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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 6, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 6, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 6, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 6, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

ARMY

Science, Engineering and Technology Associates, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $48,200,000 firm-fixed-price cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the counter-bomber system to provided detection capability of suicide bombers approaching a controlled access site. Work will be performed in Arlington, Va., with an estimated completion date of June 20, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-11-D-0012).

Lockheed Martin, Mission System & Sensors, Owego, N.Y., was awarded a $47,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for procurement of autonomous technologies for unmanned aerial systems to maximize performance requirements and capabilities with mature technologies. Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of June 29, 2016. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Fort Eustis, Va., is the contracting activity (W911W6-11-D-0008).

Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $27,115,701 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure 50 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain vehicles, to include basic issue items and kits, in support of Foreign Military Sales to United Arab Emirates. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0111).

Upstate Construction Services Inc., Watertown, N.Y., was awarded an $11,577,144 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the specific task order of an existing contract to construct an aircraft hangar and renovate an existing hangar to upgrade electrical, heating, ventilation and lighting. Work will be performed in Fort Drum, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2013. One-hundred sixty-nine bids were solicited, with ten bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York, N.Y., is the contracting activity (W912DS-09-D-0005).

NAVY

HDT EP, Inc., Geneva, Ohio, is being awarded a $20,850,977 firm-fixed-price delivery order under Blanket Purchase Agreement (M67854-08-A-5023) for the procurement of three models of environmental control units (ECUs) in support of the program manager, Expeditionary Power Systems. The ECU quantity and models are as follows: 50 each 18,000 BTU/hr ECUs; 887 each 36,000 BTU/hr ECUs; and 400 each 60,000 BTU/hr ECUs. Work will be performed in Geneva, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by July 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

J.G.B. Enterprises, Inc.,* Liverpool, N.Y., is being awarded a $47,000,000 five-year firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract to provide U.S. Marine Corps and Army a commercial single integrator responsible for procuring, packaging and shipping specified tactical fuel systems and components, and water supply support equipment systems and components. This contract contains options, which if exercised, will bring the contract total to $99,000,000. Work will be performed in Liverpool, N.Y., and work is expected to be completed by July 5, 2012. With options exercised, work would continue through July 5, 2016. This contract is a competitive small business set-aside with seven offers received. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-11-D-5030).

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DTN News: Russia Top Stories / Headlines News Dated July 6, 2011

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Russia's threats to create new offensive system 'unnecessary' - NATO chief

"Russia should not seek new weapons to counter nonexistent threats from the West"
15:42 05/07/2011
ST. PETERSBURG, July 5 (RIA Novosti)

Russia should not seek new weapons to counter nonexistent threats from the West, and would be better off spending the money on social and economic development, NATO's secretary general said on Tuesday.

"Unfortunately, I have seen public pronouncements that Russia might consider spending billions of rubles on a new offensive system to target the West," Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, dismissing Russian threats of new weapons to challenge NATO's European missile defense plans.

"Let me put it bluntly: this type of statement is unnecessary. Because Russia is not threatened from the West," he said at the Kuznetsov Naval Academy in St. Petersburg. "This type of investment is a waste of money. Because the money is better spent on economic development, on modernization, and on job creation."

The statement came a day after a NATO-Russia Council meeting in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi, which focused on the creation of the European missile defense system and opportunities for cooperation between Russia and the alliance on the issue.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov admitted after the talks that NATO would not agree on Russia's proposal for a so-called sectoral missile defense system in Europe. The alliance insists on establishing two independent systems that exchange information.

Russia and NATO agreed to cooperate on the European missile defense system at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010. Under a proposal put forward by President Dmitry Medvedev, Russia would be responsible for shooting down missiles aimed at NATO members but passing through Russia's airspace or sector, with NATO members committing to protect Russia in a similar fashion.

NATO has also refused to provide legally binding guarantees that its missiles would not be directed against Russia, which Moscow says is the only way to prevent a new arms race.

Russia has also threatened to withdraw from the New START treaty on cutting U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals in response to NATO's stance, as well as to create a new air and space defense system and enhance its offensive potential at western borders to avert a possible missile threat.

Rasmussen has pledged to continue dialogue with Russia on the issue and search for common grounds in order to "enhance transparency" and "create greater trust and confidence."

India to get Russian Nerpa submarine by yearend

Nerpa class submarine
10:20 01/07/2011
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1 (RIA Novosti)

Russia will transfer the K-152 Nerpa attack submarine to India on a 10-year lease by the end of 2011, Navy commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said on Friday.

"We will hand this submarine to the client by the year's end," Vysotsky said and emphasized that the Indian crew is completely trained to operate the submarine.

The lease contract, estimated at some $900 million, was drawn up after an agreement between Moscow and New Delhi in January 2004, in which India agreed to fund part of the Nerpa's construction.

The Nerpa was scheduled to be introduced into the Indian Navy as INS Chakra by mid-2008 but technical problems stalled the process.

Then, shortly after the start of sea trials in November 2008, 20 sailors and technical workers were killed onboard the submarine due to a toxic gas leak when the automatic fire extinguishing system malfunctioned. After repairs, the Nerpa is now fully operational.

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