CONTRACTS
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is announcing the competitive award of five indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for advisory and assistance services to five small businesses: COLSA Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (HQ0147-11-D-0005); Engineering Research and Consulting, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (HQ0147-11-D-0006); Millennium Engineering and Integration Co., Arlington, Va. (HQ0147-11-D-0007); Torch Technologies, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (HQ0147-11-D-0008); and DCS Corp., Alexandria, Va., (HQ0147-11-D-0009). These companies will provide advisory and assistance services to the Directorates for Engineering, Test, Advanced Technology, and Information Management and Technology Operations, Missile Defense Agency. The contractors will assist these directorates in providing engineering, technical analysis and support, scientific, systems engineering, test planning, and test execution activities in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. These awards are being made under the Small Business Set-Aside Request for Proposal HQ0147-09-R-0001. Each contract has a not to exceed ordering ceiling of $861,100,000 with a performance period through March 2016. The MDA Engineering and Support Services Program Office will centrally manage these contracts through competitive task orders. The companies will have the opportunity to bid on each individual task order. MDA will make obligations using Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds. The work locations are Huntsville, Ala.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Arlington, Va.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Epic Aviation, LLC, dba Air BP Aviation Services*, Salem, Ore., is being awarded a maximum $39,312,473 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel. Other location of performance is Williams Gateway, Ariz. 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-0102).
L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., is being awarded a maximum $25,899,144 firm-fixed-price, sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, long-term contract with a five-year base period for replenishment coverage of helicopter systems. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is March 10, 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Aberdeen, Md., is the contracting activity (SPRBL1-11-D-0012).
Jasie Inc., dba Servion of Waco*, Waco, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $8,053,762 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-0052).
NAVY
Omega Aerial Refueling Services, Inc., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $31,456,560 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-07-D-0009) to exercise an option for contractor owned and operated aircraft in support of the Commercial Air Services (CAS) Program. The CAS Program provides aerial refueling services for Navy, other Department of Defense and government agencies, and Foreign Military Sales aircraft. Work will be performed at various locations in the continental United States (45 percent East Coast and 35 percent West Coast), and at various locations outside the continental United States (20 percent). Work is expected to be completed in March 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.
Notkin Mechanical Engineers, Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a maximum amount $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for multi-discipline projects in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for design-build action; full design drawings and specifications; studies for renovation or construction of new facilities; new designs; new installation or repair of building level and campus level plumbing; boiler plants and steam distribution; lighting and electrical power distribution and transformation; heating, ventilation and air condition control systems; planning studies; new designs; consultation on technical issues; storm drainage systems; soil grading; roads/parking lots; interior/exterior lighting systems; intrusion detection systems; designs for fire suppression and protection systems; asbestos/lead abatement, disposal of hazardous materials; and cadastral surveys. Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR including, but not limited to, Washington (95 percent), Oregon (2 percent), Idaho (1 percent), Alaska (1 percent), and Montana (1 percent), 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 the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with seven proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Wash., is the contracting activity (N44255-11-D-6004).
BAE Systems Controls, Inc., Johnson City, N.Y., is being awarded a $12,787,033 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0022) to exercise an option to procure 12 interim defensive weapons systems mission kits to support the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft. Work will be performed in Johnson City, N.Y., 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.
*Small business
The pricetag includes both the purchase price and long-term sustainment costs for the jets. "Total ownership" of the program had previously been estimated at $16 to $18 billion.
It comes as Nato is set to discuss military options in the Libyan conflict including a possible no-fly zone.
