CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

AmeriQual Group, LLC, Evansville, Ind., is being awarded a maximum $167,590,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment for Meal Ready to Eat and Humanitarian Daily Ration. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Federal civilian agencies. This is an indefinite quantity type contract. There were 3 proposals solicited and 3 responded. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is December 31, 2007. Contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM3S1-06-D-Z103).

SOPAKCO, Inc., Mullins, S.C., * is being awarded a maximum $148,311,250 fixed price with economic price adjustment for Meal Ready to Eat and Humanitarian Daily Ration. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Federal civilian agencies. This is an indefinite quantity type contract. There were 3 proposals solicited and 3 responded. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is December 31, 2007. Contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM3S1-06-D-Z104).

The Wornick Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $140,481,250 fixed price with economic price adjustment for Meal Ready to Eat and Humanitarian Daily Ration. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Federal civilian agencies. This is an indefinite quantity type contract. There were 3 proposals solicited and 3 responded. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is December 31, 2007. Contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM3S1-06-D-Z105).

AIR FORCE

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $104,600,000 firm-fixed-price, time and material contract. This contract is for LAIRCM System to equip the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) fleet of NE-3A aircraft. The Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) program is comprised of 17 Group A kits, 7 Group B kits, 10 additional Group B kits without small laser transmitter assemblies, and supporting spares. The scope of the contract includes installation and checkout of the LAIRCM system in the first (trial aircraft, NL-1 at L-3 Com in Greenville, Texas) and second (kit proof aircraft, NL-2 at EADS in Manching, Germany). The LAIRCM System Group B line replaceable units are being procured as non-development item. Options are available to add enhanced built in test for sensor window heater, new electromagnetic emissions robust sensor design (if needed), flight test of sensor, and equipping to trainer cargo aircraft. The contract also provides contract logistic support. At this time, $51,254,000 have been obligated. Solicitations began September 2006 and negotiations were complete November 2006. This work will be complete December 2009. Headquarters 551st Electronic Systems Group, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity (FA8704-07-F-0001).

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Carson, Calif., is being awarded a $28,879,568 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. The Space Superiority Systems Wing is exercising an award term option as a new contract to continue development architectures to support the space control mission area, offensive counterpace, defensive counterspace, and space situational awareness. The period of performance is 1 November 2006 through 31 October 2008. At this time, $2,000,000 have been obligated. This work will be complete October 2008. Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8819-07-C-0002/No modification number at this time).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $17,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This action is for C-130J training, FY07 contractor logistic support, aircrew, training system support Center and FY07 change management. At this time, $17,250,000 have been obligated. This work will be complete September 2007. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8621-06-C-6300).

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colo., is being awarded a $12,998,118 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The contractor will provide a significant improvement in capacity, throughout, responsiveness, availability and flexibility over conventional parabolic reflector antennas, in support of satellite tracking, telemetry and commanding operations. This Advance Technology Demonstration (ATD) will serve as a research and development vehicle to validate the Geodesic Dorm Phased Array Antenna (GDPAA) concept, assess its full optional for satellite operations support, and demonstrate its operational readiness for a full size GDPAA acquisition program as well as integration into the Air Force Satellite Control Network. At this time, $50,000 have been obligated. Solicitations began July 2006 and negotiations were complete October 2006. This work will be complete November 2009. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-07-C-1101).

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $10,690,890 firm-fixed-price contract modification. This requirement covers sustaining services including logistics support, program management support, engineering services, spares and technical data in support of he C-130J propulsion system which includes the AE 2100D3 engine and R-391 propeller system. This work will be complete January 2007. Headquarters 330th Aircraft Sustainment Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8504-06-C-0004/PZ0001).

NAVY

EDO MTECH, Inc., Warminster, Pa., is being awarded a $13,296,720 modification to a previous awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-05-C-0026) to exercise an option for the procurement of 175 BRU-55/A aircraft bomb ejector racks, lot acceptance testing, and non-recurring engineering that consist of testing and fabrication of sub assembly test equipment. Work will be performed in Warminster, Pa., (99 percent) and Bohemia, N.Y., (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2008. 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.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded an $8,938,017 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0002) to exercise an option for engineering and logistics services in support of S-3 aircraft. Services to be provided include in-service engineering, integrated logistics support, integrated maintenance program for aircraft depot-level scheduled maintenance, and material oversight. Work will be performed in Marietta, Ga., and is expected to be completed in September 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.

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