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract for the restoration and modernization of Lakeside pre-commissioning unit Bachelors Quarters B and A project at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport. The scope of the restoration to Bachelor Quarters B and A includes replacement of interior finishes, interior doors and hardware, exterior doors and frames, plumbing fixtures, piping, hot water tanks, domestic water heat exchangers, all distribution piping, backflow preventers and water treatment equipment, heating ventilation and air condition including direct digital control, and fire detection and alarm system. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss., and is expected to be completed by October 2013. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-10-D-0774).

ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., is being awarded a $14,127,671 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for the development, qualification, and delivery of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System Block Cycle One cryptographic modernization update. Work will be performed in Carlsbad, Calif. (30 percent), and in various other sites worldwide (70 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 6, 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $1,595,716 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured because it is a sole-source acquisition. The synopsis was released via the Federal Business Opportunities website on March 29, 2010. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-10-D-0032).

Hightower Construction Co., Inc.*, Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $12,894,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a physical fitness center at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The new multi-story physical fitness center will be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold-certified, steel-framed building, precast concrete exterior wall system; with a standing seam metal roof, gymnasium, utilities, parking, site improvements, built-in equipment requirements, access, asbestos abatement, demolition, and anti-terrorism/force protection. Work will be performed in Beaufort, S.C., and is expected to be completed by May 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-11-C-1760).

BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $12,124,464 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4407) for the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) fiscal 2011 non dry-docking phased maintenance availability (PMA). PMAs provide for an extensive renovation and modernization of an LPD class ship, including alterations and repairs as well as inspection and testing to all ships systems and components ensuring safe and dependable operation of the ship. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by May 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $12,124,464 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Data Link Solutions, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded an $8,042,356 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for the development, qualification, and delivery of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System Block Cycle One cryptographic modernization update. Work will be performed in Wayne, N.J. (90 percent), and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 6, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured because it is a sole-source acquisition. The synopsis was released via the Federal Business Opportunities website on March 29, 2010. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-10-D-0031).

AIR FORCE

Rockwell Colllins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $10,530,874 cost-plus-award-fee, time-and-material, and firm-fixed-price contract modification to exercise the KG-3X production options for the Air Force and Navy. The KG-3X modernization program provides replacement and cryptographic units used with the Minimum Essential Emergency Communication Network and fixed Submarine Broadcast System Network. CPSD/HNCK, Lackland Air Force, San Antonio, Texas, is the contracting activity (FA8722-04-C-0004, P00071).

WV Technology Group, Inc., Ellicott City, Md., is being awarded a maximum $24,900,900 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price orders to develop, enhance, test, and evaluate alpha and beta error detection isolation containment toolset technologies for the transition/transfer from the laboratory results to the warfighter environment. The Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKD, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8750-11-D-0099).

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