Friday, October 12, 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Rockwell-Collins Inc., Contract For Repair of Navigational And Communication Components of U.S. Navy Various Aircrafts And Helicopters

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Rockwell-Collins Inc., Contract For Repair of Navigational And Communication Components of U.S. Navy Various Aircrafts And Helicopters
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. Department Of Defense No. 808-12 October 10, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 12, 2012: Rockwell-Collins Inc., Government Systems Division, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $17,172,085 requirements contract for the repair of navigational and communication components for the E2C, EA-6B, F/A-18, P-3, H-1, H-46, H45-D aircraft, and the H53 and H60 helicopters.  



Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (80 percent) and Atlanta, Ga., (20 percent), and work is expected to be completed by October 2017.  

The applicable Navy Working Capital Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal 2013.  

This contract was not a full and open competition in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement.   

Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00383-13-D-048G). 


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DTN News - IRAQ DEFENSE NEWS: Iraq To Buy 28 Czech L-159 Training Jets For $1 Billion ~ Media Reports

DTN News - IRAQ DEFENSE NEWS: Iraq To Buy 28 Czech L-159 Training Jets For $1 Billion ~ Media Reports
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 12, 2012: The Iraqi government intends to buy Czech-made Aero Vodochody L-159 advanced trainer/light-attack jets, Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday in Prague after talks with his Czech counterpart Petr Necas, local TV reported.

Iraq will buy 28 Czech-made L-159 training jets valued at $1 billion dollars (770 billions euros), a Czech defence ministry spokesman told AFP Friday in Prague. The deal includes 24 new plane and four older army surplus aircraft.

"Further talks about purchasing the L-159 will take place on Friday between the Iraqi and Czech defense ministries," he said. Talks about an L-159 purchase between Baghdad and Prague have been underway for at least three years, acording to Defense Industry Daily.

The Czech government hopes to sell Iraq up to 24 of the jets, which Defense Industry Daily says are used aircraft which were operated for a short time by the Czech Air Force. Iraq used to operate the jet's predecessor, the L-39 Albatros.

The L-159 can be armed with Sidewinder missiles, targeting pods and laser-guided air-to-surface weapons, and can operate from austere airstrips, the daily says.

The L 159A is a single-seat light multi-role combat aircraft designed for a variety of air-to-air, air-to-ground and reconnaissance missions. The aircraft is equipped with a multi-mode Doppler Grifo-L radar (a variant of the Grifo-F x-band multi-mode, pulse-doppler radar), for all-weather, day and night operations. It can carry a wide range of NATO standard stores including air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and laser guided bombs. The L 159A is in operational service with the Czech Air Force and in production.

The L 159B is a two-seat derivative of the L159A primarily designed for Advanced and Operational/Lead-In Fighter Training. The L 159B configuration can also be tailored to customer specific requirements and adapted to needs of basic training as well as combat missions including air-to-Ground, patrol and reconnaissance missions.

The L 159T1 is a two-seat trainer derivative used by the Czech air Force. All L 159T1 are modified L 159A airframes taken from storage. First flight 8 March 2007.


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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

DTN News - SYRIA UNREST: In Shifting Syria Conflict, Assad Assumes Command of Forces

DTN News - SYRIA UNREST: In Shifting Syria Conflict, Assad Assumes Command of Forces
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Samia Nakhoul - Reuters
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 10, 2012: The picture is deceptively normal. Posted on the Facebook page of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, it shows the first lady Asma, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, accompanying her daughter and three sons on their first day back at school.


Two of the boys wear camouflage shorts with khaki t-shirts and caps, in keeping with the spirit of a ruler under siege. Yet when she dropped off Hafez, the eldest, named after his strongman grandfather, only one other child had arrived in class because of rebel attacks in Damascus that morning.
More than 18 months into the battle for Syria, an estimated 30,000 people are dead and the country is disintegrating.
The rebels are outgunned by the government but can still strike at will, and Assad has assumed personal command of his forces, still convinced he can prevail militarily.
U.N. mediation efforts headed by Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi are adrift and there is no indication Western pressure on Assad will translate into real military support for Syria's rebel forces. Russia and Iran continue to back Damascus.
Supporters of Assad say the government has steadied its nerve after a wave of defections and rebel attacks on strategic government targets since the summer.
A Facebook picture of Assad dressed in military uniform sums up his transformation since a bomb attack in July killed his inner circle security leadership, including his brother-in-law and defense minister.
Recent visitors say the 47-year-old president has taken over day-to-day leadership. They speak of a self-confident, combative president convinced he will ultimately win the conflict through military means.
"He is no longer a president who depends on his team and directs through his aides. This is a fundamental change in Assad's thinking," said a pro-Syrian Lebanese politician with close ties to Assad. "Now he is involved in directing the battle."
The endgame may have changed too. "Nobody is now talking about the control of the regime over all of Syria, they talk about the ability of the regime to continue."
Until recently, the Lebanese politician said, people asked daily who would defect next. But for some time now there had been no significant military defections.
"The fighting nerve is steady. The Iranians and the Russians may have helped them. Their ability to manage daily and control the situation has improved."
The government has decided to focus its effort on essential areas - the capital Damascus, the second largest city of Aleppo, and the main highways and roads.
Other close observers of the conflict say Assad is deluded if he believes he can prevail.
"The problem is the regime lives in its own world. It is clear the people are rejecting this idea - the regime's narrative - that it is a secular regime set upon by extremists, a battle between good and evil and Bashar will one day be vindicated. Bashar is not the victim. He is the cause of the violence," said a Western diplomat.
DAILY KILLINGS
The conflict has spiraled into a civil war with almost daily massacres and sectarian killings which some observers say make Assad's fate almost irrelevant.
"Everybody is kind of hypnotized by the issue of whether Bashar is president or not, whether he is leaving or not," said one Arab official. "I fear the problem is much bigger than that. The problem is to see how Syria is going to survive, how the new Syria is going to be born."
The feuding among the opposition and its failure to unite under one command is one factor that has helped Assad to hold on. There is still no serious effort to unify the opposition.
Some rebel groups, made up of moderate liberals and Islamist zealots, have clashed with each other militarily, activists say. Their religious and ideological disagreement is displayed in the open on Islamist web sites with individuals trading insults.
"The opposition has got to grow up and get its act together and stop just reciting this mantra, Bashar must go, Bashar must go," the Arab official said. "There are other things they can do starting with some unity among them."
"One has got to gather all sorts of building blocks that are lying around and make of them a viable construction. It is terribly important to see how violence can be stopped. It is creating walls of hatred between neighbors. It is becoming more and more sectarian," he said.
The rebels have so far failed to sustain gains in the face of superior government firepower. They have lost many bases that they had won in the suburbs of Damascus and elsewhere. Frustrated, they seem to have switched tactics to suicide bombings and hit-and-run attacks.
"Militarily the regime is more relaxed but from a security position the country is falling apart," said the pro-Syrian politician."An explosion might happen anywhere, an assassination might happen, the situation is chaotic and out of control."
Having seen the country of 23 million become an arena in which foreign players are fighting proxy wars, mediators have come to the same conclusion - that the longer the conflict lasts the more Syria will become beyond rescue.
Talk of political reform - as demanded originally by peaceful protesters wanting greater freedom, democracy and an end to vested interests by an Alawite minority ruling a Sunni Muslim majority - have long ceased to be realistic.
Only an orderly transition can save Syria, they say.
"The solution will have to involve regime change not only the change of one man. The problem is how to engineer this momentous change in a country that is complicated and where fighting has further complicated things. This certainly cannot all happen overnight," the Arab official said.
A Western envoy familiar with Syria said U.N. envoy Brahimi was trying to find a formula.
"By virtue of what has happened, the destruction and the fighting - if you don't have a transitional government with a strong army, Syria will be lost for a long time," he said
Hopes for the Brahimi mission are dim given that arms and funds are still flowing to rebel groups, while Assad's forces are still getting Russian and Iranian support.
"The Russians and the Iranians are even more robust. They support them with funds and political support and technical expertise," said the Lebanese politician.
Despite a collapse in revenues, a halt in oil sales and tourism income, and a fall in the value of the national currency, the economy has so far avoided meltdown. But this may only be a temporary respite for a government spending heavily on its military campaign. Support from Iran, its own currency collapsing, cannot be relied on indefinitely and the Syrian government's capacity to withstand economic headwinds is diminishing.
"The following five or six months will be essential in the battle and not like the past four or five months that have passed. The Americans would have completed their election, the Russians will have evolved their position and the situation in Iran will have crystallized," the Lebanese politician said.
"Until now, the Arabs have not changed their position, the Americans don't want to be decisive and the Russians haven't seen one factor that makes them back track one iota from their position. For the Russians, the matter is bigger than a naval base in Tartous, they can secure it through negotiations, it is about their role in the region."
VIOLENCE AND CHAOS
For the average Syrian citizen, the primary preoccupation remains violence, insecurity and chaos.
In Damascus, shops open during the day but life grinds to a halt by late afternoon, residents say. The government and army have set up roadblocks. They carry out searches of neighborhoods, they storm houses and arrest activists.
There is a sense of despair among residents. Kidnapping on sectarian grounds and also for ransom is rife. In rebel-controlled areas devastated by government firepower, resentment simmers among people who believe the rebels have brought havoc.
Most analysts predict a long battle. The stakes are high for Assad and his two million Alawite community - an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam linked religiously and politically to Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah. Bashar cannot leave easily.
There are people tied to him, there are people who fought a battle with him, he cannot abandon them and wash his hands of them," the pro-Syrian politician said.
Observers say, Russia is unlikely to give up its ties to Syria and get out of the Mediterranean.
And Iran looks unlikely to abandon its strategic ally.
"It is not easy for the nerve centre, the leadership in Iran to abandon or leave Syria because when we say Iran is giving up Syria it means it is getting out of the regional power play which means it will lose a lot of its external influence," said the Lebanese politician.
Yet officials from countries aligned against Assad remain hopeful that there will be a trigger to bring him down.
Until then, regional and Western powers are working on measures that need to be in place for a time when Assad is gone to avoid a post-Saddam-style, anarchic power vacuum.
"There will be some event which causes the regime to fall. The fall of Damascus, a regime coup, or something else. I can't predict what the trigger will be but the regime will fall," said the Western diplomat.
(Additional reporting by Laila Bassam; Dominic Evans and Mariam Karouny; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Janet McBride)

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Tuesday, October 09, 2012

DTN News - JAPAN / CHINA NEWS: Thinking About The Unthinkable ~ War In The Senkakus

DTN News - JAPAN / CHINA NEWS: Thinking About The Unthinkable ~ War In The Senkakus
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources The Diplomat
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 9, 2012: I am more sanguine than most about how the Japanese Self-Defense Forces stack up against China’s People’s Liberation Army. The SDF would acquit itself well in combat if commanders artfully combined all warfighting implements at their disposal, from ships to aircraft to shore-fired missiles. Tokyo has options; it even has advantages.

Judging from the contents of my email inbox the past few weeks, however, some Japanese commentators mistook this guardedly upbeat assessment for a prediction that Japan would prevail in any trial of arms—including a clash over the Senkaku/Diaoyu archipelago, west of the southernmost tip of the Ryukyus chain. Au contraire. Extolling the JSDF’s material and human excellence in general terms is a far cry from predicting a Japanese triumph in any particular contingency. There are no sure things in war.
Furthermore, a Senkakus conflict is probably the hardest case the JSDF may confront. Glance at the map. Geography may not be destiny, but it molds destiny. The archipelago lies within easy reach of PLA air, naval, and missile forces concentrated opposite nearby Taiwan. Advantage: China. On the allied side, Okinawa is home to U.S. Marine and Air Force bases as well as the JSDF’s Naha Air Base. It is situated a couple of hundred miles away, roughly the same distance as the mainland coast. That’s no small thing. But the Senkakus are remote from major bases in the Japanese home islands. The U.S. naval station at Yokosuka, for example, lies over 1,000 miles distant.
Even though Japan holds the contested ground, then, geography and the balance of forces would favor China should a conflict transpire today. The PLA will hold that edge unless Japan takes dramatic measures to fortify its southern ramparts. If the JSDF cannot win the air and sea battle around the Senkakus, it will lose the islands to any concerted PLA offensive. If nothing else, Chinese forces that controlled nearby waters and airspace could simply cordon off the archipelago and wait out the JSDF. Any Japanese defenders emplaced there would wither over time, bereft of food, water, and other critical supplies.
What to do? If commanding the air and sea is the key, then Tokyo must devise forces and plans for assuring JSDF access to the islands while denying PLA forces access. That could mean positioning mobile anti-ship missiles on Yonaguni Island, at the southern tip of the Ryukyus and within missile range of the Senkakus. (Such a move would be certain to play well with the locals.) It could mean expanding the submarine fleet and adjusting submarine deployment patterns southward. Patrolling the waters near the islets would comprise a potent deterrent. It could mean fielding new classes of small missile craft to wage guerrilla war at sea against Chinese surface ships—much as the PLA Navy envisions doing against U.S.-Japanese naval forces.
It certainly means Tokyo must act. Agonizing endlessly over measures like stationing token ground forces in the Ryukyus—as the nation has been doing for years now—does little to shore up Japan’s strategic position along its southern periphery. Fielding excellent military forces is a start. But if Japan’s leadership wants to win, it must put the JSDF in position to do so. Faster, please.



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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Taliban Shoot Pakistani Schoolgirl Campaigning For Peace

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Taliban Shoot Pakistani Schoolgirl Campaigning For Peace
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Jibran Ahmad  Reuters
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 9, 2012: Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants, authorities said.

Malala Yousufzai was shot in the head and neck when gunmen fired on her school bus in the Swat valley, northwest of the capital, Islamabad. Two other girls were also wounded, police said.
Yousufzai became famous for speaking out against the Pakistani Taliban at a time when even the government seemed to be appeasing the hardline Islamists.
The government agreed to a ceasefire with the Taliban in Swat in early 2009, effectively recognizing insurgent control of the valley whose lakes and mountains had long been a tourist attraction.
The Taliban set up courts, executed residents and closed girls' schools, including the one that Yousufzai attended. A documentary team filmed her weeping as she explained her ambition to be a doctor.
"My friend came to me and said, 'for God's sake, answer me honestly, is our school going to be attacked by the Taliban?'," Yousufzai, then 11, wrote in a blog published by the BBC.
"During the morning assembly we were told not to wear colorful clothes as the Taliban would object."
The army launched an offensive and retook control of Swat later that year, and Yousufzai later received the country's highest civilian award. She was also nominated for international awards for child activists.
Since then, she has received numerous threats. On Tuesday, gunmen arrived at her school and asked for her by name, witnesses told police. Yousufzai was shot when she came out of class and went to a bus.
Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said his group was behind the shooting.
"She was pro-West, she was speaking against Taliban and she was calling President Obama her ideal leader," Ehsan said by telephone from an undisclosed location.
"She was young but she was promoting Western culture in Pashtun areas," he said, referring to the main ethnic group in northwest Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. Most members of the Taliban come from conservative Pashtun tribes.
Doctors were struggling to save Yousufzai, said Lal Noor, a doctor at the Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital in the Swat valley's main town of Mingora.
The U.S. State Department condemned the attack.
"Directing violence at children is barbaric. It's cowardly. And our hearts go out to her and the others who were wounded, as well as their families," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in Washington.
(Writing by Katharine Houreld; additional reporting by Andrew Quinn in Washington; Editing by Robert Birsel and Paul Simao)

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Monday, October 08, 2012

DTN News - BAE ~ EADS NEWS: David Cameron On Standby To Save £28bn BAE-EADS Merger

DTN News - BAE ~ EADS NEWS: David Cameron On Standby To Save £28bn BAE-EADS Merger
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Telegraph UK
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 7, 2012: David Cameron is on standby to try to prevent the collapse of the £28bn merger between BAE Systems and EADS following surprise German demands for the headquarters of the military and aerospace giant to be based in Munich.


The Prime Minister is ready to hold talks with the French president, Francois Hollande, and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, to settle an agreement between the three governments. Such a move would pave the way for BAE Systems to ask the Takeover Panel for an extension to the Wednesday deadline for a deal to be either agreed or abandoned.
The political threat to the deal is being reinforced by complaints from some BAE investors that they are being kept in the dark about the merger. A number of shareholders have expressed concerns that BAE is negotiating from a position of weakness while some EADS investors feel the terms of the deal are too generous to the British company.
Officials will today make a fresh attempt to resolve the headquarters issue in another tripartite video conference call.
An attempt on Friday to settle outstanding issues went smoothly until Lars-Hendrik Roller, Ms Merkel's chief economic adviser, stunned British and French negotiators by calling for the scrapping of plans to locate the combined company's military headquarters at Farnborough and civil aircraft headquarters at Toulouse. He called for a single base in Munich to be set up instead.
Efforts were made over the weekend to find a solution but if today's talks again end in failure BAE will ask Mr Cameron to intervene and raise the issue with his French and German counterparts, in what is being described by insiders as "make or break time".
The shock was heightened after agreement had been reached on what was seen as the more awkward issue of the size of government shareholdings in the joint venture and an unusual accord between the British and French sides.
Mr Roller and Mr Macron agreed to limit the state holding to 9pc each for France and Germany, or 18pc in total. The UK has no shareholding in either company. This agreement was reached with a view to maintaining state interest while reducing the risk of being frozen out of military orders in the important US market, where Boeing is campaigning to have BAE stripped of its privileged status.
The German official, who had to be talked down from releasing a statement claiming the deal was off, was also said to be upset by France's refusal to provide a written guarantee it would not seek to increase its 9pc shareholding.
Neither BAE nor EADS was willing to comment on the prospects of the deal surviving, either in its present form or with changes.
Governments and unions are worried about the outlook for jobs in a group that would provide employment for 220,000 people, including 50,000 in Britain.

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Friday, October 05, 2012

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Chrysler Group International L.L.C., Relating To Wrangler TJL Jeep Kits For Egyptian Military

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Chrysler Group International L.L.C., Relating To Wrangler TJL Jeep Kits For Egyptian Military
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 5, 2012:  Chrysler Group International L.L.C., Auburn Hills, Mich., was awarded a $10,455,090 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure Wrangler TJL Jeep kits, diesel engines, transmissions, cases and spares in support of Foreign Military Sales.  

Work will be performed in Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013. 

The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-0123). 
Jeep Wrangler

The Jeep Wrangler is a compact four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle (SUV) and an off-road vehicle manufactured by American automaker Chrysler, under its Jeep marque – and now in its fourth generation. It is a successor to the famous World War II 'Jeep' vehicle by way of the Willys civilian Jeep (CJ) in the 1950s, later produced by Kaiser-Jeep and by American Motors (AMC). The Wrangler debuted in 1987, was revised in 1997 and again in 2007. Wranglers continue to use live axles both front and rear as with their predecessor, the CJ.

Each Wrangler model has received a designation in addition to the nameplate Wrangler corresponding to their generation: YJ (1987–1995), TJ (1997–2006), LJ's (2004–2006 Unlimited models) and JK (2007–present). Military versions of the Wrangler have carried the J8 designation.

YJ models were manufactured between 1987 and 1992 at AMC Brampton Assembly Plant, and subsequently at the Toledo South Assembly Plant plant. In 2006, Wrangler production was moved to Toledo Supplier Park.

The Jeep Wrangler received the 2009 Best Resale Value Award from Kelley Blue Book (KBB) in the Sport Utility Vehicle category and the 2012 Best Resale Value Award from Kelly Blue Book in the Compact Sport Utility Vehicle category.[42] The Wrangler also holds the "Models to Best Hold Its Value" recognition from Kelley Blue Book for 1998, 1999, 2003, 2011, and 2012.

The 2008 edition of Forbes Autos lists the four-wheel-drive convertible Jeep Wrangler at number four among the top ten vehicles with the highest resale value.

In May 2009, Business Week magazine named the Wrangler "One of the Most Iconic Cars of the Last 20 Years."


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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 5, 2012

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 5, 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - October 5, 2012: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  October 5, 2012   are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
ARMY
            Raytheon Co., Andover, Mass., was awarded a $59,034,271 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to support the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor.  Work will be performed in Andover, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity (DASG60-98-C-0001). 

            Bay West Inc., St. Paul, Minn., (W912DW-11-D-1025); CKY Inc., San Pedro, Calif., (W912DW-11-D-1026); Engineering/Remediation Resources Group Inc., Martinez, Calif., (W912DW-11-D-1027); Kemron Environmental Services Inc., Vienna, Va., (W912DW-11-D-1028); MCS Environmental Inc., Missoula, Mont., (W912DW-11-D-1029); PNW Joint Venture, Anaheim, Calif., (W912DW-11-D-1030); and Sealaska Environmental Services L.L.C., Bellevue, Wash., (W912DW-11-D-1031); were awarded a $25,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract between seven contractors.  The award will provide for the environmental remediation services.  Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 18 bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, Wash., is the contracting activity.

            Chrysler Group International L.L.C., Auburn Hills, Mich., was awarded a $10,455,090 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure Wrangler TJL Jeep kits, diesel engines, transmissions, cases and spares in support of Foreign Military Sales.  Work will be performed in Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-0123). 

            Bristol Environmental Remediation Svcs L.L.C., Achorage, Alaska, was awarded a $9,990,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the munitions and environmental remediation services.  Work will be performed in Fort Lewis, Wash., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2015.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity (W912PL-12-D-0062). 

            The Boeing Co., -- Defense, Space and Security, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $9,529,648 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the integration of aircraft unique requirements into the Saudi Arabia National Guard in support of Foreign Military Sales.  Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of March 29, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-C-0132).

            General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded a $9,525,768 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services necessary to rebuild six M1A1 tanks in support of Foreign Military Sales. Work will be performed in Lima, Ohio; Tallahassee, Fla.; Scranton, Pa.; Anniston, Ala.; and Sterling Heights; with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-12-C-0373). 

            Atlas Painting and Sheeting Corp, Amherst, N.Y., was awarded a $9,340,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the painting and cleaning services in support of the Sagamore Bridge.  Work will be performed in Sagamore, Mass., with an estimated completion date of May 21, 2014.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Concord, Mass., is the contracting activity (W912WJ-12-C-0022). 

            Strategic Resources Inc., McLean, Va., was awarded a $9,200,233 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the base support services at Camp Atterbury, Ind.  Work will be performed in Camp Atterbury, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Fort McCoy, Wis., is the contracting activity (W911SA-11-C-0010). 

            Convergent Solutions Inc., Alexandria, Va., was awarded a $9,168,653 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the Air National Guard Base Area Network Modernization Project.  Work will be performed in Alexandria, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2013.  Seven bids were solicited, with seven bids received.  The National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (W9133L-12-C-0067). 

            4H Construction Corp., Cleveland, Miss., was awarded an $8,964,450 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the dredging services in support of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigational System.  Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock, Ark., is the contracting activity (W9127S-12-D-0026). 

            The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded an $8,645,717 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of CH-47F cargo-platform health environment field demonstration kits.  Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-04-G-0023). 

            R.E. Staite Engineering Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded an $8,639,300 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the dredging services in support of the Richmond Inner Harbor Channel.  Work will be performed in Richmond, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, Calif., is the contracting activity (W912P7-12-C-0010). 

            Syntonics L.L.C., Columbia, Md., was awarded an $8,564,977 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 2S1U fiber optic radio antenna extension high antennas for radio communications systems.  Work will be performed in Columbia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-12-C-C809). 

            Raytheon, Andover, Mass., was awarded an $8,479,106 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the risk reduction program study.  Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 8, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity (W9113M-12-C-0005). 

            Leebcor Services L.L.C., Williamsburg, Va., was awarded an $8,218,122 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of a Veteran Affairs medical center in Charleston, S.C.  Work will be performed in Charleston, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with six bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (W912HP-12-C-0033). 

            Raytheon, Andover, Mass., was awarded a $7,906,113 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the depot maintenance plant equipment upgrade services for the PATRIOT Missile System.  Work will be performed in Tewksbury, Mass., and White Sands, N.M., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-12-C-0287). 

            DASNET Corp., Bohemia, N.Y., was awarded a $7,839,485 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of a technical control facility at Fort Detrick, Md.  Work will be performed in Frederick, Md., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (W923BU-12-C-0051). 
            Balfour Beatty/DPR/BIG-D -- A Joint Venture, Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded a $7,812,500 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the Utah Data Center at Camp Williams, Utah.  Work will be performed in Riverton, Utah, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, Calif., is the contracting activity (W91238-12-C-0044). 

            Bara Infoware Inc., San Ramon, Calif., was awarded a $7,375,500 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the facility restoration services at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Camp Parks, Calif.  Work will be performed in Dublin, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2014.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with seven bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-12-C-0070). 
            Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Andover, Mass., was awarded a $7,250,949 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure remote launch communications enhancement upgrade modernized integrated digital operator control systems.  Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., and Andover, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-07-C-0151). 

            Calibre Systems Inc., Alexandria, Va., was awarded a $7,193,887 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the financial management support services.  Work will be performed in Alexandria, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity (W91WAW-12-C-0087). 

            G.M. McCrossin Inc., Bellefonte, Pa., was awarded a $7,011,062 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the upgrade services at the Tobyhanna Army Depot.  Work will be performed in Tobyhanna, Pa., with an estimated completion date of March 29, 2014.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (W912BU-12-C-0056). 

            American Ordnance L.L.C., Middletown, Iowa, was awarded a $6,938,172 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the upgrade services at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant.  Work will be performed in Middletown, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-09-G-0001). 

            Lockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $6,825,432 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the Stockpile Reliability Testing in support of Foreign Military Sales.  Work will be performed in Camden, Ark., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-12-C-0100). 

            Volmar Construction Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., was awarded a $6,812,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the restoration services at Fort Dix, N.J.  Work will be performed in Fort Dix, with an estimated completion date of March 3, 2014.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 15 bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-12-C-0074).

            Sealaska Constructors L.L.C., Bellevue, Wash., was awarded a $6,742,867 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the repair services for motor pool buildings at Fort Hood, Texas.  Work will be performed in Fort Hood, with an estimated completion date of June 5, 2013.  One bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-12-C-0077). 

            CDW-G, Vernon Hills, Ill., was awarded a $6,513,850 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the information technology services in support of the military.  Work will be performed in Vernon Hills, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 4, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-07-D-0009). 

NAVY
            Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $24,476,978 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-10-G-0003) for spare parts and supplies in support of the MQ-8B vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (36 percent), Horseheads, N.Y. (30 percent); Salt Lake City, Nev. (11 percent); Sparks, Nev. (11 percent); and various other locations within the United States (12 percent); and is expected to be completed in April 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            CACI Inc., Federal, Chantilly, Va., is being awarded a $6,551,365 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract with fixed price ordering provisions for engineering and technical support services for the Naval Supply (NAVSUP) readiness based sparing program.  This contract contains options, which if exercised, will bring the contract value to $20,189,291.   Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (80 percent); Mechanicsburg, Pa. (15 percent); and Washington DC (5 percent), and is expected to be completed on Nov. 4, 2013.  If all options are exercised, work will continue through Nov. 4, 2015.  A minimum amount of $655,136 will be funded at the time of the award.  The Navy Working Capital contract funds will not expire by the end of fiscal year 2013.  The contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online, with two offers received in response to this solicitation.  The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Office, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00189-13-D-Z001). 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            Colorado Jet Center, Colorado Springs, Colo., was awarded contract SPM0600-12-D-0077.  The award is a fixed price with economic price adjustment, into-plane contract with a maximum $20,020,242 for fuel.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using military service is Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  There was one solicitation with one response.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 through fiscal 2016 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is June 15, 2014.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. 

            Spacelabs Medical Inc., Issaquah, Wash., was issued a modification exercising the third option year on contract SPM2D1-09-D-8351/P00010.  The award is a fixed price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $13,460,681 for patient monitoring systems, subsystems, accessories, consumables, and training.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  There were seventeen solicitations with nine responses.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is October 7, 2013.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa. 

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CORRECTION:  URS Federal Support Services, Inc., Germantown, Md., (FA8106-07-C-004-P00173) is being awarded a $32,772,618 modification to contract for logistics support for the C-26B aircraft for the Air National Guard.  The location of the performance is Germantown, Md.  Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2013.  The contracting activity is AFLCMC/WLKLC, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

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