CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $36,000,000 cost-plus incentive fee contract modification. This action provides for continuing development and integration of several on-going A/OA-10C Suite 3 Precision Engagement fleet modernization and upgrade efforts. At this time $17,029,000 has been obligated. This work will be complete July 2007. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8635-06-C-6030).

Jetsmart Aerospace LLC, Alameda, Calif., is being awarded an $11,632,450 indefinite delivery indefinite quantity type contract. This action is for repair and overhaul of the C-130 auxiliary power units and associated components for the 85 series, and four bearing gas turbine engines. These services are in support of secondary power systems for the Air Force C-130 aircraft and start carts. The estimated quantities for the contract includes the minimum, maximum, and best-estimated quantities based on annual demand or repair rates for each of the applicable line items, and quantity estimates vary per individual item. Approximately 17 repairs contract line items of various input and output configurations will be incorporated into the contract. In addition, and individual contract line item for both not separately data and over and above labor will also be incorporated into the contract. At this time no funds have been obligated. This work will be complete August 2009. Headquarters Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8208-06-D-0001).

Aerojet General Corp., Sacramento, Calif., and ATK Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah are being awarded a $49,000,000 indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract each. The Air Fore is initiating major efforts to develop new or enhanced technologies in missile propulsion and related inspection systems and service life assessment tools that will lead to the transition of the new technologies into propulsion systems for a prompt global strike capability, a land-based strategic deterrent, and an operationally responsive space lift system. The technology development efforts will be conducted by any contract award through this BAA will be conducted under the guidance of the integrated high payoff rocket propulsion technology program and the technology for the sustainment of strategic systems program. The desired technologies span all areas of application for solid rocket motors, including ballistic and space boost, post boost propulsion and tactical motors. The development activities to be undertaken will also include advanced technologies for predicting and monitoring the remaining service life of solid rocket motors as well as for the modeling and simulation functions to design and assess the performance of solid rocket motors. Analytical tasks required under indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity could fall within the entire range from design conception to performance prediction, including but not limited to, design analysis, structural and thermal analysis, ballistic assessment, and life cycle cost prediction. At this time no funds have been obligated. This work will be complete July 2014. Headquarters Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA9300-06-D-0008 and FA9300-06-D-0004 respectively).

ARMY

Overlook Systems Technologies Inc. of Vienna, Va., was awarded Aug. 22 an indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery firm-fixed price contract with an estimated value of $32,134,013 to assist in managing the engineering, program oversight and technical development of positioning, navigation and timing efforts for the Defense Department's Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration. The work will be performed at the contractor's Vienna, Va., facilities as well as at government facilities in Los Angeles, Calif.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Colorado Springs, Colo. This work is estimated to be completed by Aug. 31, 2011. The Contracting Center of Excellence at the Pentagon is the contracting activity. Army Public Affairs can be reached at (703) 692-2000 (W74V8H-06-D-0014).

Bryan Construction Inc. of Colorado Springs, Colo., was awarded Aug. 22 a firm-fixed price construction contract at an estimated value of $12,892,102 to build a Global Hawk maintenance hanger. The project includes the two-bay maintenance hanger and an aircraft parking apron at Beale Air Force Base, Colo. The project is scheduled to be complete by Feb. 29, 2008. Twenty bids were solicited Jan 19, 2006, and four bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, is the contracting activity. Army Public Affairs can be reached at (703) 692-2000 (W91238-06-C-0023).

General Atomics Aeronautical System of San Diego, Calif., was awarded August 22 a cost plus fixed-fee contract for $11,466,000 as part of an estimated $23.4 million contract to acquire four extended range multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicles, the associated support equipment and initial spare parts. This work will be completed by Aug. 31, 2007, and will take place at four locations: San Diego, Adelanto and Palmdale, Calif.; and Salt Lake City. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity. Army Public Affairs can be reached at (703) 692-2000 (W58RGZ-06-C-0208).

MPRI Inc. of Alexandria, Va., was awarded August 22 a firm-fixed price requirements-type contract for $11,196,996 as the base-period portion of an estimated $34,272,571 contract (if all options are exercised) for recruiting services to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. The work will be performed at any of the Army's 1,700 recruiting stations nationwide. The contract is for Sep. 1, 2006, to Aug. 31, 2007, with two one-year options through Aug. 31, 2009. Bids were solicited via web site on March 21 and 10 bids were received. The Army Contracting Agency Southern Region, Fort Knox Directorate of Contracting at Fort Knox, Ky., is the contracting activity. Army Public Affairs can be reached at (703) 692-2000 (W9124D-06-D-0034).

NAVY

Readiness Management Support, LC, Panama City, Fla., is being awarded an estimated $29,846,837 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract to provide air traffic management and electronic equipment maintenance services to support air traffic control operations, airfield management, air to ground communications operations and maintenance, surveillance and precision radar systems operations and maintenance, voice communications systems operations and maintenance, and aviation weather systems operations and maintenance at multiple locations in the U.S. Central Command Air Force area of responsibility in Southwest Asia, primarily Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Southwest Asia, and is expected to be completed February 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured because it is a sole source acquisition. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-06-D-6864).

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $11,328,645 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-03-C-0001) for the procurement of joint standoff weapon all up rounds (50 AGM-154A-1 and 54AGM-154C), one AGM-154 dummy air training missile, and 150 containers, including logistics support, technical data, and administrative/financial data for the Government of Turkey. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in April 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.

CCI, Inc.*, Anchorage, Alaska, is being awarded a $7,422,500 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction for a transducer test/calibration facility at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The work to be performed provides replacing an existing outdated, undersized, and failing acoustical test and calibration tank and associated control center with a new acoustic test and calibration facility connected to existing Building 306. The new facility shall include a 19 meter diameter by 14 meter deep wooden acoustic test tank constructed adjacent to Building 306. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by February 2008. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole source negotiated procurement under the U.S. Small Business Administration's 8(a) program. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-06-C-2823).

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,523,892 ceiling-priced letter contract modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0569) for the manufacture of 135 C Kits for the FY04/05 Composite Capsule Launching System (CCLS) capsule modification kits and 191 C Kits for the FY06 CCLS capsule retrofit kits. The C Kits provide the capsule closure assembly for the CCLS in order for the CCLS capsule to be compatible with the SSGN submarine environment. Work will be performed in Los Alamitos, Calif. (40 percent); Carpentersville, Ill. (40 percent); and Tucson, Ariz. (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2007. Contract funds in the amount of $867,543 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

SYMTX, Inc.*, Austin, Texas, is being awarded a $5,298,321 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68335-05-C-0078) to exercise an option for seven Jet Engine Test Instrumentation Units (3 T-6, 2 T-10, and 2 T-36), including associated technical documentation. Work will be performed in Austin, Texas, and is expected to be completed in July 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.

Atlantic Positioning Systems, a division of Atlantic Microwave Corp., Bolton, Mass., is being awarded a $5,056,000 letter contract for procurement of the Image Detection System, related spares, technical support, training and documentation, for installation aboard the Italian Navy's Multi-Purpose Vessel. Work will be performed in Clearwater, Fla., and is expected to be completed by June 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract supports the Government of Italy under the Foreign Military Sales program. The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-06-C-4210).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

MidAmerican Energy Co., Davenport, Iowa, is being awarded a maximum 9,561,871 firm fixed price contract for electricity and ancillary services for Argonne, Ill. Using services are Federal civilian agencies. There were 29 proposals solicited and 7 responded. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is June 30, 2007. Contracting activity is Defense Energy Supply Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP060-05-D-8017).

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