DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 16, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 16, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  337-13 May 16, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 16, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  May 16, 2013  are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

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            Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $40,013,000 modification to the previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-12-C-2001) to procure additional long-lead components associated with the manufacture and delivery of 19 Lot 18 MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (24.6 percent); Ridley Park, Pa. (19.2 percent), Amarillo, Texas (10.4 percent), Dallas, Texas (4.3 percent); East Aurora, N.Y. (2.5 percent); Park City, Utah (1.7 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (1.3 percent); Endicott, N.Y. (1.0 percent); Ontario, Canada (0.9 percent); Tempe, Ariz. (.8 percent); Rome, N.Y. (0.7 percent); Torrance, Calif. (0.7 percent); Luton, United Kingdom (0.6 percent); Clifton, N.J. (0.6 percent); Salisbury, Md. (0.6 percent); Los Angeles, Calif. (0.6 percent); Cobham, United Kingdom (0.6 percent); Irvine, Calif. (0.6 percent); San Diego, Calif. (0.5 percent); Yakima, Wash. (0.5 percent); Brea, Calif. (0.5 percent); Rockmart, Ga. (0.5 percent); McKinney, Texas (0.4 percent); Albuquerque, N.M. (0.4 percent); Whitehall, Mich. (0.4 percent); Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (0.4 percent); Tucson, Ariz. (0.4 percent); Erie, Pa. (0.3 percent); Vergennes, Vt. (0.3 percent); Kilgore, Texas (0.3 percent); Shelby, N.C. (0.3 percent); Avon, Ohio (0.2 percent); Santa Clarita, Calif. (0.2 percent); Garden City, N.Y. (0.2 percent); El Cajon, Calif. (0.2 percent); Corinth, Texas (0.2 percent); Sylmar, Calif. (0.2 percent); Westbury, N.Y. (0.1 percent); and other locations (21.8 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in September 2016.  Fiscal 2013 Aircraft Procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $40,013,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

            Huntington Ingalls Industries, Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded an $8,964,961 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2312) to exercise options for DDG 51 class follow yard services.  The follow yard services provides necessary engineering, technical, material procurement and production support; configuration; class flight upgrades and new technology support; data and logistics management; lessons learned analysis; acceptance trials; post-delivery test and trials; post-shakedown availability support; reliability and maintainability; system safety program support; material and fleet turnover support; shipyard engineering team; turnkey; crew indoctrination, design tool/design standardization, detail design development, and other technical and engineering analyses for the purpose of supporting DDG 51 class ship construction and test and trials.  Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss. (97 percent), and Washington, D.C. (3 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2014.  Fiscal 2012 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy funding in the amount of $8,964,961 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. 

            General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $7,580,113 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-10-G-0007) for the procurement of critical hard tooling required to support the manufacturer of the GE38-1B engines for incorporation in the 53K System Demonstration Test Articles Aircraft.  Work will be performed in Lynn, Mass. (20 percent); Morristown, Tenn. (20 percent); Groton, Conn. (20 percent); Hooksett, N.H. (10 percent); Fort Wayne, Ind. (10 percent); North Clarendon, Vt. (10 percent); and Albany, Ore. (10 percent); and is expected to be completed in November 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test & Evaluation contract funds in the amount of $7,580,113 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOSTICS AGENCY

            Phillystran Inc., Montgomeryville, Pa., has been awarded a maximum $21,258,655 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for aramid rope.  Location of performance is Pennsylvania with a May 16, 2018 performance completion date.  Using military service is Navy.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2018 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM8EE-13-D-0001). 

            Whitehill Manufacturing Corp.*, Chester, Pa., has been awarded a maximum $6,741,345 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for aramid rope.  Location of performance is Pennsylvania with a May 16, 2018 performance completion date.  Using military service is Navy.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2018 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM8EE-13-D-0002). 

AIR FORCE

            Jacobs Technology Inc., Lincoln, Mass., was awarded an $8,527,294 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-reimbursable contract for interim support of services to provide engineering and technology acquisition support services.  The types of services to be acquired under this contract includes but are not limited to:  engineering services, engineering support, technical support, provisioning and logistics, modeling and simulation, configuration and data management, architectural support, test and evaluation, security engineering and certification, capability based planning, commercial-off-the-shelf integration, integrated master plans and scheduling and technical reviews.  Work will be performed at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), Mass., with primary geographically separated units at Peterson AFB, Colo.; Langley AFB, Va.; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, with an expected completion date of Nov 15, 2013.  Fiscal 2013 operations and maintenance, research and development and procurement funds in the amount of $5,480,652 are being obligated at time of award.  This contract was a sole source acquisition and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PZM is the contracting activity.  Contract has an FMS component as the contract requires company to travel overseas for host nation support. (FA8721-13-C-0009) 

          

  Total Quality Systems, Roy, Utah, has been awarded a $7,055,753 firm-fixed-price contract for Small Business Innovative Research Phase III Intermittent Fault Detection and Isolation System which will provide services in support of the development and delivery of an 8448 channel intermittent fault detection and isolation system and an F-16 AN/APG-68 radar system programmable signal processor test program set, including the required interface test adapter.  Work will be performed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Nov. 16, 2014.  This award is the result of a sole source acquisition.  Fiscal 2013 Working Capital funds contract funds in the full amount will be obligated at the time of award.  The contracting activity is Air Force Sustainment Center/PZIEA, Hill AFB, Utah.  (FA8222-13-C-0003) 

CORRECTION

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            No. 331-13, May 14, 2013:  QED Systems Inc.*, Virginia Beach, Va., contract for $23,836,074 (N40027-13-D-0001) should have read -- to provide collection, holding and transfer system chemical cleaning for Southeast Regional Maintenance Center.  Collection, holding and transfer system chemical cleaning will be performed on the surface combatants homeported or visiting Naval Station Mayport, Fla. 

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