DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 26, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 26, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  608-13 August 26, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 26, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  August 26, 2013  are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

           immix Technology, Inc., McLean, Va., (FA8732-13-D-0018); M2 Technology, San Antonio Texas, (FA8732-13-D-0028); Blue Tech, Inc., San Diego, Calif. (FA8732-13-D-0029); Unicom Government, Inc., Herndon Va., (FA8732-13-D-0030); Global Technology Resources, Inc., Denver, Colo., (FA8732-13-D-0031); Micro Tech, Vienna, Va., (FA8732-13-D-0032); Red River Computer Co., Claremont, N.H., (FA8732-13-D-0033); and Integration Technologies Group, Falls Church, Va., (FA8732-13-D-0034) have been awarded a maximum $6,900,000,000 firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Network Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) Netcentric Products. This contract vehicle is mandatory for the purchase of netcentric products for Air Force customers. This contract vehicle will provide for commercially available off-the-shelf products to support the Internet Protocol Network and will include the following categories of netcentric products and associated support worldwide: networking equipment, servers/storage, peripherals, multimedia, software (not included on other enterprise licenses), and identity management/biometric hardware and associated software. Because this is an ID/IQ, the location of performance is not known at this time and will be cited on individual delivery orders. Generally, work will be performed at Air Force facilities. The period of performance is six years. The ordering period is a three year basic period with three one-year option periods if exercised. This was a competitive acquisition; offers were solicited electronically through FedBizOps and 26 offers were received. An obligation of $2,500 will be issued to each of the awardees using fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance funds. This is not a multiyear contract. The Air Force originally awarded eight ID/IQ contracts under NETCENTS-2 products on April 19, 2013. On May 13, 2013, the Air Force advised the General Accountability Office that, as necessary, it would reevaluate technical proposals with an emphasis on Trade Agreement Act compliance; amend the solicitation; hold limited discussions; issue another request for final proposal revisions; and make new contract awards. During the re-evaluation of the technical proposals, it became apparent that it was not necessary to amend the solicitation, hold discussions or issue another request for final proposals. The Air Force then determined that in addition to the initial eight contract awards, that eight additional contracts would be awarded based on the last proposals received prior to the award on April 19. The contract ceiling for NETCENTS-2 Products remains the same at $6,900,000,000 firm-fixed-price for all 16 contracts. NETCENTS-2 is a set of five categories of contract capabilities spanning Netcentric Products, Network Operations and Infrastructure Solutions, Applications Services, Enterprise Integration and Service Management, and Information Technology Professional Services. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/HICK, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala., is the contracting activity.

           Dell Marketing LP, Round Rock, Texas, has been awarded a $24,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract for up to 100,000 Hypervisor software licenses with first year software maintenance included. The location of performance will be specified on an order by order basis, and is expected to be completed within one year after the conclusion of the ordering period. The ordering period concludes five years after the effective date of the contract. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition. Since the solicitation was conducted through Federal Business Opportunities, the number of offerors solicited is unknown. Four offers were received. Air Force Research Laboratory Specialized and Operational Branch (AFRL/RIKO), Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8751-13-D-0001).

ARMY

           Goodrich Corp., Danbury, Conn., was awarded a firm-fixed price, no option, multi-year contract with a cumulative maximum value of $208,502,000 for the procurement of Army/Navy Piloted Aircraft/Visual and Visible Light/Receiving, Passive Detecting (AN/AVR-2B) Laser Detecting Sets (LDS) and associated parts and services. Performance location and funding will be determined with each order. This contract was a non-competitive acquisition with bid solicited and one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-13-D-0147).

           Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded a $61,056,000 firm-fixed-price, no option, non-multi-year contract modification (P00046) to contract (W58RGZ-11-C-0016) for procurement of 12 new metal scout (OH-58D) helicopter cabins, 12 supplemental parts kits and associated over and above effort demands. Performance location will be 97 percent in Amarillo, Texas and 3 percent in Hurst, Texas, with funding from fiscal 2013 other procurement authority accounts. This contract was a non-competitive acquisition with one bid solicited and one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity.

           Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz. was awarded a $54,050,042 firm-fixed price, option eligible; non-multi-year contract modification (P00047) to contract (W15QKN-08-C-0530) to exercise an option to conduct Excalibur 155mm Increment Ib production and procure a total of 765 projectiles. Performance location will be in multiple locations with funding from fiscal 2013 other procurement authorization accounts. This contract was a competitive acquisition with three bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Picatinny Arsenal, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity.

           Abat Lerew Construction LLC.,* Sutton, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0001); Brunow Contracting LLC.,* Council Bluffs, Iowa, (W91243-13-D-0002); Caspers Construction, Inc.,* Beatrice, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0003); Cerebral Infotech LLC.,* West Des Moines, Iowa, (W91243-13-D-0004); EM Wells Group LLC.,* Omaha, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0005); Hausmann Construction, Inc.,* Omaha, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0006); Ho-Chunk Builders Co.,* Winnebago, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0007); JE Hurley Construction, Inc.,* Colorado Springs, Colo., (W91243-13-D-0008); Kingery Construction Co.,* Lincoln, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0009); Lacy Construction Co.,* Grand Island, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0010); NGC Group, Inc.,* Lincoln, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0011); RGC Constructors, Inc.,* Omaha, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0012); TMG Services, Inc.,* North Kansas City, Mo., (W91243-13-D-0013); TCW Construction, Inc.,* Lincoln, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0014); Venus Unlimited LLC.,* Waverly, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0015); WINN Construction Co.,* Omaha, Neb., (W91243-13-D-0016) were awarded a multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), firm-fixed-price, option eligible, non-multi-year contract with a cumulative maximum value of $20,000,000 for the support, sustainment, repair and maintenance and other military construction for the Nebraska Army and Air National Guard in the state of Nebraska. Performance location and funding will be determined with each order. This contract was a competitive acquisition via the web with 16 bids received. National Guard Bureau – Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. is the contracting activity.

           Rock Collins, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price, no  option, non-multi-year contract with a cumulative maximum value of $10,372,228 for the procurement of 160 each (minimum order) to 1152 (maximum order) of display units for the Blackhawk weapon system. Performance location and funding will be determined with each order. This contract was a non-competitive acquisition with one bid solicited and one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity. (W58RGZ-13-D-0190).

           Carter’s Contracting Services, Inc., Andalusia, Ala., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, option eligible; non-multi-year contract with a cumulative maximum value of $10,103,700 for the Dredged Material Placement Facility (DMPF) 3-D. DMPF is an existing dredged material management island that requires the dikes to be raised to increase capacity. Work includes decommissioning six existing weirs, excavating, raising, clearing, maintaining and supporting new structures and dikes. Performance location will be Tampa, Fla., with funding from fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance Army funds. This contract was a competitive acquisition via the web with five bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Jacksonville District, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (W912EP-13-C-0021).

           Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, no option, non-multi-year contract with a cumulative maximum value of $7,325,810 for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) engineering services and support for the enhanced Launcher electronics system and fire solution computer software and hardware post deployment build tactical fielding activities. Performance location will be Grand Prairie, Texas, and funding will be from fiscal 2012 other procurement authorizations. This contract was a competitive acquisition via the web with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (Missile), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-12-G-0001).

           Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $6,964,704 firm-fixed-price, option eligible, multi-year contract modification (P00092) to contract (W58RGZ-12-C-0008) for the continued installation of contractor furnished equipment Star Safire II FLIR (B kits) on 12 Army HH-60 aircraft until Dec. 31, 2013. Performance location will be Stratford, Conn., with funding from fiscal 2013 other procurement authority accounts. This contract was a non-competitive acquisition with one bid solicited and one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity.

NAVY

           FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., is being awarded a $136,600,358 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for BRITE Star Block II Systems, BRITE Star I upgrades, cables, depot repair actions, data, BRITE Star II class I engineering change proposal, provision item order and engineering services. BRITE Star Block II Systems will be used by Naval Air Systems Command’s UH-1 program and the Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program. These systems provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, detection, identification and targeting capability in day/night operations for both manned and unmanned platforms. Work will be performed in Wilsonville, Ore., and is expected to be completed by August 2018. Fiscal 2013 Aircraft Procurement Navy funds in the amount of $4,224,564 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was issued on a sole-source basis in accordance with the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-13-D-JQ08).

           General Atomics, San Diego Calif., is being awarded a $12,490,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for lithium-ion batteries and associated accessories to be utilized by the dry combat submersible program for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The batteries and accessories will be used on Navy submersible vehicles as primary sources of power. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by September 2018. Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funding in the amount of $12,490,000 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-13-D-GS12).

           Rolls-Royce Defense Services Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $9,344,620 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for contractor engineering technical services and contactor field services to support the operation and maintenance of the AV-8B and E-2C/D Power Plant F-402 and T56 Series Engine to include A-427 Engine, sub-systems, and equipment. Work will be performed in Cherry Point, N.C. (50 percent); Yuma, Ariz. (37.5 percent); Indianapolis, Ind. (12.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2016. Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance, Navy funds in the amount of $6,427,759 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-13-D-0028).

           ICF Jones & Stokes, Sacramento, Calif. (N62473-06-D-2401); Tierra Data, Inc.*, Escondido, Calif. (N62473-06-D-2402); AMEC, San Diego, Calif. (N62473-07-D-3201); Garcia & Associates, San Anselmo, Calif. (N62473-07-D-3202); RECON, San Diego, Calif. (N62473-07-D-3203); and HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc., Englewood, Colo. (N62473-07-D-3204), are being awarded $8,000,000 (in aggregate) firm-fixed-price modifications to increase the maximum dollar value of a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for natural resource services at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility (AOR). After award of these modifications, the total cumulative contract value will be $33,000,000. Work will be performed at various locations in California (95 percent), Arizona (3 percent), and Nevada (2 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2013. Fiscal 2013 Operation and Maintenance, Navy funds will be obligated on individual task orders; no contract funds are obligated on these awards and no task orders are being issued at this time. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

           Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va., is being awarded a $6,767,759 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-type contract for services as requested for all specific product areas and specific technical capabilities related to the research and development needs of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division. This contract will entail performing research and development with regard to technologies related to Navy ships and combat systems. Specific tasks will range from applied research, and or exploratory development through technology assessments and engineering studies in support of surface combat systems development. Work will be performed in Blacksburg, Va., and is expected to be completed by August 2015. No funding will be obligated at the 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 FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Va., is the contracting activity (N00178-13-D-1031).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

           Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $21,150,000 for rotary wing blades. The contract is a firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract. Location of performance is Texas with a Jan. 30, 2017 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 Aviation, Philadelphia, Pa., (W58RGZ-12-G-0001-THE3).

           The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., has been awarded a maximum $9,283,339 firm-fixed-price contract for Electro-ME actuators. Location of performance is Pennsylvania with an Aug. 26, 2016 performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Army Working Capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., (SPRRA1-13-D-0052).

DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY

           Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., (H94003-04-D-0001); BAE Systems Information & Electronic Warfare Systems, Nashua, N.H., (H94003-04-D-0002); General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Minneapolis, Minn., (H94003-04-D-0003); Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md., (H94003-04-D-0004); Northrop Grumman Space & Missions Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif., (H94003-04-D-0005); Raytheon Technical Services Co., Long Beach, Calif., (H94003-04-D-0006); The Boeing Co., Phantom Works, Seattle, Wash., (H94003-04-D-0007); and Honeywell Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Albuquerque, N.M., (H94003-04-D-0008) are being awarded a maximum $1,344,000,000 modification on existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, Advanced Technology Support Program III (ATSP3) contracts. The modification raises the ceiling on the current ATSP3 contracts from $4,703,000,000 to $6,047,000,000. ATSP3 are multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts for engineering services designed to resolve problems with obsolete, unreliable, unmaintainable, underperforming, or incapable electronics hardware and software through development of advanced technology insertions and applications to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense for a quick reaction capability. Work will be performed worldwide, and is expected to be completed by Dec 2016. The contracts were competitively procured via a February 2004 solicitation resulting in nine proposals and eight awards. No funds are being obligated on award. Funding will occur through individual task orders. The Defense Microelectronics Activity, McClellan, Calif., is the contracting activity.

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DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News - F-18 Super Hornet (VIDEO)

DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News - F-18 Super Hornet  (VIDEO)

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 25, 2013:  Boeing F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to dogfight and attack ground targets (F/A designation for Fighter/Attack). Designed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. The U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels has used the Hornet since 1986.
The F/A-18 has a top speed of Mach 1.8. It can carry a wide variety of bombs and missiles, including air-to-air and air-to-ground, supplemented by the 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon. It is powered by two General Electric F404 turbofan engines, which give the aircraft a high thrust-to-weight ratio. The F/A-18 has excellent aerodynamic characteristics, primarily attributed to its leading edge extensions (LEX). The fighter's primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD), air interdiction, close air support and aerial reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the Grumman A-6 Intruder and LTV A-7 Corsair II in the attack role.

The F/A-18 Hornet provided the baseline design for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a larger, evolutionary redesign of the F/A-18. Compared to the Hornet, the Super Hornet is larger, heavier and has improved range and payload. The F/A-18E/F was originally proposed as an alternative to an all-new aircraft to replace existing dedicated attack aircraft such as the A-6. The larger variant was also directed to replace the aging F-14 Tomcat, thus serving a complementary role with Hornets in the U.S. Navy, and serving a wider range of roles including refueling tanker. The Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic jamming platform was also developed from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.


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DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News - Obama in Australia (Archive Video)

DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News - Obama in Australia   (Archive Video)

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 23, 2013: President Barack Obama Kisses Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard On Arrival in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011.
Obama has fulfilled his promise to visit Australia after a long delay, arriving in the capital city of Canberra Wednesday afternoon for day and a half trip focused on renewing bonds with an exceptionally close U.S. ally. 

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DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated August 22, 2013

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated  August 22, 2013

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 22, 2013: Comprehensive daily news related to Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 21, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 21, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  600-13 August 21, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 21, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  August 21, 2013  are undermentioned;

Contracts

Air Force

            The Air Force is exercising an option with Computer Sciences Corp., Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., for $81,671,340 (estimate) cost-plus-award-fee, firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract.  The Eastern Range Technical Services will provide operations, maintenance and sustainment of critical range and launch processing systems that support the launch processing mission of the 45th Space Wing and its launch customers at Cape Canaveral Air Station.  Work will be performed at Patrick Air Force Base (AFB), Fla., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2014.  No funds are being obligated at time of award.  45 Contracting Squadron/LGCZR, Patrick AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity. (FA2521-07-C-0011)

            L-3 Communications Corp., Link Simulation and Training, Arlington, Texas, has been awarded an $18,510,814 modification (P00081) on a firm-fixed-price contract (FA8621-09-C-6292) for M6.2+ Operational Flight Program for the F-16 Mission Training Center.  The total cumulative value of the contract is $316,498,529.  Work will be performed at Arlington, Texas, and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2016.  Fiscal 2013 research and development funds in the amount of $6,900,000 are being obligated at time of award.  Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WNSK, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

            Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), McLean, Va., and Signal Innovations Group (SIG) Inc., Durham, N.C. are being awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts for object physics for exploitation and recognition (OPERA) to obtain the capability to isolate and model physical mechanisms responsible for exploitation performance earlier in the exploitation development process.  Work will be performed at McLean, Va., and Durham, N.C., and is expected to be completed by Aug. 21, 2020.  This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and multiple offers were solicited through a BAA Call; four contractors submitted a total of five offers (one company submitted offers for both topics); however two contracts have been awarded.  The OPERA Program "Overall Ceiling", for the two separate contracts is $16,168,000; The Topic 1 (SAIC) contract (FA8650-13-D-1622) price ceiling is $9,274,000 and the Topic 2 (SIG) contract (FA8650-13-D-1623) price ceiling is $5,894,000.  Fiscal 2013 research and development funds in the amount of $50,000 for task order 0001 for SAIC and funds in the amount of $675,000 for task order 0001 for SIG will be obligated.  These are not multiyear funds.  Air Force Research Laboratory/RQKSR, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity. 

Defense Logistics Agency

           Phoenix Textile Corp.**, O’Fallon, Miss., has been awarded a maximum $80,730,677 modification (P00006) exercising the second option-year period of a one-year base contract (SPM2D0-11-D-0008) with seven one-year option periods for various medical and surgical products.  The contract is a fixed-price with an economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract.  Location of performance is Missouri, with an Aug. 24, 2014 performance completion date.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 warstopper funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa.

            DRS Tactical Systems Inc., Melbourne, Fla., has been awarded a maximum $61,568,105 for support of Force Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program.  The contract is a five-year, firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract.  Location of performance is Florida, with an Aug. 20, 2018 performance completion date.  Using service is Army.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2018 Army working capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., SPRBL1-13-D-0024.

Navy

            Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $27,599,424 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-12-C-0117) to exercise an option for additional operations and maintenance services in support of the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance – Demonstrator Unmanned Aircraft System.  Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. (70 percent), and outside continental United States (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2014.  Fiscal 2013 operations and maintenance, Navy contract funds in the amount of $27,599,424 will be obligated at the time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

            Logos Technologies Inc.*, Arlington, Va., is being awarded an $8,000,994 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68335-12-C-0192) to exercise an option for field service representatives, operators, and analysts required to support Persistent Ground Surveillance Systems Kestrel systems deployed outside of the continental United States for the U.S. Army.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan (90 percent), and Fairfax, Va. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2014.  Fiscal 2013 operations and maintenance, Army contract funds in the amount of $8,000,994 are being obligated on this award, all 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.

            Central Texas College, Killeen, Texas, is being awarded $7,689,190 for modification #P00005 under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00189-09-D-Z059) for Navy’s Center for Personal and Professional Development Navy College Program for Afloat College Education instructor led services.  Work will be performed on Navy ships worldwide (84 percent); Norfolk, Va. (8 percent); San Diego, Calif. (8 percent), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2014.  Funding for this contract will be done on individual task orders using fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy funds, which will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was awarded on a competitive basis using Navy Electronic Commerce On-line, with one offer received in response to the solicitation.  The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Office, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

            Correction:  No. 582-13, Aug. 14, 2013:  Contract awarded to Whitesell-Green Inc.*, Pensacola, Fla., for $15,949,000, is revised to show the corrected contract number as N69450-13-C-1257.

Army

           BAE Systems Land and Armaments, L.P., York, Penn., was awarded a firm-fixed price, no option, multi-year, contract with a cumulative maximum value of $149,882,446 for forty-nine M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System (HERCULES) and three sets of spare parts.  Performance location will be York, Penn., and funding will be from fiscal 2013 other funding. This contract was a competitive acquisition with one offer received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Tank and Automotive, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-13-C-0358).

           General Electric Aviation, Lynn, Mass., was awarded a firm-fixed price, no option , non-multi-year contract with a cumulative maximum value of $57,498,658 for seventy-two each of production T700-GE-701D engines with extended warranties and four each spares and support for the Unites States Army for the Government of the Republic of Korea.  Performance location will be Lynn, Mass., and funding will be from fiscal 2013 other funding. This contract is an approved Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea. This contract was a competitive acquisition with three bids solicited and three received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (SPRTA1-12-G-0006).

           Patriot Construction, LLC.,  Dunkirk, Md., (W91278-13-D-0040); and Willis-McKenneys, 8(a) Joint Venture, Atlanta, Ga., (W91278-13-D-0041) were awarded a firm-fixed price, no option, multi-year contract with a cumulative maximum value of $25,000,000 to provide mechanical systems repair for DoD Army medical facilities in the Southeastern United States to include repair and replacement of mechanical systems such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, ductwork, exhaust systems and other related systems. Performance location will vary by task order and funding will be incremental and determined by each order.  This contract was a competitive acquisition with two offers received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Mobile District, Mobile, AL is the contracting activity. 

           Coordinated Defense Supply Systems, Inc.*, Clinton Township, Mich., was awarded a firm-fixed price, no option, non-multi-year contract with a cumulative maximum value of $6,785,518 to provide 6,211 each tan, cover kits for medium tactical vehicles. Performance location will be Clinton Township, Mich., and funding will be $2,400,223 from fiscal 2011 other procurement, Army funds and $4,385,295 from fiscal 2012 other funding. This contract was a competitive acquisition with four offers received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Tank and Automotive, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-13-C-0326).

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DTN News - INDIAN DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Air Force Su-30MKI Squadron To Be Based Near Indo-Pak Border

DTN News - INDIAN DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Air Force Su-30MKI Squadron To Be Based Near Indo-Pak Border

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 19, 2013:  DTN News has reported India was deploying its lethal combat arsenal near the Indo-Pak border, the Air Force (IAF) is going to base a squadron of its frontline fighter aircraft Su-30MKI at Sirsa in Haryana by December.

This will be the second squadron of the Su-30MKI to be deployed in the Western Command area after deployment of the aircraft in Halwara, Punjab.

The aircraft will be deployed in Sirsa which is a key base along the Pakistan border, IAF officials said.

Till now, the Sukhois have been deployed in seven squadrons including the two in the eastern sector at Tezpur and Chabua, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, Halwara in Punjab and at its home base Lohegaon in Pune.


The IAF is planning to induct a total of 272 Sukhois

India’s Air Force wants to put you in the cockpit of a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI—not the multi-million dollar fighter jet, but its digital avatar. It is planning to create flight simulators in the hope that young Indians will enlist.

The Air Force announced July that it plans to develop an “air combat game based on the Indian Air Force.” It plans on Aug. 8 to meet with game developers to build a game for smartphones, and possibly game consoles.

The Air Force, whose motto is “touch the sky with glory,” hopes that the experience of flying a jet fighter on their phones will lure youngsters to sign up.

While the transition from iPhone gamer to Top Gun is not immediately obvious, the Air Force is facing a real problem. A.K. Antony said in November that the Indian Air Force faces a shortage of 882 officers.

The idea that video games can drive recruitment is not as far-fetched as it may seem.

The U.S. Army in 2009 created America’s Army, an online multiplayer game, hoping that experiencing the reality of combat would lead young people to join up. Even Hezbollah has tried its hand at attracting recruits with a video game called Special Force 2, a simulation of the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon.

A study by academics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggested that video gamers make the best drone operators in pressurized situations because they are good at multitasking.

Depending on the content of the game, India’s Air Force simulator could be controversial. The Chinese online game Glorious Mission Online, created in partnership with the People’s Liberation Army, simulates the invasion of disputed islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan.

No bombing runs over the Line of Actual Control then.

In addition DTN News report, Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMost Aerospace hopes to transfer the first Su-30MKI jet fighter to Indian Air Force in September 2015, JV President Sivathanu Pillai said.

Two Su-30MKI fighter planes are now being modernized by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Their full-scale mock-ups have already been made and delivered to India. They will be tested before December of this year.

According to Pillai, the first launch of airborne BrahMos missile is scheduled for June 2014. He expressed hope that the Su-30MKI jet fighter armed with BrahMos missiles would be ready in September 2015.

Pillai told ITAR-TASS that Russia would surpass its competitors in terms of military-technical cooperation with India only if the two countries create more joint ventures.

In 1960s-1980s India was completely dependable on contracts with the Soviet Union and use of Soviet technologies. After the Soviet Union’s breakup, other countries started supplying arms and hardware to India, and Russian-Indian military-technical cooperation decreased, he said.

Pillai believes that Russia and India should have learnt a lesson that they need create more joint ventures to design and make military products.

In his opinion, the development of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles is a successful example of such cooperation.

“India and Russia are big friends. I would even say that Russia is the only true friend of India. And if we want to keep military-technical cooperation at the previous levels, we have to create more joint ventures, especially when it concerns high-tech products,” Pillai said.

This will allow Russia to go far ahead of its competitors in India, he added.

Pillai is confident that the BrahMos missile project can be considered successful only if the missiles are bought by both Russia and India. Now only India has been buying them. He said this issue is discussed at different levels and expressed hope that Russia would make a positive decision.

The overall value of BrahMos missile contracts with India’s Navy, Air Force and Army has reached $4.2 billion and may increase to $7.5 billion by 2015.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Products on Video

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Oshkosh Defense Products on Video

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 17, 2013: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation presented its solution for the Engineering Manufacturing & Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. With the JLTV program, the U.S. military is seeking to modernize its light vehicle fleet. Oshkosh is offering the latest generation of its Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) to upgrade the light tactical fleet with MRAP-level protection and unprecedented mobility in future missions. The Oshkosh L-ATV has been extensively tested and proven to meet or exceed all of the JLTV program's requirements.

"Military leaders have recognized JLTV as one of their top modernization priorities, and the Oshkosh L-ATV entry represents our significant investment in this project and showcases our advanced technology," said John Bryant, vice president and general manager of Joint and Marine Corps Programs for Oshkosh Defense. "Our engineers have drawn upon extensive tactical vehicle operating experience in Iraq and Afghanistan to develop the L-ATV, with an eye toward future combat environments."

The Light Combat Vehicle, Redefined
The Oshkosh L-ATV is designed to keep Warfighters safe as battlefield threats evolve. The vehicle's crew protection system has been extensively tested and proven to optimize protection, weight and mobility. The L-ATV can accept multiple armor configurations so it can easily be adapted to changing operational requirements.

The L-ATV also uses the Oshkosh TAK-4i™ intelligent independent suspension system, building on the success of the TAK-4 family of suspensions used on more than 20,000 military vehicles. The TAK-4i system is tailored for high-performance, lightweight vehicles to give Warfighters unprecedented mobility in severe off-road terrain. It uses an advanced Oshkosh technology to deliver 20 inches of independent wheel travel; 25 percent more than any vehicle fielded with the U.S. military today.

Oshkosh's innovative L-ATV delivers expanded power capabilities, greater fuel efficiency and integrated diagnostics compared to legacy engine technologies. An optional Oshkosh ProPulse® diesel-electric hybrid powertrain is available to further improve fuel economy, lower life-cycle costs, and provide high levels of stationary and on-the-move exportable power.

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DTN News - INDIA NEWS: DTN News Wish Indian in India and Around The World A Happy Independence Day

DTN News - INDIA NEWS: DTN News Wish Indian in India and Around The World A Happy Independence Day

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 15, 2013: Independence Day, observed annually on 15 August, is a national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947. India attained freedom following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress. Independence coincided with the partition of India, in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties.

The flagship event in Independence Day celebrations takes place in Delhi, where the Prime Minister hoists the national flag at the Red Fort and delivers from its ramparts a speech. The holiday is observed throughout India with flag-hoisting ceremonies, parades and cultural events. Indians celebrate the day by displaying the national flag on their attire, accessories, homes and vehicles; by listening to patriotic songs, watching patriotic movies; and bonding with family and friends. Books and films feature the independence and partition in their narrative. Separatist and militant organisations have often carried out terrorist attacks on and around 15 August, and others have declared strikes and used black flags to boycott the celebration.

DTN News Wish Indian in India and Around The World A Happy Independence Day.

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