DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contract Dated January 5, 2012

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contract  Dated January 5, 2012

  

 Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 011-12 January 5, 2012

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

CONTRACTS

ARMY

            Tatitlek Training Services, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska (W9124J-12-D-0003); Davis-Paige Management Systems, L.L.C., Annandale, Va. (W9124J-12-D-0005); ALOG Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (W9124J-12-D-0007); Huckstep Holding Corp. (TechWise), Colorado Springs, Colo. (W9124J-12-D-0008); and Logistics & Environmental Solutions Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (W9124J-12-D-0009), were awarded a $983,000,000 contract between five contractors in various types.  The award will provide for the support base services at Army installations.  Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity.

            General Electric-Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a $937,878,676 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the necessary services and supplies in support of all Corpus Christi Army Depot overhaul and repair activities for the entire T-700 family of engines.  Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-D-0015).

            The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $370,001,618 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the bridge requirement for new CH-47 F model aircraft to support foreign military sales.  Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-C-0010).

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0001); International Business Machines Corp., Bethesda, Md. (W91QUZ-12-D-0002); HP Enterprise Services, L.L.C., Herndon, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-00013); General Dynamics One Source, L.L.C., Fairfax, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0004); Northrop Grumman, Herndon, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0005); General Dynamics One Source, L.L.C., Fairfax, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0006); HP Enterprise, L.L.C., Herndon, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0007); MicroTech, L.L.C., Vienna, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0008); and Criterion Systems, Inc., Vienna, Va. (W91QUZ-12-D-0009), were awarded a $249,800,000 firm-fixed-price contract between nine contractors.  The award will provide for the Enterprise cloud computing services in support of the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems.  Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 11 bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity.

            The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $218,726,883 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure CH-47F Renew cargo helicopters.  Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2015.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0098).

            Mantech Telecommunications and Information Systems Corporation, Chantilly, Va., was awarded a $100,854,656 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the sustainment support services in support of route clearance vehicle systems, Special Operations Command, and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Family of Vehicles.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan; Kuwait; Germany; and Chantilly, Va., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-0168).

          

  3Di Technologies, L.L.C., Hanover, Md., was awarded an $82,936,006 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the bandwidth services in support of very small aperture terminals.  Work will be performed in Hanover, Md., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 22, 2014.  Ten bids were solicited, with six bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-12-D-D642).

            Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $66,619,041 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of AH-64D Apache modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilot’s night vision sensor systems and spares for the Saudi Arabia National Guard.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2015.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-11-C-0120).

            Global Integrated Security, Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded a $60,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the reconstruction security support services throughout Afghanistan.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W917PM-08-D-0001).

            HELLFIRE Systems, L.L.C., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $53,881,982 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure HELLFIRE II missiles.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., 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-11-C-0242).

            Raytheon, Andover, Mass., was awarded a $51,289,280 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modernization of Patriot Advanced Capability-2 missiles to Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles.  Work will be performed in Andover, Mass., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2015.  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-0079).

            General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., was awarded a $46,581,732 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the warehouse operation services at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.  Work will be performed in Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-11-C-0019).

            BAE Systems Land and Armaments, Santa Clara, Calif., was awarded a $41,955,848 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of M113A0 armored personnel carriers and the M113A2 MK1 armored personnel carriers for Brazil.  Work will be performed in York, Pa., and Brazil, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 21, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-12-C-0083).

            BCP Construction of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded a $34,835,245 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the construction services for a combine support maintenance shop. Work will be performed in Kapolei, Hawaii, with an estimated completion date of June 8, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The National Guard Bureau, Kapolei, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (W912J6-11-C-0003).

            NI Industries, Inc., Rock Island, Ill., was awarded a $34,771,015 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of M14 brass cartridge cases.  Work will be performed in Dec. 31, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-12-D-0002).

            Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $31,124,315 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the non-personal technical services in support of aircraft for foreign military sales.  Work location will be determined with each task order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-D-0018).

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $29,029,362 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure 311 M299 launchers.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2014. O ne bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-07-C-0154).

            Martin-Baker America, Johnstown, Pa., was awarded a $28,895,117 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of parts in support of the UH-60 Black Hawk.  Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 27, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-D-0020).

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $27,302,511 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles . Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0159).

            SSI Technology, Madison Heights, Mich., was awarded a $25,700,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of Bradley advanced survivability seat-driver kits.  Work will be performed in Madison Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 12 bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-12-C-0058).

            DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc., St. Louis, Miss., was awarded a $24,859,737 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support Expeditionary Water Packaging System.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Miss., and Germany, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 9, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-10-C-0010).

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $24,135,588 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle.  Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 9, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0111).

            Science Application International Corp., McLean, Va., was awarded a $23,324,643 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the ammunition management services in Kuwait.  Work will be performed in Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-11C-0005).

            General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., was awarded a $20,500,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract in support of operational test and evaluation.  Work will be performed in Poway, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-05-C-0069).

            Mideast Construction, L.L.C., Morris Plains, N.J., was awarded a $19,986,361 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction services for the Afghan National Army.  Work will be performed in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 20, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with seven bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kandahar, Afghanistan, is the contracting activity (W5J9LE-12-C-0012).

            Hunt Building Company, Ltd., El Paso, Texas, was awarded a $19,471,900 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction services for an enlisted personnel barracks complex.  Work will be performed in Fort Leonard Wood, Miss., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 11, 2014.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Miss., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-12-C-4001).

            Raytheon Co., Fullerton, Calif., was awarded an $18,115,396 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the services and spares in support of satellite communications sets and systems.  Work will be performed in Fullerton, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 22, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-12-C-A310).

            Lockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $16,481,737 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the services in support of launchers.  Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-08-C-0003).

            Paragon Bioservices, Inc., Baltimore, Md., was awarded a $15,451,720 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the manufacture of trivalent filovirus vaccine.  Work will be performed in Baltimore, Md., and Ames, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of April 17, 2020.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-12-C-0028).

            Construction Services Group, Charleston, S.C., was awarded a $14,500,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  The award will provide for the construction services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  Work will be performed in Hartwell, Ga.; Elberton, Ga.; and Clarks Hill, S.C., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 15 bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-12-D-0009).

            BAE Systems, Nashua, N.H., was awarded a $12,290,244 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of T-Pod Systems on the MQ-1C Unmanned Aircraft System.  Work will be performed in Nashua, N.H., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 27, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-12-C-C009).

            General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded an $11,769,641 cost contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to increase foreign military sales funding.  Work will be performed in Lima, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-0350).

            General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded an $11,134,389 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure manufacturing and technical assistance to Egypt.  Work will be performed in Cairo, Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-C-0488).

            Alpha Protective Services, Inc., Thomasville, Ga., was awarded a $10,654,301 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the security guard services for five posts at various compounds on the Fort Bragg installation.  Work will be performed in Fort Bragg, N.C., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 10 bids received.  The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., is the contracting activity (W91247-08-C-0006).

            Marinex Construction, Inc., Charleston, S.C., was awarded a $10,648,750 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the dredging services from Savannah and Brunswick Inner Harbor.  Work will be performed in Savannah, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 13, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-12-C-0002).

            Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Va., was awarded a $9,759,486 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar requirement to add Department of State requirements to the contract.  Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 3, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-12-C-0029).

            Harris Corp., Rochester, N.Y., was awarded a $9,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure vehicle mounts, training, and radios for foreign military sales.  Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 10, 2015.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-11-D-H607).

            ICF Jacob & Sundstrom, Baltimore, Md., was awarded a $9,166,600 firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort contract.  The award will provide for the Cyber Network Defense Support Provider services.  Work will be performed in Adelphi, Md., and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Adelphi, Md., is the contracting activity (W911QX-07-F-0023).

            ICx Technologies, Inc. (Agentase, Inc.), Pittsburgh, Pa., was awarded an $8,697,958 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the support services to the Joint Program Manager, Nuclear Biological Chemical Contamination Avoidance.  Work will be performed in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Glen Burnie, Md., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2016.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contract activity (W911SR-08-C-0075).

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Global Training and Logistics, Orlando, Fla., was awarded an $8,215,632 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the upgrade for the M1A2S Advanced Gunnery Training System configurations for Saudi Arabia.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., and Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Acquisition Center, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (W900KK-12-C-0008).

            STG, Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded an $8,202,526 firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort contract.  The award will provide for the information technology services for installation support of Army Research Laboratory.  Work will be performed in Adelphi, Md.; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; and Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, N.C., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Adelphi, Md., is the contracting activity (W911QX-08-F-0057).

            JCB, Inc., Pooler, Ga., was awarded an $8,014,708 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract for services in support of High Mobility Excavator.  Work will be performed in Pooler, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-0028).

            Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a $7,757,352 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 92H Block 1 Stinger missiles for Taiwan.  Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-09-C-0520).

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded a $7,570,143 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract in support of Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.  Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 13, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W58HZV-09-D-0159).

            Goodrich Landing Gear, Cleveland, Ohio, was awarded a $7,217,845 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 137 high performance shock struts, with an option for an additional 76 struts.  Work will be performed in Cleveland, Ohio, and THE Netherlands, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 8, 2014.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-C-0050).

            n-Link Corporation, Bend, Ore., was awarded a $6,765,301 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the management and support for digital training facilities.  Work will be performed in Bend, Ore., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2014.  Thirteen bids were solicited, with eight bids received.  The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Eustis, Va., is the contracting activity (W911S0-09-C-0018).

AIR FORCE

            AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., is being awarded a $162,400,000 firm-fixed-price (75 percent of contract value), fixed-price incentive firm (20 percent of contract value), and cost reimbursable (5 percent of contract value) for logistics support and concurrency modification support for the B-1 Training System.  The B-1B Training System consists of an Aircrew Training System component and Maintenance Training System, which support initial, continuation, and re-qualification training of B-1B aircrews and maintainers.  The locations of the performances are Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.  Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2018.  ASC/WNSK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8621-10-R-6254).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

            R.D. Buie Enterprises, Inc.*, Boerne, Texas (SPM8E6-10-D-0003/P00006); Middle Atlantic Wholesale Lumber, Inc.*, Baltimore, Md. (SPM8E6-10-D-0004/P00004); Sylvan Forest Products, Inc.*, Portland, Ore. (SPM8E6-10-D-0005/P00004); and S&S Forest Products, L.L.C.*, Boerne, Texas (SPM8E6-10-D-0006/P00004), were issued a modification exercising the first option year their contracts.  The award is a firm-fixed-price, total set aside contract with a maximum $62,200,714 for general wood products for the Eastern region.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2011 Defense Working Capital Funds.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 4, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

NAVY

            EADS North America, Irvine, Calif., is being awarded a $9,800,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price hardware contract for 203 spare/repair parts in support of the Radio Frequency Distribution and Control System (RFDACS) Program.  RFDACS provides a means of routing signals and information between the various antenna systems and other submarine communication subsystems.  Work will performed in Irvine, Calif., and is expected to complete by December 2014.  The contract was competitively procured via Navy Electronic Commerce Online, with one offer received.   The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, R.I., is the contracting activity (N66604-12-D-0051).

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DTN News - INDONESIA DEFENSE NEWS: Australian Surplus Hercules To Be Given To Indonesia

DTN News - INDONESIA DEFENSE NEWS: Australian Surplus Hercules To Be Given To Indonesia
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 5, 2012: AUSTRALIA will hand over four unneeded C-130 Hercules transport planes to Indonesia.

The Royal Australian Air Force transports are understood to have been in storage.

The RAAF's inventory has been boosted by the purchase of six giant C-17 Globemaster II transports, so the smaller and older Hercules are no longer needed. The C-130Hs that will go to Indonesia have been largely superseded in the RAAF by the more powerful J model.

According to the Jakarta Post, Indonesia's Defence Ministry confirmed this week that representatives from the two countries would meet later this month in Jakarta to discuss the handover.

Indonesian officials will visit Australia to examine the aircraft.

As the country of origin of the Hercules, the US has also approved the arrangement.

In 2009, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to increase the military budget after the crash of a C-130 in East Java that killed more than 100 people.

That crash highlighted the urgent need for a boost to the military budget to enable more rigorous aircraft maintenance.

Western security analysts in Jakarta said at the time that the Indonesian Air Force had about 28 Hercules in the early 1980s, but no more than nine were in flying condition at the time of the crash.

Military commentator John Macbeth said: "It's a very small number and they were hugely embarrassed at the time of the 2004 tsunami because they couldn't provide the airlift capability to get aid into Aceh."


The four-engine Hercules has been in almost continuous production for more than 50 years.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated January 4, 2012

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated January 4, 2012

 Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 005-12 January 4, 2012

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 4, 2012: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued January 4, 2012 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

            DRS Systems, Inc., Parsippany, N.J., was awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price delivery orders for the purchase of Spot on Target in support of U.S. Special Operations Command Procurement Division.  The estimated contract value is $40,218,000.  The work will be performed in Dallas, Texas, and Melbourne, Fla, and ordering will be completed by November 2016.  U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is the contacting activity (H92222-12-D-0003).

            Dell Marketing, L.P., Round Rock, Texas, was awarded a $20,000,000 General Services Administration delivery order for Microsoft licenses and software assurance in support of U.S. Special Operations Command.  This contract was awarded as a logical follow-on after approval of a justification and approval document as an exception to full and open competition under the authority of FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(C).  The original Enterprise Software Initiative General Services Administration order to Dell was competed as mandated in DFARS 208 via the General Services Administration Program.  U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (H92222-12-F-0025).

NAVY

            Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $13,788,820 fixed-price incentive fee modification to previously awarded undefinitized contract action (N00024-03-C-2101) for warranty work on USS New Mexico (SSN 779).  Work will be performed in Groton, Conn. (99 percent), and Quonset Point, R.I. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by June 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, Groton, Conn., is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - THAILAND DEFENSE NEWS: Thailand ~ Joining The Crusade Against China

DTN News - THAILAND DEFENSE NEWS: Thailand  ~ Joining The Crusade Against China
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 (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 4, 2012: In the south, security forces chip away at the criminal infrastructure that supports the smugglers and Islamic terrorists. The smuggling has long been a major part of the economy, and local culture. The government generally tolerated it as long as the gangsters were discreet. Radical Islam is something that was always just beneath the surface. In the last few decades, Islamic radicalism became fashionable and found material, if not moral, support from the smuggling gangs. That made the Islamic terrorists much more difficult to find and catch. The terrorists are being protected by the same loyalties and secrecy that has long protected the criminal gangs. But even some of the gangsters are getting tired of all the violence, and additional security forces, the Islamic terrorism has brought to the neighborhood.

In addition to making peace with Cambodia, the government has hustled of late to improve diplomatic and economic relations with the newly elected government of Burma. Although army officers still appear to be calling the shots in Burma, there is also some reform. Thailand hosts over 150,000 refugees from Myanmar (Burma) in Thailand, nearly all of them from tribes that have been fighting the Burmese government for centuries. But recently, the Burmese government has made peace deals with most of the tribes. The government is also developing military links with India, which is part of the movement by China's neighbors to create an alliance that can limit any possible Chinese aggression. The growth of Chinese military power, and claims on neighboring territory has made all this coalition building popular.

The days before and after New Years Day are occasions for lots of celebrations. This involves a lot of driving and drinking. Therefore much of the army was assigned to monitor traffic and try to catch drunk drivers before they killed someone. About half the 300 people killed during these holidays are the result of drinking. Some ten times as many people are injured. This is a problem even in the Moslem south, where Islamic conservatives discourage the use of alcohol.

January 1, 2012: In the south, two soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.

December 30, 2011: In the south, several attacks (using bombs, grenades and gunfire) left seven troops wounded and one local security volunteer shot dead by terrorists.

December 21, 2011:  Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to withdraw troops from the border after the International Court of Justice establishes where the border actually is. No date was given for when the withdrawal was to take place, because the international courts tend to take a while to complete their work.

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DTN News - PAKISTAN TALIBAN NEWS: Pakistan Taliban Commanders "At Each Other's Throats"

DTN News - PAKISTAN TALIBAN NEWS: Pakistan Taliban Commanders "At Each Other's Throats"
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 (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 4, 2012: Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of meetings aimed at containing what could soon be open warfare between the two most powerful Pakistani Taliban leaders, militant sources have said.

Hakimullah Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban, also known as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and his deputy, Wali-ur-Rehman, were at each other's throats, the sources said.

"You will soon hear that one of them has eliminated the other, though hectic efforts are going on by othercommanders and common friends to resolve differences between the two," one TTP commander said.

Any division within the TTP could hinder the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda's struggle in Afghanistan against the United States and its allies, making it more difficult to recruit young fighters and disrupting safe havens in Pakistan used by the Afghan militants.

Despite multiple reports of the Rehman-Mehsud split, Rehman told Reuters on Tuesday there was no problem between the two.

"There are no differences between us," Rehman said.

The TTP, formed in 2007, is an umbrella group of various Pakistani militant factions operating in Pakistan's unruly northwestern tribal areas along the porous border with Afghanistan.

It has long struggled with its choice of targets. Some factions are at war with the Pakistani state while others concentrate on the fight against the United States and its allies in Afghanistan.

There has been a noticeable decrease in militant attacks in Pakistan, but there continue to be random acts of violence across the country.

Al Qaeda and Afghan Taliban commanders are asking the TTP to provide more men for the fight in Afghanistan and are looking to smooth over the dispute between Mehsud and Rehman

LONG-STANDING FEUDS

Taliban sources said Rehman had ordered his fighters to kill Mehsud because of his increasing closeness with al Qaeda and its Arab contingent.

Mehsud's former deputy has also alleged the TTP chief received money from Pakistan's arch-rival, India, to kill a former Pakistan spy agency official acting as a mediator between the Pakistani Taliban, Afghan insurgents and the Pakistani government.

The reported enmity between Mehsud and Rehman is not the only conflict within the TTP ranks.

Mehsud has a long-standing feud with militant commanders Maulvi Nazeer in South Waziristan and Hafiz Gul Bahadur in North Waziristan, both of whom have non-aggression agreements with the Pakistani military.

Mehsud's men have also fought with the militia under the control of Fazal Saeed Haqqani, the former TTP head in the Kurram tribal region. He has accused Mehsud of killing his commanders and innocent people and kidnapping for ransom.

Haqqani, who is close to the militant Afghan Haqqani network, broke away from the TTP last year.

A pamphlet distributed by militants in North Waziristan this week announced the formation of a council to try to resolve the conflicts.

"All jihadi forces have jointly, on the recommendation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, formed a five-member commission which will be known as the Shura Muraqba," the pamphlet said, using the term by which the Afghan Taliban describe themselves.

"The Shura Muraqba will be working to resolve differences and problems between mujahideen."

It said that any mujahideen -- or holy warriors -- found to have committed an "unlawful" killing or kidnapping would be punished under Islamic law. It is likely any attack on a fellow mujahideen commander would be considered "unlawful."

"All mujahideen should respect the decisions of the council that has been set up," a senior commander of the Haqqani faction in Kurram said.

"If people continue to do as they like, the situation will not improve. Things will instead get much worse."

(Editing by Nick Macfie and Paul Tait)

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