DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 12, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-046-14 March 12, 2014(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 12, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued March 12, 2014 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
NAVY
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $128,500,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2229) to accomplish the detail design and construction of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) 3 Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB). This modification will provide the detail, design and construction efforts to convert the MLP 3 to an AFSB variant. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by October 2015. Fiscal 2012, 2013 and 2014 national defense sealift funds in the amount of $95,093,500 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.
Interstate Electronics Corp., Anaheim, Calif., is being awarded an $8,911,790 modification under previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00030-14-C-0006) to exercise option line items for a new technology refresh of the C-Band Pulse Doppler Radar (RADAR-C) Transmitter and replacement of the Navy Mobile Instrumentation Ship Communication System in support of Trident II flight tests. These option line items provide for, but are not limited to, engineering services (system engineering, design and development), system testing, verification and validation, logistics and full system documentation in order to achieve Flight Test Instrumentation Steady State for Strategic Systems Programs flight test mission support. The maximum dollar value of the option line items is $8,911,790. Work will be performed in Anaheim, Calif. (80 percent); Cape Canaveral, Fla. (18 percent); and San Jose, Calif. (2 percent), and work is expected to be completed March 15, 2016. Fiscal 2014 other procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $8,911,790 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole source acquisition pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The Department of the Navy, Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
ARMY
Northrop Grumman Technical Service Inc., Herdon, Va., was awarded a $30,793,383 modification (P00010) to contract W9124B-13-C-0005 for continued logistic support services. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $30,793,383 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Jan. 31, 2015. Work will be performed at Fort Irwin, Calif. Army Contracting Command, Fort Irwin, Calif., is the contracting activity.
DRS Technical Services Inc, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $30,271,266 hybrid firm-fixed price, cost-plus fixed-fee and cost reimbursable multi-year contract to operate control and maintain satellite communications between the continental United States and worldwide locations. It will also provide help desk and field operations support. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $30,271,266 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is March 11, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet with four received. Work will be performed in Rock Island, Ill., Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Germany. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-14-C-0026).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
API LLC**, Camuy, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $11,716,450 modification (P00102) exercising the first option period on a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-13-D-1037) with four one-year option periods for permethrin Army combat uniform coats. This is a firm-fixed-price contract. Location of performance is Puerto Rico with a March 18, 2015 performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 through fiscal 2015 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa.
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
Northrop Grumman Space and Missions Systems, Colorado Springs, Colo. is being awarded A $750,000,000 in-scope contract modification (P00023) to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to increase the estimated contract maximum from $2,500,000,000 to $3,250,000,000. The contract remains a ten (10) year contract with an ordering period from Nov. 21, 2005 through Nov. 21, 2015. The contract is a hybrid omnibus contract performing predominantly research, development, test and evaluation services for the development of the Ballistic Missile Defense System’s Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications; the support infrastructure including all information technology; facilities; ground and flight test; warfighter wargames and exercises; modeling and simulation; several operational cells including the Ballistic Missile Defense Network Operations and Security Center, the Joint Functional Command Component for Integrated Missile Defense, and the 100th Missile Defense Brigade. Places of performance under the contract are worldwide but mainly support the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center, Colorado Springs, Colo. Also supported are the Missile Defense Agency sites in Huntsville, Ala., the National Capital Region, and Dahlgren, Va. No task order is being issued as a result of this award. No funds are being obligated as all funding takes place at the task order level. The Missile Defense Agency, Colorado Springs, Colo. is the contracting activity (#H95001-10-D-0001).
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