Tuesday, January 10, 2012

DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: Navistar Defense Awarded An $879,923,195 ($879 Million) Contract By Pentagon Relating To MaxxPro MRAP

Asian Defense News: DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: Navistar Defense Awarded An $879,923,195 ($879 Million) Contract By Pentagon Relating To MaxxPro MRAP
*U.S. Department of Defense Contracts  No. 015-12 Dated January 9, 2012
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources US DoD
 (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 10, 2012: Navistar Defense, L.L.C., Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded an $879,923,195 firm-fixed-priced delivery order 0023 under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for the procurement of 2,717 units of rolling chassis; 10 engineering change proposals; and 25 contract data requirements lists, for MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.  

Work will be performed in West Point, Miss., and is expected to be completed by the end of October 2013.  Procurement funds in the amount of $879,923,195 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The original contract was competitively procured.  The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.


*U.S. Department of Defense Contracts  No. 015-12 Dated January 9, 2012

CONTRACTS
NAVY
            Navistar Defense, L.L.C., Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded an $879,923,195 firm-fixed-priced delivery order 0023 under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for the procurement of 2,717 units of rolling chassis; 10 engineering change proposals; and 25 contract data requirements lists, for MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.  Work will be performed in West Point, Miss., and is expected to be completed by the end of October 2013.  Procurement funds in the amount of $879,923,195 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The original contract was competitively procured.  The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
            Scientific Research Corp., Atlanta, Ga., is being awarded an estimated $12,192,691 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract to provide support to the National Science Foundation, U.S. Antarctic Program for air traffic operations in Antarctica through its Charleston-based Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Office of Polar Programs.  Support includes core functional areas of air traffic control, meteorology, and the maintenance of support systems including, aviation ground electronics maintenance.  These services all support the safe and continuous scientific endeavors of the United States government in cooperation with many international partners.  This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $64,000,000.  Work will be performed in Charleston, S.C. (60 percent), and outside the continental United States (40 percent), and is expected to be completed by January 2013.  If all options are exercised, work could continue until January 2017.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited via the Commerce Business Daily’s Federal Business Opportunities website, and the SPAWAR E-Commerce Central website, with one offer received.  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-12-D-3803).
            Mikel, Inc., Fall River, Mass., is being awarded a $9,079,049 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-6295) to provide engineering services to Team Submarine and the PMS 425 Program Office.  Efforts will include combat systems of the future and non-collinear wave front curvature ranging.  These services will be rendered as needed to provide for research and combat system development and processing in the areas of automation and data fusion, target motion analysis, weapon employment, and tactical decision aids that extend and apply previous efforts that focus on improved automation, reduced manning requirements, and improved human system integration over current combat systems applicable to Navy submarines, surface and air platforms.  In addition, these services will include development of tactical combat and surveillance system algorithms and software to include sonar, combat control, weapons, communications, C4I and navigation functionality as well as non-tactical software for undersea fixed and portable tracking ranges.  Work will be performed in Fall River, Mass. (88 percent); Manassas, Va. (9 percent); Laurel, Fla. (1 percent); North Kingstown, R.I. (1 percent); and Poulsbo, Wash. (1 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by December 2015.  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
            Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Va., was awarded on Jan. 8 a $7,563,624 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed fee contract (N63394-10-C-1201) for Aegis engineering and technical services.  This procurement will furnish engineering, technical, computer programming, materials management, and specified logistics services necessary to support Aegis Combat System, major weapon systems programs, test and evaluation and post event analysis.  Work will be performed in Port Hueneme, Calif. (65 percent); San Diego, Calif. (15 percent); Dahlgren, Va. (10 percent); and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (10 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by July 2012.  This contract includes purchases from the governments of Australia (6 percent), Japan (6 percent), and Spain (6 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  Contract funds in the amount of $7,563,624 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity.
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
            NJVC, L.L.C., Vienna, Va., was issued a modification exercising option year 10 of their contract (HM0176-11-C002/P00029).  The award is a cost-plus-award-fee (CPAF) and firm-fixed-price (FFP) modification.  The total CPAF value is $346,941,302 and the FFP value is $14,125,016.  The information technology/information services contract provides the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency information technology enterprise operations and sustainment support to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency information technology systems at approximately 170 sites (90 manned/ 80 unmanned) around the world.  The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2012.  The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Va., is the contracting activity. 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            Woodward HRT, Inc., Santa Clarita, Calif., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $9,507,822 for actuators.  No other location of performance.  Using service is Army.  There was one response to the solicitation.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Army Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Jan. 8, 2015.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (SPRRA1-12-D-0060).

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

DTN News - ROYAL FAMILY NEWS: Kate Middleton Will Celebrate Her 30th Birthday On January 9

Asian Defense News: DTN News - ROYAL FAMILY NEWS: Kate Middleton Will Celebrate Her 30th Birthday On January 9
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Mirror -UK
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 8, 2012: Kate Middleton will celebrate her 30th birthday tomorrow quietly at home with William.
There had been ­rumours Kate would have a lavish party in a teepee in her ­parents’ garden organised by her sister Pippa.

But a royal insider said: “It’s made up. Any celebration will be ­incredibly low-key and private.”
  
Tonight the couple will be guests of ­honour at the London premiere of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse. It’s thought they will then head home to ­Anglesey, N. Wales.

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

DTN News - CANADA DEFENSE NEWS: Our Eligible Bachelor Defence Minister Peter MacKay Has Tied The Knot With A Persian Beauty Queen

Asian Defense News: DTN News - CANADA DEFENSE NEWS: Our Eligible Bachelor Defence Minister Peter MacKay Has Tied The Knot With A Persian Beauty Queen
*DTN News like to extend it's heartiest congratulations to Our Defence Minister Peter MacKay on his wedding to former Miss World Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam and wish the couple a life full of joy together.
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Winnipeg Free Press
 (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 7, 2012: Peter MacKay is sharing a moment of his recent intimate wedding with the public.

The Defence Minister has posted a photograph of him and his new bride leaving an oceanside chapel in Mexico on his public Facebook page.

The picture, captioned "Our Wedding Photograph," shows a beaming MacKay holding hands with his wife, Nazanin Afshin-Jam, as they descend the stone steps of the chapel in which they were married on Wednesday.

Afshin-Jam, who holds a bouquet of white long-stemmed lilies in her left hand, is wearing a sleek white gown with a subtle lace trim and simple pearl jewelry.
The couple is being showered with white rose petals as they emerge from the private, civil ceremony.

The photograph garnered more than 145 comments within 7 hours of being posted online.

MacKay has told his hometown newspaper, the New Glasgow News, that the decision to marry in Mexico was a mutual one between him and his wife.

"We were married by local Rev. Glen Matheson of New Glasgow, in a beautiful, quaint, traditional hillside chapel overlooking the ocean," the 46-year-old Central Nova MP told the newspaper. "Our families and loved ones took part in the service."

Afshin-Jam, 32, is a former Miss World Canada and garnered widespread attention in 2003 for her successful campaign to stop the killing of an Iranian teenage girl sentenced to death for killing one of three men trying to rape her and her niece.

Afshin-Jam was born in Iran, but fled Tehran with her family following the 1979 Islamic revolution and immigrated to North Vancouver, B.C.

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Friday, January 6, 2012

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contract Dated January 5, 2012

Asian Defense News: 
DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contract  Dated January 5, 2012
   

 Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 011-12 January 5, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 5, 2012: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued January 5, 2012 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
ARMY
            Tatitlek Training Services, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska (W9124J-12-D-0003); Davis-Paige Management Systems, L.L.C., Annandale, Va. (W9124J-12-D-0005); ALOG Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (W9124J-12-D-0007); Huckstep Holding Corp. (TechWise), Colorado Springs, Colo. (W9124J-12-D-0008); and Logistics & Environmental Solutions Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (W9124J-12-D-0009), were awarded a $983,000,000 contract between five contractors in various types.  The award will provide for the support base services at Army installations.  Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity.

            General Electric-Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a $937,878,676 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the necessary services and supplies in support of all Corpus Christi Army Depot overhaul and repair activities for the entire T-700 family of engines.  Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-D-0015).

            The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $370,001,618 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the bridge requirement for new CH-47 F model aircraft to support foreign military sales.  Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-C-0010).

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0001); International Business Machines Corp., Bethesda, Md. (W91QUZ-12-D-0002); HP Enterprise Services, L.L.C., Herndon, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-00013); General Dynamics One Source, L.L.C., Fairfax, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0004); Northrop Grumman, Herndon, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0005); General Dynamics One Source, L.L.C., Fairfax, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0006); HP Enterprise, L.L.C., Herndon, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0007); MicroTech, L.L.C., Vienna, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0008); and Criterion Systems, Inc., Vienna, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0009), were awarded a $249,800,000 firm-fixed-price contract between nine contractors.  The award will provide for the Enterprise cloud computing services in support of the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems.  Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 11 bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity.

            The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $218,726,883 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure CH-47F Renew cargo helicopters.  Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2015.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0098).

            Mantech Telecommunications and Information Systems Corporation, Chantilly, Va., was awarded a $100,854,656 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the sustainment support services in support of route clearance vehicle systems, Special Operations Command, and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Family of Vehicles.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan; Kuwait; Germany; and Chantilly, Va., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-0168).
          
  3Di Technologies, L.L.C., Hanover, Md., was awarded an $82,936,006 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the bandwidth services in support of very small aperture terminals.  Work will be performed in Hanover, Md., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 22, 2014.  Ten bids were solicited, with six bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-12-D-D642).

            Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $66,619,041 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of AH-64D Apache modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilot’s night vision sensor systems and spares for the Saudi Arabia National Guard.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2015.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-11-C-0120).

            Global Integrated Security, Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded a $60,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the reconstruction security support services throughout Afghanistan.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W917PM-08-D-0001).
            HELLFIRE Systems, L.L.C., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $53,881,982 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure HELLFIRE II missiles.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-11-C-0242).

            Raytheon, Andover, Mass., was awarded a $51,289,280 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modernization of Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missiles to Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles.  Work will be performed in Andover, Mass., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2015.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-12-C-0079).

            General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., was awarded a $46,581,732 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the warehouse operation services at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.  Work will be performed in Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2012.  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-11-C-0019).

            BAE Systems Land and Armaments, Santa Clara, Calif., was awarded a $41,955,848 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of M113A0 armored personnel carriers and the M113A2 MK1 armored personnel carriers for Brazil.  Work will be performed in York, Pa., and Brazil, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 21, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-12-C-0083).

            BCP Construction of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded a $34,835,245 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction services for a combine support maintenance shop. Work will be performed in Kapolei, Hawaii, with an estimated completion date of June 8, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The National Guard Bureau, Kapolei, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (W912J6-11-C-0003).

            NI Industries, Inc., Rock Island, Ill., was awarded a $34,771,015 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of M14 brass cartridge cases.  Work will be performed in Dec. 31, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-12-D-0002).

            Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $31,124,315 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the non-personal technical services in support of aircraft for foreign military sales.  Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-D-0018).

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $29,029,362 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure 311 M299 launchers.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2014. O ne bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-07-C-0154).

            Martin-Baker America, Johnstown, Pa., was awarded a $28,895,117 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of parts in support of the UH-60 Black Hawk.  Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 27, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-D-0020).

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $27,302,511 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles . Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0159).

            SSI Technology, Madison Heights, Mich., was awarded a $25,700,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of Bradley advanced survivability seat-driver kits.  Work will be performed in Madison Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 12 bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-12-C-0058).

            DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc., St. Louis, Miss., was awarded a $24,859,737 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support Expeditionary Water Packaging System.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Miss., and Germany, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 9, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-10-C-0010).

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $24,135,588 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle.  Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 9, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0111).

            Science Application International Corp., McLean, Va., was awarded a $23,324,643 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the ammunition management services in Kuwait.  Work will be performed in Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-11C-0005).

            General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., was awarded a $20,500,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract in support of operational test and evaluation.  Work will be performed in Poway, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-05-C-0069).

            Mideast Construction, L.L.C., Morris Plains, N.J., was awarded a $19,986,361 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction services for the Afghan National Army.  Work will be performed in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 20, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with seven bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kandahar, Afghanistan, is the contracting activity (W5J9LE-12-C-0012).

            Hunt Building Company, Ltd., El Paso, Texas, was awarded a $19,471,900 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction services for an enlisted personnel barracks complex.  Work will be performed in Fort Leonard Wood, Miss., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 11, 2014.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Miss., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-12-C-4001).

            Raytheon Co., Fullerton, Calif., was awarded an $18,115,396 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the services and spares in support of satellite communications sets and systems.  Work will be performed in Fullerton, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 22, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-12-C-A310).

            Lockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $16,481,737 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of launchers.  Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-08-C-0003).

            Paragon Bioservices, Inc., Baltimore, Md., was awarded a $15,451,720 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the manufacture of trivalent filovirus vaccine.  Work will be performed in Baltimore, Md., and Ames, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of April 17, 2020.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-12-C-0028).

            Construction Services Group, Charleston, S.C., was awarded a $14,500,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  The award will provide for the construction services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  Work will be performed in Hartwell, Ga.; Elberton, Ga.; and Clarks Hill, S.C., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 15 bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-12-D-0009).

            BAE Systems, Nashua, N.H., was awarded a $12,290,244 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of T-Pod Systems on the MQ-1C Unmanned Aircraft System.  Work will be performed in Nashua, N.H., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 27, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-12-C-C009).

            General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded an $11,769,641 cost contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to increase foreign military sales funding.  Work will be performed in Lima, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-0350).

            General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded an $11,134,389 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure manufacturing and technical assistance to Egypt.  Work will be performed in Cairo, Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-C-0488).

            Alpha Protective Services, Inc., Thomasville, Ga., was awarded a $10,654,301 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the security guard services for five posts at various compounds on the Fort Bragg installation.  Work will be performed in Fort Bragg, N.C., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 10 bids received.  The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., is the contracting activity (W91247-08-C-0006).

            Marinex Construction, Inc., Charleston, S.C., was awarded a $10,648,750 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the dredging services from Savannah and Brunswick Inner Harbor.  Work will be performed in Savannah, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 13, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-12-C-0002).

            Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Va., was awarded a $9,759,486 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar requirement to add Department of State requirements to the contract.  Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 3, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-12-C-0029).

            Harris Corp., Rochester, N.Y., was awarded a $9,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure vehicle mounts, training, and radios for foreign military sales.  Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 10, 2015.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-11-D-H607).

            ICF Jacob & Sundstrom, Baltimore, Md., was awarded a $9,166,600 firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort contract.  The award will provide for the Cyber Network Defense Support Provider services.  Work will be performed in Adelphi, Md., and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Adelphi, Md., is the contracting activity (W911QX-07-F-0023).

            ICx Technologies, Inc. (Agentase, Inc.), Pittsburgh, Pa., was awarded an $8,697,958 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the support services to the Joint Program Manager, Nuclear Biological Chemical Contamination Avoidance.  Work will be performed in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Glen Burnie, Md., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contract activity (W911SR-08-C-0075).

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Global Training and Logistics, Orlando, Fla., was awarded an $8,215,632 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the upgrade for the M1A2S Advanced Gunnery Training System configurations for Saudi Arabia.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., and Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Acquisition Center, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (W900KK-12-C-0008).

            STG, Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded an $8,202,526 firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort contract.  The award will provide for the information technology services for installation support of Army Research Laboratory.  Work will be performed in Adelphi, Md.; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; and Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, N.C., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Adelphi, Md., is the contracting activity (W911QX-08-F-0057).

            JCB, Inc., Pooler, Ga., was awarded an $8,014,708 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract for services in support of High Mobility Excavator.  Work will be performed in Pooler, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-0028).

            Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a $7,757,352 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 92H Block 1 Stinger missiles for Taiwan.  Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-09-C-0520).

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $7,570,143 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract in support of Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.  Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 13, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W58HZV-09-D-0159).

            Goodrich Landing Gear, Cleveland, Ohio, was awarded a $7,217,845 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 137 high performance shock struts, with an option for an additional 76 struts.  Work will be performed in Cleveland, Ohio, and THE Netherlands, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 8, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-C-0050).

            n-Link Corporation, Bend, Ore., was awarded a $6,765,301 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the management and support for digital training facilities.  Work will be performed in Bend, Ore., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2014.  Thirteen bids were solicited, with eight bids received.  The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Eustis, Va., is the contracting activity (W911S0-09-C-0018).
AIR FORCE
            AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., is being awarded a $162,400,000 firm-fixed-price (75 percent of contract value), fixed-price incentive firm (20 percent of contract value), and cost reimbursable (5 percent of contract value) for logistics support and concurrency modification support for the B-1 Training System.  The B-1B Training System consists of an Aircrew Training System component and Maintenance Training System, which support initial, continuation, and re-qualification training of B-1B aircrews and maintainers.  The locations of the performances are Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.  Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2018.  ASC/WNSK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8621-10-R-6254).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            R.D. Buie Enterprises, Inc.*, Boerne, Texas (SPM8E6-10-D-0003/P00006); Middle Atlantic Wholesale Lumber, Inc.*, Baltimore, Md. (SPM8E6-10-D-0004/P00004); Sylvan Forest Products, Inc.*, Portland, Ore. (SPM8E6-10-D-0005/P00004); and S&S Forest Products, L.L.C.*, Boerne, Texas (SPM8E6-10-D-0006/P00004), were issued a modification exercising the first option year their contracts.  The award is a firm-fixed-price, total set aside contract with a maximum $62,200,714 for general wood products for the Eastern region.  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 2011 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 4, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

NAVY
            EADS North America, Irvine, Calif., is being awarded a $9,800,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price hardware contract for 203 spare/repair parts in support of the Radio Frequency Distribution and Control System (RFDACS) Program.  RFDACS provides a means of routing signals and information between the various antenna systems and other submarine communication subsystems.  Work will performed in Irvine, Calif., and is expected to complete by December 2014.  The contract was competitively procured via Navy Electronic Commerce Online, with one offer received.   The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, R.I., is the contracting activity (N66604-12-D-0051).
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated January 4, 2012

Asian Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated January 4, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 4, 2012: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued January 4, 2012 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
            DRS Systems, Inc., Parsippany, N.J., was awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price delivery orders for the purchase of Spot on Target in support of U.S. Special Operations Command Procurement Division.  The estimated contract value is $40,218,000.  The work will be performed in Dallas, Texas, and Melbourne, Fla, and ordering will be completed by November 2016.  U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is the contacting activity (H92222-12-D-0003).

            Dell Marketing, L.P., Round Rock, Texas, was awarded a $20,000,000 General Services Administration delivery order for Microsoft licenses and software assurance in support of U.S. Special Operations Command.  This contract was awarded as a logical follow-on after approval of a justification and approval document as an exception to full and open competition under the authority of FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C).  The original Enterprise Software Initiative General Services Administration order to Dell was competed as mandated in DFARS 208 via the General Services Administration Program.  U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (H92222-12-F-0025).

NAVY
            Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $13,788,820 fixed-price incentive fee modification to previously awarded undefinitized contract action (N00024-03-C-2101) for warranty work on USS New Mexico (SSN 779).  Work will be performed in Groton, Conn. (99 percent), and Quonset Point, R.I. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by June 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, Groton, Conn., is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - INDONESIA DEFENSE NEWS: Australian Surplus Hercules To Be Given To Indonesia

Asian Defense News: DTN News - INDONESIA DEFENSE NEWS: Australian Surplus Hercules To Be Given To Indonesia
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 5, 2012: AUSTRALIA will hand over four unneeded C-130 Hercules transport planes to Indonesia.

The Royal Australian Air Force transports are understood to have been in storage.

The RAAF's inventory has been boosted by the purchase of six giant C-17 Globemaster II transports, so the smaller and older Hercules are no longer needed. The C-130Hs that will go to Indonesia have been largely superseded in the RAAF by the more powerful J model.



According to the Jakarta Post, Indonesia's Defence Ministry confirmed this week that representatives from the two countries would meet later this month in Jakarta to discuss the handover.

Indonesian officials will visit Australia to examine the aircraft.

As the country of origin of the Hercules, the US has also approved the arrangement.

In 2009, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to increase the military budget after the crash of a C-130 in East Java that killed more than 100 people.

That crash highlighted the urgent need for a boost to the military budget to enable more rigorous aircraft maintenance.

Western security analysts in Jakarta said at the time that the Indonesian Air Force had about 28 Hercules in the early 1980s, but no more than nine were in flying condition at the time of the crash.

Military commentator John Macbeth said: "It's a very small number and they were hugely embarrassed at the time of the 2004 tsunami because they couldn't provide the airlift capability to get aid into Aceh."


The four-engine Hercules has been in almost continuous production for more than 50 years.

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