DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 17, 2015

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 17, 2015
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-156-15  August 17, 2015
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 17, 2015: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued August 17, 2015 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Science Application International Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $315,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for maintenance, repair and operations for the tailored logistics support prime vendor program for Zone 1 of the Northeast region. This was a competitive acquisition with 10 responses received. This is a five-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is New Jersey, with an Aug. 17, 2020, performance completion date. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2020 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8E3-15-D-0032).

Noble Supply and Logistics,* Rockland, Massachusetts, has been awarded a maximum $262,500,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for maintenance, repair and operations for the tailored logistics support prime vendor program for Zone 2 of the Northeast region. This was a competitive acquisition with 10 responses received. This is a five-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Massachusetts, with an Aug. 17, 2020, performance completion date. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2020 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8E3-15-D-0033).

NAVY

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $85,498,093 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to conduct research for, and develop updates to, weapons systems as part of a system configuration set (SCS) in support of the H-1 aircraft and the Navy and government of Pakistan.  This effort is for SCS work to include creating prototypes of system capability improvements to the fleet in support of emerging needs.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in August 2020. This contract combines purchases for the Navy ($80,498,093; 94.12 percent) and the government of Pakistan ($5,000,000; 5.88 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program.   Fiscal 2014 research and development (Navy) funds in the amount of $626,000 are being obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, California, is the contracting activity (N68936-15-D-0022).

Methuen Construction Co., Inc., Salem, New Hampshire, is being awarded a $29,443,899 firm-fixed-price contract for structural shops consolidation at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  The work to be performed provides for a new addition in the center of Building 76 and will include shop space, personnel support areas, and storage.  Facility and infrastructure renovations for buildings 75 and 76 will meet industrial shop equipment requirements and bring facilities up to current building codes.  Renovations will include upgrades to the following systems: electrical (e.g., power, grounding, etc.); mechanical (e.g., ventilation, dust collection, etc.); plumbing (e.g., compressed air, gases, water, etc.); and fire protection and life safety (e.g., fire separation, sprinklers, and storage and venting of hazardous materials, etc.).  Work will be performed in Kittery Maine, and is expected to be completed by January 2018.  Fiscal 2011 and 2014 military construction (Navy), and fiscal 2015 direct site contract funds in the amount of $29,443,899 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with four proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-15-C-8746).

GE Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $13,085,000 firm-fixed-price contract for three LM2500 engine overhauls.  The engine overhaul services are for up to six LM2500 engines. Three engines will be included in the basic award, and the remaining three engines will be three options, one of which will be exercised concurrent with award. All overhaul work performed shall be in accordance with Navy LM2500 depot-level technical manuals.  This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $19,705,000.  Work will be completed in Brindisi, Italy, and is expected to be completed by August 2016.  Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $13,085,000 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured amongst limited sources in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-2 and 10 U.S. Code 2304 (C)(2);  three proposals were solicited and three offers were received via U.S. mail.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship System Engineering Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N65540-15-C-5015).

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Baltimore, Maryland, is being awarded $9,128,684 for firm-fixed-price task order 0012 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-10-D-5330) for construction of an intelligence operations expansion complex at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune.  The work to be performed provides for the construction of an administration facility and miscellaneous supporting structures, utilities, and infrastructure.  The facility will be divided into two connected areas: headquarters and intelligence/operations (Intel/Ops).  The headquarters portion of the building consists of a single-story steel framed building with brick veneer over metal studs, and standing seam metal roof.  The Intel/Ops portion will be a one-story pre-engineered metal building.  Work will be performed in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by March 2017.  Fiscal 2015 military construction (Defense) contract funds in the amount of $9,128,684 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with four proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity. 

SRI International, Menlo Park, California, is being awarded an $8,520,257 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide research and development services for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.  Support includes innovative research proposals in the areas of data privacy and privacy science to provide tools to capture, test and evaluate technologies.  Work will be performed in Menlo Park, California, and is expected to be completed Feb. 16, 2020.  Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $959,000 will be obligated at the time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with 89 proposals received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity (N66001-15-C-4071).

ARMY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., McLean, Virginia, was awarded a $13,586,965 modification (0002) to contract W91RUS-14-D-0002 for non-personal information technology for the Army Regional Cyber Center-Europe, 5th Signal Command (Theater), with an estimated completion date of July 18, 2016.  Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $6,508,863 were obligated at the time of the award.  Army Contracting Command, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

Thales-Raytheon Systems Co. LLC, Fullerton, California, has been awarded a $12,481,823 modification (P00031) to the previous award (FA8722-10-C-0001) for Battle Control System Sustainment. Contractor will provide for the replacement and integration of the Technical Data Link Interface Device within the Battle Control System. Work will be performed at Fullerton, California, and is expected to be complete by May 17, 2018. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 Air Force other procurement funds in the amount of $12,481,823 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity.

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