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No. 1135-06
November 08, 2006


CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp., Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $126,194,566 cost-plus-award fee contract modification. The contractor will perform activities associated with rebaselining the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) program for FY05 through FY08 due to funding restriction. Fiscal year funding constraints require work content to be prioritized and time phased differently from the current block 6 performance baseline. As a result, in order for the contractor to regain schedule, the contractor's cost will increase (i.e. double/triple shifts, additional personnel). The contractor will also perform additional government directed testing to improve mission assurance. At this time, no funds have been obligated. This work will be complete June 2008. Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04701-02-C-0009/P00106).

ARMY

Textron Marine & Land Systems, New Orleans, La., was awarded on Nov. 6, 2006, a $105,672,713 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for armored security vehicles. Work will be performed in New Orleans, La., and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on May 9, 2005. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-05-C-0470).

General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Nov. 6, 2006, a $30,147,369 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to the Corpus Christi Army Depot in their overhaul and repair of the entire T700 family of engines. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on Aug. 25, 2005. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-C-0038).

NAVY

Gichner Shelter Systems, Dallastown, Pa., is being awarded a $42,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for up to 1,000 mobile maintenance facilities for the U.S. Marine Corps for use in the testing and operation of various avionics systems. Work will be performed in Dallastown, Pa., and is expected to be completed in November 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured by electronic solicitation and four offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-07-D-0006).

MPRI, Inc., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $19,000,000 not-to-exceed firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract to provide a laser marksmanship device/system to meet the training needs in basic rifle marksmanship and preliminary marksmanship instruction for the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army National Guard and the Governments of Columbia and Azerbaijan. In addition, this contract provides for new equipment training and total system performance responsibility type warranty for up to three years per device. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Army ($5,707,000; 92 percent) and the Governments of Columbia ($631,550; 7 percent) and Azerbaijan ($86,418; 1 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Alexandria, Va., and is expected to be completed in September 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61339-07-D-0007).

Telephonics Corporation, Farmingdale, N.Y., was awarded on Nov. 3, 2006, a $17,051,031 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to select commercial off the shelf (COTS) hardware for a prototype demonstration system. This effort will evaluate the performance and effectiveness of discriminator algorithms in a more vigorous airborne environment by developing two demonstration systems. These demonstration systems will be used to collect test, one of which collects flight data and the other collects shore data. Work will be performed in Farmingdale, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in December 2007. Contract funds in the amount of $15,600,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under Naval Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement 05-03-02 for which one offer was received. The Naval Research Laboratory, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N000173-07-C-2001).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

LABATT Food Service, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $9,000,000 firm fixed price contract for full line food distributor for Fort Hood, Goodfellow AFB, and Dyess AFB, Texas. Using services are Army, and Air Force. This is a base year indefinite quantity type contract. There were 5 proposals solicited and 3 responded. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is November 17, 2007. Contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM300-07-D-3212).


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