DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Walbridge Aldinger Co., Detroit Contract Of Gearbox Repair And Details As Stated For H-1Y/Z Helicopters
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources DoD No. 181-12 March 15, 2012(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 20, 2012: Walbridge Aldinger Co., Detroit, Mich., is being awarded $11,515,000 for firm-fixed-price task order 0003 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-10-D-5331) for construction of an H-1Y/Z helicopter gearbox repair and test facility at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point.
This single-story high bay building facility will include a disassembly area, parts kitting area, production/control clean parts area, assembly area for the main rotor gearbox, assembly area for the immediate and tailor rotor gearboxes, flushing room and integrated quality team area, main rotor gearbox test cell and intermediate/tail rotor gearbox test cell.
The task order also contains one unexercised option, which, if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $12,005,506. Work will be performed in Havelock, N.C., and is expected to be completed by August 2013.
Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Five proposals were received for this task order.
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.
*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources DoD No. 181-12 March 15, 2012
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