DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated February 3, 2016
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-020-16 February 3, 2016(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 3, 2016: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued February 3, 2016 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
ARMY
AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $97,109,000 modification (P00004) to contract W58RGZ-15-C-0047 for the Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system, tactical data link retrofit full-rate Production VII. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2018. Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $97,109,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $92,918,000 firm-fixed-price contract to upgrade of four PATRIOT radars to configuration 3+ (C3+). One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2018. Fiscal 2016 other procurement funds in the amount of $92,918,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-16-C-0020).
NAVY
Lockheed Martin Missions Systems and Training, Baltimore, Maryland, is being awarded a $52,453,589 performance-based logistics, firm-fixed-economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery requirements-type contract for supply chain management of aviation tires supporting the following aircraft: P-3C, E-2C/D, C2, AV-8B, CH-46E, F-18A/B/C/D/E/F, EA 18-G, MH-60S/R, SH60B/F, S-3, EA-6B, CH-53/E, V-22, and F-35. The contractor is responsible for requirements forecasting, inventory management, retrograde management, storage, transportation, and meeting critical supply response time availability metrics. This contract involves a combined effort between the Navy (85 percent); and the countries of Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey Japan, and the United Kingdom (15 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. This is a three-year contract, with two six-month option periods and also an option for increased quantity for F-35 tires, which if exercised, brings the total estimated value to $131,067,492. Work will be performed in Baltimore, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by January 2019. No contract funds will be obligated at the time of award, and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Working capital funds (Navy) will be obligated as individual orders are issued. This contract was competitively procured with the solicitation posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded a $9,174,340 cost-plus-fixed-fee basic ordering agreement for engineering services, overhaul, repair and upgrade in support of the NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System (NSSMS) units for the CVN 72, equipment and other associated test, ancillary and support equipment. Work will be performed in Yorktown, Virginia (70 percent); and Norfolk, Virginia (30 percent), and is expected to be completed by February 2017. Fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $125,000 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This basic ordering agreement was not competitively procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-4 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 206.302-4, recommend approval pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(4). The Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity (N00024-16-G-5437).
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
X Corp Solutions Inc., Stafford, Virginia, was awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HDTRA1-16-D-0002) with a five-year ordering period and a ceiling of $50,000,000 for security and counterintelligence operations support services. This contract procures non-personal services to provide security and counterintelligence support to DTRA/SCC-WMD/JFHQ-E personnel, missions, and facilities worldwide. Work will be performed at DTRA locations in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Travis Air Force Base, California; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany; and primarily, the Defense Threat Reduction Center in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The expected end date for this effort is Feb. 28, 2021. Fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $100,000 are being obligated at time of award for the initial task order. This contract was a competitive acquisition and nine offers were received. DTRA, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
AIR FORCE
Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, has been awarded a $17,873,386 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development. Contractor will develop a portable system for real-time standoff detection and identification of trace chemical residues on surfaces using active infrared spectroscopy at a 30-meter range. Work will be performed at Reston, Virginia, and is expected to be complete by Oct. 3, 2020. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with 17 offers received. Fiscal 2015 research and development funds in the amount of $3,687,539 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-16-C-9107).
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has been awarded an $11,734,223 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures on India head of state aircraft. Work will be performed in India and is expected to be complete by Jan. 31, 2020. This contract involves foreign military sales. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. This contract is 100 percent foreign military sales to India. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8625-16-C-6529).
CORRECTION: The contract awarded to Tecolote Research Inc. on Dec. 11, 2015, gave the wrong contract number. The actual number is FA8802-13-D-0002 GP02. All other contract information is accurate.
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