Friday, October 31, 2014

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 31, 2014

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 31, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-210-14 October 31, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 31, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued October 31, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
 
AIR FORCE
 
Exelis Services, Hellerup, Denmark, has been awarded a $411,000,000 hybrid, firm-fixed price with economic price adjustment and cost reimbursable line items maintenance contract for Thule Air Base to include: civil engineering, airfield/water port operations, fuels management, transportation, non-secure communications, environmental management, food service, medical/public health, supply, recreation and community services. Work will be performed at Thule Air Base, Greenland, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2022. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, with four offers received. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $505,789 are being obligated at the time of award. The 21st Contracting Squadron, Detachment 1, Copenhagen, Denmark, is the contracting activity (FA2523-15-C-0001).
 
DynCorp International Limited Liability Co., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $81,983,360 modification (P00029) to previously awarded contract FA8617-12-C-6208 for Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply non-personal services for the joint primary aircraft training system T-6A/B Texan II Aircraft. Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance and Navy operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $29,003,790 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
 
Accenture Federal Services LLC, Arlington, Virginia, has been awarded a $77,847,977 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action for Defense Enterprise Accounting Management System Development (DEAMS) Final Phase. Contractor will provide requirements analysis, gap analysis, blueprinting, design, build, test, pre-deployment, deployment support, and operations and post-production support for the remaining DEAMS capability releases through contractor support. The scope will focus on program management, systems engineering and architecture, blueprinting, solution development, solution testing, deployment support, solution support and maintenance, and transition management. Work will be performed at Fairborn, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2017. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $16,354,132 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, is the contracting activity (FA8770-15-C-0509).

Exelis Systems Corp., Systems Div., Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, has been awarded a $21,341,441 cost-plus-award-fee modification (P00966) for launch and test range system support to the Eastern and Western Ranges. Work will be performed at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; and other procurement funds in the amount of $13,921,755 are being obligated at the time of award. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (F04701-01-0001).

Boeing Aerospace Operations, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $9,261,602 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00212) to previously awarded contract FA8106-07-C-0001 for VC-25 Avionics Modernization Program. Contractor will subcontract support necessary to provide nonrecurring engineering services, and associated hardware, in support of research and development of enhanced avionics capability in support of the VC-25A platform. Work will be performed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and San Antonio, Texas, and is expected to be completed by May 30, 2018. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $9,261,602 are being re-aligned at the time of award from funding previously obligated under the contract. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity.

ARMY
 
BAE Systems, York, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $141,788,689 modification (P00011), exercising Option 1, to fixed-price-incentive contract W56HZV-14-C-0002, for 18 Self-Propelled Howitzers and 18 Carrier Ammunition Tracked vehicles. Fiscal 2014 and 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $141,788,689 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Feb. 28, 2017. Work will be performed in Elgin, Oklahoma (18 percent), and York, Pennsylvania (82 percent). The cumulative total for the contract, with this modification, is $386,734,224. Army Contracting Command, Tank and Automotive (Warren),Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.
 
Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $121,166,915 firm fixed-price, undefinitized contract action to support Apache performance based logistics of the D-Unique, D/E Common and E-Unique components services and supplies. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2015. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one offer received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $90,854,936 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-15-C-0017).

Lockheed Martin, Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $48,700,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for test instrumentation enterprise development and support. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with five received. Army Program Executive Office, Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, Orlando, Florida, is the contracting activity (W900KK-15-D-0001).

Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $15,300,934 modification (P00012) to foreign military sales contract W31P4Q-13-C-0129 for an undefinitized contract action to purchase 74 Javelin Block I Missiles, 318 Battery Coolant Units, 22 Outdoor Trainer Instructor Stations, 22 Javelin Weapon System-Student Stations and 44 tripods to support the U.S. Army and foreign military sales customers, including Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Lithuania, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Fiscal 2010, 2011, and 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $11,475,700 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is April 30, 2023. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal (Missile), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Honeywell International Aerospace, Tempe, Arizona, was awarded a $13,910,890 modification (P00032) to firm-fixed-price contract W58RGZ-11-C-0039 for technical, engineering, and logistical services for maintenance and overhauling T-55 engines. Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $13,910,890 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Nov. 1, 2016. Work will be performed at the Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $10,223,886 modification (P000910) to firm-fixed-price contract W58RGZ-10-D-0027 for component material and over and above purchases for technical engineering, logistical services and support, for a six-month contract extension with the Corpus Christi Army Depot. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is April 30, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Stanley Associates Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, was awarded a $10,106,913 modification (P00055) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract W52P1J-10-C-0003 to sustain the Army’s prepositioned stock and maintenance management capabilities in support of the Army Force Regeneration process. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $7,094,472 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is April 29, 2015. Work will be performed in Kuwait (51 percent) and at multiple sites in Virginia (49 percent). Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

Universal Technologies, Inc.,* Estill Springs, Tennessee, was awarded an $8,560,000 firm-fixed-price contract for forgings and castings for the production of the M66 Machine Gun Ring Mount. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 30, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. Army Contracting Command, Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Rock Island, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W9098S-15-D-0004).

NAVY
 
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, was awarded a $35,545,211 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only contract for engineering and technical services to support the Navy in developing, assessing, upgrading and modernizing the Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance program, the Digital Acoustic Communications development program, the Remote Environmental Measuring Units (REMUS) Autonomous Undersea Vehicle program, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal “Fast Track” program, development and operational support for the REMUS Automated Submarine Launch and Recovery Capability program, and the development of new advanced ocean technologies related to these programs. These systems are essential to evaluate the evolving advanced ocean technologies, improve operational capability, support rapid prototype development, and provide technology improvement recommendations including: battery and energy systems, propulsion systems, navigation systems, control systems, sensor systems, acoustic communication systems, data acquisition systems, and the development of new functionality to shipboard systems. Work will be performed in Woods Hole, Massachusetts (55 percent); Newport, Rhode Island (15 percent); Andros Island, Bahamas (10 percent); Groton, Connecticut (5 percent); Kings Bay, Georgia (4 percent); Bangor, Washington (2 percent); San Diego, California (2 percent); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (2 percent); Norfolk, Virginia (2 percent); Niantic, Connecticut (1 percent); Dresden, New York (1 percent); and Keyport, Washington (1 percent); work is expected to be completed in August 2019. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation contract funds in the amount of $645,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not 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 or limited number of sources and no other suppliers will satisfy the requirements. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, is the contracting activity (N66604-14-D-0344). (Awarded Aug. 27, 2014.)
 
Wolf Creek Federal Services, Inc.,* Anchorage, Alaska, is being awarded a $28,300,296 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract (N40192-14-D-9000) to exercise option one for housing operations and maintenance services and change of occupancy maintenance for various military installations in Santa Rita, Guam. The work to be performed provides for management and housing operations to maintain and repair family housing units, unaccompanied housing units, and provide any services, maintenance and change of occupancy maintenance in both vacant and occupied family housing units and unaccompanied housing units to include management, supervision, quality control, labor, tools, equipment, material, supplies, incidental engineering, and transportation necessary. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $130,657,282. Work will be performed in Santa Rita, Guam (60 percent), and Yigo, Guam (40 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2015. Fiscal 2015 family housing operation and maintenance (Navy and Air Force); fiscal 2015 quarter operations (Navy); and fiscal 2015 sustainment (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $11,139,564 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Marianas, Guam, is the contracting activity.

Railroad Construction Co., Inc., Paterson, New Jersey, is being awarded an $8,261,728 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N40085-14-D-5200) to exercise option one for the maintenance and repair of railroad trackage at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The work to be performed provides for preventive maintenance of railroad switch turnouts, maintenance of railroad track right-of way to include weed control and tree trimming, ultrasonic testing of railroad track components, maintenance of railroad crossings, and the repair of railroad trackage to include the replacement of crossties, switch timbers, rail and switch turnout components. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $16,301,483. Work will be performed in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and is expected to be completed by October 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $300,000 (Continuing Resolution Authority apportionment through Dec. 11, 2014) are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Public Works Department Earle, Colts Neck, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

KPMG LLP, McLean, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $9,662,653 firm-fixed-price contract for audit readiness management, personnel, and documentation services. This contract was a competitive acquisition and six offers were received. This is a one-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Virginia, with an Oct. 27, 2015, performance completion date. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Contracting Services Office, Richmond, Virginia (SP4703-11-A-0017-0052).
 
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY
 
Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, Virginia, has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HR0011-15-C-0020) for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) research project with a Phase 1 total amount of $7,174,748. Phase 1 of the contract is the first of a three-phase program and has a period of performance of 10 months. Fiscal 2014 research and development funds in the amount of $4,618,063 have been applied to Phase 1 at the time of award. Work will be performed in Dulles, Virginia, with an expected completion date of Aug. 31, 2015. This contract was a competitive acquisition. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, located in Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
 
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Thursday, October 30, 2014

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 30, 2014

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 30, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-209-14 October 30, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 30, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued October 30, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
 
NAVY

United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is being awarded a $793,051,336 modification to the previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm target Low Rate Initial Production Lot VIII F135 propulsion systems contract (N00019-13-C-0016). This modification provides for the procurement of 19 F135-PW-100 Conventional Take Off and Landing propulsion systems for the U.S. Air Force; six F135-PW-600 Short Take-off and Vertical Landing propulsion systems for the U.S. Marine Corps; and four F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy. In addition, the modification provides for four F135-PW-100 propulsion systems and four F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for international partners, eight F135-PW-100 propulsion systems, and three F135-PW-100 spare propulsion systems for foreign military sales countries. This modification further provides for program administrative labor, engineering assistance to production, and spare modules. Work will be performed in Middletown, Connecticut (67 percent); Bristol, United Kingdom (16.5 percent); and Indianapolis, Indiana (16.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2018. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy and Air Force), international partner, and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $793,051,336 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchase for the U.S. Air Force ($264,216,520; 33 percent); the U.S. Navy ($235,894,434; 30 percent); international partners (150,463,904; 19 percent); and foreign military sales ($142,476,478; 18 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
 
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $411,111,649 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-15-C-0031) for the repair and replenishment of government-owned F-35 Lightening Joint Strike Fighter assets, including spare parts for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and international partners. In addition, this modification provides for sustainment analysis and training related efforts. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, California (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Florida (10 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (5 percent); and Baltimore, Maryland (5 percent), and is expected to be completed by November 2015. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force); fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement (Navy and Air Force); fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force); and international partner funds in the amount of $159,958,125 are being obligated at time of award, $55,569,144 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($69,514,030; 17 percent); the U.S. Marine Corps ($114,460,228; 27 percent); the U.S. Air Force ($202,698,107; 49 percent); and the international partners ($24,439,284; 7 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contract activity.

Engility Corp., Chantilly, Virginia, is being awarded a $61,251,130 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to procure up to 907,200 man-hours of engineering services for the functional organizations supporting numerous Department of Defense weapons acquisition programs and related research, development, test and evaluation efforts in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. Services to be provided include design studies and evaluations associated with research, development, production and operations; test engineering services for planning, preparing for, performing, analyzing, and documenting results; transition engineering and related support services to transfer new technology from concept to Fleet support; and support services required for management of technical activities. Work will be performed at China Lake, California (60 percent); Point Mugu, California (30 percent); and Patuxent River, Maryland (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2017. Fiscal 2015 working capital (Navy) funds in the amount of $165,000 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals; three offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, California, is the contracting activity (N68936-15-D-0004).

Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded $16,617,837 for task order L612 under a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee Basic Ordering Agreement (N00024-09-G-5422) for engineering services, overhaul, repair and upgrade of the MK57 Mod 13 NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System for USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), equipment and other associated test, ancillary and support equipment. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia (90 percent), and Chula Vista, California (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $25,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity.

Airborne Tactical Advantage Co., Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $12,798,915 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-14-D-0010) to exercise an option for services in support of the Contracted Air Services program, which provides contractor owned and operated Type III High Subsonic and Type IV Supersonic aircraft to U.S. Navy Fleet customers for a wide variety of airborne threat simulation capabilities. This provides for training shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia (45 percent); Point Mugu, California (35 percent); and various locations outside the continental United States (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,449,300 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, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is being awarded $8,034,097 for delivery order 7035 issued under a previously awarded Basic Ordering Agreement (N00383-12-G-010F) for the repair of 16 items for the common cockpit for the H-60R/S helicopters. Work will be performed in Owego, New York, (61 percent); Farmingdale, New York, (33 percent); and Horsham, Pennsylvania (6 percent), and work is expected to be completed by Jan. 1, 2016. Fiscal 2015 Navy working capital funds in the amount of $8,034,097 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. One company was solicited for this non-competitive requirement in accordance with 10 U.S.C.2304 (c) (1), and one offer was received in response to the solicitation. NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE
 
The Boeing Co., doing business as Boeing Defense, Space and Security, St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $307,512,722 firm-fixed-price contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail-kits. This award is issued as an undefinitized contract action for the production of Lot 18 JDAM tailkits. Work will be performed at St. Louis, Missouri, and work is expected to be completed by October 2016. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Current action includes 30 percent unclassified foreign military sales in support of United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Norway. Fiscal 2013 munitions procurement funds, and 2014 Air Force and Navy munitions procurement funds in the amount of $150,681,233, are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/EBHK, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8213-15-D-0002).
 
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $16,064,628 modification to exercise an option on a delivery order (0113) for an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (FA8620-10-G-3038) for France's MQ-9 Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Phase 2. Contractor will provide an additional period of CLS for the French Air Force. Work will be performed at Poway, California, and Niamey, Niger, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2015. This modification is 100percent foreign military sales for France. Medium Altitude Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

ARMY
 
General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Virginia, was awarded a $99,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, foreign military sales contract (Australia, Canada and Spain) for integrated logistics support to Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, for all foreign military sales of Navy aircraft. The initial task order encompasses administrative functions. Individual task orders will be issued and reported as foreign military sales. Funding and work location will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of Nov. 1, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with four received. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-15-D-0001).
 
AM General, LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $37,601,570 modification (P00010) to firm-fixed-price contract W56HZV-14-C-0146 to upgrade 300 Army National Guard M1165A1B3 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to the latest configuration. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $37,601,570 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is May 29, 2015. Work will be performed South Bend, Indiana. Army Contracting Command, Tank and Automotive (Warren), Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.

Federal Resources Supply Co.,* Stevensville, Maryland, was awarded a $35,313,255 firm-fixed-price contract for Urban Operations Squad Sets to provide military personnel with enhanced capabilities to perform complex or urban terrain missions. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 28, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with three received. Army Contracting Command, Tank and Automotive (Warren), Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-15-D-0006).

Trax International Corp., Las Vegas, Nevada, was awarded a $31,580,419 modification (P00136) to cost-plus-award-fee contract W9124R-09-C-0003 for non-personal test support services to the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2015. Work will be performed at Yuma, Arizona (99 percent), and Fort Greely, Alaska (1 percent). Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $31,580,419 were obligated at the time of the award. The cumulative total for the contract, with this modification, is $658,299,825. Army Contracting Command, Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $14,724,257 modification (0008) to cost-plus-incentive-fee contract W31P4Q-12-G-0001 for the PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and Missile Segment Enhancement, and Post Deployment Build-8 PAC-3 System and flight test support. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Jan. 30, 2018. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas (40 percent); Lufkin, Texas (56 percent); Camden, Arkansas (1 percent); White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico (1 percent); and Andover, Massachusetts (2 percent). Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal (Missile), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Phillips Corp.,* Hanover, Maryland, was awarded a $13,375,272 firm-fixed-price contract for 35 lathes and 110 modified lathe assemblies, and field service representative services to modernize the Army's machining and welding systems. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 29, 2020. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Army Contracting Command, Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Rock Island, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W9098S-15-D-0006).

Phillips Corp.,* Hanover, Maryland, was awarded a $12,233,166 firm-fixed-price contract for 25 mills and 110 mill assemblies, and field service representative services to modernize the Army's machining and welding systems. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 29, 2020. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Army Contracting Command, Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Rock Island, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W9098S-15-D-0007).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
 
Raytheon Company, Andover, Massachusetts, has been awarded a maximum $38,826,176 firm-fixed-price contract for antenna element and circuit card assemblies. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This is a five-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Massachusetts, with an Oct. 30, 2019, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (SPRRA2-15-D-0001).
 
Nihon Kohden America, Foothill Ranch, California, has been awarded a maximum $27,579,330 modification (P0001), exercising the third one-year option period on a base contract (SPM2D1-12-D-8300) with eight one-year option periods, for patient monitoring systems, subsystems, accessories, consumables, spare and repair parts, and training. This is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. Location of performance is California, with an Oct. 30, 2015, performance completion date. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2016 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Bremen-Bowdon Investments,* Bowdon, Georgia, has been awarded a maximum $13,033,800 modification (P00106), exercising the fourth option year on a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-10-1090) with four one-year option periods, for men's Army coats. This is a competitive acquisition and five offers were received. Location of performance is Georgia, with a Nov. 14, 2015, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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DTN News: Malappuram, Kerala, INDIA Top Stories/Headlines News Dated October 30, 2014

DTN News: Malappuram, Kerala, INDIA Top Stories/Headlines News Dated October 30, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 30, 2014: Comprehensive daily news related to Malappuram, Kerala, INDIA Top Stories/Headlines News for the world of TODAY.

*Comprehensive daily news related to Malappuram, Kerala, INDIA Top Stories/Headlines News for the world of TODAY.

1942, a war story

The Hindu - ‎5 hours ago‎
Quite like the musical von Trapps who escaped the advancing Nazis at the start of World War II in Europe, the Isaac family from Kochi braved Japanese bombings in Rangoon and trekked their way out to safety.

Court upholds ban on liquor in Kerala

Hindu Business Line - ‎43 minutes ago‎
A man laments over the closure of bars even as a protest gains strength in front of a beverages outlet in Kozhikode in August this year.

Karnataka cops warn Sabarimala pilgrims

Times of India - ‎4 hours ago‎
BANGALORE: The state police in an advisory to lakhs of Sabarimala pilgrims from Karnataka not to fall prey to tour operators, computer centres, cyber cafe operators, who charge the devotees exorbitant rates on a pretext of having hassle-free Darshan at ...

Kochi to organise 'Kiss of Love' campaign, non -violent protest against moral ...

Business Standard - ‎4 hours ago‎
A group of youngsters will organize a non-violent protest 'Kiss of Love' on November 2, in the wake of an attack on a coffee shop by youth wing activists of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

19 companies face action for tampering with water meters in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has initiated action against 19 non-domestic consumers on charges of tampering with water meters and thereby causing revenue loss to the water utility.

PWD to begin demolition of NGO Quarters buildings soon in Kochi

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
With the Public Works Department completing a survey last week, the authorities are all set to pull down NGO Quarters buildings in Kakkanad.

Varsity draws flak for break in classes in Kochi

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
A decision by the Mahatma Gandhi University syndicate to suspend the undergraduate classes for 10 days in November for conducting the centralised valuation camps has come in for harsh criticism from stakeholders.

Thiruvananthapuram to host global meet on climate change in 2015

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
Around 200 delegates from different countries and 250 experts from international space agencies, including NASA, are expected to participate in the International Conference on Climate Change and Disaster Management to be hosted by the Kerala State ...

Reconsider decision to acquire land, KSSP tells Kerala

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) has asked the State government to revoke its decision to go ahead with its plan to acquire land to widen the National Highways in the State.

Smartphone app wins Kochi youngsters a trip to Canada

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
Six young entrepreneurs from the Start-up Village are all set to fly to Canada next month for interactions with innovation experts, investors and mentors, thanks to their smartphone app that improves skills of skateboarders.

Last Call in Kerala. Nearly 700 Bars to Shut, Rules Court

NDTV - ‎7 hours ago‎
Thiruvananthapuram: For a drink in Kerala, you can go to a heritage or luxury hotel but nearly 700 bars across the state will have to shut down, the High Court today said, backing the state government's "no-liquor" policy.

Factional feud rears its ugly head again in Thrikkakara

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
Hardly ten months after a new chairman was sworn in, power politics has reared its ugly head yet again in Thrikkakara municipality.

Kochi to play host to State school fete

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
Ending speculations that the city will lose an opportunity to host a mega fest, the 55 edition of the Kerala School Arts fete will be held here in January.

83.86 pass percentage in SSLC equivalency exam in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
The pass percentage of the SSLC equivalency examination conducted by the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority and the General Education Department has been pegged at 83.86.

Kerala diaspora voters can register online

Zee News - ‎8 hours ago‎
Thiruvananthapuram:With Kerala going 100 percent online in preparing voters list, Keralites working abroad can register their names online in the upcoming special summary revision of electoral rolls, an official said here on Thursday.

HC upholds Kerala ban on bars, gives relief to 4-star hotels

Hindu Business Line - ‎7 hours ago‎
Kerala High Court today upheld the state government's new excise policy directing closure of bars in two and three—star hotels.

German bank offers loan for water transport project in Kochi

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
KFW Development Bank, Germany, has offered a loan of Rs. 624 crore for developing a water transport network in the city and related works.

Work at Muttom yard resumes

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
After three days of stoppage, work at Kochi metro's coach maintenance depot at Muttom resumed on Wednesday. “The work is going on at the site and we don't see any interruptions as of now,” said an official of the Delhi Metro Rail Cooperation, hoping ...

Dam to be built at Kanthallur

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Water Resources Department will construct a dam at Pattissery in Kanthallur village in Idukki district to make use of 3 tmc of the 30 tmc of water allotted to the State from the basin of the Pambar, a tributary of the Cauvery, in accordance with ...

Coast Guard holds Pradushan off Kovalam

The Hindu - ‎11 hours ago‎
A pollution response exercise codenamed 'Pradushan - 01/14' was organised by the Indian Coast Guard off the coast of Kovalam on Wednesday for fine-tuning the Standard Operating Procedure of various departments so that they could effectively prevent ..

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