Monday, November 28, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 28, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated November 28, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - November 28, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued November 28,2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

AAI, Corp., Goose Creek, S.C. (N61340-12-D-5101); Aero Simulation, Inc.*, Tampa, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5102); The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo. (N61340-12-D-5103); CAE USA, Inc., Tampa, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5104); Computer Science Corp., Falls Church, Va. (N61340-12-D-5105); Cubic Simulation Systems, Inc., Orlando, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5106); Indra Systems, Inc., Winter Park, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5107); FlightSafety International, Inc., Broken Arrow, Okla. (N61340-12-D-5108); J.F. Taylor, Inc.*, Lexington Park, Md. (N61340-12-D-5109); L-3 Communications Corp., Arlington, Texas (N61340-12-D-5110); Lockheed Martin Global Training and Logistics, Orlando, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5111); QinetiQ North America, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (N61340-12-D-5112); Rockwell Collins Simulation & Training Solutions, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (N61340-12-D-5113); Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va. (N61340-12-D-5114); Symvionics, Inc.*, Arcadia, Calif. (N61340-12-D-5115); Kratos Technology & Training Solutions, Inc., San Diego, Calif. (N61340-12-D-5116); Thales USA Defense & Security, Inc., Arlington, Va. (N61340-12-D-5117); and Veraxx Engineering*, Chantilly, Va. (N61340-12-D-5118), are each being awarded a contract under the Training Systems Contract (TSC) III LOT I multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Aero Simulation, Inc.*, Tampa, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5201); CymSTAR, L.L.C.*, Broken Arrow, Okla. (N61340-12-D-5202); Environmental Tectonics Corp.*, Southampton, Pa. (N61340-12-D-5203); J.F. Taylor, Inc.*, Lexington Park, Md. (N61340-12-D-5204); Logistics Services International, Inc.*, Jacksonville, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5205): Opinicus Corp.*, Lutz, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5206); Symvionics, Inc.*, Arcadia, Calif. (N61340-12-D-5207); TJ Drafting & Design, Inc.*, Christmas, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5208); Triton Joint Venture, L.L.C.*, Orlando, Fla. (N61340-12-D-5209); and Veraxx Engineering*, Chantilly, Va. (N61340-12-D-5210) are each being awarded a contract under the TSC III LOT II multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. These multiple award contracts provide for training systems design, development, production, test and evaluation, delivery, modification, and support. Included within this contract is associated instructional systems development products and training systems support, which includes interim contractor support or contractor engineering and technical services and provisioning for the initial support period. The scope of the TSC III multiple award contract is intended to encompass the training systems requirements of Naval Air Systems Commands Aviation Training Systems Program Office, as well as the Program Directorates for Aviation; Surface; Undersea; and Cross-Warfare/International at the Naval Air Warfare Center Training System Division. The aggregate not-to-exceed amount for these multiple award contracts, inclusive of options, is $2,000,000,000, and the companies will have the opportunity to complete for delivery orders under their respective LOTs. Work will be performed at each awardee’s facility site, or at existing or future training sites. All orders are expected to be placed by November 2016, and all performance must be complete by November 2022. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These contracts were competitively procured via a multiple award electronic request for proposals, and 35 offers were received for LOT I. LOT II was procured as a 100 percent small business set-aside, and 27 offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training System Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity.

BREMCOR, Arlington, Va., is being awarded a $21,028,650 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N62470-06-D-4611) to exercise option five for base operation support services at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The work to be performed includes, but not limited to, the following functions: port operations, base support vehicles and equipment, elevator maintenance, equipment maintenance, utilities, environmental, transportation, bachelor housing, fire alarms, wastewater, steam, and facility management. Work also provides service calls consisting of repairs of base facilities, utilities, transportation, and fire alarm systems. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $115,046,778. Work will be performed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is expected to be completed November 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $17,262,617 firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for the design, development, and installation of engineering change proposal (ECP) 618 retrofit kits for eight Royal Malaysian Air Force F/A-18 aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales Program. This contract action also includes training for ECP 618 and ECP 624, and the installation of other systems that are part of the Malaysian upgrade. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (70 percent), and Butterworth, Malaysia (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in April 2015. 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.

L-3 Communications Link Simulation & Training Division, Arlington, Texas, is being awarded a $13,826,160 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-07-D-0100) for logistics services in support of the C-9 aircraft located at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Wash.; the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, N.C.; the Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth, Texas; and McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), N.J. Services to be provided include site support, inventory management, depot-level support, drop-in maintenance, component repair and overhaul of government-owned inventory, contractor field teams, and replacement of government-owned inventory. Work will be performed at NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. (43 percent); MCAS Cherry Point, N.C. (25 percent), JRB Fort Worth, Texas (17 percent); and McGuire AFB, N.J. (15 percent). Work is expected to be completed in July 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Insitu, Inc., Bingen, Wash., is being awarded an $11,994,145 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0061) to exercise an option for operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Systems. These services will provide electro-optical/infrared and mid-wave infrared imagery in support of Marine Corps operations in Operation Enduring Freedom to provide real-time imagery and data. Work will be performed in Bingen, Wash., and is expected to be completed in January 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $11,994,145 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Keystone Prepositioning Services, Inc., Bala Cynwyd, Pa., is being awarded an $8,991,957 firm-fixed-price contract for the operation and maintenance of three of Military Sealift Command’s government-owned Maritime Prepositioning Force ships: USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak, USNS Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon, and USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless. The ships will continue to support at-sea prepositioning of equipment and supplies and surge-sealift requirements for the Department of Defense. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $47,403,888. The contract includes four one-year option periods and an annual award fee of up to $125,000 per ship. The contractor can also earn up to $50,000 annually per ship for efforts that result in a reduction in ship energy consumption. Work will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed in September 2012. Completion date with all option periods exercised will be September 2016. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with more than 50 proposals solicited via solicitations posted to the Military Sealift Command, Navy Electronic Commerce Online and Federal Business Opportunities websites, with and six offers received. The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-3116).

AIR FORCE

United Launch Services, L.L.C., Littleton, Colo., is being awarded a $150,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This undefinitized contractual action is to provide Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle launch services in support of the fifth Wideband Global Satellite Communication mission. The location of performance is United Launch Services, Littleton, Colo. The Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8811-11-C-0001).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Supply Core, Inc.*, Rockford, Ill., was issued a modification on contract SPM500-05-D-BP06. The award is a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $32,000,000 maintenance, repair, and operations prime vendor for the Japan region, award of an eight-month bridge contract. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were six responses to the Web-solicitation. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds. The date of performance completion is July 31, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Infrastructure Defense Technologies, L.L.C.*, Belvidere, Ill., was issued a modification exercising option year one on contract SPM8EG-11-D-0003. The award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, long-term indefinite quantity contract with a maximum $28,300,468 for metal revetments. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. There were three responses to the Defense Logistics Agency Internet Bid Board System solicitation. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Capital Revolving Funds. The date of performance completion is Dec. 28, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Oregon Freeze Dry*, Albany, Ore., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $13,085,154 for granola with milk and blueberries and granola with milk and banana for unitized group ration express. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army and Marine Corps. There was one response to the Web solicitation. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds. The date of performance completion is Nov. 28, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM-3S1-12-D-Z195).

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY

On Nov. 22, Claraview, a division of Teradata, Reston, Va., was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract not-to-exceed ceiling price of $27,016,520 for continuation of system life cycle support services for data management/enterprise data warehouse/business intelligence environments. The period of performance is for a base period of Jan. 1, 2012 through May 31, 2012 and four one-year option periods. The period of performance for option year one is June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013; option year two is June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014; option year three is June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015; and option year four is June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. Performance will be at Defense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee, Va. The solicitation was issued as a full and open competitive action pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304, 41 U.S.C. 253, and FAR 6.101(b). Solicitation HC1028-10-R-2038 was posted at Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization Contracting Opportunities website and posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website Aug. 30, 2010, four offers were received. During the subsequent corrective action, two offers were re-evaluated. Claraview is a large business. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HC1028-12-D-0003).

DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCE ACTIVITY

HP Enterprise Services, L.L.C., Herndon, Va., is being awarded an estimated $22,638,387 firm-fixed price, requirements contract for the Defense Manpower Data Center’s user support. Work will be performed worldwide and is expected to be completed in November 2012. Contract funds will be obligated on individual task orders that will be placed in fiscal 2012. This requirement was advertised on the Federal Business Opportunities website on a sole-source basis. One bid was received. The Defense Human Resources Activity Procurement Support Office, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (H98210-12-D-0001).

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DTN News - OSHKOSH DEFENSE NEWS: New Oshkosh Defense Virtual Trainer Improves Safety, Reduces Military Vehicle Training Costs

DTN News - OSHKOSH DEFENSE NEWS: New Oshkosh Defense Virtual Trainer Improves Safety, Reduces Military Vehicle Training Costs
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / OSHKOSH, Wis - November 28, 2011:

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), has expanded its military training capabilities with the new Oshkosh Virtual Trainer. This virtual training element makes the overall vehicle training program safer and more cost-effective. Oshkosh will unveil its first virtual training module for the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) M978 Tanker at the annual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Nov. 28–Dec. 1 in Orlando, Fla.

“In today’s traditional HEMTT Tanker training curriculum, soldiers receive a limited amount of hands-on experience for critical procedures such as fueling and refueling,” said Dan Albrecht, senior training manager for Oshkosh Defense. “The Oshkosh Virtual Trainer provides life-like training in a safe, virtual environment, which provides soldiers with the skills they need to perform the actual tasks. In addition to enhancing soldiers’ training experience, we estimate that adding a virtual element to our comprehensive program will reduce training costs by 20 percent or more per participant.”

In a recent pilot of the inaugural Oshkosh Virtual Trainer, the HEMTT Tanker module was shown to reduce training time by two days compared to the traditional classroom approach – an efficiency that equates to a 20 percent or more cost savings per participant. During the training, 12 students were able to train simultaneously and demonstrate skill proficiency in the virtual environment before performing tasks on the actual vehicle. For example, students are able to practice fueling and refueling procedures, and recovering from a fuel spill in the virtual world, without being exposed to the real-life hazards. The interactive skill-building using virtual training is not achieved in the traditional training courses where students learn primarily from static course materials and instructor demonstrations.

In addition to reducing direct training expenses, the Oshkosh Virtual Trainer helps prevent wear and tear on the U.S. government’s demonstration vehicles and reduce costly damage to these vehicles.

The Oshkosh Virtual Trainer HEMTT Tanker module will be incorporated into training courses for U.S. Army personnel in May.

“We are excited to introduce our new virtual training capabilities to soldiers in May, and look forward to expanding the program to include more vehicle modules in the future,” Albrecht said.

In addition to its new virtual-training capability, Oshkosh Defense also provides hands-on, classroom and simulation training for operators and mechanics as part of its full life-cycle services and support on all Oshkosh Heavy and Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicles. The company received a Best Programs (red) ribbon award from Military Training Technology for the 2011 Top Simulation and Training Companies competition.

The HEMTT Tanker Virtual Task Trainer will be on display and Oshkosh representatives will be available at I/ITSEC at DiSTI booth #2481.

About Oshkosh Defense

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is an industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armored wheeled vehicles, delivering a full product line of conventional and hybrid vehicles, advanced armor options, proprietary suspensions and vehicles with payloads that can exceed 70 tons. Oshkosh Defense provides a global service and supply network including full life-cycle support and remanufacturing, and its vehicles are recognized the world over for superior performance, reliability and protection. For more information, visit www.oshkoshdefense.com.

About Oshkosh Corporation

Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corporation manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Medtec®, Jerr-Dan®, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline, SMIT, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, visit www.oshkoshcorporation.com.

®, TM All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.

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DTN News - IRAN NEWS: Enemy Of Iranian State / Iran Threatens To Bomb Turkey If U.S. Or Israel Attacks Its Nuclear Installations

DTN News - IRAN NEWS: Enemy Of Iranian State / Iran Threatens To Bomb Turkey If U.S. Or Israel Attacks Its Nuclear Installations
*Telegraph View: The expulsion of Britain’s ambassador to Iran has provided a vivid insight into the mindset of the Islamic regime
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 28, 2011: By urging the expulsion of Britain’s ambassador, Iran’s parliament has provided a vivid insight into the mindset of the Islamic Republic’s leadership. Their first thought as they retreat further into isolation and economic malaise is to credit Britain with prime responsibility for all their problems.
For over a century, British statecraft was indeed the dominant factor in Iranian politics, causing the downfall of leaders who were thought to threaten London’s interests. But the era when a string of Royal Navy bases guaranteed that the Gulf was a British lake ended several generations ago. However, the old men who misrule Iran still claim to detect a British hand behind every significant event.
The latest trigger for their suspicion appears to have been the Treasury’s (overdue) decision to exclude Iran from transactions with the UK financial system. Meanwhile, another round of UN sanctions is approaching as Iran’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons capability become increasingly obvious.
While the regime may well ignore the parliamentary vote, it clearly believes that Britain will be the guiding force behind this diplomatic drive. When millions marched in Tehran to protest against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory in the rigged elections of 2009, that too was blamed on the British. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the obdurate “Supreme Leader”, claimed on that occasion that Britain was the regime’s “greatest enemy”.
Perhaps we should rejoice in the status that all this accords us. Perception can amount to reality in international affairs, so the fact that Iran vastly overestimates our national power should cause us to be more assertive. And if Tehran’s ossified, brutal leaders regard us as their foremost opponent, that is an honour indeed.
*Iran Threatens To Bomb Turkey If U.S. Or Israel Attacks Its Nuclear Installations

Iran will bomb Turkey if the U.S. or Israel tries to destroy its nuclear installations, a senior military commander warned today.

General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the aerospace division of the powerful Revolutionary Guard, threatened to target Nato's missile defence shield in the neighbouring country.

The system which Turkey only agreed to install in September, is designed to prevent Iranian missile attacks on Israel.

Warning: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen meeting veterans in Tehran today, said plans to attack Turkey was part of Iran's strategy of respinding ¿to threats with threats¿

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Preparing: Khamenei, flanked by military and Revolutionary Guards commanders, reviews female members of the Basij militia in Tehran today

Provoking: Masked members of Iran's paramilitary Basij militia parade in front the former U.S embassy

The warning is part of is part of a new strategy devised by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that consists of responding ‘to threats with threats’.

General Hajizadeh said: ‘Should we be threatened, we will target NATO's missile defense shield in Turkey and then hit the next targets.’

Tensions have been rising between Iran and the West since the release of a report earlier this month by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

VOTE TO EXPEL UK AMBASSADOR

Iranian lawmakers today voted to expel Britain's ambassador to Tehran in a new outbreak of hostility towards its old imperial foe.

To a chorus of ‘death to England’ shouts, parliamentarians approved a bill requiring reduced diplomatic relations due to London’s support of upgraded U.S. sanctions.

During an open session broadcast live by state radio, 171 out of 196 MPs present voted for in favour of the measure.

Unlike the U.S., which has had no ambassador in Iran since the 1979 hostage crisis, Britain has maintained full diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic.

However, Iranians have long been suspicious of the UK in large part due to Britain’s long-held influence on its rulers and economy prior to the Islamic revolution. Britain's Foreign Office today said the decision to order the country's ambassador, Dominick John Chilcott, to leave Tehran was regrettable.

‘This unwarranted move will do nothing to help the regime address their growing isolation, or international concerns about their nuclear program and human rights record,’a spokesman said.

‘If the Iranian government acts on this, we will respond robustly in consultation with our international partners.’

It said for the first time that Tehran was suspected of conducting secret experiments whose sole purpose was the development of nuclear arms.

The U.S. and its Western allies suspect Iran of trying to produce atomic weapons, and Israel, which views Tehran as an existential threat, has warned of a possible strike on Iran's nuclear programme.

Iran says its programme is for peaceful purposes.

A military installation in the Turkish town of Kurecik, some 435 miles west of the Iranian border, has been designated as the radar site, according to Turkish government officials.

General Hajizadeh said the United States also plans to install similar stations in Arab states, which has spurred Iran to alter its military defence strategy.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters, is also commander in chief of Iran's armed forces.

Another senior Guard commander, Yadollah Javani, threatened that Tehran will target Israel's nuclear facilities should the Jewish state attack Iran.

‘If Israel fires a missile at our nuclear facilities or vital installations, it should know that Israel's nuclear centres will be the target of our missiles,’ the semiofficial ISNA news agency quoted him as saying.

Also Saturday, the chief of Iran's elite Quds Force said he doesn't fear assassination and is ready for ‘martyrdom.’

The comments by Quds Force commander Brigadeer General Ghassem Soleimani were published in several Iranian newspapers.

The Quds Force is the special foreign operations unit of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard, and Soleimani is a key figure in Iran's military establishment but rarely speaks in public.

Fervour: Young militia members flash victory signs in front of an anti-U.S. mural painted on a wall in Tehran

Ready for war: Soldiers on Tehran's streets has become an increasingly common sight in recent weeks

Menacing: Balaclava-wearing members of the Basij militia were out in force during an anti-U.S. protest on Friday

Debate: Iran's parliament today as it approved a bill to reduce Tehran's diplomatic relations with London and withdraw the country's ambassador to Britain

Tensions have increased in recent weeks between Iran and the U.S., with several American neoconservatives urging the Obama administration to use covert action against Iran and kill some of its top officials, including Soleimani.

The force has been accused by the Americans of involvement in an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington. Two men, including an alleged member of Iran's Quds Force, have been charged in New York federal court in the case.

Iran has dismissed the American claims as a ‘foolish plot’, saying U.S. officials have offered no proof.

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