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FOR RELEASE AT
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No. 769-06
August 14, 2006


CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Aerospace Testing Alliance, Tullahoma, Tenn., is being awarded a $212,116,057 cost-plus-award fee contract modification. This action is a modification to the contract for the operation, maintenance, information management, and support of Arnold Engineering Development Center for FY 06. This increase results from changes to the workload in the test facilities and increased maintenance, investment, and mission support requirements. This work will be completed by September 2007. Headquarters Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., is the contracting activity. (F40600-03-C-0001/P00090)

Civil Air Patrol Inc., Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., is being awarded a $6,870,000 cooperative agreement contract modification. This modification will increase funding for FY 2006 Civil Air Patrol operation and maintenance for the purchase of land mobile radio requirements as authorized by the FY 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Section 8025. At this time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be completed by September 2006. 42d Air Base Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., is the contracting activity. (F41689-00-2-0001/A00094)

NAVY

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Co., Simsbury, Conn., is being awarded a maximum $5,576,125 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a minimum 6,504 (each), maximum 200,000 (each) MK161 Mod 0 non-electric detonators and associated data. The MK161 Mod 0 non-electric detonator is a time device used to initiate demolition charges and/or other explosive charges from a safe distance. Work will be performed in Simsbury, Conn., and is expected to be completed by August 2011. Contract funds will not expire this fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured and advertised via the World Wide Web with two offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity. (N00164-06-D-4252)


Harris Corp., Rochester, N.Y. is being awarded a not-to-exceed $5,450,700 fixed-price delivery order under a basic ordering agreement (BOA) for one AN/URC-131H (V) high frequency radio group and the associated installation kit. Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by July 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured because it was issued under the existing BOA. One proposal was received and this requirement was synopsized as part of the BOA via federal business opportunities and the SPAWAR e-commerce central website on January 4, 2006. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems San Diego, Calif. is the contracting activity (N00039-06-G-0008).


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