Thursday, June 13, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated June 13, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated June 13, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  435-13 June 13, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 13, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  June 13, 2013  are undermentioned;


CONTRACTS
ARMY
            Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $244,863,014 modification (P00077), to a previously awarded, firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract (W58RGZ-12-C-0008), for the procurement of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.  Fiscal 2013 procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity. 

            Universal Solutions International Inc., Newport News, Va., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $85,000,000 for the procurement of contractor logistics support services for the entire family of close combat systems.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with six bids received.  The Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-13-D-0069). 

            Pioneer Contracting Company Ltd., Wahiawa, Hawaii, (W9128A-13-D-0001); and Hawk Contracting Group LLC, Montrose, Colo., (W9128A-13-D-0002); were awarded a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, task-order contract with a maximum amount of $49,000,000 for construction services within the Army Corps of Engineers’ Honolulu District area of responsibility.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  Nine bids were solicited, with nine bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, is the contracting activity. 

            General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Scranton, Pa., was awarded a firm-fixed-price with a maximum value of $45,000,000 for the procurement of equipment for use at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant.  Fiscal 2013 funds are being obligated on this award.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-13-C-0037). 

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $40,451,862 modification (000703), to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (W56HZV-09-D-0159), for the procurement of supplemental Armor B-Kits for use on family of medium tactical vehicles.  A combination of fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013 procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity. 

            iRobot Corp., Bedford, Mass., was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $30,000,000 for the procurement of robotic systems and spare parts.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-13-D-0002). 

            HDT Tactical Systems Inc., Solon, Ohio, was awarded a $28,498,723 modification (PZ0007), to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (W56HZV-12-C-0378), to definitize prices for the M98 gas filter, M98 gas-particulate filter set and hermetically sealed filter canister.  Work will be performed in Mansfield, Ohio.  Fiscal 2013 procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity. 

            Intevac Photonics Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $27,035,593 for the procurement of electronic image intensifier ship sets and related services.  A combination of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-13-C-0094). 

            ACC Construction, Augusta, Ga., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $18,726,852 for the construction of a Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.  Fiscal 2013 military construction funds are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 14 bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-13-C-4011). 

NAVY
            Tetra Tech EC Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $100,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for environmental remediation services at various Department of Defense (DoD) installations in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and other installations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic area of responsibility.  No task orders are being issued at this time.  All work on this contract will be performed in California (80 percent), Arizona (4 percent), Nevada (4 percent), Washington (3 percent), Colorado (2 percent), New Mexico (2 percent), other DoD installations (2 percent), Alaska (1 percent), Oregon (1 percent), and Utah (1 percent).  The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of June 12, 2018.  Fiscal 2013 Environmental Restoration, Navy funds in the amount of $25,000 for guaranteed minimum are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with five proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-13-D-4808). 

            Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $22,361,773 order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-10-G-0006; delivery order 0036) for the procurement of 53 ECP-6279 retrofit kits in support of F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft.  Work will be performed in Forest, Miss. (80 percent), and El Segundo, Calif. (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in July 2015.  Fiscal 2013 Aircraft Procurement Navy contract funds in the amount of $22,361,773 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Aeroflex Wichita Inc., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a $15,214,074 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-09-D-3002) for the ground radio maintenance automatic test systems (GRMATS).  This modification is to support fielding and sustainment of up to a quantity of 300 GRMATS for the product manager, test measurement and diagnostic equipment, program manager combat support systems.  Work will be performed in Wichita, Kan., and is expected to be completed by August 25, 2014.  No funding will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued.  The type of appropriation for the first order of option contract line item number 0005 is fiscal 2013 Procurement, Marine Corps funds in the amount of $5,710,033 and will not expire by the end of this fiscal year.  The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity. 

            L-3 Communications MariPro Inc., Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $10,195,466 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N66604-12-C-2838) to exercise two options for design and installation services for an undersea warfare training range (USWTR) off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., training and support services following delivery of the USWTR, and spares.  Work will be performed in Goleta, Calif. (85 percent); Newington, N.H. (10 percent); and Mayport, Fla. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2019.  Fiscal 2012 and 2013 Other Procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $10,195,466 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla. is the contracting activity.  

            Gravois Aluminum Boats LLC*, Jeanerette, La., is being awarded a $9,634,577 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the construction of command force protection medium harbor security boats, technical data and spare parts.  The harbor security boats provide anti-terrorism/force protection patrols for U.S. Navy installations, which include patrol, interrogation of other waterborne assets and escorting large vessels in and out of harbors in various weather and water conditions, throughout the year, day and night.  Each boat has four weapon foundations for .50 cal weapons, hoisting fittings and transportation tie-downs certified to U.S. Navy requirements.  This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $34,385,181.  Work will be performed in Jeanerette, La., and is expected to be completed by June 2015.  Fiscal 2012 and 2013 Other Procurement, Navy funding in the amount of $9,634,577 will be obligated at time of contract award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively solicited as a small business set aside via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with six offers received.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-13-D-2253).

            Marine Hydraulics International*, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $9,175,804 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4405) to exercise options for the accomplishment of the USS McFaul (DDG 74) fiscal 2013 selected restricted availability.  A selected restricted availability includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance, alterations and modernizations that will update and improve the ship’s military and technical capabilities.  Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by January 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Operations & Maintenance, Navy funding in the amount of $9,175,804 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds in the amount of $9,175,804 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Norfolk Ship Support Activity, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity. 

            The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,996,280 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for the procurement of 30 engineering change proposal 6038 R2/R3 retrofit kits for the F/A-18 E/F aircraft, including radomes for the AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar.  Work will be performed in Marion, Va. (57 percent) and St. Louis, Mo. (43 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2016.  Fiscal 2013 Aircraft Procurement Navy contract funds in the amount of $8,996,280 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services, King of Prussia, Pa., is being awarded a $7,167,332 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-10-C-0064) to exercise an option for software development in support of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System, including system engineering, software, hardware deployment and support, and management efforts required to field the system.  This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($5,822,103; 81 percent) and the United Kingdom ($1,345,229; 19 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  Work will be performed in King of Prussia, Pa., and is expected to be completed in June 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Other Procurement, Navy; Fiscal 2013 Operations & Maintenance, Navy; Fiscal 20 10 and 2011 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy; and Foreign Military Sales contract funds in the amount of $5,969,008 are being obligated on this award, $58,831 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity. 

AIR FORCE
            Intific Inc, Peckville, Pa., has been awarded a $24,960,275 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Plan X intuitive interfaces (PXII) software/hardware.  The objective of the PXII effort is to design the overall Plan X visualizations and user experience, including workflows, intuitive views, motion studies, and integrated visual applications.  Work will be performed at Peckville, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2017.  This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, offers were solicited electronically and 62 offers were received.  Fiscal 2013 Research and Development contract funds in the amount of $1,499,644 will be obligated at the time of award.  Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKD, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8750-13-C-0131). 

           The Boeing Co., Seal Beach, Calif., has been awarded a $10,892,553 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification (P00061) for contractor logistic support, analysis, and Type III anomaly support for the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 System.  This modification provides for the exercise of an option for these services, which are provided under the basic contract.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance funds in the amount of $1,979,097 are being obligated at time of award.  Work will be performed at Colorado Springs, Colo., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 20, 2013.  Space and Missile Systems Center/Space Superiority Directorate, Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8819-08-C-0006).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc., Mentor, Ohio, has been awarded a maximum $18,022,447 modification (P00019) exercising the fourth option year of a one-year base contract with seven one-year option periods (SPM2D1-09-D-8340) and covers radiology systems, subsystems, accessories, service, manual, repair, and parts.  The contract is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  Location of performance is Ohio, with a June 23, 2014 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2014 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa. 

            Truman Arnold Companies*, Texarkana, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $7,103,070 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is to provide Texas with low emission ultra low sulfur diesel in Waco, Texas.  Location of performance is Texas, with a June 30, 2015 performance completion date.  Using military service is Air Force.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-12-D-4512). 

            Switlik Parachute Company Inc.*, Trenton, N.J., has been awarded a maximum $6,500,000 modification (P00001) on a one-year base contract (SPE8EG-13-D-0021) with four one-year option periods for life preserver vests.  The contract is a firm-fixed-price contract.  Location of performance is New Jersey, with a June 12, 2018 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2014 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa. 

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Receives US Army Contract For Up To 215 Chinook Helicopters

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Receives US Army Contract For Up To 215 Chinook Helicopters
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Boeing
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 13, 2013: In an agreement that will save the U.S. government more than $800 million, the Army and Boeing [NYSE:BA] have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, with the Army holding options that could increase its total buy to 215 aircraft.

Deliveries from the agreement, which is a cost-effective alternative to annually contracting for the aircraft, begin in 2015.
“This multi-year contract provides unprecedented savings for the U.S. Army and American taxpayers,” said Col. Robert Barrie, U.S. Army project manager for Cargo Helicopters. “But the most important benefit is the continued support these aircraft will provide to soldiers in the field and civilians in distress.”
The tandem-rotor Chinook is the backbone of combat, logistics and humanitarian operations for the U.S. Army and 18 other operators around the world. This order would eventually bring the Army’s CH-47F total procurement close to its target of 464 aircraft, including 24 to replace peacetime attrition aircraft. The Army’s current inventory stands at 241 F-model aircraft.
There are 15 Army active duty and National Guard units operating the CH-47F, and a 16th is currently being equipped. CH-47F units have logged more than 86,000 combat hours in Afghanistan, maintaining an operational readiness rate of over 80 percent while conducting air assault, transport, and medical evacuation and support missions.
“The Army is benefiting not only from the efficiencies of a multi-year contract but also from the production efficiency gains Boeing and our suppliers have made,” said Chuck Dabundo, vice president, Boeing Cargo Helicopter Programs. “That includes the $130 million investment we made to modernize the Chinook factory. This contract will enable Boeing and our partners and suppliers in 45 states to bring stability to the workforce and to invest in production tooling, processes and other capital improvements.”
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $33 billion business with 59,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.
Chinook b-roll video is available to media through the contacts below.
Contact:
Andrew Lee
Vertical Lift Communications
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
+1 610-591-6670
andrew.h.lee2@boeing.com
Tom Marinucci
Vertical Lift Communications
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
+1 610-591-7057
thomas.g.marinucci@boeing.com

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Bell Boeing Awarded Contract For 99 V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Bell Boeing Awarded Contract For 99 V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 13, 2013: The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. [NYSE: TXT] and Boeing [NYSE: BA], has been awarded a five-year U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) contract for the production and delivery of 99 V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, including 92 MV-22 models for the U.S. Marine Corps and seven CV-22 models for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.

Valued at approximately $6.5 billion, the contract is structured to provide nearly $1 billion in savings to the U.S. government compared with procurements through single-year contracts. The contract also includes a provision permitting NAVAIR to order up to 23 additional aircraft.
"Signing this contract speaks volumes towards the confidence our services have in the V-22 Osprey," said Marine Corps Col. Greg Masiello, V-22 Joint Program Office program manager.  "Since 2007, the V-22 has been continuously forward-deployed in a range of combat, humanitarian, and special operations roles. Ospreys continue to transform our Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force and Air Force Special Operations by enabling missions not possible with conventional aircraft, and helped save lives where others could not."
The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multirole combat aircraft that uses tiltrotor technology to combine the speed and range of a fixed-wing airplane with the vertical performance of a helicopter. With its nacelles and rotors in vertical position, it can take off, land and hover like a helicopter. Once airborne, its nacelles can be rotated to transform the aircraft into a turboprop airplane capable of high-speed, high-altitude flight.
"The versatile V-22 Osprey is the ideal aircraft for an era when global militaries are being asked to do more with less," said Vince Tobin, executive director, Bell Boeing V-22 Program. "It gives operators the ability to achieve groundbreaking operational efficiencies and maximize the use of precious resources like time, money and personnel.  This contract will enable us to most efficiently build and deliver this aircraft to current and future customers around the world."
More than 200 V-22 Ospreys are currently in operation and the worldwide fleet has amassed more than 185,000 flight hours, with half of those hours logged in the past three years.
About Bell Boeing:
Bell Boeing is a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries. Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell HelicopterCessna Aircraft CompanyJacobsenKautex,LycomingE-Z-GOGreenleeTextron Systems and Textron Financial Corporation. More information is available at www.textron.com.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $33 billion business with 59,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.
Contact:        
Bill Schroeder
Bell Boeing V-22 Program
817-600-4209
wschroeder@bh.com
Andrew Lee
Boeing Vertical Lift Communications
610-291-6670
andrew.h.lee2@boeing.com

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