DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 21, 2011

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 21, 2011

 

 Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 1035-11 December 21, 2011

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 21, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued December 21, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

            Refinery Associates of Texas, Inc., New Braunfels, Texas*, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $1,095,855,536 for aviation turbine and naval distillate fuel.  Other locations of performance are Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.  Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy.  There were 16 responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-12-D-0452).

            ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Co., Fairfax, Va., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $107,226,896 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 fiscal 2012 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-0539).

            Allied J.V.*, Hialeah, Fla., was awarded bridge contract SPM2DE-12-D-7602.  The award is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, sole-source contract with a maximum $68,469,717 for delivery of medical/surgical items.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Nov. 28, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

            Dependable American Hospital Services, L.L.C., San Antonio, Texas (FA8053-12-D-0014); InGenesis, Inc., San Antonio, Texas (FA8053-12-D-0015); HealthCare Resources Network, L.L.C., Gaithersburg, Md. (FA8053-12-D-0016); Platinum Business Corp., Laurel, Md. (FA8053-12-D-0017); Federal Staffing Resources, L.L.C., Annapolis, Md. (FA8053-12-D-0018); Cherokee Medical Services, L.L.C., Stillwell, Okla. (FA8053-12-D-0019); Aloha Health, J.V., 8a, L.L.C., Honolulu, Hawaii (FA8053-12-D-0020); CentralCare, Inc., Annandale, Va. (FA8053-12-D-0021); Washington-Harris Group, Inc., Greenbelt, Md. (FA8053-12-D-0022); QuaterLine Consulting Services, McLean, Va. (FA8053-12-D-0023); Matrix Providers, Inc., Monument, Colo. (FA8053-12-D-0024); Donald L Mooney Enterprises, L.L.C., Universal City, Texas (FA8053-12-D-0025); Coastal Clinical and Management Services, Inc., Vienna, Va. (FA8053-12-D-0026); Chesapeake Educational Services, L.L.C., Universal City, Texas (FA8053-12-D-0027); Chenega Global Services, L.L.C., Anchorage, Alaska (FA8053-12-D-0028); RBG Group, Inc., Miami, Fla. (FA8053-12-D-0029); Global Consulting International, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah (FA8053-12-D-0030); Saratoga Medical Center, Inc., Fairfax, Va. (FA8053-12-D-0031); Absolute Staffers, L.L.C., Laurel, Md. (FA8053-12-D-0032); Professional Performance Development Group, Inc., San Antonio, Texas (FA8053-12-D-0033); Medical North America, J.V., Petal, Miss. (FA8053-12-D-0034); Loyal Source Government Services, L.L.C., Orlando, Fla. (FA8053-12-D-0035); and Angel Staffing, Inc., San Antonio, Texas (FA8053-12-D-0036) have been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity multiple award, fixed-firm-price contract with a maximum amount of $992,000,000 and the minimum award amount of $5,000 per contract.  The Air Force Medical Service has a requirement for qualified health care workers to provide direct patient care services in the treatment of military health system beneficiaries inside military treatment facilities, as well as logical extensions of the military treatment facilities within the United States and Guam. Twenty-six proposals were received.  773 ESG/PKJ, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

            The Boeing Co., Defense Space and Security, St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded  $29,121,176 firm-fixed-price for exercising options for C-17 weapons systems trainers with Loadmaster Stations 25 and 26, including all hardware, initial spares and support equipment, site activation, and transition support.  The location of the performance is St. Louis, Mo.   The expected completion date for for Loadmaster Station 25 is Oct. 13, 2013; for Loadmaster Station 26, the expected completion date is Apr. 30, 2014.  ASC/WNSK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8621-11-C-6290-P00005).

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Simulator, Training and Support, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $25,378,696 firm-fixed-price contract to exercise Option Year 2 of the C-130 Air Crew Training Systems contract.  The location of the performance will be at various Air Force installations within the United States, to include:  Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.; Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga.; Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; McChord Air Force Base, Wash.; and Minneapolis Air National Guard, Minn.  Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2012.  ASC/WNSK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8223-11-C-0001 P00018).

            The Bering Straits Logistics Services, L.L.C., Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a $10,031,765 firm-fixed-price contract for material support integrator’s maintenance of a comprehensive program for the 76 Maintenance Wing inventory management systems, to include common use items and point-of-use cabinets.  The contractor shall maintain day-to-day operations to include all labor, supervision, materials, tools, equipment, personnel protective equipment, interim storage, transportation, and incidentals.  The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining material and supply agreements with individual vendors to provide all the personnel protective equipment and materials required for the program.  The contractor shall provide program management, strategic analysis for future needs, recommendations to increase efficiencies, improve cost savings and ensure compliance with applicable law, directives, and regulatory requirements.  The location of the activity is Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.  Work is expected to be completed Dec. 15, 2014.  Department of the Air Force, OC-ALC/PKEA, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8100-12-C-0002).

NAVY

            General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $191,312,737 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2100) for continued engineering, technical services, concept studies, and design of a common missile compartment for the United Kingdom Successor SSBN and the Ohio replacement SSBN.  This contract action will be incrementally funded with $23,068,087 to be obligated at the time of award.  Work will be performed in Groton, Conn. (93 percent); Quonset, R.I. (3 percent); Newport News, Va. (2 percent); and Newport, R.I. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2012.  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.

            Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded an $113,230,682 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2116) to exercise options for the continuation of construction preparation efforts for John F. Kennedy (CVN 79).  Efforts include engineering, detail design, and lead yard services.  Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., and is expected to be completed by October 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

            Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $107,992,068 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-6294) to exercise options for Acoustic Rapid Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Insertion (A-RCI) engineering services.  A-RCI is a sonar system that integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array, and other ship sensor processing.  This contract will be incrementally funded with $1,986,580 obligated at the time of award.  Work will be performed in Clearwater, Fla. (60 percent), and Manassas, Va. (40 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

            J5 Systems*, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $24,125,979 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support for systems integration engineering, planning and implementation of components and networks for Navy, joint, national and foreign military C4I systems.  This is one of eight multiple award contracts:  all awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes one, two-year option which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $40,952,905.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (85 percent), and at government locations worldwide (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 20, 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0077 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0011).

            Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance, Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $23,169,547 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0024) to exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate, and limited depot-level maintenance for 44 F-5 aircraft operated by adversary squadrons.  Work will be performed at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Fla. (40 percent); NAS Fallon, Nev. (30 percent); and the Marine Corp Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. (30 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in December 2012.  Contract funds in the amount of $23,169,547 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

            Science Applications International Corp., Mc Lean, Va., is being awarded a $22,514,956 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support for systems integration engineering, planning and implementation of components and networks for Navy, joint, national and foreign military C4I systems.  This is one of eight multiple award contracts:  all awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes one, two-year option which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $38,268,950.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (75 percent), McLean Va. (10 percent), and at government locations worldwide (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 20, 2014.   Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0077 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0013).

            Syzygy Technologies, Inc., San Diego, is being awarded a $22,047,537 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support for systems integration engineering, planning and implementation of components and networks for Navy, joint, national and foreign military C4I systems.  This is one of eight multiple award contracts:  all awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes one, two-year option which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $38,063,946.  Work will be performed San Diego, Calif. (85 percent), and at government locations worldwide (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 20, 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0077 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0015).

            DCS Corp., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $21,084,755 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support for systems integration engineering, planning and implementation of components and networks for Navy, joint, national and foreign military C4I systems.  This is one of eight multiple award contracts:  all awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes one, two-year option which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $35,749,569.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (75 percent), Alexandria, Va. (10 percent), and at government locations worldwide (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 20, 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0077 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0010).

            L-3 Services, Inc., Mount Laurel N.J., is being awarded a $20,094,932 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support for systems integration engineering, planning and implementation of components and networks for Navy, joint, national and foreign military C4I systems.  This is one of eight multiple award contracts:  all awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes one, two-year option which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $34,009,339.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (75 percent), Mount Laurel N.J. (10 percent), and at government locations worldwide (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 20, 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0077 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0012).

            CACI, Inc., Federal, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $19,656,741 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support for systems integration engineering, planning and implementation of components and networks for Navy, joint, national and foreign military C4I systems.  This is one of eight multiple award contracts:  all awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes one, two-year option which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $33,652,891.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (85 percent), and at government locations worldwide (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 20, 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0077 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0008).

            Stanley Associates, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $19,378,946 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support for systems integration engineering, planning and implementation of components and networks for Navy, joint, national and foreign military C4I systems.  This is one of eight multiple award contracts:  all awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes one, two-year option which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $33,173,111.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (75 percent), Fairfax, Va. (10 percent), and at government locations worldwide (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 20, 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0077 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0009).

            General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $17,405,515 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-11-C-0057) to provide engineering support for the development of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and advanced arresting gear configurations for the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier Program.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed in June 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.

            Scientific Research Corp., Atlanta, Ga., is being awarded a $16,071,490 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support for systems integration engineering, planning and implementation of components and networks for Navy, joint, national and foreign military C4I systems.  This is one of eight multiple award contracts:  all awardees will compete for task orders during the ordering period.  This three-year contract includes one, two-year option which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $26,937,596.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (75 percent), Atlanta, Ga. (10 percent), and at government locations worldwide (15 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 20, 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Request for Proposal N66001-11-R-0077 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-12-D-0014).

            Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $12,090,130 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for contractor engineering technical services contractor field services for the F/A-18 and EA-18 series aircraft systems, subsystems, associated systems and equipment, in support of the Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service Command, San Diego, Calif.  Engineering technical services to be provided include on and off-site proficiency training, technical guidance, and advice to resolve unusually complex technical problems.  Work will be performed at Whidbey Island, Wash. (40 percent); Lemoore, Calif. (20 percent); Oceana, Va. (20 percent); and Atsugi, Japan (20 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in December 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $550,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-12-D-0007).

            Austal Hull 130 Chartering, L.L.C., Mobile, Ala., is being awarded an $8,225,850 fixed-price contract for the worldwide charter of one U.S.-flagged passenger/cargo ferry.  The ferry will support the Marine Corps Third Marine Expeditionary Force.  This contract includes three six-month option periods, which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $30,321,200.  Work will be performed at sea in the Far East, and is expected to be completed by August 2012; with options exercised, by January 2014.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Navy Electronic Commerce Online and Federal Business Opportunities websites, with three offers received.  Commander, Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-5504).

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 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
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