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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 18, 2011

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(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 18, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 18, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

ARMY

ITT Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., was awarded a $267,918,208 cost-plus-award-fee contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide base operations and security support services in support of the military troops and equipment moving through the country of Kuwait. Work will be performed in Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2015. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-10-C-0062).

Lockheed Martin, Gaithersburg, Md. (W912DY-10-D-0042); IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Cape Canaveral, Fla. (W912DY-10-D-0044); General Dynamics IT, Fairfax, Va. (W912DY-10-D-0045); BTF Solutions, Dallas, Texas (W912DY-10-D-0046); and Military Healthcare Outfitting & Transition, Irvine, Calif. (W912DY-10-D-0047), were awarded a $135,000,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award-task-order contract to split between each company. The award will provide for a modification of an existing contract to exercise a one-year option. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of June 28, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with seven bids received. The U.S. Army Engineering & Support Center, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Sierra Vista, Ariz., was awarded a $49,123,938 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the capabilities based rotation support for operations in Iraq. Work will be performed in Sierra Vista, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of July 14, 2012. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0025).

Science Application International Corp., McLean, Va., was awarded a $44,262,164 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide maintenance and sustainment of non-intrusive vehicle inspection systems vehicle and cargo inspection systems. Work will be performed in McLean, Va.; San Diego, Calif.; Afghanistan; and Iraq, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 3, 2012. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W52H09-08-D-0348).

Phillips and Jordan, Inc., Knoxville, Tenn., was awarded a $32,420,192 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the dewatering and construction operations as part of the Indian River Lagoon South restoration. Work will be performed in Indian Town, Fla., with an estimated completion date of March 27, 2014. There were 208 bids solicited, with 14 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (W912EP-11-C-0019).

CDM Federal Programs Corp., Libby, Mont., was awarded a $30,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the architect-engineering and surveying services at the Libby Superfund Site, Libby, Montana. Work will be performed in Libby, Montana, with an estimated completion date of July 13, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Neb., is the contracting activity (W9128F-11-D-0023).

SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., was awarded a $22,053,476 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the necessary support to improve the state-of-the-art airborne ultra high frequency radar for detecting targets of interest. Work will be performed in Menlo Park, Calif.; Arlington, Va.; Helena, Mont.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Princeton, N.J.; Iraq; Bridgewater, Va.; and Dothan, Ala., with an estimated completion date of April 15, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss., is the contracting activity (W912HZ-11-C-0029).

Sektech Corp., Inc., Hyattsville, Md. (W912JD-11-D-0021); Piquette & Howard Electric Service, Inc. Plaistow, N.H. (W912JD-11-D-0020); P & S Construction, Inc., North Chelmsford, Mass. (W912JD-11-D-0019); Optimum Building Systems and Management, Inc., Litchfield, N.H. (W912JD-11-D-0018); Nickerson & O’Day, Inc., Brewer, Maine (W912JD-11-D-0017); Monument Construction, L.L.C., Nashua, N.H. (W912JD-11-D-0016); Management Strategies, Inc., Monroe, Conn. (W912JD-11-D-0015); Legion Construction, Inc., Chelmsford, Mass. (W912JD-11-D-0014); KMK Construction, Inc., Eliot, Maine (W912JD-11-D-0013); K-Con, Inc., North Charleston, S.C. (W912JD-11-D-0012); Ganneston Construction, Corp., Augusta, Maine (W912JD-11-D-0011); Eastco Building Services, Inc., Deer Park, N.Y. (W912JD-11-D-0010); DF-N, J.V., Frankfort, Ill. (W912JD-11-D-0009); CPM Constructors, Freeport, Maine (W912JD-11-D-0008); Cornerstone Construction Services, L.L.C., Reading, Mass. (W912JD-11-D-0007); CCB, Inc., Westbrook, Maine (W912JD-11-D-0006); Bowman Constructors, Newport, Maine (W912JD-11-D-0005); Blane Casey Building Contractor, Inc., South China, Maine (W912JD-11-D-0004); BBIX, L.L.C., Boston, Mass. (W912JD-11-D-0003); Atlantic Defense Company, L.L.C., Bangor, Maine (W912JD-11-D-0002); and Acadia Engineers & Constructors, L.L.C., Durham, N.H. (W912JD-11-D-0001), were awarded a $20,000,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award-task-order contract to split between each company. The award will provide for the maintenance, repair, construction, and design-build services in support of National Guard activities in the state of Maine. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of July 14, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 22 bids received. The National Guard Bureau, Augusta, Maine, is the contracting activity.

DRS Technical Services, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $19,632,592 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the specialized training and mentoring services for Afghanistan’s Ministry of the Interior and the Afghan National Police. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 16, 2012. One sole-source bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-11-C-B001).

GARCO Construction, Spokane, Wash., was awarded a $14,612,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction of nine six-plex buildings and four four-plex buildings, which includes expanding and replacing existing utility infrastructure and site utilities, landscaping and miscellaneous site development work. Work will be performed in Fort Lewis, Wash., with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2013. 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-0011).

North Wind Services, LLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho, was awarded a $12,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The award will provide for the architectural engineer hazardous toxic radiological waste services to be performed in various locations throughout Alaska. Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of June 20, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 13 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is the contracting activity (W911KB-11-D-0006).

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $24,947,647 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-07-C-0055) for autonomous aerial refueling technology maturation and demonstration activities in support of the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration. Services to be provided include air systems, air vehicle segment, and mission management segment requirements definition; integration planning and verification planning; and definition of certification requirements and approach. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed in December 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.

Econco Broadcast Service, Woodland, Calif., is being awarded a $14,942,898 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for repair parts for the AN-SPY-1 Radar Program within the AEGIS system. Work will be performed in Woodland, Calif., and is to be completed by March 2017. Contract funds will not expire before the end of the fiscal year. This contract was not awarded through full and open competition, with two firms solicited and two offers received. NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00104-11-D-D006).

General Dynamics Advance Information Systems (GD-AIS), Inc., Fairfax, Va., will be awarded job orders that will be issued as cost-plus-fixed fee in the estimated amount of $9,916,846 under a three-year basic ordering agreement for a continuation of systems engineering support and system software/firmware support for Blocks 1A, 1B1, 1B2, and 1B3 in support of AN/SLQ-32(V) electronic warfare system. These services will support upgrades to the system that were developed by GD-AIS as part of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program. Blocks 1A, 1B2, and 1B3 all utilize the improved control and display (ICAD) console, which is a GD-AIS developed upgrade based on the commonly used AN/ULQ-70 console. Block 1B1 provides a stand-alone specific emitter identification (SEI) capability, AN/SSX-1, which was also developed by GD-AIS. Block 1B2 integrates the control of the SEI capability into AN/SLQ-32 via the ICAD console. Block 1B3 brings additional signal processing capability to the AN/SLQ-32, also utilizing ICAD for control. Work will be performed in Fairfax, Va., and is expected to be completed by January 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The basic ordering agreement was not competitively procured because only one responsible source and no other suppliers will satisfy the agency requirements. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-11-G-PM04).

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $9,512,571 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) for the procurement of 17 CV-22 low power repairs for AE1107 turboshaft engines for the Air Force. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $9,512,571 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Burlington Apparel Fabrics, Greensboro, N.C., was issued a modification exercising the second option year on the current contract SPM1C1-09-D-0030/P00007. Award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $9,973,260 for poly/wool cloth. Other locations of performance are various places throughout Virginia and North Carolina. Using service is Navy. The date of performance completion is July 11, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.



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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Why My Father Hated India

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**Aatish Taseer, the son of an assassinated Pakistani leader, explains the history and hysteria behind a deadly relationship
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 18, 2011: Ten days before he was assassinated in January, my father, Salman Taseer, sent out a tweet about an Indian rocket that had come down over the Bay of Bengal: "Why does India make fools of themselves messing in space technology? Stick 2 bollywood my advice."

My father was the governor of Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, and his tweet, with its taunt at India's misfortune, would have delighted his many thousands of followers. It fed straight into Pakistan's unhealthy obsession with India, the country from which it was carved in 1947.


Mohandas Gandhi visits Muslim refugees in New Delhi as they prepare to depart to Pakistan on Sept. 22, 1947.

Though my father's attitude went down well in Pakistan, it had caused considerable tension between us. I am half-Indian, raised in Delhi by my Indian mother: India is a country that I consider my own. When my father was killed by one of his own bodyguards for defending a Christian woman accused of blasphemy, we had not spoken for three years.

To understand the Pakistani obsession with India, to get a sense of its special edge—its hysteria—it is necessary to understand the rejection of India, its culture and past, that lies at the heart of the idea of Pakistan. This is not merely an academic question. Pakistan's animus toward India is the cause of both its unwillingness to fight Islamic extremism and its active complicity in undermining the aims of its ostensible ally, the United States.

The idea of Pakistan was first seriously formulated by neither a cleric nor a politician but by a poet. In 1930, Muhammad Iqbal, addressing the All-India Muslim league, made the case for a state in which India's Muslims would realize their "political and ethical essence." Though he was always vague about what the new state would be, he was quite clear about what it would not be: the old pluralistic society of India, with its composite culture.

Every day at sunset, Indian and Pakistani guards on the Wagah border face off in a militaristic flag-lowering exercise called the Beating Retreat Ceremony. WSJ's Tom Wright reports on India's effort to tone down the bizarre display.


Iqbal's vision took concrete shape in August 1947. Despite the partition of British India, it had seemed at first that there would be no transfer of populations. But violence erupted, and it quickly became clear that in the new homeland for India's Muslims, there would be no place for its non-Muslim communities. Pakistan and India came into being at the cost of a million lives and the largest migration in history.

This shared experience of carnage and loss is the foundation of the modern relationship between the two countries. In human terms, it meant that each of my parents, my father in Pakistan and my mother in India, grew up around symmetrically violent stories of uprooting and homelessness.

But in Pakistan, the partition had another, deeper meaning. It raised big questions, in cultural and civilizational terms, about what its separation from India would mean.

In the absence of a true national identity, Pakistan defined itself by its opposition to India. It turned its back on all that had been common between Muslims and non-Muslims in the era before partition. Everything came under suspicion, from dress to customs to festivals, marriage rituals and literature. The new country set itself the task of erasing its association with the subcontinent, an association that many came to view as a contamination.

Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, in May 2009. He was assassinated in January 2011.

Had this assertion of national identity meant the casting out of something alien or foreign in favor of an organic or homegrown identity, it might have had an empowering effect. What made it self-wounding, even nihilistic, was that Pakistan, by asserting a new Arabized Islamic identity, rejected its own local and regional culture. In trying to turn its back on its shared past with India, Pakistan turned its back on itself.

But there was one problem: India was just across the border, and it was still its composite, pluralistic self, a place where nearly as many Muslims lived as in Pakistan. It was a daily reminder of the past that Pakistan had tried to erase.

Pakistan's existential confusion made itself apparent in the political turmoil of the decades after partition. The state failed to perform a single legal transfer of power; coups were commonplace. And yet, in 1980, my father would still have felt that the partition had not been a mistake, for one critical reason: India, for all its democracy and pluralism, was an economic disaster.

Pakistan had better roads, better cars; Pakistani businesses were thriving; its citizens could take foreign currency abroad. Compared with starving, socialist India, they were on much surer ground. So what if India had democracy? It had brought nothing but drought and famine.

But in the early 1990s, a reversal began to occur in the fortunes of the two countries. The advantage that Pakistan had seemed to enjoy in the years after independence evaporated, as it became clear that the quest to rid itself of its Indian identity had come at a price: the emergence of a new and dangerous brand of Islam.

As India rose, thanks to economic liberalization, Pakistan withered. The country that had begun as a poet's utopia was reduced to ruin and insolvency.

The primary agent of this decline has been the Pakistani army. The beneficiary of vast amounts of American assistance and money—$11 billion since 9/11—the military has diverted a significant amount of these resources to arming itself against India. In Afghanistan, it has sought neither security nor stability but rather a backyard, which—once the Americans leave—might provide Pakistan with "strategic depth" against India.

In order to realize these objectives, the Pakistani army has led the U.S. in a dance, in which it had to be seen to be fighting the war on terror, but never so much as to actually win it, for its extension meant the continuing flow of American money. All this time the army kept alive a double game, in which some terror was fought and some—such as Laskhar-e-Tayyba's 2008 attack on Mumbai—actively supported.

The army's duplicity was exposed decisively this May, with the killing of Osama bin Laden in the garrison town of Abbottabad. It was only the last and most incriminating charge against an institution whose activities over the years have included the creation of the Taliban, the financing of international terrorism and the running of a lucrative trade in nuclear secrets.

This army, whose might has always been justified by the imaginary threat from India, has been more harmful to Pakistan than to anybody else. It has consumed annually a quarter of the country's wealth, undermined one civilian government after another and enriched itself through a range of economic interests, from bakeries and shopping malls to huge property holdings.

The reversal in the fortunes of the two countries—India's sudden prosperity and cultural power, seen next to the calamity of Muhammad Iqbal's unrealized utopia—is what explains the bitterness of my father's tweet just days before he died. It captures the rage of being forced to reject a culture of which you feel effortlessly a part—a culture that Pakistanis, via Bollywood, experience daily in their homes.

This rage is what makes it impossible to reduce Pakistan's obsession with India to matters of security or a land dispute in Kashmir. It can heal only when the wounds of 1947 are healed. And it should provoke no triumphalism in India, for behind the bluster and the bravado, there is arid pain and sadness.


—Mr. Taseer is the author of "Stranger to History: A Son's Journey Through Islamic Lands." His second novel, "Noon," will be published in the U.S. in September


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