upon the last 30 years without accepting US responsibility for causing it all.
We created the conflict in the first place, by bringing together the criminal enterprises of international arms dealers, opium suppliers, suitcases full of cash, and the most dangerous militants we could gather together from Africa and the Middle East into a “pipeline” which flowed into Afghanistan and from there throughout the region, before abandoning it all to start the first Iraq war. We “abandoned” the war and the Afghan and Pakistani people, but we left the pipeline intact, running at full capacity for the past thirty years.
Richard Holbrooke admitted that the core of the problem was the “huge amount of ‘international contracts,’ particularly American military contracts which brought such a lucrative opportunity for . . . this kind of thing,” but he didn’t bother to mention that all of the contracts were initially American, or that the pipeline of weapons, drugs, and militants that supplied the materiel to the contractors, was our pipeline, or that it was still in operation. This is diplomatic deception of the highest order, meant to provide cover for a criminal war and the long-standing criminal American foreign policy which made it all possible.
This is the only real problem with Afghanistan, the fact that the governments which are waging war there are run by the same people who have created the dangerous situation to begin with. This is the only problem that affects everything else in the Afghan field of conflict. Cut the American/Pakistani pipeline and the war either ends outright, or slowly winds down, as the flow of money, weapons and foreign fighters simply dries-up, along with the Afghan opium trade which pays for it all.
In spite of intimate knowledge of all of this corruption we have sown, Holbrooke places the “cart before the horse,” claiming that the corruption is the problem, and not the deluge of cash, weapons and drugs which fuels the corruption. Without this enormous financial backing, the warlords and drug lords of Afghanistan would be “small potatoes.”
There is no limit to American hypocrisy or the galling nerve of American diplomats like Holbrooke, who front for the empire builders as we wage covert war upon the entire world and call it “foreign aid,” or promoting “democracy” or stability.Tuesday, September 21, 2010
DTN News: The River Of Afghan Corruption And Its American Source
upon the last 30 years without accepting US responsibility for causing it all.
We created the conflict in the first place, by bringing together the criminal enterprises of international arms dealers, opium suppliers, suitcases full of cash, and the most dangerous militants we could gather together from Africa and the Middle East into a “pipeline” which flowed into Afghanistan and from there throughout the region, before abandoning it all to start the first Iraq war. We “abandoned” the war and the Afghan and Pakistani people, but we left the pipeline intact, running at full capacity for the past thirty years.
Richard Holbrooke admitted that the core of the problem was the “huge amount of ‘international contracts,’ particularly American military contracts which brought such a lucrative opportunity for . . . this kind of thing,” but he didn’t bother to mention that all of the contracts were initially American, or that the pipeline of weapons, drugs, and militants that supplied the materiel to the contractors, was our pipeline, or that it was still in operation. This is diplomatic deception of the highest order, meant to provide cover for a criminal war and the long-standing criminal American foreign policy which made it all possible.
This is the only real problem with Afghanistan, the fact that the governments which are waging war there are run by the same people who have created the dangerous situation to begin with. This is the only problem that affects everything else in the Afghan field of conflict. Cut the American/Pakistani pipeline and the war either ends outright, or slowly winds down, as the flow of money, weapons and foreign fighters simply dries-up, along with the Afghan opium trade which pays for it all.
In spite of intimate knowledge of all of this corruption we have sown, Holbrooke places the “cart before the horse,” claiming that the corruption is the problem, and not the deluge of cash, weapons and drugs which fuels the corruption. Without this enormous financial backing, the warlords and drug lords of Afghanistan would be “small potatoes.”
There is no limit to American hypocrisy or the galling nerve of American diplomats like Holbrooke, who front for the empire builders as we wage covert war upon the entire world and call it “foreign aid,” or promoting “democracy” or stability.DTN News: Gulf States In $123 Billion US Arms Spree
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources including FT.com By Roula Khalaf in London and James Drummond in Abu Dhabi
history, ordering US weapons worth some $123bn as they seek to counter Iran’s military power. A package of US arms worth more than $67bn for Saudi Arabia accounts for the largest single component of this military build-up, providing a huge boost to the American defence industry.
The first phase of this agreement – soon to go before the US Congress for approval – is estimated at about $30bn.
Anthony Cordesman, from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said that the US was aiming to achieve a “new post-Iraq war security structure that can secure the flow of energy exports to the global economy”.
The arms sales would “reinforce the level of regional deterrence and help reduce the size of forces the US must deploy in the region”.
The purchase of new weaponry comes at a time when many countries in the Middle East, home to two-thirds of the world’s proven oil reserves, are alarmed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
They also fear that any Israeli or US military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities could provoke retaliation against them, or disrupt the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia will receive 85 new F-15 jet fighters and another 70 will be upgraded. Boeing will be the principal supplier, allowing the US company to strengthen its ability to manufacture advanced military jets, an area where it has been slipping under competitive pressure. A successor agreement is expected to provide for the upgrade of radar and missile defence systems and an ambitious modernisation of the Saudi Navy’s eastern fleet.
“The Saudi aim is to send a message especially to the Iranians – that we have complete aerial superiority over them,” said a Saudi defence analyst.
Other US allies in the Gulf are also involved. Theodore Karasik, from the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis in Dubai, said that the United Arab Emirates had signed contracts to buy military equipment worth $35bn-$40bn.
The UAE has received clearance to buy Thaad, a high altitude missile defence system being developed by Lockheed Martin. The UAE and Kuwait have each signed contracts for upgrades to their Patriot missile defence systems, developed by Raytheon, which cover lower levels of an air defence “curtain”.
Elsewhere, Oman is expected to spend $12bn and Kuwait $7bn in the period until the end of 2014 on replacing and upgrading warplanes and new command and control systems, according to Blenheim Capital Partners, a consultancy that arranges offset deals. Oman’s package will include 18 new F-16 jet fighters and upgrades for another 12. This will benefit Lockheed Martin, reinforcing its position as the leading US manufacturer of warplanes.
The total value of all US arms deals with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman and Kuwait is estimated at $122.88bn over the next four years.
Grant Rogan, Blenheim’s chief executive, said that Middle Eastern and south-east Asian countries had traditionally bought arms on a one-off basis. But now they were replacing western Europeans as some of the biggest regular arms purchasers. “They are the big buyers,” he said. Monday, September 20, 2010
DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated September 20, 2010
*Comprehensive daily news related on Aerospace/Defense for the world of TODAY.Monday September 20, 2010
- KinetX Sponsors NASA Conference Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the First Comet Encounter 6:35 pm - PR Newswire
- Photo Release -- Gulf Coast Teachers Test Newton's Laws of Motion Aboard Zero-Gravity Flight as Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Continue 6:22 pm - GlobeNewswire
- Accuvant Acquires Ciphent 6:00 pm - PR Newswire
- N.E.I. Treatment Systems Announces Four-Ship Ballast Water Treatment Systems Order From Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries 5:40 pm - Marketwire
- Maplesoft Announces New Version of the Maple Grid Computing Toolbox 5:11 pm - Business Wire
- Mercury Computer Systems to Present at the William Blair Emerging Growth Stock Conference on October 5, 2010 4:15 pm - Business Wire
- Constant Aviation Expands Sales Force 4:06 pm - Business Wire
- Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Deploys Worldwide 4:03 pm - GlobeNewswire
- UANI Announces Protest Against President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Delegation 3:42 pm - Business Wire
- Kaman Closes on New $275 Million Four-Year Revolving Credit Facility 3:37 pm - Business Wire
- Federal Data Center Consolidation May Take a Decade 3:26 pm - PR Newswire
- UPDATE - European buyers carve up U.S. security firm L-1 3:16 pm - at Reuters
- Airgas Receives Three-Year Contract Extension from The Boeing Co. 3:00 pm - Business Wire
- What is biometric identification? 1:45 pm - at Reuters
- Strong Performance for Zodiac Aerospace in FY 2009/2010 1:24 pm - Business Wire
- Pratt & Whitney's F119 Demonstrates Full Life Capability 1:02 pm - PR Newswire
- Caterpillar Wins Major Contract From U.S. Department of Defense 12:56 pm - PR Newswire
- F135 Engine Exceeds 19,000 Hours as Short Take Off Vertical Landing Variant Nears Initial Service Release Certification 12:54 pm - PR Newswire
- Globecomm Announces Exercise of $4.3 Million Contract Option By The U.S. Army for the Continued Production of the Joint IP Modem 11:53 am - Business Wire
- Imperium, Inc. Signs Strategic Distribution Agreement With Singapore's Hypercoat Enterprises 11:40 am - PR Newswire
- Ultralife Corporation to Present at Western New York Investors Conference 11:19 am - Business Wire
- Iron Eagle Group (IEAG) Engages Leading Middle Market Investment Bankers 10:53 am - Business Wire
- Northrop Grumman-Led JV Participates in Nevada Test Site Renaming Ceremony 10:39 am - GlobeNewswire
- JBT Corporation Wins $20.4M Gate Equipment Order for Major U.S. Airport 10:10 am - PR Newswire
- LightPath Technologies Completes $750,000 SBIR Phase II Contract From the U.S. Navy 10:10 am - Marketwire
- U.S. State Department Orders 11 More Upgraded S-61 Helicopters for Use in Iraq & Afghanistan 10:00 am - PR Newswire
- LDRA Tool Suite High- and Object-Level Support Extended for Full Range of PowerPCs 10:00 am - Business Wire
- Learning Tree International and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Co-Present during Fall 2010 CLO Symposium 10:00 am - Business Wire
- Alion Awarded $3.6M Contract to Advance LandWarNet Concepts Under the Army Battle Command Support Services Contract 10:00 am - Business Wire
- General David McKiernan Joins ADS Ventures as Senior Policy Advisor 9:55 am - PR Newswire
- Safran and BAE to split security firm L-1 9:41 am - Reuters
- BAE Systems Receives Contract for Modifications to Vehicle Emergency Escape Window 9:31 am - Business Wire
- The Allied Defense Group Moves Trading of Stock to OTCQB Market Place 9:30 am - PR Newswire
- STSS Demonstration Satellite Successful in First Handover of Track Data From Acquisition Sensor to Tracking Sensor 9:30 am - GlobeNewswire
- Nexter Selects PrismTech's OpenSplice DDS Middleware for Next Generation Military Vehicles Architecture 9:16 am - Business Wire
- Raytheon Completes Upgrade of 1,000th Patriot Missile for U.S. Army 9:00 am - PR Newswire
- Foresight Opens South American Franchise 9:00 am - Marketwire
- ITT to Acquire Airport Operations Solutions group from SRA International 8:59 am - Business Wire
- Trans-Pacific Aerospace Company, Inc. 25% Owned Joint Venture Partner Receives Special Operating License in China 8:39 am - Business Wire
- Cimcor Awarded Common Criteria Security Certification 8:37 am - Business Wire
- U.S. Aerospace, Inc. and AVIC International Holding Corporation Enter into Strategic Cooperation Agreement 8:30 am - Business Wire
- Health Net Selected as a Top Military Spouse Friendly Employer 8:30 am - Business Wire
- Now Showing: The Northern Lights Live Online 8:17 am - Marketwire
- Hotel Marketing Company Taps Into Defense Lodging 8:00 am - PR Newswire
- GTEC Names Joseph M. Cormier Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 8:00 am - PR Newswire
- Lockheed Martin AMF JTRS Team Delivers Preliminary Engineering Development Model Radio to Apache AH-64D Integration Laboratory 8:00 am - PR Newswire
- AMETEK Completes Private Placement of 80 Million Pounds Sterling in Senior Notes 8:00 am - PR Newswire
- GTSI's Mentor-Prot�g� Agreement with Brown Technology Group Approved by the Department of Homeland Security 8:00 am - Business Wire
- Cubic Global Tracking Solutions Introduces Smarter Asset Tracking Technology to the DoD Market at NDTA Forum 8:00 am - Marketwire
- Mobile Armor and Panasonic Partner to Provide Comprehensive and Fortified Data Protection on Rugged Toughbook(R) Notebooks and Healthcare Devices 8:00 am - Marketwire
- API Technologies Enters Into Agreement with United States Department of Defense to Focus on Market for Classified and Secure Contracts 7:55 am - PR Newswire
- Narus and ArcSight Partner to Provide Enhanced Enterprise Threat and Risk Management 7:51 am - Marketwire
- LaserCard Corporation Receives $2.8 Million Order for Costa Rica Foreign Resident Cards 7:30 am - Business Wire
- Research and Markets: Syria Defence and Security Report Q4 2010 - Forecasts & Competitive Intelligence on Syria's Defence & Security Industry 7:15 am - Business Wire
- Ducommun to Present at the Oppenheimer Industrials Conference September 29, 2010 7:00 am - Business Wire
- AECOM to present at Morgan Stanley Business & Education Services Conference 7:00 am - Business Wire
- Canon Investment Holdings Limited Plans to Invest $48.9 Million in Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. 7:00 am - Marketwire
- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Press Conference Update 6:05 am - Marketwire
- AIS Releases a 15" IP67 NEMA 6 Rugged Panel Computer Integrated with Optical Bonding Enhancements for COTS Military & Aerospace Applications 3:41 am - Business Wire
- LDK Solar Signs Memorandum of Understanding with National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 20, 2010
2010 are undermentioned;CONTRACTS
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Washington Gas Energy Services, Herndon, Va., is being awarded a maximum $105,454,390 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for natural gas. Other locations of performance are Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 29 responses. The date of performance completion is Sept. 30, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SPO600-10-D-7514).
Colonial Energy, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a maximum $48,844,533 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for natural gas. Other locations of performance are Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 29 responses. The date of performance completion is Sept. 30, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SPO600-10-D-7512).
Afga Healthcare, Ridgefield Park, N.J., is being awarded a maximum $45,000,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment bridge contract for DIN-PACS systems, sub-systems and components. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with eight responses. The date of performance completion is May 21, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM200-04-D-8303).
Atmos Energy Marketing, LLC, Houston, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $39,631,685 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for natural gas. Other locations of performance are Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 29 responses. The date of performance completion is Sept. 30, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SPO600-10-D-7506).
Fuji Medical Systems USA, Stamford, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $9,000,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment bridge contract for DIN-PACS systems, sub-systems and components. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The original proposal was Web-solicited with eight responses. The date of performance completion is May 21, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM200-04-D-8307).
AIR FORCE
GSD&M Idea City, LLC, Austin, Texas, was awarded an estimated $41,000,000 contract modification which will provide non-personal advertising necessary including the management, supervision, personnel labor, material and equipment required to plan, create, design, produce, place, evaluate and measure the effectiveness of advertising and special events in support of Air Force active duty national, regional and local recruiting marketing support. At this time, zero dollars have been obligated. AETC Contracting Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting agency (FA3002-08-D-0019; P00004).
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Herndon, Va., was awarded a $24,999,153 contract which will provide survivability/vulnerability technical analysis for homeland infrastructure foundation-level data and geospatial analysis for homeland defense/homeland security missions. At this time, $2,227,942 has been obligated. 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380; Delivery Order 387).
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, was awarded an estimated $22,731,398 contract modification to conduct studies and analyses to determine the efficiency of contamination mitigation technologies against advanced threats including the by-products formed from reactions of the advanced threats with contamination mitigation technologies. At this time, $700,000 has been obligated. 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-00-D-3180; Delivery Order 0665).
AP Mountain, LLC, Aurora, Colo., was awarded a $20,536,000 contract for renovation phases five and sixfor Vandenberg Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy. At this time, $20,536,000 has been obligated. Tenth Contracting Squadron, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., is the contracting activity (FA7000-10-C-0029).
The Ross Group, Oklahoma City, Okla. (FA8101-10-D-0002); Diversified Construction, Edmond, Okla. (FA8101-10-D-0003); Southwind Construction, Edmond, Okla. (FA8101-10-D-0004); Warden Construction, Jacksonville, Fla. (FA8101-10-D-0005); The Asset Group, Oklahoma City, Okla. (FA8101-10-D-0006); HGL Construction, Midwest City, Okla. (FA8101-10-D-0007) were awarded competitive $20,000,000 small business set-side multiple award construction contracts. The contracts will provide diversified construction services for a one-year basic period with four one-year options, a total of five years. Each construction project will be awarded by an individual delivery order issued against the basic contract. At this time, $3,460,573 has been obligated. OC-ALC/PKOBA, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity.
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Herndon, Va., was awarded a $13,888,766 contract which will provide mission assurance and protection survivability/vulnerability operations analysis and risk assessment in support of U.S. Northern Command. At this time, $548,668 has been obligated. 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380; Delivery Order 392).
Jacobs Technology, Inc., Tullahoma, Tenn., was awarded a $9,573,608 contract modification which will provide six months of contractor support for the design, construction, reconfiguration, modification, test operations and maintenance of experimental and support facilities used to perform research and development of rocket propulsion, space systems and their components under the research operations support services contract. At this time, $2,182,595 has been obligated. Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04611-99-C-003-P00143).
ATAP, Inc., Eastaboga, Ala., was awarded an estimated $9,218,236 contract for the repair and overhaul of AS32R refueler vehicles. Best estimated quantity for the basic year is 84 refuelers. For Option I, the best estimated quantity is 58 vehicles; 57 for Option II-IV; and 52 for Options V-IX. At this time, no money has been obligated. WR-ALC/GRVKBA, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8519-10-D-0004).
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Herndon, Va., was awarded a $6,912,189 contract which will provide technical analysis and strategic planning for research, development and engineering command. At this time, $56,717 has been obligated. 55 CONS/LGCD, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380; Delivery Order 393).
NAVY
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $22,362,630 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-08-G-0002) for design, development, test, manufacture, and delivery of Lot IV Operational Test Program Sets (OTPSs), including production copies of the OTPSs for MV-22 and CV-22, on-site verification (OSV), and the procurement of General Electric Interface Unit Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRAs) and standby flight instrument/enhanced standby flight instrument WRAs. This order includes those for the Air Force (16 production units and OSV of two units) and the Marine Corps (non-recurring design engineering, 12 pilot production units, 72 production units, and OSV of 12 units). Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (89.6 percent), and Ridley Park, Pa. (10.4 percent). Work is expected to be completed in August 2015. Contract funds in the amount of $13,480,298 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This order combines purchases for the Air Force ($1,044,826; 4 percent) and the Marine Corps ($22,317,804; 96 percent). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.
Terex Government Programs, dba Terex Corp., Fredericksburg, Va., is being awarded an $18,896,371 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to purchase up to 200 light capability rough terrain forklifts. Delivery Order #0001 will be executed in the amount of $9,875,808. Work will be performed in Fredericksburg, Va., and is expected to be completed by September 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-10-D-5074).
The MIL Corp., Bowie, Md., is being awarded an $8,395,848 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-09-C-0096) to exercise an option for engineering support for the development, integration, and procurement of mission systems integration on airborne and shipboard platforms. This effort will support the Mission Systems Engineering Branch of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. The estimated level of effort for this option is 107,000 man-hours. Work will be performed in St. Inigoes, Md., and is expected to be completed in September 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
The Hawaiian Rock Products Corp., Mangilao, Guam, is being awarded $7,305,846 for firm-fixed-price task order #JQ41 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (FA5240-09-D-0001) for repairs to Taxiway C between Taxiway H and G Road at Andersen Air Force Base Guam. The work to be performed provides for cold milling and removal of existing asphalt concrete pavement to a depth of approximately five inches at Taxiway C, two inches at the taxiway shoulders, and five inches for the section of hardstand aprons down to existing base course. Spread, grade, and compact to one to two inches leveling course. Work will be performed in Yigo, Guam, and is expected to be completed by February 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One proposal was received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Marianas, Guam, is the contracting activity.
Metro Machine Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $7,218,748 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4306) for USS Carr (FFG 52) maintenance and repair during fiscal 2010 drydocking selected restricted availability. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by December 2010. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Norfolk Ship Support Activity, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $6,402,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #0014 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8615) for construction of a C-5 Squadron Aircraft Operations and Maintenance Facility at Travis Air Force Base. The task order also contains one planned modification which if issued, would increase the cumulative task order value to $7,449,958. Work will be performed in Fairfield, Calif., and is expected to be completed by October 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded a $5,532,028 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for a three-month extension of 70 field service representatives to complete independent suspension system kit installation on the Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle fleet. All work will be performed in Kuwait. Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $5,532,028 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
ARMY
Systems Products & Solutions, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 15 a $19,743,495 firm-fixed-price contract for training mechanics for the Iraqi Interior Ministry to train mechanics to repair HMMWV, air conditioning, hydraulics, power generation repair with an estimated completion date of Sept. 15, 2012. Work is to be performed at Baghdad, Iraq. Bids were solicited via the Web, with three received. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W5P1J-10-F-0028; Serial #1948).
Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., was awarded on Sept. 15 a $19,187,689 firm-fixed-price contract for 40 gas turbine engines M250/C30R/3 for the OH-58D Kiowa safety enhancement program with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. Work is to be performed at Indianapolis, Ind. One bid was solicited with one received. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-09-D-0190; Serial #1945).
Mythics, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., was awarded on Sept. 15 a $9,883,241 firm-fixed-price contract for a first responder network. With an estimated completion date of May 20, 2011. Work is to be performed in the cities of Erbil, Dahuk, and Sulaymaniyah in Iraq. This was a brand-name selection with one bid received. CENTCOM Contracting Command is the contracting activity (W91GY0-10-C-0022; Serial #1923).
Harvest Professional Services, Co., Inc., Henderson, Texas, was awarded on Sept. 15 a $7,894,714 firm-fixed-price contract for family readiness services support for the California Army National Guard with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. Work is to be performed at the following California sites: San Luis Obispo, Sacramento, Azusa, Santa Rosa, Chico, Walnut Creek, San Jose, Fresno, Modesto, Visalia, Camp Roberts, Bakersfield, Ventura, Los Alamitos, Bell, San Bernardino, Escondido, and San Diego. Bids were solicited via the Web with five received. NGB, USPFO, Calif., is the contracting activity (W912LA-10-C-0008; Serial# 1949).
DTN News: Indonesia to Purchase Six New Sukhoi Fighter Jets
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources including JakartaGlobe / Ria Novosti
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