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No. 898-06
September 13, 2006


CONTRACTS

NAVY


Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz. is being awarded a $369,059,572 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-04-C-5460) for Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems and associated spares for FY06 Navy (51 percent), Army (35 percent), and the Governments of Pakistan (12.8 percent) and Australia (1.2 percent) under the foreign military sales requirements. Phalanx close-in Weapon System (CIWS) is a fast reaction terminal defense against low and high flying, high-speed maneuvering anti-ship missile threats that have penetrated all other ships' defenses. The CIWS is an integral element of the Fleet Defense In-Depth concept and the Ship Self-Defense Program. Operating either autonomously or integrated with a combat system, it is an automatic terminal defense weapon system designed to detect, track, engage, and destroy anti-ship missile threats penetrating other defense envelopes. Phalanx CIWS is currently installed on approximately 187 Navy ships and is in use in 20 foreign navies. The Army is deploying a land-based system known as the Land-based Phalanx Weapon System. Work will be performed in Louisville, Ky. and is expected to be completed December 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $7,282,107 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Sytex, Inc., Doylestown, Pa., is being awarded a $28,964,166 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract to provide 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. Work will be performed in Southwest Asia, primarily Iraq, and is expected to be completed in March 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-6865).

Northrop Grumman Corp., Electronic Systems, Naval & Marine Systems Division, Oceanic & Naval Systems, Annapolis, Md., is being awarded a $22,164,618 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost plus fixed-fee contract, to provide engineering and technical services for Airborne Mine Countermeasures Programs. This acquisition is for engineering and technical support through depot level repair and maintenance services for the AN/AQS-14A and AN/AQS-24 Airborne Mine Countermeasures Systems Sonar Systems. Work will be performed in Panama City, Fla., and is expected to be completed by September 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $10,000, will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61331-06-D-0044).

Robertson Aviation, LLC*, Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded an $18,927,571 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 53 mission auxiliary tank systems (MATS). MATS is an off-the-shelf fuel tank that provides for extended range of flight for the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Work will be performed in Tempe, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in February 2008. Contract funds in the amount of $9,938,313 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-06-C-0122).

Techno-Sciences, Inc., Beltsville, Md., is being awarded a $16,196,464 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to upgrade and integrate the existing Indonesian Integrated Maritime Surveillance System (IMSS) they developed with eight additional Coastal Surveillance Stations (CSS) and two CSS equipment sets to supplement the two existing project sites in Indonesia; improve communications capabilities at the Indonesian Headquarters Command Center; and upgrade X-Band Radars on seven Indonesian ships and Trident Monitoring System. They will also define requirements and preliminary design for a Regional Integrated Maritime Security Information Center (RIMSIC) and develop IMSS Concept of Operations, Training and Exercise Plans. This contract represents purchases by the U.S. Navy for the benefit of the government of Indonesia under the authority of Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006. Work will be performed in Beltsville, Md. (51 percent), and in Indonesia (49 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2008. The contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured, but was synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily's Federal Business Opportunities website, with no other interested parties responding. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-06-C-0102).

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $11,691,768 ceiling priced delivery order (7176) against previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00383-02-G-001H) for the repair of 36 F/A-18 Outer Wing Panels. Work will be performed in Montreal, Quebec Canada (95 percent) and Mesa, Ariz. (5 percent), and work is expected to be completed by September 2007. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. One company was solicited for this non-competitive requirement and one offer was received. The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.


Valley Crest, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $10,995,492 firm-fixed price, Design-Build Historical Mitigation and Landscape contract for Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla., for historic mitigation, landscape repairs, and restoration of various nature trails. This contract contains options, which if exercised, would bring the total possible value of this contract to $15,208,256. Work will be performed at NAS Pensacola, Fla. and is expected to be completed by September 2007. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The solicitation was issued on the NAVFAC e-solicitation website as a two-phase design/build solicitation inviting full and open competition. Two contractors responded to the Phase I solicitation. Two contractors were chosen to proceed to Phase II. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, North Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N62467-06-D-0165).

MPRI Inc., Columbia, Md., is being awarded a $9,592,328 firm-fixed-price, supply contract to provide for a digital deployed training campus for the Army National guard. Work will be performed in Columbia, Md., and is expected to be Dec 2007. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-06-C-0059).

Concurrent Technologies Corp., Johnstown, Pa., is being awarded a $6,118,546 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract to provide engineering and technical support services to dynamically update signature data in a database that was developed and is maintained by Concurrent Technologies Corp. The contract contains options, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $9,999,500. Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pa. (85 percent) and Patuxent River, MD (15 percent) and is expected to be completed in September 2007 (September 2008 with options). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured because it is a sole source acquisition. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, SC, is the contracting activity (N65236-06-D-6863).

ARMY

Whitesell-Green Inc., Pensacola, Fla., was awarded on Sept. 8, 2006, a $9,212,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of the FY06 Air Force Forces Command Headquarters Building. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Feb. 2, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 21 bids solicited on June 22, 2006, and two bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-06-C-0050).

Capitol Technology Services Inc.*, Washington, D.C., was awarded on Sept. 11, 2006, a $5,089,000 firm-fixed-price contract for renovations to Building 4216. Work will be performed at Fort George G. Meade, Md., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 20 bids solicited on June 27, 2005, and five bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Md., is the contracting activity (W912DR-06-C-0039).

AIR FORCE

Data Research and Analysis Corp., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $13,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for advisory and assistance modeling and simulation services. At this time, $500,000 have been obligated. This work will be complete September 2011. Headquarters Air Force District of Washington, Bolling Air Force Base, DC, is the contracting activity (FA7014-06-D-0020).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $9,222,478 cost-plus-award fee contract modification. This effort requires the contractor to install the reachback capability into ground segment Air Force Mission Control Element (AFMCE-2), to purchase a new electro-optic/infrared receiver unit and upgrade an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) signals aperture radar to a production block 20 configuration in support of the global war on terrorism. At this time, total funds have been obligated. Solicitations began June 2006 and negotiations were complete August 2006. This work will be complete by September 2008. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-01-C-4600/P00162).

Kovatch Corp., Nesquehoning, Pa., is being awarded a $6,277,643 firm-fixed-price contract modification to exercise an option for thirty-three (33) R-11 aircraft refueling tank trucks. At this time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete June 2007. Headquarters Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (F09603-03-C-0141/P00011).

Honeywell Inc., Defense and Space Electronics System, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a $6,189,050 firm-fixed-price contract modification. This action is to purchase eighty-eight (88) Embedded Global Positional/Inertial Navigation System, production units installs for the MH-47G/TSPI/MH-6/SOA/F-16/AH-64D platforms, one contractor depot repair for the TSPI platform, five integration units (retrofit kits) for the TSPI platform, and four 9.8 inch mounts for the MH-47G platform through the Tri-Services Embedded Global Positioning office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. At this time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete July 2008. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8626-06-C-2065/P00009).

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated System Sector, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $5,024,822 cost-plus-fixed fee contract modification. This program will develop sensor craft technologies, maturing the technologies through major ground and flight test activities. At this time, $692,198 have been obligated. Solicitations began January 2006 and negotiations were complete September 2006. This work will be complete March 2009. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-05-C-3502/P00006).

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