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No. 1049-06
October 18, 2006


CONTRACTS

NAVY

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $50,434,983 firm-fixed-price contract for the Special Progressive Aircraft Rework Program in support of the VH-3D/VH-60N Presidential helicopter. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., and is expected to be completed in September 2007. Contract funds in the amount of $50,434,983 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 (N00019-07-D-0004).

Argon ST., Inc., Newington, Va., is being awarded a $9,873,809 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide specialized engineering support services for the Ariel, Blackbeard, Badger, Wolverine, AN/URL-21(V)2, and integrated submarine communications receiving systems, providing on site support responses, hardware and software maintenance, and telephone/email technical assists.. This contract combines efforts for the Navy (97 percent) and the government of Norway (3 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Newington, Va. (90 percent) and Fairfax, Va. (10 percent) and is expected to be completed by October 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a sole source procurement. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Va., is the contracting activity (N00178-07-D-3017).

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $9,847,056 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for non-recurring engineering efforts associated with accurate navigation engineering change Proposal 6201, Step 2, for Lot 30, 31, 32 & 33 production F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. Work will be performed in Clearwater, Fla. (75 percent), and St. Louis, Mo. (25 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 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.

Globecomm Systems, Inc.*, Hauppauge, N.Y., is being awarded a $5,349,392 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 50 satellite terminal equipment and outdoor enclosure (ODU) assemblies and 50 spare ODUs to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's special communications requirements division for existing teams of the Unified Command Suite Project. Work will be performed in Hauppauge, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in July 2007. Contract funds will in the amount of $5,349,392 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured and seven offers were received. The Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-07-P-0039).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Sysco Food Services of Central Alabama, Calera, Ala., is being awarded a maximum $18,750,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for Southeast Region prime vendor food and beverage support for Alabama and Florida. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Job Corps. Proposals were Web-solicited and 3 responded. This is an indefinite quantity type contract exercising the second of four 1-year options. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is October 16, 2007. Contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM300-07-D-3104).

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