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No. 803-06
August 23, 2006


CONTRACTS

DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY

Four Seasons Produce Incorp., 400 Wabash Road, P.O. Box 788, Ephrata, PA 17522-0788 was awarded an indefinite delivery, requirements type contract on Aug. 22, 2006 to provide fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&V) for resale at 41 commissary store locations throughout Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and Wisconsin. The estimated award amount is $76,439,296. Contractor will deliver FF&V to the store locations as needed. The contract is for a 2-year base period beginning Sep. 22, 2006 through Aug. 31, 2008. Two 1-year option periods are available. If both option periods are exercised, the contract will be completed Aug. 31, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Ninty-one firms were solicited and twelve offers were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Commissary Agency, Resale Contracting Division, Resale Services Support Branch, 1300 E Avenue, Fort Lee, Va., 23801-1800 (HDEC02-06-D-0013).

Military Produce Group LLC, 1106 Ingleside Road, Norfolk, VA 23502 was awarded an indefinite delivery, requirements type contract on Aug. 22, 2006 to provide fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&V) for resale at 36 commissary store locations throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. The estimated award amount is $78,184,914. Contractor will deliver FF&V to the store locations as needed. The contract is for a 2-year base period beginning Sep. 22, 2006 through Aug. 31, 2008. Two 1-year option periods are available. If both option periods are exercised, the contract will be completed Aug. 31, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Ninty-one firms were solicited and eight offers were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Commissary Agency, Resale Contracting Division, Resale Services Support Branch, 1300 E Avenue, Fort Lee, Va., 23801-1800 (HDEC02-06-D-0014).

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Co., Ft. Worth, Texas., is being awarded a $6,324,425 firm fixed price contract modification. This contract provides for provisioned items order modification, which will procure the spare parts for the Greece Peace Xenia IV F-16C/D aircraft. At this time $6,324,425 has been obligated. This work will be complete June 2007. Headquarters 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity. (FA8212-06-C-0012/PM0017)

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