DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 22, 2014

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 22, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-182-14 September 22, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 22, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 22, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

ARMY

Leebcor Services, LLC,* Williamsburg, Virginia, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed price, multiyear contract for real property maintenance and repair, minor new construction and for design/build projects for the Fort Lee, Virginia, Department of Public Works (DPW). Funding and exact work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 16, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 19 received. Army Contracting Command, Fort Benning, Georgia, is the contracting activity (W911SF-14-D-0010).

Sotera Defense Solutions, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $24,728,542 cost-plus fixed-fee contract, with options, for research and development on large data frameworks. This is a two-year base contract, with one 12-month option. Work will be performed in Herndon, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 22, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $39,223 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Division, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W56KGU-14-C-0017).

Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp., Atlanta, Georgia, was awarded an $11,982,586 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for university affiliated research center follow-up for radar related research and development. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 22, 2019. One bid was solicited, with one received. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Division, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W56KGU-14-D-0015).

Oshkosh Defense, LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $12,753,068 firm-fixed-price contract to procure integrated logistics support services to include interactive electronic technical manual updates to reflect the current vehicle configurations, engineering changes, updated troubleshooting, maintenance tasks, and corrected errors; national maintenance work requirements to reflect the most recent vehicle configurations; and packaging data updates for the multiple heavy tactical vehicle variants. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Fiscal 2012 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $12,753,068 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-C-0302).

Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Columbia, Maryland, was awarded an $11,050,167 modification (P0001) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract W52P1J-12-G-0061 for contract services to support Army Field Support Battalion - Northeast Asia operations at Camp Carroll, Waegwan, Korea, and Sagami Army Depot, Japan. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $11,050,167 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Sept. 21, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

Applied Aquatic Management, Inc.,* Bartow, Florida, was awarded a $8,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with options, to conduct invasive species management on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other federal lands. Vegetation management activities shall include terrestrial and/or natural area vegetation management, aquatic vegetation management, vegetation mapping and data analysis/entry, and vegetation planting. The contractor shall provide the appropriate labor. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 21, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with eight received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (W912EP-14-D-0007).

Northbank Civil and Marine LLC,* Vancouver, Washington was awarded a $7,344,000 firm-fixed-price contract to rehabilitate five Tainter floodgates at Lookout Point Dam. Work will be performed in Lowell, Oregon, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with four received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $7,344,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Oregon, is the contracting activity (W9127N-14-C-0032).

UPDATE: Main Street Power Company, Inc.,* Boulder, Colorado, was added as an awardee under solicitation W912DY-11-R-0036 to compete for power purchase agreement task orders. This contract will be part of the solar technology suite of contracts. All awarded contracts, in all technologies – solar, wind, biomass and geothermal, will compete for task orders under an estimated ceiling of $7,000,000,000. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 26, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W912DY-14-D-0071).

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $60,000,000 modification to the previously awarded Lot IX F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter advance acquisition contract (N00019-14-C-0002) to procure long lead parts, materials and components in support of the procurement of four additional F-35A Air Systems for the government of Japan under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in February 2015. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $60,000,000 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, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Provengo, LLC, Oceanside, New York, is being awarded a maximum amount $45,407,529 firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for 150,160 temperate-weather and 150,160 hot-weather boots in support of the Rugged All Terrain Boot program. All work will be performed in Portland, Oregon, and is expected to be completed in September 2017. Fiscal 2014 military personnel funds in the amount of $5,999,985 will be obligated under delivery order 0001 at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Additional funds will be obligated on delivery orders as they are issued. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-14-D-1052).

L-3 Communications Corp., Ayer, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $39,688,613 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the procurement of hardware items and associated engineering and technical services for multiple U.S. Navy ship classes. This proposed contract will provide various supplies and services in support of the analysis, repair, alteration, and product improvement of existing L-3 systems currently installed. Work will be conducted at various ship homeports within and outside the continental United States as required, and is expected to completed by September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $300,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship System Engineering Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N65540-14-D-0011).

Hampton Roads Mechanical of Virginia, Inc.,* Chesapeake, Virginia, is being awarded a maximum amount $19,883,426 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for utility systems at Naval installations in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for maintenance, inspection, cleaning, painting, repair, testing and replacement of utility systems in and around various government sites in the greater Hampton Roads area. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed in the Hampton Roads, Virginia AOR. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2015. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $5,000 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 one proposal received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-D-8150).

Swiftships Shipbuilding, L.L.C.*, Morgan City, Louisiana, is being awarded an $18,000,000 not-to-exceed contract for the accomplishment of continuous lifecycle support for the Iraqi navy. This contract involves foreign military sales to Iraq. This contract will provide technical expertise in preventative and planned maintenance, emergent repairs, and platform overhaul support services for Iraqi patrol boats, off-shore vessels, and defender boats. Work will be performed on Umm Qasr Naval Base, Iraq, and is expected to be completed by October 2015. FMS funding in the amount of $9,000,000 will be obligated at time of award and the contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(4). Per FAR 6.302-4(a)(2) - full and open competition need not be provided for when precluded by the terms of an international agreement or a treaty between the United States and a foreign government or international organization, or the written directions of a foreign government reimbursing the agency for the cost of the acquisition of the supplies or services for such government. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-14-C-4217).

CGI Federal Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, is being awarded a $9,807,114 hybrid, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price task order (N00039-14-F-0029) against an existing GSA Alliant contract (GS00Q09BGD0022) for engineering services in support of the modernization, virtualization, and migration of systems and applications from legacy data centers to authorized Department of Defense and Navy enterprise data centers, as well as commercial hosting facilities. This task order includes a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, which, if exercised, would bring the estimated cumulative value of the task order to $50,381,982. The work on this task order will be performed at various locations including the contractor's facility in Fairfax, Virginia and at Navy-mandated hosting facilities, including Navy Enterprise Data Centers, Defense Information Systems Agency, Navy Marine Corps Intranet/ Next Generation Enterprise Network, and commercial hosting facilities. Work is expected to be completed September 2015. If all options are exercised, work could continue through September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance funding in the amount of $8,376,692 will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will expire at the end of this current fiscal year. This task order was competitively procured with proposals solicited from all GSA Alliant awardees via GSA’s eBUY portal. Four offers were received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.

Offshore Service Vessels, Inc., Cut Off, Louisiana, is being awarded an $8,798,690 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-13-C-2001) to exercise a one-year option for the time charter of maritime support vessel MV C-Champion. The vessel is used as a platform for launching and recovering small boats; refueling and provisioning small boats; and assisting with limited maintenance for small boats. The vessel also provides support to maritime security operations. Work will be performed worldwide, and is expected to be completed by October 2015. Working capital contract funds in the amount of $8,798,690 are obligated for fiscal 2015 subject to availability of funds. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

IBM U.S. Federal, Bethesda, Maryland, is being awarded $8,631,429 for firm-fixed-price task order 0006 under previously awarded a multiple award contract (N0004-13-D-QA03) to provide finance and audit systems and programming business integration services in support of Navy Enterprise Resource Planning efforts. Work will be performed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and work is expected to be completed no later than Sept. 21, 2015. Fiscal 2014 Navy working capital funds in the amount of $5,055,833 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. Three vendors were solicited for the multiple award contract and three offers were received in response to the solicitation. Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.

Peter Vander Werff Construction, Inc.,* El Cajon, California, is being awarded $7,316,691 for firm-fixed-price task order 0005 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-14-D-0039) for repairs of the Air Operations Center, Building 1 at Naval Air Station Lemoore. Project will consist of new roof, bathroom remodeling, new office space, fire protection, new elevator, seismic upgrades, asbestos abatement and new air distribution system. Work will be performed in Lemoore, California, and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $7,316,691 are obligated on this award and will 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, California, is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, has been awarded a $49,403,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and development. Contractor will conduct research and development and perform testing for integrated threat warning and countermeasure response, including missile warning, laser warning and hostile fire indication. In addition, contractor will develop techniques for detection of missile, laser and hostile fire threats, and develop and validate countermeasures for these threats. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 22, 2020. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with two offers received. Fiscal 2014 research and development funds in the amount of $2,547,865 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-14-D-1752).

Alion Science and Technology Corp., Burr Ridge, Illinois, has been awarded a $24,896,089 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0088) to previously awarded contract FA4600-06-D-0003 for research, development, engineering, technical evaluation and information analysis and dissemination for the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force. Contractor will leverage its research, development, test and evaluation experience in the processing and fabrication methods associated with the design, research and development, production, and repair of metals, composites, ceramics, electronic materials, and energetic materials to produce, test, and validate prototypes for delivery to the Army. Work will be performed at Mount Arlington, New Jersey, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2016. Fiscal 2014 Army operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $100,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is the contracting activity.

L-3 Communications Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a $23,115,046 Basic Ordering Agreement order (0005) to previously awarded contract FA8620-13-G-4051. Contractor will provide satellite communications terminals, Predator modem assembly, remote split operations racks, 70 MHz-to-fiber optic converters, and test and monitor subsystems. Work will be performed at Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2016. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $23,115,046 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

L-3 Communications Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a $20,306,274 Basic Ordering Agreement order (0002) to previously awarded contract FA8620-13-G-4051 for Air Combat Command force structure satellite communications terminals. Work will be performed at Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 1, 2017. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $20,306,274 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

AOC Environmental Inc., Wichita Falls, Texas (FA3020-13-D-0009); C3, LLC, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (FA3020-13-D-0010); Gideon Contracting, LLC., San Antonio, Texas (FA3020-13-D-0011); HCR Construction, Inc., Norcross, Georgia (FA3020-13-D-0012); and Unified Services of Texas, Inc., Southlake, Texas (FA3020-13-D-0014), have each been awarded a modification (P00002) to exercise the first option period of their multiple award construction contracts. The combined estimated option amount for contracts in the program is $18,000,000 for base infrastructure support services. Companies will compete for individual task orders to be performed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Lake Texoma Annex, Texas; Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma; and Frederick Airfield, Oklahoma, with an expected completion date of Sept. 27, 2015. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The 82d Contracting Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity.

Alion Science and Technology Corp., Burr Ridge, Illinois, has been awarded a $16,173,281 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0066) to previously awarded contract FA4600-06-D-0003 for environmental technology and technical services support. Contractor will use technical expertise in advanced materials, manufacturing, and testing to perform evaluation, analysis, planning, testing, and implementation in the areas of system engineering, technology assessment and technology transfer. Work will be performed at San Antonio, Texas; McLean, Virginia; and Rome, New York, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2016. Fiscal 2014 Army operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $99,700 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is the contracting activity.

Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $16,625,317 modification (P00034) to previously awarded contract FA8620-11-C-3000 for contractor logistics support for the Iraq Peace Dragon King Air 350 Program. This modification exercises the second option year. Work will be performed in Iraq and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. This contract involves foreign military sales. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

McCrone Associates Inc., Westmont, Illinois, has been awarded a $10,135,521 modification (P00023) to previously awarded contract FA7022-12-0006. Contractor will provide non-personal services to process and analyze particle samples for the purpose of nuclear test ban treaty verification for the Air Force Technical Applications Center nuclear directorate. The contract will support the U. S. Atomic Energy Detection System. The acquisition will provide technical expertise in particle analysis and operational analytical techniques. Work will be performed at Westmont, Illinois, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,135,521 will be obligated when funds become available. Air Force ISR Agency, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $9,476,790 modification (P00542) to previously awarded contract FA8611-08-C-2897 to procure air intake disbond repair. The contractor will do inlet coatings removal and replacement required to avert extensive disbond and reversion repairs in the field. Work will be performed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and all aircraft are expected to be inducted by Dec. 31, 2014. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $9,476,790 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.

Schafer Corp., Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been awarded an $8,999,214 modification (P00032) to previously awarded contract FA7022-11 -C-0009 for particle analysis services. The contractor will provide non-personal services for the processing and analyzing of particle samples for the purpose of nuclear test ban treaty verification for the Air Force Technical Applications Center in support of the U. S. Atomic Energy Detection System. Work will be performed at Sunol, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,999,214 will be obligated when funds become available. Air Force ISR Agency, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

McRae Industries, Inc.,** Mount Gilead, North Carolina, has been awarded a maximum $6,963,008 modification (P00103) exercising the first option year on a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-13-D-1075), with four one-year option periods. This is a firm-fixed-price contract for hot weather boots. Location of performance is North Carolina, with a Sept. 22, 2015 performance completion date. Using military service is Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

UPDATE: Nilfisk Advances Incorporated, Plymouth, Minnesota (SPE8EC-14-D-0027), has been added as an awardee to the multiple award contract issued against solicitation #SPM8EC-11-R-0006 for commercial type environmental equipment.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $19,267,875 modification (P00002) adding Phase II base period within the general scope of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HR0011-13-C-0096) for the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program. The addition of the TERN Phase II program brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $22,124,645 from $2,856,770. Work will be performed in the following locations: El Segundo, California (48 percent); San Diego, California (30 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio, (5 percent); Benbrook, Texas (15 percent); and Mojave, California (2 percent). The TERN Phase II program is expected to complete on September 30, 2015. Fiscal year 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $6,606,628 are being obligated at time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

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