Garco Construction Inc., Spokane, Wash., was awarded on August 3, 2006, a $57,608,500 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of replacement family housing.  Work will be performed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 27, 2009.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  There were an unknown number of bids solicited via the World Wide Web on November 8, 2006, and three bids were received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, Wash., is the contracting activity (W912DW-06-C-0019).

 

            RMR Joint Venture *, Minot, N.D., was awarded on August 1, 2006, a $41,599,995 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of family housing.  Work will be performed at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and is expected to be completed by June 12, 2008.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  There were 190 bids solicited on October 12, 2005, and two bids were received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Neb., is the contracting activity (W9128F-06-C-0032).

 

            Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, was awarded on July 28, 2006, a $38,995,973 modification to a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for additional long range advance scout surveillance systems and test program sets.  Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas (31.7 percent), Melbourne, Fla. (38 percent), El Segundo, Calif. (8.4 percent), Dallas, Texas (8 percent), Richardson, Texas (3.5 percent), Midland, Ontario (2.5 percent), Suffolk, N.Y. (2.2 percent), Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2.1 percent), Manchester, England (1.9 percent), and Bucks, Pa. (1.7 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2008.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This was a sole source contract initiated on July 7, 2006.  The Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (DAAB07-00-C-J606).

 

  

            Point Blank Body Armor Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., was awarded on August 3, 2006, a delivery order amount of $37,259,686 as part of a $169,433,519 firm-fixed-price contract for outer tactical vest conversion kits in universal camouflage.  Work will be performed in Pompano Beach, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Aug. 8, 2008.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  There were an unknown number of bids solicited via the World Wide Web on March 2, 2006, and six bids were received.  The Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-06-D-0030).

 

            Specialty Defense*, Dunmore, Pa., was awarded on August 3, 2006, a delivery order amount of $35,827,114 as part of a $171,970,292 firm-fixed-price contract for outer tactical vest conversion kits in universal camouflage.  Work will be performed in Dunmore, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Aug. 8, 2008.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  There were an unknown number of bids solicited via the World Wide Web on March 2, 2006, and six bids were received.  The Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-06-D-0031).

 

            BAE Systems, Anniston, Ala., was awarded on July 28, 2006, a $30,489,533 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the overhaul and upgrade program of the M113A3 family of vehicles.  Work will be performed in Anniston, Ala., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2007.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This was a sole source contract initiated on July 20, 2006.  The Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-05-C-0463).

 

            Lockheed Martin, Cherry Hill, N.J., was awarded on July 28, 2006, a $5,087,151 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the theater medical information program, block 2 concept exploration, design and sustainment project.  Work will be performed in Falls Church, Va., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2008.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This was a sole source contract initiated on April 12, 2004.  The Contracting Center of Excellence, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (W74V8H-04-F-0298).

 

 

            Red River Holdings, Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $9,940,938 firm-fixed priced contract with additional reimbursables for the time charter of MV A1C William H. Pitsenbarger, a self-sustaining vessel capable of carrying containers laden with ammunition. The vessel will be operated for the Air Force Prepositioning Program.  This contract includes four one-year options and one two-month option, which if exercised would bring the total award amount to $54,163,118, plus additional reimbursables.  Work will be performed with the vessel prepositioned at sea in various locations worldwide, mainly in and around Diego Garcia., and is expected to be completed September 2007, (November 2011 with options).  The contract will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with almost 100 proposals solicited via Military Sealift Command’s Web site, with four offers received.  The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00033-06-C-3301).

 

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