DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated February 23, 2012

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated February 23, 2012

 Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 130-12 February 23, 2012

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 23, 2012: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  February  23, 2012 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

            McKesson Corp., San Francisco, Calif., was issued a modification exercising the ninth option year on contract SPM200-03-D-1666/P00030.  The award is a firm-fixed-price, prime vendor contract with a maximum $1,227,991,223 for pharmaceuticals and other authorized supplies.  Other location of performance is Arizona.  Using service is Department of Defense.  There were two responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012/2013 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

            Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price, requirements type, sole-source contract with a maximum $87,025,160 for support of 1,162 commercial consumable items required for the Navy/Marine Corps H-1 and Army OH-58 helicopters.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.  There was one proposal with one response.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 through 2015 funds from various appropriations.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 22, 2015.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPRPA1-12-D-007W).

            Woodward, Inc., Loves Park, Ill., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $41,786,280 for main fuel controls.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Army.  There were two proposals with one response.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Army Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Nov. 30, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (SPRRA1-12-C-0018).

            Sysco Seattle, Kent, Wash., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-quantity, prime vendor contract with a maximum $20,750,000 for full line food distribution for customers in the Alaska area.  Other location of performance is Alaska.  Using services are Air Force and Army.  There was one proposal with one response.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 25, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM300-12-D-3534).

            Xact Tool, Inc.*, Shell Lake, Wis., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, total set-aside contract with a maximum $20,000,000 for non-adjustable beds.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were six responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriations is fiscal 2012 through 2017 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 21, 2014.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM8EG-12-D-0004).

            Aloka Company Ltd.*, Wallingford, Conn., was issued a modification exercising the third option year on contract SPM2D1-09-D-8329/P00011.  The award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $15,445,186 for radiology systems, subsystems, and components.  There are no other locations of performance.  There were 43 responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012/2013 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 26, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

            Omega Medical Imaging, Inc.*, Sanford, Fla., was issued a modification exercising the third option year on contract SPM2D1-09-D-8336/P00008.  The award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment quantity contract with a maximum $13,630,580 for radiology systems, subsystems, and components.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were 43 responses to the Web solicitation.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012/2013 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 24, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

            Eye Safety Systems, Inc., Ketchum, Idaho, was issued a modification exercising the first option year on contract SPM2DE-11-D-7549/P00002.  The award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $13,500,000 for prescription lens carriers.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There was one solicitation made with one response.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2011 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is March 3, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

            Rochester Optical*, Rochester, N.Y., was issued a modification exercising the first option year on contract SPM2DE-11-D-7551/P00003.  The award is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $8,640,000 for ophthalmic lens carrier and mold set.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  There were six solicitations made with six responses.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2011 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is March 3, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

            Elwyn Industries, Aston, Pa., was issued a modification exercising the first option year on contract SPM2DS-11-D-N001/P00005.  The award is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, sole-source contract with a maximum $7,719,902 for various types of bandages.  Other locations of performance are Elwyn, Pa., and Delaware.  Using service is Depot Stock.  There was one solicitation made with one response.  Type of appropriation is FY12 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is March 8, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

NAVY

            Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Sudbury, Mass., is being awarded a $106,454,603 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-5111) for the production of two AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter groups and one missile fire control system MK 99 Mod 14 in support of DDG 116 and a AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter group for Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Host Nation 1.  Work will be performed in Andover, Mass. (80 percent); Sudbury, Mass. (15 percent); and Portsmouth, R.I. (5 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by September 2017.  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.

            Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $70,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2222) for advance procurement of long-lead-time materials in support of LPD 27, the 11th ship in the San Antonio (LPD 17) class.  Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss., and is expected to be completed by April 2012.  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.

            Sensor and Antenna Systems, Inc., Lansdale, Pa., is being awarded a $38,956,741 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0047) to exercise an option for 48 low band transmitters; 13 vertical polarized antennas; and 28 horizontal polarized antennas associated with the AN/ALQ-99 low band transmitter.  Work will be performed in Lansdale, Pa., and is expected to be completed in August 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

            Solar Power Partners, Inc.*, Mill Valley, Calif. (N62583-10-D- 0326); Chevron Energy Solutions Co., a division of Chevron U.S.A., Inc., San Francisco, Calif. (N62583-10-D- 0327); SunDurance Energy, L.L.C., South Plainfield, N.J. (N62583-10-D- 0328); SunEdison*, Beltsville, Md. (N62583-10-D- 0329); and SolarStar California XV, L.L.C.*, Richmond, Calif. (N62583-10-D- 0330), are each being awarded option year two under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price multiple award contract for the purchase of renewable electrical power through power purchase agreements at Naval and Marine Corps installations in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility (AOR).  The combined total value for all five contractors is $25,000,000.  The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $150,000,000.  No task orders are being issued at this time.  The work to be performed provides for the generation of electric power from renewable power systems that are constructed, owned, operated, and maintained by the contractor on government property located within the installation boundaries.  The government will procure the power through power purchase agreements.  Work will be performed at various federal sites within the NAVFAC Southwest AOR including, but not limited to, California (80 percent) and Arizona (20 percent).  Work is expected to be completed February 2013.  Contract funds are Operation and Maintenance, to pay for power delivered to the base electrical grid.  No government funds will be used for these projects; contractors will be required to finance construction and operation.  No funds will be obligated with this award.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Specialty Center Acquisition, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity.

            Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, Va., is being awarded an $11,607,556 task order under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (M67854-11-F-4915) to exercise option year one for Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP).  The Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Center (MCNOSC) is an operational and staff organization supporting the global Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN) command and control capabilities for Fleet Marine Forces and garrison forces stationed around the world.  The MCNOSC provides this support from its primary site in Quantico, Va., and a secondary site in Camp Pendleton, Calif.  The MCNOSC is designated as the Marine Corps’ CNDSP.  In this role the MCNOSC executes full spectrum network defense on the global MCEN to include protection, detection, response, and sustainment functions in alignment with the CNDSP program’s governing directives.  Work will be performed in Quantico, Va. (91 percent), and Camp Pendleton, Calif. (9 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2013.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

            PreCon Products, Simi Valley, Calif., is being awarded an $11,431,860 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for pre-cast concrete foundations for the Force Training Assessment Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division.  Work will be performed in Simi Valley, Calif., and is expected to be completed by January 2017.  Contract funds in the amount of $25,303 will initially be applied to this contract.  Contract funds in the amount of $1,143,186 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received.  The Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity (N63394-12-D-5125).

            EFW, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $8,798,016 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0057) to provide hardware and installations in support of the Helmet Display Tracking System in the AH-1W helicopters.  Work will be performed in Haifa, Israel (66 percent); Melbourne, Fla. (19 percent); and New River, N.C. (15 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in March 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.

            Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded an $8,252,118 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2118) for completion of Phase II, “Design Activity,” and Phase III, “Procurement & Assembly” associated with the continuation of the Advanced Integrated Low Pressure Electrolyzer Development and Qualification Program for the Virginia Class Submarine Program.  The contractor will be procuring material and manufacturing equipment intended to reduce the cost of the Oxygen Generator/Gas Management System component hardware used on Virginia Class submarines.  Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., and is scheduled to be completed by July 2013.  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.

AIR FORCE

            Northrop Grumman, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $34,226,968 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  This modification to the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) contract FA8726-090C-0010 is for a four-month extension for the continued operations support and maintenance of two BACN BD-700/E-11A platforms, and operational support and maintenance of the BACN payloads.  The location of the performances is San Diego, Calif.  Work is expected to be completed by June 22, 2012.  ESC/AND, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity (FA8726-09-C-0010 P00042).

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

            BIT Systems, Inc., Dulles, Va., is being awarded a $7,015,000 firm-fixed-pric, level-of-effort contract (HR0011-11-F-0002).  BIT is providing professional engineering services (system design, engineering, and integration services) in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Cyber Fast Track Program.  Work will be performed in Dulles, Va.  The work is expected to be completed by Feb. 21, 2013. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity.

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. DoD issued No. 130-12 February 23, 2012
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russia Revs Up Arms Exports

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Russia Revs Up Arms Exports
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources The Voice of Russia
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 23, 2012: In 2011,   Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main arms exporting agency, fetched $13.2 billion from its arms and military equipment sales, which exceeded the initial goal by $1.6 billion. Russia is the world’s second biggest arms exporter. By 2012, experts predict its turnover to surge even higher, surpassing the $14 billion mark.

The munitions market is one of those few spheres where Russia stands at par with Western powers. It is a considerable success, even though Russia slightly lags behind the US, whose sales revenues have reached $28-34 billion in 2011.

It’s worth noting, however, that the majority of American exports are related to US military aid programs and arms sales within NATO, where the US dominates both R&D and manufacturing. Thus, US-produced arms never fall short of demand, especially among the NATO novice members.  

Over the past five years, Russian has been heavily concentrating on diversification of its weapons export market. Since then, it has witnessed a significant surge in demand and a drop in the shares of its largest contractors. Its reach keeps broadening with time. In 2011, Russia was selling munitions to 57 countries worldwide. But the year 2012 is expected to be pivotal, with major income flows coming from a few large contractors, mainly from India. In 2012, India will receive $7.7 billion worth of Russian arms, which amounts to over 60% of the Russian arms market and almost 80% of Indian imports.

Although Russian arms exports may sag in 2013, following the conclusion of several major contracts with India, this decrease will most likely prove to be insignificant. In the upcoming years, Vietnam will increase its share in the Russian arms exports, purchasing six Project 636 submarines, Su-30 fighter jets and ordering additional “Bastion” anti-ship cruise missiles.

In the near future, Venezuela is slated to receive a large batch of Russian weapons for its army. However, this particular market can be prone to throwing surprises at Russia due to a setback in the health of Hugo Chávez and a possible power change.

Further decline in the US-Russia relations may also bring Russia closer to Iran, which is in a great need of modern military equipment. Still, this perspective may shift in case of a war in the region and ensuing defeat of Iran, which would virtually close off the Iranian market for a long time to come.

Speaking of foreign exports, we shouldn’t rule out post-Soviet countries. The 2010-2011 periods saw a major increase in arms exports to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). These figures are expected to grow further as Soviet weapons become obsolete. As an arms exporter, Russia remains the best choice of the ex-Soviet block, particularly among the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

In the case of Kazakhstan, Belarus and possibly Ukraine, Russian weapons manufacturers can expect to receive big orders for expensive military equipment like state-of-the-art jets. Kazakhstan is already importing Russian armed vehicles, such as tank support combat vehicles, and is interested in renewing its aircraft fleet. During the Centre-2011 military drills, the commandment of Kazakhstan’s Armed Forced said they were closely looking at test results of Russia’s new aircraft – MiG-35, Su-35 jets and the prototype T-50 fifth-generation fighter. Ukraine may also consider purchasing Russian aircraft, since it doesn’t manufacture fighters on its own and urgently needs to replace its 1970-80 air fleet.

All in all, the Russian arms exports hinge on the trends in the economies of these countries and any unpredicted political shifts that may turn around their cooperation with Russia.

WORLD'S LARGEST DEFENSE BUDGETS - COURTESY WIKIPEDIA

This is a list of the ten countries with the highest defence budgets for the year 2010, which is $1.22 trillion or 76% of total world expenditures. The information is from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.^[7][8] Total world spending amounted to $1.63 trillion USD in 2010.

Rank	Country	Spending ($ b.)	World Share (%)	% of GDP, 2010
—	World Total	1630	100	—
1	United States	698.0	42.8	4.8
2	China	119.0a	7.3a	2.1
3	United Kingdom	59.6	3.7	2.3
4	France	59.3	3.6	2.7
5	Russia	58.7a	3.6a	4.0
6	Japan	54.5	3.3	1.0
7	Germany	45.2	2.8	1.3
8	Saudi Arabia	45.2	2.8	10.4
9	India	41.3	2.5	2.7
10	Italy	36.0	1.8	1.7

^a SIPRI estimate

[EDIT]WORLD'S LARGEST ARMS EXPORTERS

The unit in this table are so-called trend indicator values expressed in millions of US dollars at 1990s prices. These values do not represent real financial flows but are a crude instrument to estimate volumes of arms transfers, regardless of the contracted prices, which can be as low as zero in the case of military aid. Ordered by descending 2000-2010 values. The information is from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.^[9]

2001-12 Rank	Supplier	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
1	United States	5908	5229	5698	6866	6700	7453	8003	6288	6658	8641	-	-
2	Russia	5896	5705	5236	6178	5134	5095	5426	5953	5575	6039
3	Germany	850	916	1713	1105	2080	2567	3194	2500	2432	2340	-	-
4	France	1297	1368	1345	2219	1724	1643	2432	1994	1865	1834	-	-
5	United Kingdom	1368	1068	741	1316	1039	855	1018	982	1022	1054	-	-
6	China	499	509	665	292	303	597	430	586	1000	1423	-	-
7	Netherlands	203	239	342	209	583	1187	1326	530	545	503	-	-
8	Sweden	880	191	526	314	538	432	366	454	383	806	-	-
9	Italy	216	426	341	212	774	502	684	417	514	627	-	-
10	Israel	407	436	368	628	368	299	438	281	807	472	-	-
11	Ukraine	700	311	442	200	290	553	728	330	320	201	-	-
12	India	7	120	150	56	108	843	590	610	998	513	-	-
13	Switzerland	193	157	181	243	246	285	301	482	255	137	-	-
14	Bulgaria	200[10]	32[11]	48[11]	16[11]	66[11]	5[11]	9[11]	286[12]	198[13]	354[14]	-	-
15	Canada	129	170	263	265	226	226	334	227	169	258	-	-
16	South Korea	165	N/A	100	29	48	94	220	80	163	95	-	-

The information is also from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute or from the national defence commissions where available and is updated at least once a year.

Sgraffito at the Lambert Sevart weapons factory, in Liege(Belgium) (early XXth Century).

Next to SIPRI there are several other sources that provide data on international transfers of arms. These include national reports by national governments about arms exports, the UN register on conventional arms and an annual publication by the US Congressional Research Servicethat includes data on arms exports to developing countries as compiled by US intelligence agencies. A list of such sources can be found at the SIPRI website. [1] Due to the different methodologies and definitions used different sources often provide significantly different data. For example, according to Statistisk sentralbyrå (Norway state statistics), Norway exports a greater value (in USD) of arms than many of the nations listed above.

Some of the differences are possibly due to deliberate over- or under-reporting by some of the sources. Governments may claim high arms exports as part of their role in marketing efforts of their national arms industry or they may claim low arms exports in order to be perceived as a responsible international actor.

As of 2008 Britain has become the worlds leading developer of arms with British company BAE Systems.[2] Defence group BAE Systems is the first company outside the U.S. to reach the top position,thanks to a deal with the Pentagon for mine-resistant vehicles to be used in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a defence think tank, the former British Aerospace group's arms sales are ahead of American market leaders Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The report reveals BAE's U.S. subsidiary was alone responsible for 61.5 per cent of the group's arms sales and around 58.5 per cent of total group sales. This demonstrates BAE's increasing reliance on orders for conventional weapons as the U.S. cuts back on its nuclear arsenal. The British figures were also boosted by orders for Eurofighter Typhoon jets from Saudi Arabia.

After the success of Pakistan's major developments in the defence industry the Defence Export Promotion Organisation (D.E.P.O.) was created to promote Pakistani defence equipment to the world by inviting major and small players to the I.D.E.A.S. Exhibition, which is held annually at the Karachi expo center. In recent reports, the defence exports were worth over $500 million USD in 2006 and growing annually.

[EDIT]WORLD'S LARGEST ARMS IMPORTERS

The unit in this table are so-called trend indicator values expressed in millions of US dollars. These values do not represent real financial flows but are a crude instrument to estimate volumes of arms transfers, regardless of the contracted prices, which can be as low as zero in the case of military aid.

Current Rank	Importer	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1	India	911	1242	1872	2802	2227	1036	1257	2179	1810	2116	3337
2	Australia	364	1191	647	798	505	470	682	629	380	757	1677
3	South Korea	1262	623	461	680	986	686	1650	1758	1821	1172	1131
4	Singapore	622	220	235	88	384	543	52	368	1123	1729	1078
5	United States	301	449	453	533	512	501	581	731	808	831	893
6	Algeria	418	553	237	197	272	156	308	471	1518	942	791
7	Saudi Arabia	158	397	533	592	385	332	262	613	939	1146	2580
8	Greece	710	725	491	2241	1528	389	598	1796	563	1269	703
9	People's Republic of China	2015	3366	2819	2207	3080	3511	3831	1474	1481	595	559
10	United Arab Emirates	243	186	213	695	1246	2198	2026	938	748	604	493
11	Pakistan	80	59	555	159	1161	148	185	64	115	626	787
12	Turkey	1170	553	1009	438	187	1005	422	585	578	675	468
13	Malaysia	30	26	131	135	48	51	410	546	541	1494	411
14	Norway	263	148	92	4	6	14	469	494	536	576	205
15	Indonesia	171	27	63	398	82	31	58	577	241	452	198

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources The Voice of Russia 
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