Wednesday, March 2, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 2, 2011

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(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - March 2, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued March 2, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

ARMY

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., was awarded on Feb. 28 a $335,504,000 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract. The award will provide for the purchase of system hardware applicable to the Extended Range Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aircraft System. Work will be performed in Poway, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, AMCOM Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W56RGZ-10-C-0068).

TRAX International Corp., Las Vegas, Nev., was awarded on Feb. 25 a $224,825,066 cost-plus-award-fee contract. The award will provide for non-personal test support services in support of the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground. Work will be performed Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz., and Cold Regions Test Center, Fort Greely, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Army Single Face to Industry Program with three bids received. The U.S. Army Mission & Installation Contracting Command, Yuma, Ariz., is the contracting activity (W9124R-09-C-0003).

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors, Akron, Ohio, was awarded on Feb. 25 an $85,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 42 MX-20 lite sensor B-kits; 21 MX-20 lite installation A-kits; five upgraded ground control stations and associated gondolas, to include required software upgrades; and 10 STARLite installation A-kits in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Work will be performed in Akron, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 23, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-11-C-S002).

ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, Annapolis, Md., was awarded on Feb. 28 a $41,722,209 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for one year of contractor logistics services option for the MI-17 aircraft. Work will be performed in Iraq, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-09-C-0028).

ITT Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., was awarded on Feb. 28 a $40,568,603 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for maintenance, supply and transportation services in support of the Army Preposition Stocks - Kuwait and direct theater support for Southwest Asia missions. Work will be performed in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2015. The bid was solicited through the Internet with five bids received. The U.S. Army Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W911SE-07-D-0006).

Walsh RMA, JV, Chicago, Ill., was awarded on Feb. 25 a $37,872,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction of a tactical equipment maintenance facility at Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii. Work will be performed in Oahu, Hawaii, with an estimated completion date of April 14, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Federal Business Opportunities website with 13 bids received. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Honolulu District, Honolulu, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (W9128A-11-C-0002).

Allied Container Systems, Inc., Pleasant Hill, Calif., was awarded on Feb. 28 a $20,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for non-live-fire urban operation sites to support training for U.S. forces and its allies. Work will be performed in Pleasant Hill, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W52H09-08-D-0407).

General Dynamics Lands System, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Feb. 25 a $19,830,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for system technical support for the Abrams tank program. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 19, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).

Frontier Systems, Irvine, Calif., was awarded on Feb. 25 a $13,999,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the upgrade of two YMQ-18A unmanned helicopters to modified Block II configuration. Work will be performed in Irvine, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-11-C-0075).

Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., was awarded on Feb. 28 an $11,399,999 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for fire-resistant environmental ensemble systems. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Va., with an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-07-D-0033).

WESTAR Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Feb. 25 a $10,294,818 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for several logistic services for nine OH-58 and five 206B3 helicopters belonging to the government of Iraq. Work will be performed in Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, with an estimated completion date of March 25, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-10-C-0070).

Wegmann USA, Inc., Lynchburg, Va., was awarded on Feb. 25 an $8,497,452 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for 245 M1 ammunition rack kits. Work will be performed in Lynchburg, Va., with an estimated completion date of June 15, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Ala., is the contracting activity (W911KF-11-C-0004).

SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., was awarded on Feb. 28 an $8,418,486 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for material and equipment, including training center and mobile ground station, to continue operations of the Desert Owl-1 advanced airborne penetrating radar system. Work will be performed in Iraq, with an estimate completion date of Nov. 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, ERDC Contracting Office, Vicksburg, Miss., is the contracting activity (W912HZ-09-C-0078).

BAE Systems, York, Penn., was awarded on Feb. 28 a $7,316,406 cost-reimbursable, no-fee contract. The award will provide for long-lead material for the M88A2 Hercules reset. Work will be performed in York, Penn., with an estimated completion date of July 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-10-G-0003).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded on Feb. 28 a $7,048,349 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide technical and consumable material support, as well as planning, management, failure analysis, quality reliability assessment, maintenance of the Certified Round Data Management system, and maintenance support activities conducted at the PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Support Center. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas; Camden, Ariz.; and Lufkin, Ark., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-11-C-0180).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Southwest Airport Services, Inc.*, Houston, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $38,374,394 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 115 proposals solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2015. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0057).

Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Rockford, Mich., is being awarded a maximum $13,228,034 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for Army combat boots. Other locations of performance are Arkansas and Michigan. Using services are Army and Air Force. The original proposal was Web-solicited with six responses. This contract is exercising the second two-year option period. The date of performance completion is March 4, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1C1-09-D-0033).

NAVY

The following companies are being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-incentive-fee with firm-fixed-price provisions, performance-based contracts: Lockheed Martin Corp., Gaithersburg, Md., for $34,670,212 (N65236-11-D-6849); Chenega Technical Services Corp., LLC, Alexandria, Va., for $36,009,534 (N65236-11-D-6850); Dataline, LLC, Norfolk, Va., for $36,193,425 (N65236-11-D-6851); BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services, Inc., Rockville, Md., for $36,194,645 (N65236-11-D-6852); M.C. Dean, Inc., Dulles, Va., for $35,520,355 (N65236-11-D-6853); DRS Technical Services, Inc., Herndon, Va., for $34,653,184 (N65236-11-D-6854); L-3 Services, Inc., Mount Laurel, N.J., for $33,489,745 (N65236-11-D-6855); Systems Applications and Solutions, LLC*, Charleston, S.C., for $34,864,977 (N65236-11-D-6856). The contractors will provide Integrated Security Systems Sustainment support services. The contracts include options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the individual contracts to an estimated $183,000,000. Work will be performed in Charleston, S.C. (57 percent); Norfolk, Va. (23 percent); and Washington, D.C. (20 percent). Work is expected to be completed by March 2012. If all options are exercised, work could continue until March 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured by full and open competition via the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center e-Commerce Central website and the Federal Business Opportunities website, with eight offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity.

Black Hills Ammunition*, Rapid City, S.D., is being awarded a $16,496,000 firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for 5.56-millimetre, 77-grain, long-range ammunition in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command. The 5.56-millimetre ammunition is intended for use in the Special Purpose Receiver Weapon system, and is designed for marksmen and snipers, but will also be used for training. Work will be performed in Rapid City, S.D., and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with two proposals received. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-11-D-JN85).

Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $12,600,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-11-G-0003) for design and development activities in support of the AH-1Z and UH-1Y cuff and yoke redesign. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in June 2013. 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.

AIR FORCE

Harris Corp., Palm Bay, Fla., is being awarded a $15,527,025 firm-fixed-price contract to manufacture Warhead Replacement Tactical Telemetry, with 135 units ordered under this order. Work will be performed at Harris Corp., Palm Bay, Fla.; Herly Industries, Lancaster, Pa. (subcontractor); and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Westminster, Co. Funds in the amount of $2,645,345 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The 638 SCMG/PKAD, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8520-10-D-0001-0005).

RL Campbell, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a maximum $10,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in which individual firm-fixed-price delivery orders will be awarded for materials, equipment, and personnel necessary to install, replace and/or repair roofs under the purview of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Work will be performed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and the scheduled contract delivery date is March 1, 2011 to August 28, 2014. Solicitation was full and open and six bids were received. The ASC/PKOC, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8601-11-D-0006).

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DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Anti-Government Protesters In The Eastern City Of Benghazi On February 27, 2011

Asian Defense News: DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Anti-Government Protesters In The Eastern City Of Benghazi On February 27, 2011
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A Libyan anti-government protester with her face painted in the colours of
Libya's old national flag takes part in a gathering in the eastern city of
Benghazi on February 27, 2011.


Libyan protest leaders established a
transitional 'national council' in cities seized from Moamer Kadhafi, as world
leaders called on him to quit and protesters closed in on Tripoli.
(Photo from Getty mages)

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LIBYA UPRISING: Chinese Air Force Il-76 MD Transport Aircrafts In Khartoum To Bring Home Its Nationals From Libya

Asian Defense News: DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Chinese Air Force Il-76 MD Transport Aircrafts In Khartoum To Bring Home Its Nationals From Libya
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TORONTO, Canada
- March 2, 2011:

A Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Il-76 MD transport aircraft lands in

Khartoum

March 1, 2011. China has sent four military transporters on Feb. 28 to bring home its nationals from Libya, according to the information office of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense. Picture taken March 1, 2011. (Photos from Reuters Pictures)


The evacuees on board are the first batch of Chinese nationals evacuated from Libya by the Chinese military transport aircraft via Sudan. More evacuees are expected to arrive here later.

China has sent four military transporters to bring home its nationals from Libya, the information office of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense confirmed on Monday.

The Chinese military transport aircraft arrived here on Tuesday from China and then flew into Libya to carry Chinese nationals stranded in the riot-torn country via Sudan.

The Chinese nationals who arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday would stay here temporarily. Some of them would head for China by the military transporter, and the rest would leave for home in China in a couple of days either by chartered planes or regular flights.

Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Chengwen welcomed the evacuees at the airport.

Besides the Chinese nationals, some Nepalese and Bangladeshi citizens still stranded in the southern Libyan city of Sebha would also be evacuated by the Chinese transporters, according to Li.


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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: BAE Systems To Provide NAVAIR All-Quadrant Defensive Weapon System For V-22 Osprey

Asian Defense News: DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: BAE Systems To Provide NAVAIR All-Quadrant Defensive Weapon System For V-22 Osprey
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JOHNSON CITY, N.Y.

- March 2, 2011:

BAE Systems will provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command a defensive weapon system for NAVAIR’s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The system is based on the company’s Remote Guardian SystemTM (RGS), a remotely operated defensive weapon system that provides 360° of suppressive weapons fire for the V-22.


BAE Systems’ Remote Guardian System is a common airborne defensive capability. RGS, designed to be belly-mounted on the V-22, is the first remote weapon system capable of delivering accurate, sustained fire throughout the aircraft’s flight envelope. It features a compact, retractable design that saves valuable aircraft cabin space and is compatible with the full complement of the V-22’s avionics suite.

“This system will provide vital protection to the V-22, its operators, and the Marines it will carry,” said Jim Garceau, vice president of defense avionics for BAE Systems. “The weapon system’s accuracy and ability to lock onto a stationary target in flight are critical to the defense of the aircraft.”

Under the $14 million contract, which calls for a belly-mounted, all quadrant defensive weapon capability for the Osprey, BAE Systems will produce and support RGS defensive weapon systems to be delivered by the end of 2012. The contract also includes a $12 million exercisable option for additional systems and support.

BAE Systems has been working on the RGS technology for more than four years. The work for this system will be performed at BAE Systems facilities in Johnson City, New York, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.



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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) & Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) Worth $1.27 Billion In 2010

Asian Defense News: DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) & Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) Worth $1.27 Billion In 2010
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ROCKVILLE, MD

- March 2, 2011:

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Visiongain's new report, "Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) in the Energy Market 2011-2021," to their collection of Transportation & Shipping market reports. For more information, visithttp://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?ProductID=6014762.

"Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) in the Energy Market 2011-2021" examines in depth one of the most powerful and exciting areas in the offshore oil and gas industry; an industry which is seeing a profound movement towards deep sea development. ROVs and AUVs are a vital component of subsea work, especially where great depths and extreme environments create challenging conditions. Based on our research, the global ROV and AUV market in the energy sector was worth $1.27bn in 2010. The report analyzes, quantifies and forecasts the expected growth in the global and regional ROV and AUV markets over the period 2011-2021.

This report covers recent big contracts, progression in politically sensitive areas and the knock-on effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The report analyzes a wealth of data and introduces a clear breakdown of where the market will develop based upon diverse factors and insight, anticipating how and why the market will evolve from 2011 onwards.

The report also provides a comprehensive assessment of applications of ROVs and AUVs in the energy industry and considers emerging technologies and likely future developments.

How much will the ROV and AUV sector in the energy market increase over the period 2011-2021? How much will individual regions spend on ROVs and AUVs between 2011 and 2021? Who are the leading companies in the ROV and AUV industry? Which market will be the largest in 10 years time? Which geographical regions will see the most impressive growth over the next ten years? Which technologies are likely to succeed? These critical questions and many more are definitively answered in this comprehensive report.

For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?ProductID=6014762.



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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: EADS CASA Selects AdaCore Toolset For nEUROn Unmanned Aircraft

Asian Defense News: DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: EADS CASA Selects AdaCore Toolset For nEUROn Unmanned Aircraft
*GNAT Pro supports high-integrity systems on European unmanned air combat vehicle
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NEW YORK & PARIS & NUREMBURG, Germany

- March 2, 2011:

AdaCore, provider of tools and expertise for mission-critical, safety-critical, and security-critical software development, today announced that EADS CASA is using the GNAT Pro High-Integrity Edition to implement the data exchange and air-to-ground data links systems for the nEUROn Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator. The GNAT Pro High-Integrity Edition, which encompasses AdaCore’s development environment and accompanying support services, helps develop Ada systems that need to achieve the highest levels of safety and/or security certification. EADS CASA selected AdaCore and GNAT Pro based on the Ada programming language’s suitability for developing critical systems and AdaCore’s previous experience with high-integrity projects, including the Eurofighter, MRTT, Airbus A400M, and Barracuda projects.


“Software development is central to the success of our role on the nEUROn project,” said F. Mijares, EADS-CASA nEUROn Chief Engineer. “AdaCore, GNAT Pro, and its integrated support services provide an ideal environment to produce these high-integrity systems. AdaCore’s ability to bring innovation to its toolset and to stay at the forefront of the Ada language evolution and implementation, as well as our existing experience working together, made AdaCore the natural choice for this strategic project.”

The delta wing nEUROn UCAV project began in 2006 and is a technology demonstrator for future European combat aircraft. It is one of the largest and most advanced unmanned air vehicles in the world, with a similar airframe size to that of some of the existing fighter aircrafts. Led by Dassault Aviation of France, the nEUROn project is a pan-European co-operation among EADS CASA (Spain), HAI (Greece), Saab (Sweden), RUAG (Switzerland), Alenia Aeronautica (Italy), and Thales (France). Test flights will take place in France, Sweden and Italy. The maiden flight is scheduled for mid-2012.

EADS CASA, which began software development planning at the end of 2007, is responsible for the nEUROn wing, ground control, and data link segments of the project. The company selected AdaCore and the GNAT Pro High Integrity Edition for DO-178B to develop the critical ground stations software and the data link management software, which will run on the Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform. The finished project will create over 500,000 lines of code.

With the GNAT Pro High-Integrity Edition for DO-178B, the EADS CASA development team benefits from a complete toolsuite that simplifies compliance with the various certification levels of the DO-178B avionics standard on the same hardware. This includes code standard verification (GNATcheck), static stack size analysis (GNATstack), and a choice of several certifiable Ada run-time libraries. Smooth and industry-proven integration with Wind River’s Workbench platform means an environment oriented towards the needs of the safety-critical industry, whether the application is developed in Ada 83, Ada 95, Ada 2005, or a combination of Ada, C or C++.

“The nEUROn is a flagship project for the European defense industry, acting as a testbed for future techniques and technologies,” said Michaël Friess, Sales and Business Development Manager, AdaCore. “EADS CASA’s use of GNAT Pro demonstrates the product’s importance to the marketplace, particularly for projects that combine multiple safety levels within the same system.”

About AdaCore

Founded in 1994, AdaCore is the leading provider of commercial software solutions for Ada, a state-of-the-art programming language designed for large, long-lived applications where safety, security, and reliability are critical. AdaCore's flagship product is the GNAT Pro development environment, which comes with expert on-line support and is available on more platforms than any other Ada technology. AdaCore has an extensive world-wide customer base; see http://www.adacore.com/home/company/customers/ for further information.

Ada and GNAT Pro continue to see a growing usage in high-integrity and safety-certified applications, including commercial aircraft avionics, military systems, air traffic management/control, railroad systems, and medical devices, and in security-sensitive domains such as financial services.

AdaCore has North American headquarters in New York and European headquarters in Paris. www.adacore.com


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