Monday, May 20, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 20, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 20, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  346-13 May 20, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 20, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  May 20, 2013  are undermentioned;

 CONTRACTS
 ARMY
            Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, Oak Brook, Ill., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $122,198,956 for dredging services along the Miami Harbor.  Work will be performed in Miami, Fla.  A combination of fiscal 2013 Operation and Maintenance funds and fiscal 2013 other Procurement funds will be obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (W912EP-13-C-0015). 

            Parsons-Versar Joint Venture, Washington, D.C., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, foreign-military-sales contract with a maximum value of $90,000,000 for construction services in support of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.  Specific performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W912ER-13-D-0001). 

            Lockheed Martin Services, Gaithersburg, Md., (W912DY-10-D-0048); ABM Government Services LLC, Hopkinsville, Ky., (W912DY-10-D-0049); LB&B Associates Inc., Columbia, Md., (W912DY-10-D-0050); J&J Maintenance Inc., Austin, Texas, (W912DY-10-D-0051); and EMCOR Government Services Inc., Arlington, Va., (W912DY-10-D-0052); were awarded a $48,200,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, task-order contract to raise the cost ceiling of the initial contract that will be split among the vendor pool.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity. 

            TRAX International Corp., Las Vegas, Nev., was awarded a $27,999,999 modification (P00101), to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (W9124R-09-C-0003), for a three-month extension of test support services at Army Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.  The total cumulative face value of this contract is $525,002,992.  Work will be performed in Yuma, Ariz., and Fort Greely, Alaska.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., is the contracting activity. 

            Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, San Diego, Calif., (W912PP-13-D-0010); Ayuda Partners JV LLC, Broomfield, Colo., (W912PP-13-D-0011); Ahtna Engineering Services LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, (W912PP-13-D-0012); BERS-Weston Services JV LLC, Golden, Colo., (W912PP-13-D-0013); JC Palomar Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., (W912PP-13-D-0014); and North Wind Services LLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho, (W912PP-13-D-0015); were awarded a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, task-order contract with a maximum value of $25,000,000 for environmental remediation services.  Work will take place within the Army Corps of Engineer’s South-Pacific Division area of responsibility.  Type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 30 bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque, N.M., is the contracting activity. 

            Sterling Medical Associates Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $14,335,637 for healthcare services at Army and Air Force facilities located in Europe.  Specific performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 10 bids received.  The Army Medical Command, Landstuhl, Germany, is the contracting activity (W9114F-13-D-0002). 

            Dell Federal Systems L.P., Round Rock, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price with maximum value of $12,480,000 for the procurement of a maximum of 13,000 printers using computer hardware enterprise software and solutions.  Work will be performed in Chester, Va.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance funds are being obligated on this award.  Eight bids were solicited, with four bids received.  The Army Contracting Command, Fort Lee, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0002). 

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Missile and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a maximum value of $8,168,508 for the procurement of Affordable Phased Array Sensor Systems for air and ground based systems across multiple frequencies.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-13-D-0035). 

            Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Wash., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $6,578,500 for flood control and emergency repair services along the Delaware coast.  Work will be performed in Indian River Inlet North Shore, Del.  Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with six bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Penn., is the contracting activity (W912BU-13-C-0017).

NAVY
            Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded an $113,723,443 advance acquisition contract with fixed-price line items for long lead materials and related support for the Full Rate Production of five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Lot 2 aircraft.  Work will be performed in Syracuse, N.Y. (36.9 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (15.6 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (7.8 percent); Chicago, Ill. (7.4 percent); Menlo Park, Calif. (7.1 percent); Indianapolis, Ind. (6.8 percent); Cleveland, Ohio (3.3 percent); Aire-Sur-L’Adour, France (2.6 percent); Owego, NY (2.4 percent); Torrance, Calif. (2.1 percent); Edgewood , N.Y. (1.7 percent); Falls Church, Va. (1.4 percent); and various locations throughout the United States (4.9 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Aircraft Procurement Navy funds in the amount of $113,723,443 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting (N00019-13-C-9999). 

            Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $111,512,730 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-only, firm-fixed-price contract for the development, integration and production of AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface Ship Undersea Warfare Systems.  The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 is a Surface Ship Undersea Warfare combat system with the capabilities to search, detect, classify, localize and track undersea contacts, and to engage and evade submarines, mine-like small objects and torpedo threats.  The contract is for development, integration and production of future Advanced Capability Build and Technical Insertion baselines of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 USW Systems.  This contract is for the government of Japan (100 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program.  Work will be performed in Lemont Furnace, Pa. (37 percent); Syracuse, N.Y. (24 percent); Manassas, Va. (17 percent); Clearwater, Fla. (9 percent); Oswego, N.Y. (5 percent); Hauppauge, N.Y. (5 percent) and Tewksbury, Mass. (3 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2014.  FMS funding in the amount of $350,000 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via Federal Business Opportunities, with one offer received.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-13-C-5225). 

            The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $52,893,115 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0019) for the procurement of aircraft armament equipment for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, including jumper bundles, pylon, and bomb racks.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in May 2016.  Fiscal 2012 Aircraft Procurement Navy contract funds in the amount of $52,893,115 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. 

            Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., Columbia, Md., is being awarded a not to exceed $14,240,320 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price provisions for continuation of technical and analytical support services for the Office of Compliance and Assessment.  Services shall include conducting Command Cyber Readiness Inspections, Cyber Security Inspections, and command assessments/trainings in support of Fleet Cyber Command’s Cyber Security Inspection Certification Program and verification, validation, and reporting effort foroversight of Navy Marine Corps Intranet/Next Generation Enterprise Network.  This contract contains options, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $25,896,361.  Work will be performed in Suffolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by June 23, 2014.  If all options are exercised, work will continue through June 23, 2106.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance, Navy funding will be obligated against individual task orders as they are issued.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The requirement was issued under full and open competition, with six proposals received in response to this solicitation.  NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N00189-13-D-0029). 

            Flir Systems Inc., Billerica, Mass., is being awarded a $10,090,426 firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for SEE SPOT III+ Systems, test, teardown and evaluation, repairs, spares and data.  The SEE SPOT III+ is a device that provides the user with the ability to view the Special Operations Force Laser Acquisition Markers invisible laser spot in the target scene field view.  This contract supports a purchase for the government of Hungary (75 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program.  Work will be performed in Billerica, Mass., and is expected to be completed by May 2018.  FMS funding in the amount of $75,371 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured.  This contract was issued on a sole-source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as set forth is FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(ii), only one or limited responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-13-D-JQ15).  

            L-3 Global Communications Solutions, Victor, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,093,065 firm-fixed-price General Services Administration delivery order to acquire Hawkeye III Lite tri-band antennas and Hawkeye diplexer kits for the Deployable Joint Command and Control Rapid Response kits and Sensitive Compartmented Information kits for the expeditionary command and control suite.  This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $10,530,855.  Work will be performed in Panama City, Fla., and is expected to complete by September 2013.  Fiscal 2013 Procurement, Marine Corps funding in the amount of $8,093,065 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds 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 responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  Reference FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61331-13-F-7501). 

            The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $7,668,220 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0085) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for supplies and services to support Follow-On Test and Evaluation of an F/A-18E E66 Loads aircraft.  Work will be performed at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. (78 percent); St. Louis, Mo. (21 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (.5 percent); and Bethpage, N.Y. (.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in the amount of $7,668,220 will be obligated at time of 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. 

            Metron, Inc.,* Reston, Va.,is being awarded a $7,287,619 cost-plus-fixed-feecontract for research and development of a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV) to include in-lab integration and testing of autonomy and mission planning software with bench test hardware selected for deployment on the LDUUV.  This one-year contract includes two, one-year options which, if exercised, would bring the potential, cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $18,317,018.  Work will be performed in Reston, Va., (80 percent), and Alameda, Calif.(20 percent), and work is expected to be completed March 26, 2014.  If options are exercised work will continue through March 2016.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in the amount of $7,287,619 will be placed on contract and 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 a broad agency announcement (N66001-12-X-0039) published on the Federal Business Opportunities website and the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website, with seven offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-13-C-2005). 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Sudbury, Mass., has been awarded a maximum $7,465,899 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized, sole-source contract.  This contract is for various radio spare parts and support equipment.  Location of performance is Massachusetts with a June 30, 2015 performance completion date.  Using military service is Navy.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Navy Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; (SPRMM1-13-G-1104-1003). 

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Moorestown, N.J., was awarded a sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-award-fee contract modification (HQ0276) under contract HQ0276-10-C-0001.  The value of this contract modification is $29,726,627, increasing the total contract value from $1,409,840,268 to $1,439,566,895.  Under this modification, the contractor shall provide system engineering and program management services in accordance with established Aegis system engineering practices for the post certification support of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense baselines 4.0.X, 5.0 and 5.0 capability upgrade. The work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey and is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2014. Fiscal year 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds will be used to incrementally fund this initial effort. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Missile Defense Agency, Dahlgren, Va., is the contracting activity. 

AIR FORCE
AMENDED
            The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity with provision to issue firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders, multiple-award contract announced on Apr. 12, 2013 for advisory and assistance services in support of the Air Force civil engineer mission is amended to add the following company as an awardee:  Clean Energy Engineering, LLC, Denver, Colo.  An amount of $3,000 will be obligated on task order 0001. 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas is the contracting activity (FA8903-13-D-0007). 

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DTN News - AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI IN INDIA: Karzai Seeks Indian Military Aid Amid Pakistan Row

DTN News - AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI IN INDIA: Karzai Seeks Indian Military Aid Amid Pakistan Row
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Kay Johnson | Associated Press – Sun, May 19, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 20, 2013: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.

The comments follow a weekend report by the Times of India that said Afghanistan's ambassador to India had said the country needs India's help with "equipment and weapons to fight." The Press Trust of India later quoted a spokesman for New Delhi's Foreign Ministry as saying the country is ready to meet any such request.
"Yes, we will ask for assistance for the strengthening of our security forces," Karzai spokesman Aimal Faizi said in a briefing ahead of the trip. He did not comment on the Indian reports.
Karzai's visit could irk Pakistan, especially if any arms deal materializes. Pakistan considers Afghanistan its own backyard and suspects rival India of seeking greater influence there as a strategy to hem in the country from both sides. Pakistan and India have fought three wars since they were divided into two countries when they gained independence from Britain in 1947.
Afghanistan and India signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2011 that has included Indian military training of Afghan security forces. Faizi indicated in Saturday's briefing that Karzai would seek to expand that cooperation. "Whatever our Afghan security forces would need for assistance and help, India would help us," he said.
Afghan analyst Wadir Safi, a political science professor at Kabul University, says the timing of Karzai's India trip is likely related to recent border skirmishes with Pakistan.
Each side has been accusing the other of firing across the mountainous border region for months, including a skirmish earlier this month that killed an Afghan border policeman. Both countries have also accused each other of providing shelter for insurgents fighting on the other side of the border.
Afghan accusations that Pakistan is allegedly trying to torpedo efforts to start peace talks with the Taliban have also contributed to deteriorating relations. Pakistan is considered crucial to nudging Taliban leaders, many of which are in hiding in Pakistan, to the table — a key goal of the United States and its allies ahead of the final pullout of foreign combat forces by the end of next year.
Karzai has long been deeply suspicious of the motives of Pakistan's government and military, which backed the Taliban regime before it was toppled in the 2001 U.S.-led intervention and has since seemed unable or unwilling to go after militant leaders taking refuge inside its borders. The killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan only strengthened Afghan wariness of his neighbor.
Any increased military cooperation with India would likely only contribute to tensions, Safi warned. Afghanistan had been a proxy battleground for Pakistan and India during the war between the Pakistani-backed Taliban regime and the India-supported Northern Alliance.
Another Afghan analyst, Hamidullah Farooqi, said he thinks the reports of India supplying weapons are simply brinkmanship and, at most, India might agree to help Afghanistan upgrade old Soviet-era weaponry.
"An arms deal with India would not be helpful for regional stability or for the balance that Afghanistan needs between India and Pakistan," Farooqi said. "This is just a political game. I don't think there will be an arms deal."
Aside from regional strategic rivalries, Karzai is expected to discuss economic issues and will visit an engineering university where he will receive an honorary degree, Faizi said.
India has invested more than $2 billion in Afghan infrastructure, including highways and hospitals and rural electricity projects. New Delhi is hoping to gain some influence in the country after 2014, when Afghan forces become responsible for the entire country's security.
Karzai, who earned his college degree in India, has visited New Delhi more than a half dozen times in the past few years, most recently in November 2012.

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

DTN News - CHINESE PREMIER LI KEQIANG IN INDIA: It's A Blessing That China And India Coexist Peacefully Says Li Keqiang

DTN News - CHINESE PREMIER LI KEQIANG IN INDIA: It's A Blessing That China And India Coexist Peacefully Says Li Keqiang
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 19, 2013:  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today began talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on all crucial bilateral issues within hours of his arrival here when he affirmed that his visit will "inject new vigour" into bilateral ties and strengthen mutual trust.
57-year-old Li, accompanied by a senior-level delegation comprising government officials and businessmen, arrived around 3pm on a three-day-visit and was received by minister of state for external affairs E Ahamed and senior ministry officials including foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai.

In a written statement issued upon his arrival, Li said it serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people and is a blessing to Asia and the world at large that China and India coexist peacefully, maintain friendly relations and work together to realize national rejuvenation.

He also said China regarded India as an important partner and friend, adding, "I am looking forward to exchanging views with Indian leaders on bilateral ties and regional and global issues of common concern."

Li also expressed confidence that his visit would strengthen mutual trust, deepen cooperation, expand common interests and consolidate bilateral friendship, which would inject new vigour into the China-India strategic and cooperative partnership designed for peace and prosperity.

Meanwhile, sources said today's restricted meeting will only discuss issues of "major concerns". Among other matters, India will convey its concern over recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh region and stress that the special representatives of India and China, who are scheduled to meet in next few months, take it up in detail to avoid such occurrences in future.

India has been pressing for clarification and confirmation on Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas pending the final settlement.

"Everything is on the table," joint secretary (East Asia) Gautam Bambawale said when asked about the issues to be discussed between the leaders of the two countries, which are witnessing differences on various crucial matters including boundary, waters and on market access under economic ties.

"The two Prime Ministers would talk about these subjects. Since it (incursion) being the recent occurrence(will be discussed)," he said.

Talks on trans-border rivers, especially India's concern over Chinese constructing three additional dams on Brahmaputra river are also expected to figure in the restricted talks.


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Saturday, May 18, 2013

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: French Army Expects First A400M Airlifter By July 14

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: French Army Expects First A400M Airlifter By July 14
* Airbus Military targets 4 deliveries in 2013, 10 in 2014, 21 in 2015
* CEO hopes A400M to fly at Paris Air Show
* CEO says no signs of nations changing A400M orders
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 18, 2013: The French army hopes to receive its first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft in time for the country's annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, a Defence Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

The aircraft, which is about five years behind the original schedule, is also expected to win certification for military use in time for the biennial Paris Air Show starting on June 17, Pierre Bayle said.

The head of EADS unit Airbus Military, Domingo Urena-Raso, confirmed that this timetable was "absolutely reasonable," adding that he expected a total of four deliveries this year, 10 next year and 21 the following year.

France will be the first of the seven nations behind the 20 billion euro ($25.7 billion) project to take delivery of the European military transport and heavy cargo plane. Germany is due to receive its first A400M at the end of 2014.

France has ordered 50 of the planes, and Germany 53. The other countries involved are Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey and Britain.

"Delivery before July 14 would enable a French crew to pilot the French plane above the parade," Bayle said, referring to the traditional Bastille Day military procession.

Airbus Military had said earlier this year it expected to deliver the first of the airlifters to France in the second quarter.

The four turboprop-engine A400M can carry a helicopter, two armoured vehicles or 116 paratroopers. It can land on short, gravel airstrips, making it suitable for transporting troops and equipment to theatres such as Mali or Afghanistan.

The plane has been hit by delays and billions of euros of cost overruns that led to a multinational bailout.

"The A400M got off to a bit of a bumpy start, to say the least, but it's making good progress," Urena-Raso said, adding that there were "no signs" that any of the nations planned to reduce their orders.

He said he hoped the aircraft would fly at the Paris Air Show, adding it had been performing very well in test flights.

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Friday, May 17, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 17, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 17, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  344-13 May 17, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 17, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  May 17, 2013  are undermentioned;


CONTRACTS
AIR FORCE
            Paragon Systems, Herndon, Va., has been awarded a $42,458,520 firm-fixed-price contract for C2F Security Systems for security services to include perimeter security guards, construction surveillance technicians, security controllers, and alarm monitors.  Work will be performed at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Neb., and is expected to be completed November 2020.  The contract has a one year base period with six one-year options and a six month extension period.  Fiscal 2013 funds from operations and maintenance in the amount of $76,500 were obligated at time of award.  Total cumulative face value of the contract is $42,458,520.   The contracting activity is the 55 CONS, Offutt AFB, Neb.  (FA4600-13-C-0005) 

            Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nev., has been awarded a $30,700,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for ANASOF Interim Contractor support for fixed-wing aircraft sustainment necessary to perform the maintenance operations and keep the aircraft operational.  Work will be performed at Kabul International Airport, and is expected to be completed by May 10, 2014.  This contract involves Foreign Military Sales.  The contracting activity is 645 AESG/WIJK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  (FA8620-13-C-4037) 
            S&K Aerospace LLC, Saint Ignatius, Mont., has been awarded a $7,568,661 (estimated) modification (P00004) for Foreign Military Sales Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 classified items third party logistics repair & return management services.  The total cumulative face value of the contract is $26,168,661.20 (estimated).  This modification adds six months period of performance to the basic contract.  Work will be performed at the contractor's facility and multiple certified sources of repair located throughout the continental United States, and is expected to be completed by Nov. 19, 2013. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WWKA, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity.  (FA8505-12-D-0002) 

            Jacobs Technology Inc., Lincoln, Mass., was awarded a $9,682,777 cost-plus-fixed- fee and cost-reimbursable contract for interim support of services to provide engineering and technology acquisition support services.  The types of services to be acquired under this contract includes but are not limited to:  engineering services, engineering support, technical support, provisioning and logistics, modeling and simulation, configuration and data management, architectural support, test and evaluation, security engineering and certification, capability based planning, commercial-off-the-shelf  integration, integrated master plans and scheduling and technical review assistance to approximately 400 system/program activities..  Work will be performed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., with primary geographically separated units at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, Maxwell AFB, Ala., Tinker AFB, Okla., Lackland AFB, Texas, Randolph AFB, Texas, Peterson AFB, Colo., and Offutt AFB, Neb., with an expected completion date of Nov. 19, 2013.  Fiscal 2013 funds from operations and maintenance, research and development, and procurement and foreign military sales accounts in the amount of $4,292,668 are being obligated at time of award.  This contract was a sole source acquisition and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PZM, Hanscom AFB, Mass., is the contracting activity.  Contract has an FMS component as the contract requires company to travel overseas for host nation support.  (FA8721-13-C-0002) 

            Jacobs Technology Inc., Lincoln, Mass., was awarded a $7,543,139 cost-plus-fixed- fee and cost-reimbursable contract for interim support of services to provide engineering and technology acquisition support services.  The types of services to be acquired under this contract includes but are not limited to:  engineering services, engineering support, technical support, provisioning and logistics, modeling and simulation, configuration and data management, architectural support, test and evaluation, security engineering and certification, capability based planning, commercial-off-the-shelf  integration, integrated master plans and scheduling and technical reviews..  Work will be performed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., with primary geographically separated units at Peterson AFB, Colo.; Langley AFB, Va.; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio with an expected completion date of Nov 19, 2013. Fiscal 2013 funds from operations and maintenance, research and development, and procurement accounts in the amount of $5,499,020 are being obligated at time of award.  This contract was a sole source acquisition.  The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PZM, Hanscom AFB, Mass., is the contracting activity.  (FA8721-13-C-0008)

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            Vision Systems International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $31,094,473 firm fixed price, sole source contract.  This contract is a foreign military sales contract for various aircraft spare parts, new aircraft installs, and support equipment.  Locations of performance are Texas, Oregon, and Israel with a January 31, 2015 performance completion date.  Using military services are Navy, Air Force, Iraq, Belgium, Kuwait, Taiwan, and Chile.  Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2014 through fiscal year 2015 Foreign Military Sales, Air Force, and Navy appropriated funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.; SPRWA1-11-D-0007-0005. 

NAVY
            Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Training, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $24,071,521 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-5116) to exercise an option for Aegis Combat System Engineering Agent efforts for the design, development, integration, test and delivery of computer program baselines and associated technology insertion hardware design support for the next/future Advanced Capability Build (ACB).  Work will be performed in Moorestown, N.J. (89.8 percent), and Pittsfield, Mass. (10.2 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2013.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test & Evaluation funding in the amount of $95,429 will be obligated at the time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. 

            PrimeTech International*, North Kansas City, Mo., is being awarded a $12,394,971 firm-fixed-price contract for mobile Corrosion Service Teams (CST).  The mobile CSTs will apply approved corrosion inhibiting products on Marine Corps ground combat and support equipment to extend the life cycle of these assets.   This contract contains a one-year base period and a one-year option, with a six month-extension of services which, if exercised, brings the total value of the contract to $15,274,194.  Work will be performed in Camp Lejeune, N.C. (30 percent); Camp Pendleton, Calif. (30 Percent); Marine Forces Reserve units across the continental United States (15 percent); 29 Palms, Calif. (10 percent); Cherry Point, N.C. (five percent); Miramar, Calif. (five percent); Marine Corps Base Hawaii (five percent), and is expected to be completed by May 16, 2014.  If options are exercised, work will continue through November 2015.  Fiscal 2013 Operations & Maintenance funds in the amount of $6,188,049 will be obligated at the time of award.  Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a 100% small business set-aside, and competitively procured via Federal Business Opportunities, with three proposals received.  The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-13-C-9509). 

CORRECTION
AIR FORCE
            ACENT Laboratories LLC, Long Island, N.Y., FA8650-13-D-2331; Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc. Dayton, Ohio, FA8650-13-D-2337; Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC, Elkton, Md., FA8650-13-D-2333; Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, Jupiter, Fla., FA8650-13-D-2335; The John Hopkins University, Laurel, Md., FA8650-13-D-2334; and Aerojet, Rancho Cordova, Calif., FA8650-13-D-2332, were awarded a $48,500,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract for Enhanced Operability Scramjet Technology.  The first contract (with ACENT Laboratories, LLC) was announced Feb. 15, 2013.  Work will be performed at Manorville, N.Y.; Sacramento, Calif.; Elkton, Md.; Laurel, Md.; West Palm Beach, Fla. and Dayton, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by April 2020.  The award is the result of a competitive acquisition and 54 offers were received.  Fiscal 2012 research and development contract funds totaling $246,360.00 was obligated at the time of award.  Contracting activity is Air Force Research Laboratory, High Speed Contracting, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  

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