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No. 772-06
August 15, 2006


CONTRACTS

ARMY

General Dynamics, St. Petersburg, Fla., was awarded on August 11, 2006, a delivery order amount of $187,761,382 as part of a $213,025,063 firm-fixed-price contract for production of 5.56mm, 7.62mm, and caliber .50 small arms ammunitions. Work will be performed in St. Petersburg, Fla., and is expected to be completed by August 11, 2007. 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 January 18, 2005, and two bids were received. The Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-05-G-0002).

First Choice Armor and Equipment*, Brockton, Mass., was awarded on August 11, 2006, a $38,272,500 firm-fixed-price contract for individual body armor. Work will be performed in Brockton, Mass., and is expected to be completed by November 31, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on July 25, 2006. The Joint Contracting Command Iraq/Afghanistan, Baghdad, Iraq, is the contracting activity (W91GY0-06-F-0058).

General Dynamics, Burlington, Vt., was awarded on August 11, 2006, a $30,281,328 firm-fixed-price contract for Abrams Reactive Armor tile sets. Work will be performed in McHenry, Miss. (80 percent), and Burlington, Vt. (20 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 11, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were eight bids solicited on May 23, 2006, and three bids were received. The Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-06-C-0179).

Schroth Safety Products Corp.*, Pompano Beach, Fla., was awarded on August 10, 2006, an $11,320,451 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for Gunner's restraint kits. Work will be performed in Pompano Beach, Fla., and is expected to be completed by May 18, 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on July 27, 2006. The Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-C-0042).

Federal Prison Industries Inc., Washington, D.C., was awarded on August 11, 2006, a $9,969,333 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of single channel ground and airborne radio system components. Work will be performed in Big Spring, Texas (50.13 percent), Danbury, Ct. (.43 percent), Fairton, N.J. (3.95 percent), Lexington, Ky. (.80 percent), Loretto, Pa. (22.80 percent), Otisville, N.Y. (.41 percent), and Phoenix, Ariz. (21.48 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 31, 2007. 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 August 7, 2006, and two bids were received. The Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-06-F-0045).

H. Koch & Sons Co., Anaheim, Calif., was awarded on August 10, 2006, an $8,291,920 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for buckle assembly retrofit kits. Work will be performed in Anaheim, Calif., and is expected to be completed by November 4, 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on October 24, 2005. The Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-C-0052).

Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Company L.L.C., Independence, Mo., was awarded on August 10, 2006, a delivery order amount of $6,520,852 as part of a $400,236,751 firm-fixed-price contract for small caliber ammunition. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on October 5, 2005. The Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $43,486,286 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide design agent engineering and technical support services for shipboard Mk 92 Fire Control Systems (FCS). The Mk 92 FCS is a lightweight FCS used against air, surface, and shore targets, and provides a ship with integrated radar detection, command and control, and multiple-channel engagement capability for fast reaction gun defensive and offensive operations. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (45%) and the governments of Turkey (35 percent), Egypt (13 percent), Taiwan (3 percent), Saudi Arabia (2 percent), Poland (1 percent), and Bahrain (1 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala. (55 percent), Moorestown, N.J. (19 percent), Turkey (10 percent), Egypt (5 percent), Saudi Arabia (2 percent), Taiwan (2 percent), Poland (2 percent), Bahrain (2 percent), aboard Navy ships (2 percent), and at Port Hueneme, Calif. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $25,000, will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity (N63394-06-D-1158).

General Electric Engineering Services, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $23,691,379 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-03-D-0013) to exercise an option for the standard depot level repair of T700-GE-401/401C turbo shaft engines, cold section modules, and power turbine modules. Work will be performed in Arkansas City, Kan., and is expected to be completed in August 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

ATK Thiokol, Corinne, Utah, is being awarded a $24,300,000 firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. This is a basic contract with five year ordering period to perform the function of monitoring and assessing the health and readiness of Peacekeeper Stage I and III rocket motors. At this time, $960,000 has been obligated. This work will be completed by June 2012. Solicitations began March 2006 and negotiations were completed in May 2006. Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity. (FA8818-06-D-0022)
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, Manassas, Va., is being awarded an $18,715,915 cost-plus-award fee fixed-price contract modification. This project is in support of Department of Defense's Global Transportation Network system. This action extends the current contract until August 31, 2007. At this time, $2,211,510 has been obligated. This work will be completed by August 2007. Headquarters AMC Specialized Contracting Branch, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity. (F19628-95-C-0029/P00286)

Defense Systems Inc., EW Systems, Peyton, Colo., is being awarded a $5,366,941 firm-fixed-price contract. This action will provide full-programmed depot maintenance applicable to the AN/MSR-T4 system at CONUS and OCONUS sites as specified by the Air Combat Command. At this time, no funds have been obligated. Headquarters Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity. (FA8217-06-D-0003)

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