Wednesday, March 19, 2014

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 19, 2014

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 19, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-050-14 March 19, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 19, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued March 19, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
AIR FORCE
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, Calif., has been awarded a $57,528,900 delivery order (0061) to an existing contract (FA8620-10-G-3038) to accomplish the tasks necessary to fabricate, deliver and/or provide hardware, software, and documentation to support the tasks necessary to upgrade and modify the remote split operations (RSO) network to support internet protocols data standards. This acquisition is for the procurement of 234 Ground Control Station kits, seven containerized dual control segment kits, 25 Squadron Operations Center (SOC) low density kits, five Creech SOC low density kits, six Creech SOC high density kits, 24 relay kits, 71 relay circuit to packet kits, three Creech wide-area network kits, one Cannon WAN kit, 26 WAN LD kits, two Cannon SOC kits, 17 relay rack kits, ten network management kits, and related spares and support equipment. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Work will be performed at Poway, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 17, 2015. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 procurement funds in the amount of $57,528,900 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WIIK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
NAVY
Aviation Training Consulting LLC*, Altus, Okla., is being awarded a $24,988,000 firm-fixed-price contract to provide instructional services in support of the KC-130J aircraft for the government of Kuwait under the Foreign Military Sales program. Services include instruction on operating the KC-130J simulators and aircraft. Work will be performed at Kuwait City, Kuwait (90 percent) and Cherry Point, N.C. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2017. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $7,595,492 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-4. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting office (N61340-14-C-0007).
National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, D.C., is being awarded a maximum amount $12,500,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for architectural design and engineering services for The National Institute of Building Sciences. The work to be performed provides for ongoing criteria preparation and shall fall under the following two categories: preparation and dissemination of emerging innovative technology source information and/or criteria, commercially supported, embedded within the Whole Building Design Guide; and make findings and advise public/private sectors of the economy with respect to the use of building science and technology in achieving nationally acceptable standards and the irregularities and inconsistencies which arise from their application to particular localities or special local conditions. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C., to support the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic area of responsibility, and is expected to be completed by March 2018. Fiscal 2013 military construction, Defense Agency contract funds in the amount of $5,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a sole-source procurement under FAR 6.302-5, authorized or required by statute. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N62470-14-D-3006).
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Hurst, Texas, is being awarded a $12,281,805 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N68936-12-D-0003) for the hardware and software upgrades in support of the H-1 Upgrade Program. Services to be provided include design, development, studies, and implementation of the upgrades to existing software and ancillary hardware and/or improved functionality and obsolescence management of the aircraft. Work will be performed in Woodland Hills, Calif. (75percent) and Hurst, Texas (25 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2014. No funding will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity.
NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corp.*, Warminster, Pa., is being awarded a $10,168,177 ceiling-priced delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-10-G-0026; DO 0014) for engineering, integration, system maintenance/repair services, and training for the continued development of advanced sensors and systems in support of naval aviation missions of the Special Operations Command. Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pa. (25 percent); Warminster, Pa. (25 percent); Yuma, Ariz. (25 percent); Tampa, Fla. (20 percent); and Florham Park, N.J. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2016. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds and fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $6,137,073 will be obligated at time of award, $317,813 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.
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DTN News - UKRAINE CRISIS: NATO Secretary General Says Russia Must Suffer Consequences

DTN News - UKRAINE CRISIS: NATO Secretary General Says Russia Must Suffer Consequences
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by K. V. Seth from reliable sources By Jim Garamone - American Forces Press Service
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 19, 2014: There must be consequences for Russia’s actions against Ukraine, the NATO secretary general said at the Brookings Institute here today.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen told the think tank that “the only way for us to address these challenges is for Europe and North America to stand together.”
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has changed the world, the secretary general said. “Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine is a blatant breach of its international commitments, and it is a violation of Ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he said. “The annexation of Crimea through a so-called referendum held at gunpoint is illegal and illegitimate, and it undermines all efforts to find a peaceful political solution.”
The Russian action is a wake-up call for the Euro-Atlantic community, for NATO and for all those committed to a Europe whole, free and at peace, he said. The action directly violates the 1994 agreement Russia signed with Ukraine.
Further, the action has occurred right on NATO’s doorstep, the secretary general said.
Rasmussen called the action the gravest threat to European security and stability since the end of the Cold War and said the move threatens the freedom of 45 million people. He called the Russian action “21t-century revisionism” and labeled it as an attempt to turn back the clock to draw new dividing lines on the European map.
It also signals an attempt “to use force to solve problems rather than the international mechanisms that we have spent decades to build,” he said. “We had thought such behavior had been confined to history,” he added. “But it’s back, and it’s dangerous, because it violates international norms of accepted behaviors.”
Combatting the move is not easy and will not be quick, the secretary general acknowledged, noting that it is the nature of democracies to debate, deliberate and consider the options before making decisions. The NATO nations do this because “we value transparency and seek legitimacy for our choices, and because we see force as the last not the first resort,” he said.
NATO has condemned Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and is standing firmly behind the Ukrainian government in Kiev. The alliance also is making it clear that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to escalate the situation have consequences.
“As a first step, we have suspended joint planning for maritime escort mission for the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons,” Rasmussen said. “This would have been the first joint operation of the NATO-Russia Council.”
NATO has suspended all staff-level civilian or military meetings with Russia, and the alliance is re-examining the entire range of NATO-Russia cooperation.
NATO foreign ministers will make decisions when they meet in Brussels early next month, the secretary general said. Still, the alliance will keep the door open for political dialogue in the NATO-Russia Council. He hopes this will give Russia the opportunity to engage.
On the military side, the alliance has increased readiness. More assets have been assigned to the Baltic air police mission, and NATO has launched surveillance flights over Poland and Romania.
All this is in addition to steps allies have taken to impose diplomatic and economic consequences. “These are not our preferred choices,” Rasmussen said, “but they are inevitable and appropriate consequences of Russia’s choices.”

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DTN News: Mystery of Malaysia Airlines MH370 Top Stories / Headlines News Dated March 19, 2014

DTN News: Mystery of Malaysia Airlines MH370 Top Stories / Headlines News Dated March 19, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 19, 2014: Comprehensive daily news related to Mystery of Malaysia Airlines MH370 Top Stories / Headlines News for the world of TODAY.
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