DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 20, 2011

Asian Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 20, 2011

 Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 1032-11 December 20, 2011

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 20, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued December 20, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

       Navistar Defense L.L.C., Lisle, Ill., is being awarded a $133,714,728firm-fixed-priced delivery order 0022 under a previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for 514 field service representatives in support of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle program.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan and Kuwait (94 percent) and the United States (6 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2012.  Fiscal 2012 operations and maintenance appropriation funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity. 

       Alion Science and Technology, Burr Ridge, Ill, has been awarded a $73,238,387 not-to-exceed letter contract (N00024-12-C-4401) for professional support services in support of surface warfare fleet support.  This contract is a bridge contract intended to continue professional support services in support of surface warfare fleet support during the interim between the expiration of current, competitively awarded, SEAPORT-e contract, N00024-01-D-7013-0021, and the award of a follow-on, competitively awarded SEAPORT-e contract.  Work is expected to be performed in Washington, D.C. (56 percent); Norfolk, Va. (23 percent); San Diego, Calif. (6 percent); Pascagoula, Miss. (6 percent); Bath, Maine (3 percent); Mayport, Fla. (2 percent); Japan (2 percent) and other locations less than 1 percent (2 percent) and is expected to be completed by November 2012.  Contract funds in the amount of $22,911,792 will be provided at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

       Sechan Electronics, Inc.*, Lititz, Pa., is being awarded a $64,207,078 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for signal data processor – Sierra (SDP-S) production units and engineering support services in support of  the Cooperative Engagement Capabilities (CEC) program.  The SDP-S incorporates the Sierra II cryptographic chip to meet cryptographic modernization requirements and uses commercial-off-the-shelf components to provide an open architecture CEC system.  The SDP-S provides the core of the CEC system providing the processing capability for sensor track fusion.   The SDP-S assemblies are used on CEC shipboard, airborne and land mobile platforms to provide a composite network picture.  Concurrently, the company is being issued the initial firm-fixed-price delivery order in the amount $13,765,500 for 84 SDP-S assemblies.  Work will be performed in Lititz, Pa., and is expected to be completed by October 2016.  This contract combines purchases for the Navy and multiple partner countries.  Specific countries will be identified on the individual delivery orders.  The first delivery order involves foreign military sales to Australia (6 percent).  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This requirement was synopsized on Federal Business Opportunities, with one offer received.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-12-D-5203).

       Harris Corp., RF Communications Division, Rochester, N.Y., is being awarded a $46,800,000 contract modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm fixed-price contract (N00039-07-D-0001) for the procurement of the Harris handheld, manpack, fixed mount, vehicular and/or base station configuration of radio families, including the AN/PRC-117, AN/PRC-150 and AN/PRC-152, as well as related ancillary parts.  This contract includes options which, if exercised, will bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $212,600,000.  Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y. and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured because Harris Corp., RF Communications Division, is the sole provider of the AN/PRC-117, AN/PRC-150 and AN/PRC-152 radio systems.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif. is the contracting activity.

       General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., Pittsfield, Mass., is being awarded a $22,967,346 cost-plus incentive fee contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-6206) to exercise options for follow-on to Phase III Small Business Innovative Research.  Topics include: N93-078 (utilization of high resolution color displays), N98-072 (combat systems software migration to open systems), N98-127 (next generation combat system display concepts), N99-133 (JAVA applications for Naval Combat Systems) and N99-157 (development of low cost commercial-off-the-shelf technology for total ship monitoring).  Work will be performed in Pittsfield, Mass., and is expected to be completed by December 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.

       Detyens Shipyard, Inc., North Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $21,498,523 firm-fixed-price contract for the maintenance, repair and upgrade of Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic.  Work will consist of conversion upgrades as well as ship class- and certification-driven maintenance and repair work, and will also include dry-docking during an extended availability.  This contract includes options, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $27,882,970.  Work will be performed in North Charleston, S.C., and is expected to be completed Sept. 10, 2012.  Contract funds in the amount of $27,882,970 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via a solicitation posted to the Military Sealift Command, Navy Electronic Commerce Online and Federal Business Opportunities web pages, with more than 50 proposals solicited and three offers received.  Military Sealift Command, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-7502).

       BAE Systems Land & Armaments, L.P., Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., is being awarded a $20,406,700 firm-fixed-priced modification to previously awarded delivery order 0011 under contract (M67854-07-D-5025) for outside continental United States field service representatives, automated fire suppression system upgrade, and armor to protect exterior fuel lines.  Work will be performed in York, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2012.  Procurement funds in the amount of $11,833,066 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

       Canadian Commercial Corp., General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada, Ontario, Canada, is being awarded an $18,988,921 firm-fixed-priced modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5028) is support of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program and includes costs for labor and material required to inventory, package and ship 425 Block Upgrade 3 (BU3) kits.  Each BU3 kit includes 55 individual engineering change proposal kits that will be installed on the RG31 MRAP vehicle platform.  Work will be performed in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is expected to be completed no later than Nov. 30, 2012.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

       The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded $11,547,583 for delivery order 0001 under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00383-11-G-001H)  for 2012 Avionics Repair Facility support, which provides for repair of various F/A-18 components.  This effort includes the governments of Spain, Kuwait, and Malaysia (less than 1 percent of the total value) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  Work will be performed in Cecil Field, Fla., (49 percent); Lemoore, Calif. (48 percent); and Philadelphia, Pa. (3 percent), and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2012.  The applicable Navy Working Capital Funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year.  NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

       Equilon Enterprises doing business as Shell Oil Products -- Mobile, Houston, Texas, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $99,807,351 for JP8 aviation turbine fuel.  The other location of performance is Mobile, Ala.  Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy.  There were 24 responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is FY12 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is April 30, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. is the contracting activity SP0600-12-D-0540.

      Placid Refining Co., L.L.C., Baton Rouge, La., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $41, 583,070 for JP8 and JP5 aviation turbine fuel. There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy.  There were 24 responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is FY12 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is April 30, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. is the contracting activity SP0600-12-D-0538. 

     Husky Marketing and Supply Co., Dublin, Ohio, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $36,530,790 for JP8 aviation turbine fuel. There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy.  There were 24 responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is FY12 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is April 30, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. is the contracting activity SP0600-12-D-0547. 

      Irving Oil Terminals, Portsmouth, N.H., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $17,957,170 for JP8 aviation turbine fuel. There other location of performance is Bucksport, Maine.  Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy.  There were 24 responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is FY12 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is April 30, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. is the contracting activity SP0600-12-D-0549. 

AIR FORCE

       Gulf Stream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Ga., is being awarded a $25,688,000 firm fixed price contract for one leased C-37A (Gulf stream V) Aircraft in accordance with option terms of the contract that are being performed on the contract for the C-37 program.  The location of the performance is Savannah, Ga.  Work is expected to be completed Jan. 17, 2012.  This was a sole source acquisition.  Therefore, one proposal was received.  OC-ALC/GKSKB, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (F3365700C0038, P00191). 

       Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $14,972,799 firm-fixed-price for approximately 70 airborne subsystems, parallel umbilical, ground subsystems:  transport ground subsystem with live monitor, control display units, portable ground subsystem, remote range unit, maintenance boot flash module, engineering and technical management support and program management.  The location of the performance is San Diego, Calif. and Fort Walton Beach, Fla. and is expected to be completed May 6, 2013.  This was a sole source acquisition.  Therefore, one proposal was received. AAC/EBYK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. is the contracting activity (FA8678-12-C-0104 P00001). 

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

       Microelectronics Advanced Research Corp., Durham, NC, is being awarded a $12,705,721 other transaction modification (HR0011-10-3-0002). This work is for the Focus Center Research Program (FCRP), phase five/year two.  The ongoing objective of the FCRP is the establishment of world-class technically-focused multi-university teams to engage in collaborative discovery research in areas where evolutionary research and development efforts have failed to find solutions to anticipated problems for the DoD and the semiconductor industry. Work will be performed in Durham, N.C. (7.70 percent); Pittsburg, Pa. (16.71 percent); Atlanta, Ga. (18.10 percent); Cambridge, Mass. (16.71 percent); Princeton, N.J. (15.32 percent); Los Angeles, Calif.(13.92 percent) and Berkeley, Calif. (11.55 percent).  The work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2012.  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity. 

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY

       Olgoonik Technical Services, Anchorage, AK, is being awarded a $6,950,198 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor support toprovide logistical support services to support warehouse and distribution operations within the National Capital Region and at Kirkland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM. The primary location of performance is Fort Belvoir, Va., with approximately 22 percent of the work at Kirkland, Air Force Base, NM. The services are expected to be completed Dec. 19, 2016.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded to Olgoonik Technical Services under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act as a sole source award.  The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. is the contracting activity HDTRA1-12-C-0012.

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources  U.S. DoD issued No. 1032-11 December 20, 2011
*Speaking Image - Creation of DTN News ~ Defense Technology News 
*This article is being posted from Toronto, Canada By DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News Contact:dtnnews@ymail.com 
©COPYRIGHT (C) DTN NEWS DEFENSE-TECHNOLOGY NEWS