DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To DRS C3 & Aviation Co., For $50,892,583 Related To E-6B Mercury Program

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To DRS C3 & Aviation Co., For $50,892,583 Related To E-6B Mercury Program

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(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 7, 2013:  DRS C3 & Aviation Co., Gaithersburg, Md., is being awarded a $50,892,583 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N00019-11-C-0011) to exercise an option for logistics services in support of the E-6B Mercury program, including the procurement and repair of operational, depot and Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures spares and associated shipping and data. 

Work will be performed at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Okla. (70 percent); Offutt AFB, Neb. (10 percent); Travis AFB, Calif. (10 percent); and Patuxent River, Md. (10 percent); and is expected to be completed in November 2014. 

Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy contract funds in the amount of $13,325,899 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 


The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

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The US Navy's Boeing-built E-6B Mercury aircraft has successfully completed an internet protocol bandwidth expansion (IPBE) upgrade, as part of its service life extension programme (SLEP) overhaul.

The IPBE upgrade will enable the E-6B Mercury aircraft to enhance its capability to support missions during any crisis, while replacing more than 5,000lb of backup equipment from the aircraft.

A part of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 4 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, US, the aircraft 410 is the third fleet E-6B airborne command post aircraft to receive the IPBE upgrade.

Enhancement to the aircraft's secure local area computer network also enables the onboard battle staff members to operate the aircraft virtually, while saving space and weight.

E-6 Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) IPBE team lead Curt Rosenbery said: "The IPBE upgrade is an expanded secure local area computer network for the aircraft currently consisting of two live feeds, an ultra-high frequency line of sight digital data feed used while operating over the US and a commercial Inmarsat satellite feed for use when operating outside the US."

The IPBE upgrade is also scheduled for 12 additional E-6B aircraft with the last installation expected to be completed in the middle of 2019, Rosenbery said.

PMA-271 programme manager captain Dana Dewey said that the IPBE upgrade will provide the onboard aircraft crew with faster, more reliable internet access to both classified and unclassified information.

"A fully integrated system with no requirement for carry-on equipment is our ultimate goal for the operational crews," Dewey added.


Equipped with an airborne launch control system, the E-6B dual-mission aircraft has been designed to offer survivable, reliable and endurable airborne command, control and communications between the users.

Mission;
Communications relay and strategic airborne command post aircraft. Provides survivable, reliable, and endurable airborne command, control, and communications between the National Command Authority (NCA) and U.S. strategic and non-strategic forces. Two squadrons, the "Ironmen" of VQ-3 and the "Shadows" of VQ-4 deploy more than 20 aircrews from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. to meet these requirements.

Boeing derived the E-6A from its commercial 707 to replace the aging EC-130Q in the performance of the Navy's TACAMO ("Take Charge and Move Out") mission. TACAMO links the NCA with naval ballistic missile forces during times of crisis. The aircraft carries a very low frequency communication system with dual trailing wire antennas. The Navy accepted the first E-6A in August 1989.


The E-6B was conceived as a replacement for the Air Force's Airborne Command Post due to the age of the EC-135 fleet. The E-6B modified an E-6A by adding battlestaff positions and other specialized equipment. The E-6B is a dual-mission aircraft capable of fulfilling either the E-6A mission or the airborne strategic command post mission and is equipped with an airborne launch control system (ALCS). The ALCS is capable of launching U.S. land based intercontinental ballistic missiles. The first E-6B aircraft was accepted in December 1997 and the E-6B assumed its dual operational mission in October 1998. The E-6 fleet was completely modified to the E-6B configuration in 2003.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 7, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 7, 2013
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-003-13 November 7, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 7, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  November 7, 2013  are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Easy Street JD&S LLC*, Carol Stream, Ill., has been awarded a maximum $633,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for procurement of commercial type material handling equipment.  This contract is a competitive acquisition, and 31 offers were received.  Locations of performance are Illinois and Ireland with a Nov. 6, 2018 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 through fiscal 2019 defense working capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPE8EC-14-D-0001).

US Food Service Baltimore/Washington Division, Severn, Md., has been awarded a maximum $12,581,939 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, bridge contract for prime vendor full line food distribution.  This contract is a sole-source acquisition.  This is a one-year base contract with no option periods.  Locations of performance are Maryland and mid-Atlantic North region with a Nov. 8, 2014, performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM300-14-D-3719).

Shamrock Foods Co., Phoenix, Ariz., has been awarded a maximum $8,700,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-quantity, bridge contract for prime vendor full line food distribution.  This contract is a sole-source acquisition.  This is a one-year base contract with no option periods.  Location of performance is Arizona with a Nov. 8, 2014, performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Air Force, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM300-14-D-3656).

Greenstone Limited*, Peapack, N.J., has been awarded a maximum $8,026,537 modification (P00017) exercising the seventh one-year option period on a one-year base contract (SPM200-06-D-7703) with seven one-year option periods for various pharmaceutical products.  This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  Location of performance is New Jersey with a Nov. 3, 2014, performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 warstopper funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa.

ARMY

Northrop Grumman, Huntsville, Ala., was awarded a $39,200,000 modification (P00095) to a previously existing cost-plus-incentive-fee, multi-year, option-included contract (W31P4Q-08-C-0418) to provide research and development services in support of integrated air missile defense.  The estimated completion date is Sept. 30, 2015.  Fiscal 2013 research, development, test and evaluation funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity.

Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Company LLC, Oak Brook, Ill., was awarded a $10,273,971 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging services in support of the Baltimore Harbor Dredging Project.  Work will be performed in Baltimore, Md., with an estimated completion date of March 28, 2014.  Fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds are being obligated on this award.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Md., is the contracting activity (W912DR-14-C-0003).

K&N Industrial Equipment, Spokane Valley, Wash., was awarded a $7,976,384 firm-fixed-price, option-included contract to provide for the rehabilitation of bridge cranes located at Lower Granite Dam and Little Goose Dam.  Work will be performed in Dayton, Wash.; and Pomeroy, Wash.; with an estimated completion date of Aug. 13, 2015.  Fiscal 2014 procurement funds in the amount of $3,734,955 are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla, Wash., is the contracting activity (W912EF-14-C-0002).

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $19,763,075 option exercise (P0050) to an existing cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (FA8611-08-C-2897) to retrofit fielded mission training centers with out the window visual systems upgrade and night vision goggles capability.  Effort includes upgrades for F-22 training systems at Sheppard Air Force Base (AFB), Texas; Tyndall AFB, Fla.; Langley AFB, Va.; Hickam AFB, Hawaii, and Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.  Work will be performed at St. Louis, Mo., with an expected completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $19,763,075 are being obligated at time of option exercise.  The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

NAVY

Ultra Armoring LLC*, Kings Mountain, N.C., is being awarded a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the light capability rough terrain forklift (LCRTF) crew protection kit (CPK).  The LCRTF CPK shall provide a CPK for integration to increase survivability and provide protection in the event of small arms fire or improvised explosive Device attack.  The basic contract will be for four test assets, development costs, 100 production units, technical manuals, supply support and training.  The initial delivery order (0001) will be for six test assets, development costs, shipping of test assets, testing provisioning support and the technical manual development and procurement.  Work will be performed in Kings Mountain, N.C., and work is expected to be completed in November 2018.  No funds are being obligated on the base contract.  Fiscal 2013 research, development, testing and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,427,168 will be obligated on the delivery order, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured through full and open competition via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with five proposals received.  Marine Corps System Command in Quantico, Va., is the procuring contracting activity (M67854-14-D-5024). 

CTC Enterprise Ventures Corp., Johnstown, Pa., is being awarded a $14,205,582 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N61331-12-C-0007) for the production of 10 carriage, stream, tow and recovery system kits in support of the MH-60S Airborne Mine Countermeasures program.  Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pa., and is expected to be completed by October 2016.  Fiscal 2013 aircraft procurement, Navy funds in the amount of $14,205,582 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity.

Trimble Navigation Ltd., Dayton, Ohio, is being awarded $12,788,333 for delivery order 0007 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-13-D-5023) for the Laser Leveling System (LLS) to support the Product Manager, Engineering Systems, Material Handling Equipment and Construction Equipment Product Management Team.  Collectively, the LLS consists of surveying equipment and grade control equipment.  This procurement requires the original equipment manufacturer to provide 33 LLS systems, operator and maintainer training and training aids, transportation of the systems, and logistics and life cycle support for all items procured.  Work will be performed in Dayton, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by April 2018.  Fiscal 2013 procurement, Marine Corps funds in the amount of $12,788,333 will be obligated at the time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The basic contract was competitively procured, with two offers received.  Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $8,343,276 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee contract (N00019-09-C-0019) for the replacement and/or refurbishment of production life limit tooling for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in October 2014.  Fiscal 2013 aircraft procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $8,343,276 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.

General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $7,103,796 

modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4301) to provide ship’s force duties; protection and operation; and organizational-level repairs and preservation of floating dry dock ARDM-4 at the Naval Submarine Support Facility, Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.  Work will be performed in New London, Conn., and is expected to be completed by September 2014.  Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy contract funds in the amount of $7,103,796 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Weston Solutions Inc., West Chester, Pa., is being awarded $6,576,624 for firm-fixed-price task order FZ01 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62583-09-D-0131) for design and construction of an MV-22 Aviation Fuel Storage Facility at Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton.  The work to be performed provides for expansion of the existing fuel storage facility by adding two additional fuel storage tanks, relocating loading pad and expanding the current petroleum oil lubricants operations building to support the fuel requirements of the MV-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Oceanside, Calif., and is expected to be completed by January 2015.  Fiscal 2012 military construction, Navy contract funds in the amount of $6,576,624 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Four proposals were received for this task order.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity. 

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