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DTN News - MIDDLE EAST HOT SPOT: Egyptian Mediated Ceasefire Being Observed Between Israel and Hamas-Led Gaza Militants

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DTN News - MIDDLE EAST HOT SPOT:  Egyptian Mediated Ceasefire Being Observed Between Israel and Hamas-Led Gaza Militants
*Israel, Palestinians Agree on Long-Term Gaza Ceasefire
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by K. V. Seth from reliable sources DTN Defense News
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 14, 2014Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday agreed on a long-term Egyptian-brokered ceasefire to end the devastating 50-day war in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that has killed over 2,200 people. 

"An agreement has been reached between the two sides and we are awaiting the announcement from Cairo to determine the zero hour for implementation," said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri.
Zuhri said Egypt was expected to make an official announcement on the deal.

Cairo's initiative, Palestinians officials said, called for an indefinite halt to seven weeks of hostilities, the immediate opening of Gaza's blockaded crossings with Israel and Egypt and a widening of the enclave's fishing zone in the Mediterranean, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Under a second stage that would begin a month later, Israel and the Palestinians would discuss the construction of a Gaza sea port and an Israeli release of Hamas prisoners in the West Bank, the officials said.

A senior Palestinian official also confirmed that the Palestinians have reached an agreement with Israel on a "permanent" truce in Gaza.

There was no immediate comment from Israel on the claimed deal to end the deadly conflict in and around the enclave.

The Palestinian official gave no time for when a ceasefire would take effect but said President Mahmud Abbas would give further details in a speech from his West Bank headquarters at 1600 GMT (2130 IST). "The contacts that have been going on have led to a permanent ceasefire, a (deal to) end the blockade and a guarantee that Gaza's demands and needs will be met," the official said speaking on condition of anonymity.

The Islamist Hamas movement, de facto ruler of Gaza and party to the Abbas-led efforts to agree a truce, also said a deal had been struck with Israel. "The negotiations ended with an agreement which embodies the resistance of our people and a victory for the resistance," its exiled deputy leader Mussa Abu Marzuk wrote on his Facebook page.

The Palestinian official said the truce deal had been finalised after 48 hours of intensive shuttle diplomacy by Azzam al-Ahmed, head of the Palestinian delegation to the protracted, on-off truce talks in Cairo. "Over the past 48 hours, he has been shuttling between the leadership of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, all the factions, and Egyptian leaders, travelling between Ramallah, Gaza, Doha and overseas," the official said.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 15, 2014

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 15, 2014
SourceK. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-177-14 September 15, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 15, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 15, 2014 are undermentioned;

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Science Application International Corporation, Fairfield, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $423,800,000 firm-fixed-price, prime vendor, bridge contract for maintenance, repair, and operations. This is a two-year base contract, with two 18-month option periods. Location of performance is New Jersey, with a Sept. 14, 2019, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. This contract was a competitive acquisition and five offers were received. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8E3-14-D-0001).
Ocenco Incorporated,* Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, has been awarded a maximum $45,332,200 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for self-contained breathing apparatus. This is a one-year base contract, with four one-year option periods. Location of performance is Wisconsin, with a September 2016 performance completion date. Using military services are Navy and Coast Guard. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (SPRMM1-14-D-Y001).
CAE Healthcare Inc., Sarasota, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $28,500,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for medical simulation products and accessories. This is a five-year base contract, with no option periods. Location of performance is Florida, with a Sept. 14, 2019, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. This contract was a competitive acquisition and 59 offers were received. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2DH-14-D-0010).
Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia Power, Richmond, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $17,687,041 modification (P00072) on a 50-year base contract (SP0600-06-C-8251). This is a fixed-price, with prospective-price re-determination contract for ownership, operation and maintenance of the electrical distribution system at Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia. Location of performance is Virginia, with an Aug. 15, 2057, performance completion date. Using service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $293,197,885 modification (P0004) on a five-year base contract (SPRPA1-14-D-002U), with one five-year option period. This is a fixed-price-incentive, requirements-type contract for performance-based support used across supported platforms. Location of performance is Missouri, with a Sept. 14, 2019, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2019 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ARMY
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $203,569,092 modification (P00179) to firm-fixed-price contract W58RGZ-12-C-0008 to procure 18 Green UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters, and 18 foreign military sales Green government furnished property to contractor furnished property, to support the Mexican Air Force. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $203,569,092 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is May 30, 2016. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
Leidos Inc, Reston, Virginia, was awarded an $150,097,661 modification (P00014) to firm-fixed-price contract W58RGZ-13-C-0134 to support the Saturn Arch effort and provide continued operations, sustainment, and integration of aircraft platforms configured to host a suite of sensors deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $39,856,633 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Sept. 16, 2015. Work will be performed in Bridgewater, Virginia; Arlington, Virginia; McLean, Virginia; Beavercreek, Ohio; California, Maryland; Hanahan, South Carolina; Afghanistan; and Djibouti, Africa. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
The Boeing Company, Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $130,000,000 modification (P00013) to fixed-price incentive, full rate production contract W58RGZ-12-C-0055; the cumulative total of the contract, before this modification, was $1,156,446,681. This is an undefinitized contract action to build seven new Apache AH-64E helicopters. Fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 other funds in the amount of $19,200,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2017. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
Hellfire Systems LLC, Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $68,721,521 modification (P00104) to firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract W31P4Q-11-C-0242 to acquire 1,361 Hellfire II tactical missiles in containers and air-to ground missiles: model AGM-114R, AGM-114R-3, AGM-114P-4A, TGM M36E7, and ATM-114Q-6. The countries involved in this foreign military sales contract are Iraq, Jordan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Fiscal 2012, fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $68,721,521 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Nov. 30, 2016. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
General Dynamics-Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Williston, Vermont, was awarded a $57,952,312 firm-fixed-price contract, with options, for the fiscal 14 through fiscal 18 Hydra-70 Rocket System, including rockets, warheads, motors and containers. Work will be performed in Williston, Vermont (71 percent), and Camden, Arkansas (29 percent), with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2020. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $57,952,312 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-14-C-0154).
Argo Systems LLC,* Hanover, Maryland, was awarded a $49,000,000 contract for design-build and design-bid-build construction projects at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as well as the surrounding area; it can also be used throughout the United States. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 15, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with eight received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W912DR-14-D-0018).
Argo Systems LLC,* Hanover, Maryland, was awarded $49,000,000 for a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, single award task order contract for design-build and design-bid-build construction in support of projects located in the Baltimore-Washington corridor; it can also be used in other areas of the United States. Work and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 14, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with six received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W912DR-14-D-0019).
The Boeing Company, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $27,700,422 modification (0308) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract W58RGZ-04-G-0023 for development, fabrication, testing and bench qualifying a modified electrical system that can be integrated into a twin engine, tandem rotor, which will result in an improved electrical system for the CH-47 aircraft. Fiscal 2014 other funds in the amount of $27,700,422 were obligated at the time of the award. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2017. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
Huffman Construction LLC,* Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was awarded a $25,414,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Grand Prairie Pumping Station superstructure and installation of equipment and installation of discharge pipe station equipment on the White River. Work will be performed in De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet; two proposals were received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $25,414,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Tennessee, is the contracting activity (W912EQ-14-C-0028).
SRI International, Menlo Park, California, was awarded a $24,741,566 modification (P00009) to firm-fixed-price contract W58RGZ-13-C-0135 for support of the Desert Owl program and to provide continued operations, sustainment, and integration of aircraft platforms configured to host a suite of sensors deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This is a hybrid contract, with both fixed-price and cost-reimbursement line items. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $12,123,367 were obligated at the time of the award. Work will be performed in California, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 16, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
EDC Consulting, McLean, Virginia, was awarded an $11,686,665 modification (P00007) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract W15QKN-13-C-0084 to extend the current requirement for the Integrated Personnel and Pay System, from increment one through completion. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $3,398,166 were obligated at the time of the award. Work will be performed in McLean, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of March 14, 2016. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.
Luhr Bros. Inc., Columbia, Illinois was awarded an $8,039,000 firm-fixed-price contract for furnishing all plant, labor and materials for constructing Fair Landing Bendway Weirs 1-6, as well as all incidental-related work. Work will be performed in Fair Landing, Arkansas, with an estimated completion date of April 9, 2015. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $8,039,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Tennessee, is the contracting activity (W912EQ-14-C-0024).
NAVY
Truston Technologies Inc.,* Lafayette, Louisiana (N39430-14-D-1497); Sound & Sea Technology Inc.,* Lynnwood, Washington (N39430-14-D-1498); GPA Technologies Inc.,* Ventura, California (N39430-14-D-1499); PCCI Inc.,* Alexandria, Virginia (N39430-14-D-1500); and MAR Range Services LLC,* Rockville, Maryland (N39430-14-D-1501), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for worldwide ocean services. The maximum dollar value including the base period and three option periods for all five contracts combined is $99,000,000. The work to be performed provides for ocean engineering services in support of projects involving ocean cable systems, ocean work systems (such as shipboard load handling systems and undersea work systems), waterfront facilities, offshore structures, moorings, and ocean construction equipment. The work will be performed in environments ranging from arctic to tropic, and at all water depths where construction, installation, maintenance, inspection, repair, and salvage operations may be needed. No task orders are being issued at this time. All work on this contract will be performed worldwide. The term of the contract is not to exceed 42 months, with an expected completion date of March 2018. Fiscal 2014 Navy working capital fund contract funds in the amount of $50,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with seven proposals received. These five contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity.
Progeny Systems Corp.,* Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded a $10,667,238 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-6283) for continued support of the Integrated Shipboard/Shore-Based Maintenance Decision Tool. The contractor will continue to develop and integrate required software applications, hardware components, and overall system-level functionality to achieve manpower reduction aboard submarines and ships of the U.S. Navy. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by September 2015. Fiscal 2010 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $1,500,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, is being awarded an undefinitized contract action with a not-to-exceed firm-fixed-price value of $9,700,000 under a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-5316) for the fiscal 2014 MK 110 Mod 0 gun mount including associated spares. The MK 110 Mod 0 gun mount consists of a 57mm gun, ammunition hoists, power distribution panels, muzzle velocity radar, barrel-mounted television camera and a ruggedized laptop computer gun control panel. The MK 110 Mod 0 gun mount is required to defeat medium and short-range surface targets, and provide warning and disabling fire in support of anti-surface warfare. The weapon system will be installed on U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter WMSL 755 upon completion. Work will be performed in Karlskoga, Sweden (75 percent), and Louisville, Kentucky (25 percent), and is expected to be completed by November 2016. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,850,002 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-12-C-5316).
3 Phoenix Inc.,* Chantilly, Virginia, is being awarded an $8,997,455 modification under a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-6264) for continuing engineering services to support software development, procurement of commercial off-the-shelf products, and hardware and software integration required to provide improved technology for U.S. Navy open architecture and Network Centric Operations and Warfare systems in support of USS Virginia-class submarines and other submarine and surface ship systems. 3 Phoenix Inc. shall continue to build upon the previous efforts made under the follow-on Phase III of Small Business Innovative Research, Topic number N04-138 – Real-time Data Fusion and Visualization Interface for Environmental Research Data. These services will be rendered, as needed, to support the Navy’s initiative to maintain the pace of performance improvement through judicious use of lower power electronics, advanced algorithm design, and innovative applications of open software and hardware. Work will be performed in Chantilly, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by September 2015. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation contract funds in the amount of $750,000 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
AIR FORCE
Alion Science and Technology Corp., McLean, Virginia, has been awarded a $45,431,567 modification (0073) to previously awarded FA4600-06-D-0003 cost-plus fixed fee, sole-source contract for integrating new materials into current PMA 290 systems and introducing new manufacturing processes for future systems. Work will be performed at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2016. Fiscal 2014 Navy aircraft procurement and 2014 fiscal operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,356,561 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is the contracting activity.
Work Services Corporation, Wichita Falls, Texas, has been awarded a $16,074,191 modification (P00011) to previously awarded FA3020-13-C-0017 sole-source contract for full food service operations. Contractor will provide all personnel, supervision, and any items and services necessary to perform full food service operations. Work will be performed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, with an expected completion date of Sept. 23, 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $16,074,191 are being obligated at the time of award. The 82nd Contracting Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Training, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $9,525,881 modification (P00051) to previously awarded FA8223-11-C-0001 firm-fixed-price contract for C-130 aircrew training systems courseware update to convert, produce, validate and distribute all formal training unit courseware from C-130H1 to C-130H2 configuration while maintaining student throughput. Work will be performed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2016. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,525,881 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
Chromalloy Component Services Inc., San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded an $8,149,470 task order modification (0005) to previously awarded FA8122-13-D-0006 firm-fixed-price contract for acquisition remanufacturing services to upgrade and implement Module 13/15 for F-108 engines in support of KC-135 aircraft. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas, and is expected to be completed by April 15, 2015. Fiscal 2014 consolidated sustainment activity group-supply division funds in the amount of $8,149,470 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity.
U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND
Lynden Air Cargo LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, is being awarded an estimated $7,001,337 first option year modification (P00003) to a previously awarded contract (HTC711-14-D-CC01) under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price with economic price adjustment. Contract is for moving up to 40,000 pounds of cargo from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Eareckson Air Force Station (Shemya Island) and other various satellite locations throughout the state of Alaska. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $13,774,525 from $6,773,188. Work will be performed in Alaska (90 percent), and other locations inside and outside of the United States (10 percent), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 transportation working capital funds which will be obligated on quarterly task orders. The U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is the contracting activity.
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 16, 2014

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 16, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-178-14 September 16, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 16, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 16, 2014 are undermentioned;

AIR FORCE
United Launch Services LLC, Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $938,372,859 modification (P00048) to previously awarded FA8811-13-C-0003 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for fiscal 2015 EELV launch capability for the Delta IV and Atlas V families of launch vehicles. This contract provides for mission assurance, program management, systems engineering, integration of the space vehicle with the launch vehicle, launch site and range operations, and launch infrastructure maintenance and sustainment. Work will be performed at Littleton, Colorado; Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2014 missile procurement funds in the amount of $231,831,252 are being obligated at the time of award. The Launch Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
United Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney Division, East Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $6,983,002 modification (P00125) to previously awarded contract FA8611-08-C-2896 for a rotable parts pool for the F119 PW-100 engines. Work will be performed at East Hartford, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2014. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $6,983,002 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
The Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Madison, Mississippi, has been awarded a $6,915,012 modification (P00019) to exercise the second option for the firm-fixed-price contract FA3010-13-C-0005 for full food services. Work will be performed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2017. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds will be obligated when funds are made available. This is a multiple-years contract. The 81st Contracting Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, is the contracting activity.
ARMY
Laboratory Corp. of America, Burlington, North Carolina, was awarded a $52,365,750 modification (P00012) to firm-fixed-price contract W81K04-12-D-0017 for laboratory testing services for all military members and dependents. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is Sept. 30, 2015. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Advanced Reconnaissance Corp.,* Fishkill, New York (W911QX-14-D-0007); Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico (W911QX-14-D-0008); A-T Solutions, Inc.,* Fredericksburg, Virginia (W911QX-14-D-0009); CyPhy Works, Inc., Danvers, Massachusetts (W911QX-14-D-0010); EFW Inc., Ft. Worth, Texas (W911QX-14-D-0011); L-3 Communications Corp., Camden, New Jersey (W911QX-14-D-0012); NIITEK, Inc., Dulles, Virginia (W911QX-14-D-0013); Primal Innovation,* LLC, Sanford, Florida (W911QX-14-D-0014); QinetiQ, Inc., Centreville, Virginia (W911QX-14-D-0015); Robo-Team NA, Inc.,* Bethesda, Maryland (W911QX-14-D-0016); Advanced Technology Systems Co., Inc. (of Virginia), McLean, Virginia (W911QX-14-D-0017); Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico (W911QX-14-D-0018); iRobot Corp.,* Bedford, Massachusetts (W911QX-14-D-0019); K2 Solutions, Inc.,* Southern Pines, North Carolina (W911QX-14-D-0020); Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies, L.C., Orem, Utah (W911QX-14-D-0021); QinetiQ, Inc., Centreville, Virginia (W911QX-14-D-0023); Robo-Team NA, Inc.,* Bethesda, Maryland (W911QX-14-D-0024); Stolar Research Corp.,* Rio Rancho, New Mexico (W911QX-14-D-0026); Science and Engineering Services, LLC, Columbia, Maryland (W911QX-14-D-0025); and Pearson Engineering Ltd., Newcastle Upon Tyne, Great Britain (W911QX-14-D-0022), were collectively awarded a ceiling $49,497,158 indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity, multi-year contract for the Army Research Lab/Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization Culvert Denial Challenge program. The contract covers the initial task order challenge event, through possible future testing, development, and deployment. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 15, 2019. This award includes a minimum of guarantee of $3,400 that will be obligated on the first task order. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 27 received. Army Contracting Command, Adelphi, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Akima Construction Services, LLC,* Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a $44,000,000 modification (P00003) to firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract W91ZLK-13-D-0026 for all plant, labor, material, equipment and transportation necessary to perform facilities maintenance, alterations, repair and minor construction work in the Aberdeen and Edgewood areas of Aberdeen Proving Ground, as well as various satellite off-post site locations. Funding will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is Sept. 16, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Banneker Ventures, LLC,* Baltimore, Maryland, was awarded a $44,000,000 modification (P00003) to firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract W91ZLK-13-D-0027 for all plant, labor, material, equipment and transportation necessary to perform facilities maintenance, alterations, repair and minor construction work in the Aberdeen and Edgewood areas of Aberdeen Proving Ground, as well as various satellite off-post site locations. Funding will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is Sept. 16, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Wycliffe Enterprises, Inc.,* Frederick, Maryland, was awarded a $44,000,000 modification (P00004) to firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract W91ZLK-13-D-0030 for all plant, labor, material, equipment and transportation necessary to perform facilities maintenance, alterations, repair and minor construction work in the Aberdeen and Edgewood areas of Aberdeen Proving Ground, as well as various satellite off-post site locations. Funding will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is Sept. 16, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Bering Straits Technical Services, LLC,* Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, was awarded a $40,800,705 modification (P00002) to firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract W91ZLK-13-D-0028 for all plant, labor, material, equipment and transportation necessary to perform facilities maintenance, alterations, repair and minor construction work in the Aberdeen and Edgewood areas of Aberdeen Proving Ground, as well as various satellite off-post site locations. Funding will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is Sept. 16, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Patriot Construction, LLC,* Dunkirk, Maryland, was awarded a $34,775,000 modification (P00002) to firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract W91ZLK-13-D-0029 for all plant, labor, material, equipment and transportation necessary to perform facilities maintenance, alterations, repair and minor construction work in the Aberdeen and Edgewood areas of Aberdeen Proving Ground, as well as various satellite off-post site locations. Funding will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is Sept. 16, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
James Talcott Construction Co,* Great Falls, Montana, was awarded a $20,253,013 firm-fixed-price contract for an additional C130 maintenance hangar/fuel cell, corrosion control, building for the Montana Air National Guard. Work will be performed in Great Falls, Montana, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with six received. Fiscal 2014 military construction funds in the amount of $20,253,013 are being obligated at the time of the award. National Guard Bureau - Montana, Helena, Montana, is the contracting activity (W9124V-14-C-0004).
Kokosing Construction Co., Inc., Fredericktown, Ohio, was awarded an $18,920,840 firm-fixed-price contract for repair of the damage to the Oswego Harbor breakwater by Hurricane Sandy, to include setting bedding stone, underlayer stone, armor stone, and dolosse structures. Work will be performed in Oswego, New York, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $18,920,840 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, New York, is the contracting activity (W912P4-14-C-0021).
CACI-ISS, Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, was awarded a $14,816,251 modification (P00014) to contract W81K04-13-F-0013, a follow-on requirement for medical logistics non-personal services in support of the Air Force Expeditionary/Contingency Medical Materiel Program performed at Department of Defense and Air Reserve/Guard installations within the continental United States and in the Pacific theater of operations. A small portion of these services supports Army prepositioned stock (APS) and unit deployment package requirements on Air Force installations. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $14,816,251 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Sept. 30, 2015. Work will be performed at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina; Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; Hurlburt Field, Florida; McChord Air Force Base, Washington; March Air Force Base, California; Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; Kelly Consolidated War Reserve Materiel Storage and Deployment Center, San Antonio, Texas; Charleston, South Carolina; Fort Detrick, Maryland; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; Travis Air Force Base, California; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Alpena, Michigan; Topeka Air National Guard, Kansas; Willow Grove, Pennsylvania; Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; and Charleston APS, South Carolina. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Sikorsky Aircraft Co., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $14,538,253 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for maintenance and overhaul of UH-60 mechanical transmissions. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2016. Four bids were solicited, with two received. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-14-D-0022).
Avon Protection Systems, Cadillac, Michigan, was awarded a $13,700,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multi-year contract for a sustainment contract for the M53 Joint Service General Purpose Mask. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 13, 2019. One bid was solicited, with one received. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-D-0132).
Stanford University, Stanford, California, was awarded a $12,168,354 incrementally-funded cost contract for research and development for the "Brain Trauma Evidence-based Consortium." This contract is being awarded via the Naval Health Research Center broad agency announcement. Work will be performed in Stanford, California, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 14, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $5,391,240 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Natick, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (W911QY-14-C-0086).
S&K Electronics,* Ronan, Montana, was awarded a $7,347,881 firm-fixed-price, five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multi-year contract for the M3 Heater. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 18, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with four received. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-D-0141).
NAVY
Alion Science and Technology Corp., Burr Ridge, Illinois, is being awarded a $41,758,729 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4401) to increase the level of effort available to provide mission critical professional support services in support of the Surface Warfare Directorate. The contract provides necessary program management, engineering, logistics, technical support, planning and readiness support, fleet introduction training and financial management support services in support of ongoing maintenance and modernization efforts. Work will be performed in Washington, District of Columbia (56 percent); Norfolk, Virginia (23 percent); San Diego, California (6 percent); Pascagoula, Mississippi (6 percent); Bath, Maine (3 percent); Mayport, Florida (2 percent); Japan (2 percent); and other locations less than 1 percent (2 percent), and is expected to be completed by June 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $22,570,523 will be obligated at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Walbridge Aldinger Co., Detroit, Michigan, is being awarded $9,982,290 for firm-fixed-price task order 0006 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-10-D-5331) for construction of an aerial target operation facility at Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex. The work to be performed provides for the construction of a three-story facility with concrete masonry unit walls and structural steel framing on pile foundation with an operational control room for the third level; a stand-alone center-of gravity building with concrete masonry unit walls on pile foundation and structural steel framing with a range operations center; a launch site for eight aerial targets; a mass notification and fire protection system with fire booster pump; repairs to an existing aerial target launch pad; and connections to an existing septic tank sewer system to the base's main sewer system. The task order also contains one unexercised option, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $10,159,940. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by October 2016. Fiscal 2014 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $9,982,290 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is being awarded $9,242,869 for cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price modification to previously issued delivery order 4010 against Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-14-G-0004. This order provides for non-recurring efforts in support of the cabin interior and the environmental control system redesign of the VH-3D aircraft, including VIP seats, cabin interior kit, and special tooling. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed in August 2016. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,242,869 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
RQ Construction, LLC, Carlsbad, California, is being awarded $6,681,000 for firm-fixed-price task order 0016 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-10-D-5409) for renovation of Sterile Processing Department Building 1 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. This extensive renovation constitutes a complete reconfiguration of the existing sterilization processing department including the receiving/decontamination, pre-sterile, sterile, offices, and support functions. The task order also contains one planned modification, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $6,998,100. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Defense Health Program) contract funds in the amount of $6,681,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Owego, New York, has been awarded a minimum $13,983,000 firm-fixed-price contract for aircraft mission computers. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This is a four-year base contract, with no option periods. Location of performance is New York, with a July 31, 2018, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPRWA1-13-D-2000-THB1).
Federal Prison Industries, Inc., doing business as UNICOR, Washington, District of Columbia, has been awarded a maximum $13,533,000 modification (P00102) on a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-12-D-P512), with two one-year option periods. This is a firm-fixed-price contract for Army physical fitness uniform jackets. Locations of performance are Washington, District of Columbia, and Virginia, with a Sept. 19, 2015, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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DTN News - UKRAINE NEWS: Ukraine-European Union Ratify A Landmark Political And Free Trade Deal Agreement

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DTN News - UKRAINE NEWS: Ukraine-European Union Ratify A Landmark Political And Free Trade Deal Agreement
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 16, 2014: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shows a document about the ratification of a Ukraine-EU agreement after it was signed by him in the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, 16 September 2014. 

The parliaments of Ukraine and the European Union were set 16 September to ratify a landmark political and free trade deal, but some lawmakers expressed displeasure over a delay in the agreement. 

The political and trade deal ratified by parliaments in Ukraine and the European Union were the first step towards membership in the bloc, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said. 

The European Parliament gave its consent to the EU-Ukraine Association agreement, which includes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), on Tuesday in Strasbourg. At the same time, the Agreement was also ratified by the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev. The deal will establish a deep political association and economic integration between the EU and Ukraine and provide for mutual free market access.

MEPs backed the agreement with 535 votes in favour, 127 against and 35 abstentions.

"Through this ratification, Ukraine's European choice will be institutionalized and will bind the futures of the EU and Ukraine together. Ukrainian society has paid the highest price for its European aspirations, grieving the deaths of numerous people, suffering territorial occupation by Russia and experiencing deteriorating economic conditions. With this ratification, the EU gives Ukraine the strongest sign of support, despite the regrettable proposal to delay implementation of the agreement" said rapporteur Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (EPP, PL) before the vote.

He added that the agreement was "not a definitive goal of EU-Ukraine relations" and stressed that the common future of the EU and Ukraine must now be protected from Russian aggression by introducing "increasingly heavy sanctions until the cost for Russia will be too high to sustain its policy".

"This is an historic moment", said EP President Martin Schulz in his address to MPs in the Strasbourg and Kiev chambers via a video link. "The two parliaments freely determined to vote today at the same time on this agreement. This is free democracy, the opposite of directed democracy. The European Parliament has always defended the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and will continue to do so", he added.

Just before the Ukraine Parliament ratified the deal, President Poroshenko said "The Ukrainians have reversed the express-train going East, and I hope that also today's vote will confirm that. Our synchronised ratifications will be a feast, not just for Ukraine but also for Europe because without Ukraine there is no united Europe. I would like to thank Europe for the support it has given us in these difficult times. At the same time I would like to address our government - the EU only asks for one thing in return from us - the reforms. I urge you not to delay them in any way".

What does the deal involve?

The deal provides both for a political association and for free trade. The political provisions take Ukraine one step closer to the EU, by opening new channels for political dialogue and establishing ground rules for cooperation in areas such as energy, transport, and education. It requires Ukraine to implement reforms and respect democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law.

Among other rules, the deal provides for greater movement of workers, sets targets for establishing a visa-free travel regime and aligning the two sides’ regulatory systems by laying down detailed timetables for Ukraine to transpose parts of the EU acquis legislation into its national laws and put them into effect.

The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement part substantially integrates the EU and Ukraine markets, by dismantling import duties and banning other trade restrictions, albeit with specific limitations and transitional periods in “sensitive” areas, such as trade in agricultural products. It will also partially integrate public procurement markets.

When will it take effect?

As a result of today's votes both in the EU and Ukrainian Parliament, the deal will be applied provisionally but the date still needs to be confirmed by the Council. To take full legal effect, the deal has to be ratified by the 28 EU member states. So far, it has been ratified in six member states,, but several years may elapse before the process is completed in all member states.

It was planned to apply the trade rules from 1 November this year, but last Friday 12 September the EU, Ukraine and Russia agreed in talks to delay the provisional entry into effect of the trade rules until 31 December 2015.


The EU Commission says that it will continue to apply EU “autonomous trade preferences” to Ukraine, which in effect opens the EU market to Ukraine unilaterally. A decision to prolong these preferences later would need the backing of the European Parliament.


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DTN News - IRAQ UNREST: Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga Are on Red Alert against Islamic State (IS) Militants

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DTN News - IRAQ UNREST: Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga Are on Red Alert against Islamic State (IS) Militants
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 16, 2014:  Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighter are silhoutted against the sky on the front line in Khazer near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski kalak, 40 km West of Erbil, Iraq, 16 September 2014. 



Iraq's Kurdish Peshmerga forces retook Qarag town from the militant Islamic State organization, while the Kurdish forces have continued fighting against Islamic State (IS) militants, backed by US airstrikes and retaking a number of areas near the militant-held city of Mosul. 

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 17, 2014

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 17, 2014
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 17, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 17, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
ARMY

International Automated Systems, Inc.,* Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $52,236,909 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, contract for aviation light utility mobile maintenance cart, field support package, and authorized stockage list and orientation training. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 17, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-14-D-0114).
NCI Information Systems, Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $40,661,743 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with options, for non-personal information technology services and support requirements for the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command G3/5/7, cyber network operations and security support. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 10 received. Army Contracting Command, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is the contracting activity (W91RUS-14-D-0003).
BAE Systems Land & Armaments, L.P., York, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $28,467,875 firm-fixed-price contract, with options, for 68 fire control system kits, spares, and installation, as well as providing system training and field maintenance training for the M109A6 Paladin. Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Fiscal 2012 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $28,467,875 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-C-0238).
Mills Manufacturing Corporation,* Asheville, North Carolina (W56HZV-14-D-0115), and Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, Connecticut (W56HZV-14-D-0116), were awarded a $25,350,000 firm-fixed-price, multiyear contract for a maximum quantity of 6,250 MC-6 personnel parachute systems and 3,125 MC-6 canopies Under the contract, the companies will compete for the maximum quantity of both the systems and canopies. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 15, 2021. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with three received. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan is the contracting activity.
Ross Sand and Gravel, Portland, Oregon, was awarded a $24,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging on the Sacramento and Stockton Deep Water Ship Channels, California. Estimated completion date for the work is May 31, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. Funding will be determined with each order. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California is the contracting activity (W91238-14-D-0011).
Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc, Niagara Falls, New York, was awarded a $14,308,514 firm-fixed-price contract, with options, for environmental dredging and dredged material handling of approximately 330,000 cubic yards of dense non-aqueous phase liquid creosote contaminated sediments at the Atlantic Wood Industries Superfund Site, Portsmouth, Virginia. Other activities associated with this project include approximately 425,000 vertical linear feet of prefabricated vertical drains installation, geotechnical engineering instrumentation installation, underwater debris removal, and site grading. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with four received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $14,308,514 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-14-C-0041).
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc., Lubbock, Texas, was awarded a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, architect-engineering services contract in connection with multidiscipline design and/or professional services, as required, for planning, design and construction phase services in support of the Department of Defense Education Activity program, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 16, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 25 received. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-14-D-0045).
Quincy Bag Co. Inc.,* Dubuque, Iowa, was awarded an $8,393,200 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with options, for standard and large sandbags, and poly sheets in support of the National Flood Fight Center. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with three received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W912EK-14-D-0005).
Proserve Crane and Equipment, Inc.,* Houston, Texas, was awarded a $6,563,431 firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase and installation of 93 various size bridge cranes for the Maneuver Systems Sustainment Center, Phase III, at the Red River Army Depot, Texas. Work will be performed in Texarkana, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2015. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 12 received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $6,563,431 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-14-C-0058).
AIR FORCE
Exelis Systems Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $79,807,790 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract, which contains firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable and cost-plus-fixed-fee CLINs, to provide day-to-day base operation and maintenance services. This contract provides for multifunctional requirements to include program management, postal services and communications, safety and occupational health/industrial hygiene and ambulance services, civil engineering, force support services, logistics support, U.S. Customs operations, reservation assistance office operations, local national payroll services, and transient alert operations. In addition to the day-to-day base operation and maintenance services, the contractor is required to provide contingency and exercise support in conjunction with all Department of Defense, Joint Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, and all government-supported allied operations. Work will be performed at Incirlik Air Base, Izmir Air Station, Ankara Support Facility and the Office of Defense Cooperation-Turkey in Turkey, and at Morón Air Base in Spain, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 8, 2016. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $79,807,790 will be obligated when they become available. This contract was a competitive acquisition and six offers were received. The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency's 764th Specialized Contracting Squadron, Kaiserslautern, Germany, is the contracting activity (FA5641-15-C-0001).
Alion Science and Technology Corp., Burr Ridge, Illinois, has been awarded a $24,926,478 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0083) on the Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Testing Information Analysis Center (AMMTIAC) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, sole-source contract (FA4600-06-D-0003) for technical analysis, logistics and sustainment for Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps. AMMTIAC shall provide research and development expertise in areas such as non-destructive testing, corrosion, thermal-protection systems, rapid prototyping, integration and testing of experimental systems, low-volume production, condition-based maintenance, and real-time system monitoring. The work will be performed at Panama City, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2016. Defense working capital funds in the amount of $135,450 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Installation Contracting Agency/KD, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is the contracting activity.
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $22,131,100 modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract FA8802-14-C-0001 for fiscal 2014 equipment outside of the ceiling, which will allow the contractor to complete their systems engineering and integration tasks by funding special purpose plant equipment costs. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2014. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Space and Missile Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
NAVY
Consorzio Stabile GMG S.C.AR.L.,* Catania, Italy (N33191-14-D-1050); COSAP - Consorzio Stabile Appalti Pubblici,* Naples, Italy (N33191-14-D-1051); Elecnor, S.A., Madrid, Spain (N33191-14-D-1052); Maruf Sharif Construction Co.-MACEC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (N33191-14-D-1053); and The Marshall Group LLC,* Boulder, Colorado (N33191-14-D-1054), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award design-build construction contract for construction projects for Department of Defense activities located in Bahrain and United Arab Emirates areas managed by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Southwest Asia (NAVFAC EURAFSWA). The maximum dollar value, including the base period and four option years, for all five contracts combined is $48,000,000. The work to be performed provides for general building type projects (new construction, renovations, alterations, demolition, repair work, and any necessary design) including: waterfront, pier, quay, industrial, airfield, aircraft hangar, infrastructure, administrative, training, retail, food service, dormitory, community support facilities and both vertical and horizontal construction. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed in Bahrain and United Arab Emirates; the terms of the contracts are not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $50,000 are being obligated on these awards and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These contracts were competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with 31 proposals received. These five contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Southwest Asia, Naples, Italy, is the contracting activity.
Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine, is being awarded a $13,842,000 firm-fixed-price contract for structural repairs to Bridge #1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by April 2016. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $13,842,000 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with three proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-C-5210).
A&D GC, Inc.,* Santee, California, is being awarded $12,017,000 for firm-fixed-price task order 0015 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-09-D-1658) for repair and modernization of Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Building 41 at Naval Medical Center, San Diego. The work to be performed provides for repair and modernization of a four-story unaccompanied housing facility for enlisted sailors. The project will upgrade building structural systems to comply with current seismic codes and progressive collapse prevention standards. This includes reinforcing existing shear walls and boundary elements, addition of reinforced boundary elements to accommodate the new room module layout, and anchoring/bracing of equipment, suspended ceilings, fixtures, and appurtenances. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by April 2016. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $12,017,000 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.
Progeny Systems Corp.,* Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded a $9,587,392 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0002) against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N68335-13-G-0001) for work associated with a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research effort under Topic N121-045, entitled “Maritime Airborne Service Oriented Architecture Integration.” Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia, and is expected to be completed in December 2015. Fiscal 2013 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,587,392 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.
Coherent Technical Services, Inc.,* Lexington Park, Maryland, is being awarded $8,087,228 for cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order 0007 against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N68335-11-G-0035) for work associated with a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research effort under Topic A06-086, entitled “Multiplex Data Bus Controller/Translator.” Work will be performed in Lexington Park, Maryland, and is expected to be completed in March 2016. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) and working capital (Defense) funds in the amount of $4,516,906 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded $7,089,077 for cost-plus-fixed-fee modification P0005 to a previously awarded contract (N00030-11-C-0019) for an equitable adjustment to the security hardware, associated software, equipment installation, system test, accreditation, certification and delivery of nuclear weapon security system equipment. The work will be performed in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (65.37 percent); Sunnyvale, California (23.24 percent); Cape Canaveral, Florida (10.90 percent); Kings Bay, Georgia (0.44 percent); and Bangor, Washington (0.05 percent), and work is expected to be completed in December 2016. Fiscal 2011 other procurement (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $7,089,077 are being obligated on this award, which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
AvKare, Inc.,* Pulaski, Tennessee, has been awarded a maximum $24,899,055 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for various pharmaceutical products. This contract was a competitive acquisition and six offers were received. This is a one-year base contract, with seven one-year option periods. Location of performance is Tennessee, with a Sept. 16, 2015, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 war stopper funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D0-14-D-0007).
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DTN News - JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE: U.S., NATO Troops Train in Latvia

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DTN News - JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE:  U.S., NATO Troops Train in Latvia
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 17, 2014 In light of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the United States is demonstrating its continued commitment to collective security through a series of actions designed to reassure NATO Allies and partners of America's dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region. 

As a first response to demonstrate our commitment to the defense of our Allies, the U.S. augmented its participation in Baltic Air Policing by sending an additional six F-15s to the NATO mission.  Under operation ATLANTIC RESOLVE, U.S. Army Europe forces have deployed to Latvia, along with other Allies in the region, to conduct land forces training.  

U.S. and Latvian troops participate in a range of other joint and multilateral exercises, including SABER STRIKE, BALTOPS, and STEADFAST JAZZ.  Latvian soldiers and defense personnel also receive technical training and strategic education in the United States.

As NATO allies, the United States and Latvia are committed to each other’s defense and partner in critical areas around the world.  Latvia contributes important capabilities to the Alliance’s collective security, including the training of U.S.-certified joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC) who coordinate air support for ground units during operations.

 The government of Latvia has recognized the danger of increased cyber threats and is working together with NATO, the European Union, the Baltic states, Nordic states, and the United States to strengthen its cybersecurity.  The United States supports Latvia’s efforts through visits by U.S. experts and Latvian participation in EUCOM- and NATO-sponsored events and U.S.-based training.  The government of Latvia is also a partner in the Freedom Online Coalition, a group of governments collaborating to advance Internet freedom. 

Italian paratroopers listen during rehearsals for an air assault with U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks, a CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache helicopters during NATO exercise Steadfast Javelin II on Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, Sept. 7, 2014. 

The helicopter crews are assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Italian paratroopers are assigned to the Italian Folgore Parachute Brigade. 

The exercise, which involves more than 2,000 troops from nine nations, takes place across Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

A U.S. soldier, second from left, briefs Italian paratroopers during rehearsals for an air assault during NATO exercise Steadfast Javelin II on Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, Sept. 7, 2014. The soldier is assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade.

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 18, 2014:  In light of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the United States is demonstrating its continued commitment to collective security through a series of actions designed to reassure NATO Allies and partners of America's dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region. 


As a first response to demonstrate our commitment to the defense of our Allies, the U.S. augmented its participation in Baltic Air Policing by sending an additional six F-15s to the NATO mission.  Under operation ATLANTIC RESOLVE, U.S. Army Europe forces have deployed to Latvia, along with other Allies in the region, to conduct land forces training.  

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 18, 2014

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 18, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-180-14 September 18, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 18, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 18, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
AIR FORCE
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, has been awarded an $811,607,999 modification (P00015) to previously awarded contract FA8802-14-C-0001 for planning, systems definition, and technical specification support, analyze user needs, design and design alternative, interoperability, manufacturing and quality control, and assist with test and evaluation, launch support, flight tests, orbital operations and integration of space systems into effective systems of systems. Work will be performed at El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. No funds are being obligated at time of the award. The Space and Missile Systems Center/PKE, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Corporation DBA Communication Systems West, Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a $31,159,640 firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action for production, modification and integration of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities onto three Cessna 208B aircraft, spares and training. Work will be performed at Salt Lake City, Utah, and Titusville, Florida, with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. This award includes foreign military sales for the countries of Niger, Kenya and Mauritania. Fiscal 2014 building partnership capacity funds in the amount of $31,159,640 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-14-C-4020).
Intelligent Decisions, Inc., Ashburn, Virginia, has been awarded a $14,612,066 modification (FY01-02) to previously awarded contract FA8732-13-D-001 for Enterprise Land Mobile Radio Trunking System upgrade. This modification provides for the exercise of pre-priced optional contract line items for the purchase of ELMR infrastructure equipment at nine Air Force Reserve Command locations, and 3,151 new portable and 304 new mobile radios, in support of the AFRC mission under the basic contract, as a result of a competitive negotiated procurement. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $20,055,287. Work will be performed at Ashburn, Virginia, with an expected completion date of June 20, 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,362,759, and fiscal 2012, 2013 and 2014 National Guard and Reserve equipment and defense funds in the amount of $4,249,306, are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Reserve Code/A7KA, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity.
Telspan Data, LLC, Concord, California, has been awarded a $9,967,063 basic indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for data replay systems (DRS) for the Air Force Test Center. The DRS system is used to configure, compile and replay telemetry captured from various sources during flight testing. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, with an expected completion date of Oct. 6, 2014. This contract was a sole-source acquisition under the authority of justification and approval. Fiscal 2012 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $39,790 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Test Center/PZIE, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA2487-14-D-0120).
Calculex, Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico, has been awarded a $9,752,281 basic indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support existing airborne data recorders (ADR) for the Air Force Test Center. The ADR system is used to capture, record, and relay various inflight telemetry feeds during flight testing. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, with an expected completion date of Jan. 31, 2015. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $52,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Test Center/PZIE, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA2487-14-D-0104).
Herrick Technology Laboratories, Inc., Manchester, New Hampshire, has been awarded a $9,704,228 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for prototype hardware and software to develop new radio frequency technology, including research, development, integration and demonstration of novel radio frequency technology to improve warfighter outcomes in the field. Work will be performed at Germantown, Maryland, with an expected completion date of Sept. 18, 2018. This award was a competitive acquisition, with offers solicited electronically; 10 proposals were received. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $696,792.00 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKF, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-14-C-0086).
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Amherst Systems Inc., Buffalo, New York, has been awarded a $9,600,000 basic indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (FA2487-14-D0233) and the first delivery order (0001) at $1,011,704, for spares and system engineering support. Work will be performed at Buffalo, New York, and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, with an expected completion date of Sept. 15, 2015. This contract was a sole-source. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,011,704 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Test Center/PZIE, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, California, has been awarded an $8,990,905 modification (P00093) to previously awarded contract FA8810-09-C-0001 for six-month fiscal 2015 on-orbit support and sustainment of the Defense Support Program constellation. Work will be performed in Redondo Beach, California, with an expected completion date of March 31, 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,990,905 will be obligated when they become available. The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Infrared Space Systems Directorate, Contracts Division, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
ARMY
Purcell Construction Corp., Watertown, New York, was awarded a $40,036,480 firm-fixed price contract to build two barracks/company operations buildings, a running track and a general purpose storage building at Joint Base Langley-Fort Eustis, Virginia. Facility will be constructed to meet a surge capacity of 450 people. This is phase three of a four phase Advanced Individual Training Barracks complex. Work will be performed in Hampton, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of June 23, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with four received. Fiscal 2014 military construction funds in the amount of $40,036,480 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-14-C-0046).
Millennium,* Arlington , Virginia (W15QKN-14-D-0033); Subsystem Technologies, Inc.,* Arlington, Virginia (W15QKN-14-D-0034); WisEngineering, LLC,* Dover, New Jersey (W15QKN-14-D-0035); and International Logistics Systems, Inc., Glen Rock, Pennsylvania (W15QKN-14-D-0107), were awarded a $29,967,029 firm-fixed-price, multiple award contract to provide weapon system and munitions life cycle supportability services in support of the Army Research Development and Engineering Command. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 18, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 13 received. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.
The Nutmeg Companies,* Norwich, Connecticut, was awarded a $19,908,520 firm-fixed-price contract, with options, to construct one 25,913 square-foot educational facility and one 32,125 square-foot billeting facilityfor the Massachusetts National Guard. Work will be performed in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of April 15, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with six received. Fiscal 2014 military construction funds in the amount of $19,908,520 are being obligated at the time of the award. National Guard Bureau - Massachusetts, Milford, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (W912SV-14-C-0008).
HGL Construction, Inc.,* Midwest City, Oklahoma, was awarded a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price, single award task order contract for design/build and construction services in support of various military and civil works. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 27, 2015. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 14 received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (W912BV-14-D-0013).
Bukkehave, Inc.,* Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, was awarded an $11,607,670 firm-fixed-price, requirements, foreign military sales contract for Toyota Land Cruiser truck variants (in both left-hand drive and right-hand drive): 2-door pickup, 4-door pickup, sport utility vehicle, ambulance, mobile maintenance truck, and common spare parts. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2017. Countries involved in this foreign military sales are Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Tunisia and Uganda. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 10 received. Army Contracting Command - Tank and Automotive, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-D-0134).
Maersk Line Ltd., Norfolk, Virginia, was awarded a $10,610,996 modification (0001) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract W52P1J-14-G-0023 for maintenance of the storage environment for all watercraft (including supply operations), watercraft care of supplies in storage maintenance, and preparation of watercraft for activation/exercises at Watercraft Equipment Base-Yokohama North Dock, Yokohama, Japan. Specific tasks to be performed include: base support activities, preservation of watercraft for long-term storage, inspection and correction of faults on vessels prior to completion of on condition cyclic maintenance, schedule maintenance, and support over and above 30/40/50 level fault repair. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $10,610,996 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Aug. 27, 2015. Work will be performed in Japan. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.
BAE Land and Armament Systems L.P., Santa Clara, California, was awarded a $10,506,287 modification (P00024) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract W56HZV-13-C-0018 for system technical support and sustainment system technical support for the Bradley family of vehicles. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $9,808,656, and fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $697,631 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Dec. 17, 2015. Work will be performed in Santa Clara, California ($9,635,316; 92 percent); Sterling Heights, Michigan ($515,859; 5 percent); and York, Pennsylvania ($355,112; 3 percent). Army Contracting Command – Tank and Automotive, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, Oak Brook, Illinois, was awarded a $9,953,434 firm-fixed-price contract, with options, for beach fill and initial construction in Oakwood Beach, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of March 17, 2015. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with four received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $9,953,434 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (W912BU-14-C-0031).
UPDATE: CB&I Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (W9128F-14-D-0034) and Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc., Arlington, Virginia (W9128F-14-D-0035), have been added as awardees to the multiple-award Rapid Disaster Infrastructure (RDI) Response Contract announced July 16, 2014 in response to solicitation W9128F-14-R-0002.
NAVY
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded an $117,767,647 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost reimbursement modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-6247) to exercise an option for engineering services and support of the AN/BVY-1 Integrated Submarine Imaging System and on board repair part kits. Services will include design, development, testing, reverse engineering, technology insertion/refreshment, engineering services, field engineering services, and system support. The Integrated Submarine Imaging System provides mission critical, all-weather, visual, and electronic search, digital image management, indication, warning, and platform architecture interface capabilities. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (74 percent); Virginia Beach, Virginia (9.2 percent); Northampton, Massachusetts (6.1 percent); Arlington, Virginia (4.6 percent); Fairfax, Virginia (4.6 percent); and Newport, Rhode Island (1.5 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2015. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 other procurement (Navy); fiscal 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); and fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation contract funds in the amount of $8,731,096 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Phoenix International Holdings Inc.,* Largo, Maryland, is being awarded a $75,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award fee contract for worldwide undersea deep ocean search and recovery operations and associated services to support the Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV). This contract allows the Navy to meet its responsibility for deep ocean search and recovery established under the Salvage Facilities Act. In addition to providing support for a wide variety of search, recovery, and rescue operations, the contract includes services to warehouse, maintain, deploy and operate a wide variety of Navy-owned equipment. The contract also provides a vehicle for SUPSALV to obtain commercial systems, as needed, to supplement the Navy’s equipment capabilities. Work will be performed in Largo, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by August 2015. No funding will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with one offer received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-14-D-4102).
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, is being awarded a $61,196,977 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-14-C-5501) for production of 1,067 Cougar egress upgrade kits in support of the Program Executive Officer Land Systems, Program Manager, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle program. The egress upgrade kit includes upgrades to four existing vehicle systems: 1) front doors; 2) rear doors; 3) rear steps; and 4) exhaust. The egress upgrades are needed to increase the survivability for the user in the case of an attack or accident. Work will be performed in Ladson, South Carolina, and work is expected to be completed in April 2016. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 other procurement (Marine Corps); fiscal 2013 other procurement (Navy and Air Force); and fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $61,196,977, will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2012 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $30,598,489 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification is a sole-source procurement to the competitively awarded contract and was advertised via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with one response received. The Marine Corps Systems Command Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded a $14,764,403 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-14-C-0032) for aircraft armament equipment items in support of the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G aircraft. The equipment being procured includes 342 station control units for the U.S Navy (245) and the government of Australia (97); six Ariel Refueling System (ARS) air probes, six ARS fuel probes, 12 ARS suspension lugs, 11 advanced launch system (ALR) -67 mounting bases, and 11 ALR-67 retainers for the U.S Navy; and 39 centerline feed thru plates for the U.S. Navy (24) and the government of Australia (15). Work will be performed in Clearwater, Florida (99 percent), and St. Louis, Missouri (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in October 2016. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy), and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $14,764,403, are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchase for the U.S. Navy ($10,630,370; 72 percent) and the government of Australia ($4,134,033; 28 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded an $11,961,245 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-12-D-0016) to exercise an option for maintenance, repair, and logistics support for the chief of Naval Air Training Aircraft’s intermediate maintenance departments located at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. Support to be provided includes labor, equipment, tools, services, and direct and indirect material. Work will be performed at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida (60 percent), and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas (40 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2015. No funds are being obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated against individual task orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
AAI Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, is being awarded a $9,931,778 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68936-13-C-0161) for the procurement of additional radio frequency electronic warfare systems integration test environment system (RF EW SITE) equipment including shipping and set-up in support of the Electronic Combat Systems Evaluation Laboratory/Weapons System Simulation Laboratory at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, California. The RF EW SITE equipment being procured includes 70 synthetic source instruments, nine radio frequency switch matrix, and three stimulus cabinets. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and is expected to be completed in March 2016. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy), and 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,931,778, are being obligated on this award, $3,979,778 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, California, is the contracting activity.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Pentaq Manufacturing Corp.,* Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $31,895,125 modification (P00110) exercising the first option period on a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-13-D-1073), with four one-year option periods. This is a firm-fixed-price contract for Army physical fitness uniform trousers. Locations of performance are Puerto Rico and Mississippi, with a Sept. 23, 2015, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pentaq Manufacturing Corp.,* Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $18,499,172 modification (P00110) exercising the first option period on a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-13-D-1074), with four one-year option periods. This is a firm-fixed-price contract for Army physical fitness uniform trousers. Locations of performance are Puerto Rico and Mississippi, with a Sept. 23, 2015, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Raytheon Company, McKinney, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $13,214,320 firm-fixed-price contract for gimbals. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This is a two-year base contract, with one six-month option period. Location of performance is Texas, with a June
16, 2016, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Warren, Michigan (SPRDL1-14-C-0105).
Fuel Services DL JV,* Clover, South Carolina, has been awarded a maximum $9,160,940 firm-fixed-price contract for fuel management services that provides all personnel, equipment, vehicles, tools, materials, supplies, and supervision to manage all aspects of petroleum and cryogenic products. This is a five-year base contract, with one five-year option and six one-month extension periods. Locations of performance are South Carolina and Ohio, with a Sept. 30, 2019, performance completion date. Using service is Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SPE600-14-C-5417).
DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY
Hoar Construction, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama, is being awarded a $30,785,045 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a new commissary at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Work will be performed in Virginia with an estimated completion date of April 2016. This was a competitive acquisition, and six offers were received. Fiscal 2014 defense commissary surcharge funds in the amount of $30,785,045 are being obligated at award. The contracting activity is the Defense Commissary Agency, Enterprise Acquisition Division, Construction Design Branch, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas (HDEC03-14-C-0001).
Summit Construction, Inc., Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, is being awarded a $10,604,051 firm-fixed-price contract to perform an architectural/refrigeration project on the commissary at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Work will be performed in Hawaii with an estimated completion date of February 2016. This was a competitive acquisition, and two offers were received. Fiscal 2014 defense commissary surcharge funds in the amount of $10,604,051 are being obligated at award. The contracting activity is the Defense Commissary Agency, Enterprise Acquisition Division, Construction Design Branch, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas (HDEC03-14-C-0002).
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 19, 2014

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 19, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-181-14 September 19, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 19, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 19, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
NAVY
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded $146,313,578 for fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification PZ0001 to a previously awarded un-priced letter contract (N00030-14-C-0100) for new procurement of Trident II (D5) missile production, D5 Life Extension development and production, and D5 Deployed Systems Support. The work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California (35.12 percent); Magna, Utah (16.55 percent); Kings Bay, Georgia (8.26 percent); Cape Canaveral, Florida (7.57 percent); Culpeper, Virginia (4.51 percent); Silverdale, Washington (4.43 percent); Bloomington, Minnesota (4.32 percent); Kingsport, Tennessee (2.51 percent); El Segundo, California (1.59 percent); Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1.57 percent); Oakridge, Tennessee (1.44 percent); and other various locations less than 1 percent each (12.13 percent). Work is expected to be completed Nov. 30, 2019. The maximum dollar value of the modification, including the base items and all option items, if exercised, is $828,393,268. Fiscal 2014 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $76,550,442, fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,091,705, and United Kingdom funds in the amount of $48,473,708, are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Subject to the availability of funds, fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $18,197,723 will be used and will expire at the end of fiscal 2015. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded $34,234,847 for cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification P00012 to previously awarded contract (N00030-13-C-0100) for the design, development and procurement of facilities, equipment, and processes required for successful activation and support of a Trident II (D5) missile storage facility as well as the design and delivery of specialized support equipment for the movement and storage of D5 missiles at Camp Navajo, Arizona. The work will be performed at the following locations: Cape Canaveral, Florida (38.29 percent); Oakridge, Tennessee (30.13 percent); Magna, Utah (10.48 percent); Sunnyvale, California (10.02 percent); Merritt Island, Florida (4.45 percent); Rensselaer, Indiana (1.85 percent); Arlington, Washington (1.26 percent); Bangor, Washington (1.01 percent); St. Mary’s, Georgia (0.60 percent); Tullahoma, Tennessee (0.51 percent); St. Augustine, Florida (0.42 percent); Jacksonville, Florida (0.37 percent); Poway, California (0.31 percent); and other various locations (less than 0.10 percent each, 0.3 percent total); work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2013 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $34,234,847 are being obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
AED, Inc., * Hyattsville, Maryland, is being awarded a maximum amount $27,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for contractor support services within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Southeast area of responsibility (AOR). Task order 0001 is being awarded at $75,405 for performance of a construction engineering technician at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by September 2015. All work on this contract will be performed at various locations primarily within the NAVFAC Southeast AOR which includes Florida (48 percent), Texas (16 percent), Louisiana (16 percent), Mississippi (8 percent), Georgia (3 percent), Cuba (3 percent), and Haiti (3 percent), and may also be performed in the remainder of the AOR (3 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 36 months with an expected completion date of September 2018. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $75,405 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (N69450-14-D-7579).
The University of Washington (UW), Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $12,776,050 cost reimbursement contract for mid-life re-fit overhaul of Ocean Class Oceanographic research vessel Thomas G. Thompson (AGOR 23). Work includes finalization of design and contract specification for AGOR 23, preliminary design documents for AGOR 24 and AGOR 25, competitive shipyard contracting, management and oversight of shipyard contract including sub-contractors, purchasing and delivery of any contractor acquired government property, testing and acceptance, and return of the AGOR 23 to service. UW will be responsible for all management, oversight, procurement, contracting, testing, and acceptance criteria related to conducting a mid-life refit and overhaul of AGOR 23, and completion of Class-wide design and specifications to be utilized in future mid-life refits of AGOR 24 & AGOR 25. This contract contains an option, which if exercised, will bring the contract value to $27,638,642. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington (20 percent), with the remainder subcontracted to an as yet undetermined U.S. shipyard (80 percent); work is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2016. If the option is exercised, work will continue through Dec. 31, 2017. Fiscal 2013 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $12,776,050 will be obligated at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was a sole-source procurement in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) - only one responsible source, as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00014-14-C-5021).
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $24,868,359 modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot VI contract (N00019-11-C-0083). This modification is to realign and increase concurrency funding for post-production concurrency changes to LRIP Lot VI aircraft. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in November 2016. Fiscal 2012 aircraft procurement (Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force) funds in the amount of $24,868,359 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, Florida, is being awarded $11,945,653 for modification P00009 under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68836-13-F-0106) to exercise option year two for the procurement of “Full Food Galley Services” for U.S. Navy galleys at Naval Air Station (NAS), Pensacola, Florida; the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School, Pensacola, Florida; and Naval Construction Battalion Command, Gulfport, Mississippi. Work will be performed at Pensacola, Florida (92.3 percent), and Gulfport, Mississippi (7.7 percent), and is expected to be completed no later than Sept. 30, 2015. With the exercise of option year two, the total amount of this contract will be $28,234,271. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,945,653 will be obligated subject to the availability of funds, and these funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. One company was solicited for this non-competitive requirement in accordance with FAR Part 8.7 and 41 U.S.C. Chapter 85, and one offer was received in response to the solicitation. The award was issued to Lakeview Center under the AbilityOne Program supporting the blind and severely disabled. Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet Logistics Center, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity.
Huntington Ingalls Inc., Coronado, California, is being awarded an $11,216,103 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-13-C-4315) for USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) fiscal 2014 planned incremental availability. A planned incremental availability includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance, alterations, and modifications that will update and improve the ship's military and technical capabilities. Work will be performed in Coronado, California, and is expected to be completed by April 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy), and fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $11,216,103, will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded a $9,428,782 delivery order (0211) against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for engineering and logistics support services to improve F/A-18A-F and E/A-18G readiness, expand Interactive Electronic Technical Manual/Structural Repair Manual work packages, and maintenance planning. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed in September 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,428,782 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
The Boeing Co., Jacksonville, Florida, is being awarded an $8,793,486 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-14-D-0001) to exercise an option for depot-level service life extension and remanufacturing activities, including associated maintenance support and sustainment capabilities, in support of the F/A-18E/F aircraft. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida (92 percent), and St. Louis, Missouri, (8 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2015. No funds are being obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Aviation Systems Engineering Co., Lexington Park, Maryland, is being awarded an $8,565,330 modification (P00010) to a previously awarded contract (N00189-11-D-Z040) to exercise option three to extend the term of the contract for technical, analytical, administrative and material support services to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VX1) in support of the test mission of commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force. The contractor will be required to provide support services to test and analyze Navy aircraft. With the exercise of this option, the total contract value will be $31,703,616. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 5, 2015. No funds are being obligated at the time of award and will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. Funds will be obligated on individual task orders issued against the contract. The contract was competitively procured via Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with two offers received in response to the solicitation. The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.

Sealift, Inc., Oyster Bay, New York, is being awarded an $8,069,785 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-12-C-3303) to exercise a one-year option period for the time charter of U.S. flagged, self-sustaining ship, M/V MAJ Bernard F. Fisher, to support the U.S. Air Force’s at-sea prepositioning program. Work will be performed world-wide, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Transportation working capital contract funds in the amount of $8,069,785 will be obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-3303).
AIR FORCE
St. Louis Design and Construction, St. Louis, Missouri (FA4407-14-D-0003); Syte Corporation, Chicago, Illinois (FA4407-14-D-0004); Charpie Construction Company, Inc., Chicago, Illinois (FA4407-14-D-0006); J.W. Fuller Construction, LLC., St. Louis, Missouri (FA4407-14-D-0007); Valiant Construction, LLC, Louisville, Kentucky (FA4407-14-D-0008); Abba Construction Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (FA4407-14-D-0009); Marcia K. Beckwith Inc., doing business as MKB Construction Co., Fairview Heights, Illinois (FA4407-14-D-0011); Bartels & Missey Siding & Insulation Co., Arnold, Missouri (FA4407-14-D-0012); RB Construction Co., Fairview Heights, Illinois (FA4407-14-D-0013); Hof Construction Inc., St. Louis, Missouri (FA4407-14-D-0014); and Ma Chis Kawv IV, Paducah, Kentucky (FA4407-14-D-0021), have been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for support of the multiple award construction contract program to support the Scott Air Force Base construction program. Contract awards to the following companies are pending SBA certification of 8(a) status: Patriot Commercial Construction, LLC., St. Louis, Missouri (FA4407-14-D-0005); JM Industrial Supply, Inc./River City Construction LLC JV, Pekin, Illinois (FA4407-14-D-0010); and Accel Pacific JV, Chicago, Illinois (FA4407-14-D-0020). The five-year program has a combined task order ceiling of $60,000,000. Individual task orders will be competed among selected contractors as requirements develop. This contract consists of multiple disciplines in general construction categories to include maintenance, repair and alteration of real property, as well as new construction. Work will be performed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, with an expected completion date of Sept. 19, 2015. The contract also includes four option years, if exercised. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition in which 38 offers were received. The 375th Contracting Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $56,435,771 modification (P00511) to previously awarded contract FA8611-08-C-2897 to procure depot partnering activations and depot partnering assessments. Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas; Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia; Hill Air Force Base, Utah; and Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2018. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $56,435,771 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.
Ki Ho Military Acquisition Consulting, Inc., Layton, Utah, has been awarded a $31,400,000 firm-fixed-price, engineering support, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Contractor will acquire engineering services to identify new and developing technologies that can support the accomplishment of A-10 missions, and either eliminate or minimize operational and/or sustainability gaps. Work will be performed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 15, 2019. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, with three offers received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $5,338,582 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8202-14-D-0002).
TACG, LLC., Dayton, Ohio, has been awarded an $18,087,415 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance and supply system information technology, system integration and modernization support. Contractor will provide Air Force Materiel Command the functional and technical resources required to successfully modernize the maintenance and supply portfolios. This support provides business process transformation expertise and related enabling services through process re-engineering, acquisition support, legacy migration, functional test, integration services, configuration support, and data management. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; and Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 18, 2017. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $5,100,755,and fiscal 2014 working capital fund funding in the amount of $2,809,481, are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. (FA8604-14-C-7007)
Cessna Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $13,674,035 firm-fixed-price contract for three Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EXs, one aircrew training device, spares and training. Contractor will provide aircraft, aircrew training device, spares, including a spare aircraft engine, and training to the U. S. Africa Command area of responsibility in support of counterterrorism measures in Niger, Kenya and Mauritania. Work will be performed at Wichita, Kansas, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. This contract involves pseudo foreign military sales in conjunction with Section 1206 funding. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-14-C-4015).
S.E.R.E. Solutions, Inc., Spokane, Washington, has been awarded a $9,124,699 modification (P00034) to previously awarded contract FA3002-06-D-0008 for survival, evasion, resistance, and escape instruction services. Contract provides for the exercise of the ninth option of the basic contract. Work will be performed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, and Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,412,578 will be obligated when funds become available. The 338th Contracting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a $7,023,625 cost-plus-fixed-fee for Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) software maintenance. Contractor will provide enhancements to the software package known as the JASSM Enterprise Management System (JEMS) Phase 3B. Work will be performed at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 14, 2015. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $7,023,625 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8682-14-C-0264).
ARMY
PentaCon, LLC,* Wichita, Kansas (W912DQ-14-D-4008); K&K Industries, Inc., Newberry, Michigan (W912DQ-14-D-4009); Tunista Construction, LLC,* Federal Way, Washington (W912DQ-14-D-4010); Fortis Networks, Inc.,* Phoenix, Arizona (W912DQ-14-D-4011); Vet Industrial, Inc.,* Bremerton, Washington (W912DQ-14-D-4012); and MILCON Construction, LLC,* San Antonio, Texas (W912DQ-14-D-4013), were awarded a $49,000,000 firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort, historically underutilized business zone multiple award task order contract to provide design-build and design-bid-build construction work and services for the Kansas City District. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Funding and exact work locations will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 18, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 18 received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics Information Technology, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $20,155,487 modification (F40540), exercising option year three, to firm-fixed-price contract (W91QUZ-06-D-0012) for all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision and other items, and non-personal services necessary, for command, control, communications and computer information systems operations and maintenance for the 1st Signal Brigade throughout the Republic of Korea. Estimated completion date is Sept. 29, 2016. Funding and exact work location will be determined with each order. Army Contracting Command, Yongsan Garrison, Korea, is the contracting activity.

John Deere Shared Services, Inc., Moline, Illinois, was awarded a $17,114,488 modification (P00032) to contract W56HZV-09-D-0064 to add two additional years to the contract for Type I hydraulic excavators, attachments, and ancillary support. Funding and exact work location will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is July 27, 2017. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.
Textron Marine & Land Systems, New Orleans, Louisiana, was awarded a $15,221,528 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract (Bulgaria) for mobile strike force vehicles, related fielding hardware, and technical services, for the Bulgarian National Military Forces deployed in support of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Work will be performed in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $15,221,528 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-C-0239).
Orocon-Carothers JV2,* Oxford, Mississippi, was awarded a $12,049,430.00 contract for replacement of the communications building, other infrastructure, and communications equipment at the Defense Logistics Agency, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Fiscal 2013 military construction funds in the amount of $12,049,430, and fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $6,402,730, are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W912DR-14-C-0035).
Zyscovich, Inc., Miami, Florida, was awarded a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, architect engineering services contract for multidiscipline design and/or professional services as required for planning, design and construction in support of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) program. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 18, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 33 received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-14-D-0046).
Brigadier Construction Services LLC,* Cleveland, Ohio, was awarded a $9,489,000 firm-fixed-price contract for training barracks renovation at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, with an estimated completion date of July 10, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with four received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $9,489,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the contracting activity (W912DQ-14-C-4019).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been awarded a maximum $26,042,557 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for various medical and surgical supplies. This contract was a competitive acquisition and seven offers were received. This is a one-year base contract, with nine one-year option periods. Location of performance is Minnesota, with a Sept. 18, 2015, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 war-stopper funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D0-14-D-0008).
Graybar Electric Company, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $24,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, prime vendor contract for maintenance, repair, and operations. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This is a four-month bridge contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Missouri, with a Jan. 19, 2015, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8E3-14-D-0909).
Science Application International Corporation, Fairfield, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $23,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, prime vendor contract for maintenance, repair, and operations. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This is a four-month bridge contract with no option periods. Location of performance is New Jersey, with a Jan. 19, 2015, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8E3-14-D-0910).
Ibis Tek, LLC,* Butler, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a maximum $9,425,053 firm-fixed-price contract for vehicular windows. This contract was a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. This is a three-year base contract, with one two-year option period. Location of performance is Pennsylvania, with a Sept. 18, 2017, performance completion date. Using military services are Army and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio (SPE7LX-14-D-0107).
Palmetto State Utility Services, Santa Ana, California has been awarded a modification (P00062) incorporating the first price-redetermination agreement to the existing contract (SP0600-07-C-8251). This modification adds an additional $7,447,164 to increase the overall contract value to $157,467,951. The contract is a 50-year base contract. This is a fixed-price, prospective-price-redetermination contract. Locations of performance are California and South Carolina with a Feb. 15, 2058, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 Army operations and maintenance funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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DTN News: Islamic State - ISIL, ISIS or IS Top Stories / Headlines News Dated September 19, 2014

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 19, 2014: Comprehensive daily news related to Islamic State - ISIL, ISIS or IS Top Stories / Headlines News for the world of TODAY.
*Comprehensive daily news related to Islamic State - ISIL, ISIS or IS Top Stories / Headlines News for the world of TODAY

  1. Obama: ISIS threat against US, allies 'doesn't frighten us'

    CNN-15 hours agoShare
    STORY HIGHLIGHTS ... ...We can destroy ISIL without having our troops fight another ground war in the Middle East." ... As top U.S. military leadership approved a plan to strike ISIS in Syria, the Senate on Thursday ... be the first in a series of messages on behalf of the group that calls itself the Islamic State.
  2. USA TODAY

    Obama outlines ISIS strategy: Airstrikes in Syria, more US forces

    CNN-Sep 9, 2014
    They are known as ISISISIL and Islamic State. .... After his meeting with top congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, Obama ...
    Haynes: Why branding of ISIS matters
    Monroe News Star-Sep 11, 2014
  3. Steven Sotloff beheaded by Islamic State - latest

    Telegraph.co.uk-Sep 3, 2014
    Nato summit Wales: Isil and Ukraine top agenda - latest .... 17.44 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) controls an area the ... "Former captives said that he continued observing Jewish holy days and praying while in ISIS custody. ... home safety, this obviously was not how the story was meant to end.
  4. Six Strategies Obama Could Use to Fight the Islamic State

    Politico-Aug 30, 2014
    Top Stories, Videos & Photos ... After a summer in which Islamic State militants have rampaged through Iraq and Syria, declared an Islamic ...
  5. Airstrike kills 40 Islamic State fighters

    USA TODAY-Sep 18, 2014
    WASHINGTON — A U.S. air strike near Mosul on Thursday killed 40Islamic State militants near a terrorist training camp, according to a senior ...
    Charles C. Haynes: What we call ISIS does matter
    Muncie Star Press-9 hours ago
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  6. Australia Raids Thwarted ISIS Beheading Plot

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    The Islamic State plot to carry out random beheadings in Sydney ... "The regrettable reality is that to mount the kind of attacks which ISILin Syria ...
  7. ISIS Not as Dangerous to US as al Qaeda, Top Terror Official Says

    ABC News-Sep 3, 2014
    ISIS poses a significant threat to Americans, but the militant Islamic... no credible information that ISIL is planning to attack the UnitedStates," ...
  8. Syrian Kurds warn of mounting crisis as ISIS advances, takes more ...

    CNN-43 minutes ago
    STORY HIGHLIGHTS ... The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or "Islamic State," as the group calls itself, took 39 villages ... arming of Syrian rebels as top U.S. military leadership approved a plan to strikeISIS in Syria. ... We can destroy ISIL without having our troops fight another ground war in the Middle East.
  9. Top US military officer: US ground troops to fight ISIS, if necessary

    CNN-Sep 17, 2014
    STORY HIGHLIGHTS ... Washington (CNN) -- America's top military officer raised the specter Tuesday of U.S. troops in ... should accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against specific ISIL targets, I will recommend that to ... group that calls itself the Islamic State would not include American "boots on the ground.
  10. Feds: NY store owner plotted to send jihadists to Syria, kill US troops ...

    CNN-Sep 18, 2014
    ... and a world away from the Middle East, where ISIS (also known asISIL and the Islamic State) has waged a brutal campaign in recent years.
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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Canadian Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bombers in Arctic

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 20, 2014Fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers flying about 75 kilometres off Canada’s Arctic coast in the early morning hours Thursday, NORAD revealed to CBC News.

Two CF-18s met the Tupolev Tu-95 long-range bombers, commonly referred to as "Bears," at around 1:30 a.m. PT as they flew a course in “the western reaches” of Canada’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the Beaufort Sea, said Maj. Beth Smith, spokeswoman for North American Aerospace Defence Command.

The ADIZ extends approximately 320 kilometres from Canada’s coastlines, a distance far beyond the 22 kilometres, or 12 nautical miles, from the coast that define a nation’s sovereign airspace. Smith made it clear that the Russian bombers never entered Canada’s sovereign airspace, but did come within about 75 kilometres of Canada's mainland. 

The encounter comes one day after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko delivered a speech in Parliament thanking Canada for its ongoing support as his country’s forces battle with pro-Russian separatist rebels.

“This is disturbing. We’ve heard stories like in the past, of Russian bombers challenging Canadian airspace,” said James Bezan, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Defence and a Conservative MP from Manitoba.

“This plays into the narrative of a Putin regime that’s more aggressive not just in Crimea, not just in Ukraine, but indeed testing their neighbour in their entire region," he said. 

About six hours before the CF-18s intercepted the Russian bombers, American F-22 fighter jets were scrambled from a base in Alaska to meet a group of Russian aircraft, including two refuelling tankers, two MiG-31 fighters and two long-range bombers.

After the U.S. jets made contact, the group headed west back towards Russian airspace.

“We’re seeing increased aggressive actions being taken by the Russian Federation,” Bezan said during an interview on CBC’s Power & Politics.

Despite the ongoing tensions between Western allies and Russia, it is not the first time Canadian and U.S. aircraft have intercepted Russian bombers seemingly flying toward sovereign airspace.

According to Smith, NORAD has dispatched fighter jets to make contact with Russian long-range bombers “in excess of 50 times” in the last five years.

Canadian jets intercepted the same type of long-range bombers off the coast of Newfoundland in 2010. After that incident, Peter MacKay, then minister of defence, told CBC News that Canadian military aircraft intercept between 12 and 18 Russian bombers annually.

Fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers flying about 75 kilometres off Canada’s Arctic coast in the early morning hours Thursday, NORAD revealed to CBC News.

Two CF-18s met the Tupolev Tu-95 long-range bombers, commonly referred to as "Bears," at around 1:30 a.m. PT as they flew a course in “the western reaches” of Canada’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the Beaufort Sea, said Maj. Beth Smith, spokeswoman for North American Aerospace Defence Command.

The ADIZ extends approximately 320 kilometres from Canada’s coastlines, a distance far beyond the 22 kilometres, or 12 nautical miles, from the coast that define a nation’s sovereign airspace. Smith made it clear that the Russian bombers never entered Canada’s sovereign airspace, but did come within about 75 kilometres of Canada's mainland. 

The encounter comes one day after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko delivered a speech in Parliament thanking Canada for its ongoing support as his country’s forces battle with pro-Russian separatist rebels.

“This is disturbing. We’ve heard stories like in the past, of Russian bombers challenging Canadian airspace,” said James Bezan, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Defence and a Conservative MP from Manitoba.

“This plays into the narrative of a Putin regime that’s more aggressive not just in Crimea, not just in Ukraine, but indeed testing their neighbour in their entire region," he said. 

About six hours before the CF-18s intercepted the Russian bombers, American F-22 fighter jets were scrambled from a base in Alaska to meet a group of Russian aircraft, including two refuelling tankers, two MiG-31 fighters and two long-range bombers.

After the U.S. jets made contact, the group headed west back towards Russian airspace.

“We’re seeing increased aggressive actions being taken by the Russian Federation,” Bezan said during an interview on CBC’s Power & Politics.

Despite the ongoing tensions between Western allies and Russia, it is not the first time Canadian and U.S. aircraft have intercepted Russian bombers seemingly flying toward sovereign airspace.

According to Smith, NORAD has dispatched fighter jets to make contact with Russian long-range bombers “in excess of 50 times” in the last five years.

Canadian jets intercepted the same type of long-range bombers off the coast of Newfoundland in 2010. After that incident, Peter MacKay, then minister of defence, told CBC News that Canadian military aircraft intercept between 12 and 18 Russian bombers annually.

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DTN News - CHINA NEWS: Alibaba Prices Shares At $68 In Largest US IPO Ever

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DTN News - CHINA NEWS: Alibaba Prices Shares At $68 In Largest US IPO Ever
• The $21.8 billion raised is to be split among the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, its executives and early investors
• Alibaba is expected to begin trading at the New York Stock Exchange Friday morning
• A $68 per share IPO will have raised $21.77 billion and valued the company at $167.62 billion.
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 20, 2014: (NEW YORK) - Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group priced shares on Thursday for its upcoming initial public offering at $68 each, in what is one of the largest IPO for a U.S.-listed company.
The deal raised $21.8 billion, which is to be split among the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, its executives and early investors.

The total comes close to the previous record of $22 billion raised by Agricultural Bank of China.

Alibaba, which not only dominates the market in its home country but also has designs to expand aggressively abroad, is expected to begin trading at the New York Stock Exchange Friday morning.

If Alibaba's offering plans have not changed, a $68 per share IPO will have raised $21.77 billion and valued the company at $167.62 billion.

The meeting of underwriters and Alibaba executives took place at Citigroup, sources told CNBC.

The closed door meeting lasted about 45 minutes, and the discussion was about the company's future, not the IPO prices, sources told CNBC.

Slated to be the largest IPO in world history, Alibaba's offering has been compared to Facebook's, which was mired by technological and filing hiccups that saw the price initially fall.

The firm was expected to price within a range of $66 to $68, with advisors recommending $68.

The IPO has been anticipated for months, if not years, as investors have been attracted to the company's market dominance in China and its impressive profitability. The deal also carries significant symbolic value: A Chinese company achieving a historic IPO by listing its shares in the U.S, reports WSJ.

Alibaba's IPO price values the whole company at $168 billion, making it instantly one of the largest listed in the U.S. and giving it a larger market capitalization than Amazon, which is at about $150 billion.

The stock is poised to start trading Friday on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BABA. Alibaba decided to list its shares in New York instead of Hong Kong because regulations in the Asian hub prevent the company's founding partners from maintaining control of the board.

Alibaba, founded in 1999 by now-Executive Chairman Jack Ma, has thrived on the boom in e-commerce in China, the world's most populous nation. According to recent readings, Alibaba controls 80 percent of China's e-commerce market. The company's Taobao and Tmall marketplaces handled $248 billion in online transactions last year, which is more than Amazon and eBay had combined, reports WSJ.

The company's momentum has continued. Last month, Alibaba posted a 46 percent jump in revenue for its most recent quarter, helped along by an increase in revenue and transactions derived from mobile users. The company also is far more profitable than many of its American Internet counterparts, generating 43 percent operating profit margins in the second quarter. In comparison, Amazon had a 0 percent operating margin.

Ma has pushed his company to expand into other segments, making more than a dozen acquisitions already this year.

Recently, it bought a stake in online video-site operator Youku Tudou and a 50 percent stake in a professional soccer team. Investors who attended a recent Alibaba presentation told The Wall Street Journal that Ma said the company wants to be a "zoo that houses many animals rather than a farm which just has one animal."

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DTN News - CHINA NEWS: China Drives Global Diamond Jewelery Sales To $79 Billion

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DTN News - CHINA NEWS: China Drives Global Diamond Jewelery Sales To $79 Billion
• China's market share will increase to 20 to 25 percent in a decade and could soon surpass that of the United States
• Demand for the precious stone has reached a record high

• A dearth of new diamond finds in recent years has hurt production rates, while existing mines in Botswana, South Africa and Namibia are becoming depleted
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 20, 2014: (HONG KONG) - China's demand for polished diamonds has exploded over the past decade rising from 3 percent of global demand in 2003 to 15 percent in 2013 when booming global sales reached an estimated US$79 billion.

Polished diamond sales in China rocketed by 14% last year alone, double the pace of growth seen in the U.S.

Overall, salesof diamond jewelry to the Chinese have been the fastest growing in the world, averaging about 21% a year over the last decade. China now accounts for 13% of global demand, up from just 3% in 2003.

The U.S. is still the world's largest diamond market but companies such as De Beers are increasingly looking to China for growth.

As disposable incomes rise, Chinese consumers are driving global markets for luxury products, including expensive watches, handbags, cars and diamonds. China now accounts for nearly one-third of global luxury purchases, according to the report.


China is still seeing much higher than average growth in diamond sales, even though some luxury segments have been hurt by a government anti-corruption campaign, and a slowing economy. Global diamond jewelry sales hit a record $79 billion last year, led by strong interest from the Chinese for the rare gem, according to a report from De Beers.

Based on the current trajectory, China's market share will increase to 20 to 25 percent in a decade and could soon surpass that of the United States, long the world's top market with 40 percent of global sales last year, De Beers' executive head of strategy and corporate affairs Bruce Cleaver said in an interview with The Straits Times Friday.

Demand for the precious stone has reached a record high, with global sales being driven by Chinese buyers switching their fancies from gold and jade to diamonds, according to an inaugural industry report by De Beers, the world's largest supplier of diamonds.

Demand from China grew 14 percent on year in 2013, the fastest rate globally, according to De Beers' Diamond Insight Report.

The bulk of demand came from married women, who accounted for two thirds of purchases and sales value.Engaged women accounted for around 20 percent of purchases and contributed to just under a quarter of sales value in China, while single women accounted for 14 percent of purchases and made up 11 percent of sales value.

The report, released at the Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair, said the 'spoiling route' in China buying or receiving a diamond outside of a specific occasion is thriving. Last year, 18 percent of diamond purchases were made for no particular occasion, while 24 percent were self-purchases rather than gifts.

Although China remains the largest contributor to demand in the global diamond jewelry market, its exponential rate has started to slow.

"China is the biggest engine growth for the diamonds business and has been for the past five to 10 years. The rate is slowing down but it's still a big increase. I think this year China demand will be just under 10 percent," said Philippe Mellier, CEO of De Beers Group

Meanwhile, sales in India and Japan declined 10 percent and 6 percent, respectively, in U.S. dollar terms in 2013.

Mellier pointed out that consumers are set for higher prices in the coming years as demand thrives but production tightens.

A dearth of new diamond finds in recent years has hurt production rates, while existing mines in Botswana, South Africa and Namibia are becoming depleted and the need to dig deeper has made operations less profitable.

"Unless major new discoveries are made in the coming years, supply can be expected to decline gradually from 2020," De Beers said, forecasting rocky times ahead for the $85 billion a year industry.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 22, 2014

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 22, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-182-14 September 22, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 22, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 22, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
ARMY
Leebcor Services, LLC,* Williamsburg, Virginia, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed price, multiyear contract for real property maintenance and repair, minor new construction and for design/build projects for the Fort Lee, Virginia, Department of Public Works (DPW). Funding and exact work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 16, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 19 received. Army Contracting Command, Fort Benning, Georgia, is the contracting activity (W911SF-14-D-0010).
Sotera Defense Solutions, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $24,728,542 cost-plus fixed-fee contract, with options, for research and development on large data frameworks. This is a two-year base contract, with one 12-month option. Work will be performed in Herndon, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 22, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $39,223 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Division, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W56KGU-14-C-0017).
Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp., Atlanta, Georgia, was awarded an $11,982,586 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for university affiliated research center follow-up for radar related research and development. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 22, 2019. One bid was solicited, with one received. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Division, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W56KGU-14-D-0015).
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $12,753,068 firm-fixed-price contract to procure integrated logistics support services to include interactive electronic technical manual updates to reflect the current vehicle configurations, engineering changes, updated troubleshooting, maintenance tasks, and corrected errors; national maintenance work requirements to reflect the most recent vehicle configurations; and packaging data updates for the multiple heavy tactical vehicle variants. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Fiscal 2012 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $12,753,068 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-C-0302).
Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Columbia, Maryland, was awarded an $11,050,167 modification (P0001) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract W52P1J-12-G-0061 for contract services to support Army Field Support Battalion - Northeast Asia operations at Camp Carroll, Waegwan, Korea, and Sagami Army Depot, Japan. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $11,050,167 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Sept. 21, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.
Applied Aquatic Management, Inc.,* Bartow, Florida, was awarded a $8,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with options, to conduct invasive species management on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other federal lands. Vegetation management activities shall include terrestrial and/or natural area vegetation management, aquatic vegetation management, vegetation mapping and data analysis/entry, and vegetation planting. The contractor shall provide the appropriate labor. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 21, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with eight received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (W912EP-14-D-0007).
Northbank Civil and Marine LLC,* Vancouver, Washington was awarded a $7,344,000 firm-fixed-price contract to rehabilitate five Tainter floodgates at Lookout Point Dam. Work will be performed in Lowell, Oregon, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with four received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $7,344,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Oregon, is the contracting activity (W9127N-14-C-0032).
UPDATE: Main Street Power Company, Inc.,* Boulder, Colorado, was added as an awardee under solicitation W912DY-11-R-0036 to compete for power purchase agreement task orders. This contract will be part of the solar technology suite of contracts. All awarded contracts, in all technologies – solar, wind, biomass and geothermal, will compete for task orders under an estimated ceiling of $7,000,000,000. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 26, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W912DY-14-D-0071).
NAVY
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $60,000,000 modification to the previously awarded Lot IX F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter advance acquisition contract (N00019-14-C-0002) to procure long lead parts, materials and components in support of the procurement of four additional F-35A Air Systems for the government of Japan under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in February 2015. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $60,000,000 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Provengo, LLC, Oceanside, New York, is being awarded a maximum amount $45,407,529 firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for 150,160 temperate-weather and 150,160 hot-weather boots in support of the Rugged All Terrain Boot program. All work will be performed in Portland, Oregon, and is expected to be completed in September 2017. Fiscal 2014 military personnel funds in the amount of $5,999,985 will be obligated under delivery order 0001 at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Additional funds will be obligated on delivery orders as they are issued. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-14-D-1052).
L-3 Communications Corp., Ayer, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $39,688,613 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the procurement of hardware items and associated engineering and technical services for multiple U.S. Navy ship classes. This proposed contract will provide various supplies and services in support of the analysis, repair, alteration, and product improvement of existing L-3 systems currently installed. Work will be conducted at various ship homeports within and outside the continental United States as required, and is expected to completed by September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $300,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship System Engineering Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N65540-14-D-0011).
Hampton Roads Mechanical of Virginia, Inc.,* Chesapeake, Virginia, is being awarded a maximum amount $19,883,426 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for utility systems at Naval installations in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for maintenance, inspection, cleaning, painting, repair, testing and replacement of utility systems in and around various government sites in the greater Hampton Roads area. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed in the Hampton Roads, Virginia AOR. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2015. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $5,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with one proposal received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-D-8150).
Swiftships Shipbuilding, L.L.C.*, Morgan City, Louisiana, is being awarded an $18,000,000 not-to-exceed contract for the accomplishment of continuous lifecycle support for the Iraqi navy. This contract involves foreign military sales to Iraq. This contract will provide technical expertise in preventative and planned maintenance, emergent repairs, and platform overhaul support services for Iraqi patrol boats, off-shore vessels, and defender boats. Work will be performed on Umm Qasr Naval Base, Iraq, and is expected to be completed by October 2015. FMS funding in the amount of $9,000,000 will be obligated at time of award and the contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(4). Per FAR 6.302-4(a)(2) - full and open competition need not be provided for when precluded by the terms of an international agreement or a treaty between the United States and a foreign government or international organization, or the written directions of a foreign government reimbursing the agency for the cost of the acquisition of the supplies or services for such government. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-14-C-4217).
CGI Federal Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, is being awarded a $9,807,114 hybrid, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price task order (N00039-14-F-0029) against an existing GSA Alliant contract (GS00Q09BGD0022) for engineering services in support of the modernization, virtualization, and migration of systems and applications from legacy data centers to authorized Department of Defense and Navy enterprise data centers, as well as commercial hosting facilities. This task order includes a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, which, if exercised, would bring the estimated cumulative value of the task order to $50,381,982. The work on this task order will be performed at various locations including the contractor's facility in Fairfax, Virginia and at Navy-mandated hosting facilities, including Navy Enterprise Data Centers, Defense Information Systems Agency, Navy Marine Corps Intranet/ Next Generation Enterprise Network, and commercial hosting facilities. Work is expected to be completed September 2015. If all options are exercised, work could continue through September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance funding in the amount of $8,376,692 will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will expire at the end of this current fiscal year. This task order was competitively procured with proposals solicited from all GSA Alliant awardees via GSA’s eBUY portal. Four offers were received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.
Offshore Service Vessels, Inc., Cut Off, Louisiana, is being awarded an $8,798,690 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-13-C-2001) to exercise a one-year option for the time charter of maritime support vessel MV C-Champion. The vessel is used as a platform for launching and recovering small boats; refueling and provisioning small boats; and assisting with limited maintenance for small boats. The vessel also provides support to maritime security operations. Work will be performed worldwide, and is expected to be completed by October 2015. Working capital contract funds in the amount of $8,798,690 are obligated for fiscal 2015 subject to availability of funds. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
IBM U.S. Federal, Bethesda, Maryland, is being awarded $8,631,429 for firm-fixed-price task order 0006 under previously awarded a multiple award contract (N0004-13-D-QA03) to provide finance and audit systems and programming business integration services in support of Navy Enterprise Resource Planning efforts. Work will be performed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and work is expected to be completed no later than Sept. 21, 2015. Fiscal 2014 Navy working capital funds in the amount of $5,055,833 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. Three vendors were solicited for the multiple award contract and three offers were received in response to the solicitation. Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.
Peter Vander Werff Construction, Inc.,* El Cajon, California, is being awarded $7,316,691 for firm-fixed-price task order 0005 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-14-D-0039) for repairs of the Air Operations Center, Building 1 at Naval Air Station Lemoore. Project will consist of new roof, bathroom remodeling, new office space, fire protection, new elevator, seismic upgrades, asbestos abatement and new air distribution system. Work will be performed in Lemoore, California, and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $7,316,691 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.
AIR FORCE
Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, has been awarded a $49,403,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and development. Contractor will conduct research and development and perform testing for integrated threat warning and countermeasure response, including missile warning, laser warning and hostile fire indication. In addition, contractor will develop techniques for detection of missile, laser and hostile fire threats, and develop and validate countermeasures for these threats. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 22, 2020. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with two offers received. Fiscal 2014 research and development funds in the amount of $2,547,865 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-14-D-1752).
Alion Science and Technology Corp., Burr Ridge, Illinois, has been awarded a $24,896,089 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0088) to previously awarded contract FA4600-06-D-0003 for research, development, engineering, technical evaluation and information analysis and dissemination for the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force. Contractor will leverage its research, development, test and evaluation experience in the processing and fabrication methods associated with the design, research and development, production, and repair of metals, composites, ceramics, electronic materials, and energetic materials to produce, test, and validate prototypes for delivery to the Army. Work will be performed at Mount Arlington, New Jersey, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2016. Fiscal 2014 Army operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $100,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a $23,115,046 Basic Ordering Agreement order (0005) to previously awarded contract FA8620-13-G-4051. Contractor will provide satellite communications terminals, Predator modem assembly, remote split operations racks, 70 MHz-to-fiber optic converters, and test and monitor subsystems. Work will be performed at Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2016. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $23,115,046 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a $20,306,274 Basic Ordering Agreement order (0002) to previously awarded contract FA8620-13-G-4051 for Air Combat Command force structure satellite communications terminals. Work will be performed at Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 1, 2017. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $20,306,274 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
AOC Environmental Inc., Wichita Falls, Texas (FA3020-13-D-0009); C3, LLC, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (FA3020-13-D-0010); Gideon Contracting, LLC., San Antonio, Texas (FA3020-13-D-0011); HCR Construction, Inc., Norcross, Georgia (FA3020-13-D-0012); and Unified Services of Texas, Inc., Southlake, Texas (FA3020-13-D-0014), have each been awarded a modification (P00002) to exercise the first option period of their multiple award construction contracts. The combined estimated option amount for contracts in the program is $18,000,000 for base infrastructure support services. Companies will compete for individual task orders to be performed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Lake Texoma Annex, Texas; Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma; and Frederick Airfield, Oklahoma, with an expected completion date of Sept. 27, 2015. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The 82d Contracting Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Alion Science and Technology Corp., Burr Ridge, Illinois, has been awarded a $16,173,281 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0066) to previously awarded contract FA4600-06-D-0003 for environmental technology and technical services support. Contractor will use technical expertise in advanced materials, manufacturing, and testing to perform evaluation, analysis, planning, testing, and implementation in the areas of system engineering, technology assessment and technology transfer. Work will be performed at San Antonio, Texas; McLean, Virginia; and Rome, New York, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2016. Fiscal 2014 Army operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $99,700 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is the contracting activity.
Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $16,625,317 modification (P00034) to previously awarded contract FA8620-11-C-3000 for contractor logistics support for the Iraq Peace Dragon King Air 350 Program. This modification exercises the second option year. Work will be performed in Iraq and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. This contract involves foreign military sales. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
McCrone Associates Inc., Westmont, Illinois, has been awarded a $10,135,521 modification (P00023) to previously awarded contract FA7022-12-0006. Contractor will provide non-personal services to process and analyze particle samples for the purpose of nuclear test ban treaty verification for the Air Force Technical Applications Center nuclear directorate. The contract will support the U. S. Atomic Energy Detection System. The acquisition will provide technical expertise in particle analysis and operational analytical techniques. Work will be performed at Westmont, Illinois, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,135,521 will be obligated when funds become available. Air Force ISR Agency, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $9,476,790 modification (P00542) to previously awarded contract FA8611-08-C-2897 to procure air intake disbond repair. The contractor will do inlet coatings removal and replacement required to avert extensive disbond and reversion repairs in the field. Work will be performed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and all aircraft are expected to be inducted by Dec. 31, 2014. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $9,476,790 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.
Schafer Corp., Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been awarded an $8,999,214 modification (P00032) to previously awarded contract FA7022-11 -C-0009 for particle analysis services. The contractor will provide non-personal services for the processing and analyzing of particle samples for the purpose of nuclear test ban treaty verification for the Air Force Technical Applications Center in support of the U. S. Atomic Energy Detection System. Work will be performed at Sunol, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,999,214 will be obligated when funds become available. Air Force ISR Agency, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
McRae Industries, Inc.,** Mount Gilead, North Carolina, has been awarded a maximum $6,963,008 modification (P00103) exercising the first option year on a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-13-D-1075), with four one-year option periods. This is a firm-fixed-price contract for hot weather boots. Location of performance is North Carolina, with a Sept. 22, 2015 performance completion date. Using military service is Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
UPDATE: Nilfisk Advances Incorporated, Plymouth, Minnesota (SPE8EC-14-D-0027), has been added as an awardee to the multiple award contract issued against solicitation #SPM8EC-11-R-0006 for commercial type environmental equipment.
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $19,267,875 modification (P00002) adding Phase II base period within the general scope of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HR0011-13-C-0096) for the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program. The addition of the TERN Phase II program brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $22,124,645 from $2,856,770. Work will be performed in the following locations: El Segundo, California (48 percent); San Diego, California (30 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio, (5 percent); Benbrook, Texas (15 percent); and Mojave, California (2 percent). The TERN Phase II program is expected to complete on September 30, 2015. Fiscal year 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $6,606,628 are being obligated at time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 22, 2014The United States and allies launched airstrikes against Sunni militants in Syria early Tuesday, unleashing a torrent of cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs from the air and sea on the militants’ de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria, and along the porous Iraq border.


American fighter jets and armed Predator and Reaper drones, flying alongside warplanes from several Arab allies, struck a broad array of targets in territory controlled by the militants known as the Islamic State. American military officials said the targets included weapons supplies, depots, barracks and buildings the militants use for command and control. Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from United States Navy ships in the region.

The strikes represent a major turning point in President Obama’s war against the Islamic State and open up a risky new stage of the American military campaign. Until now, the administration has bombed Islamic State targets only in Iraq, and had suggested it would be weeks if not months before the start of a bombing campaign against Islamic State targets in Syria.

The strikes come 13 days after Mr. Obama announced in an address to the nation that he was authorizing an expansion of the military campaign against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS.

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 23, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 23, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
ARMY
DME Corp., Orlando, Florida (W15QKN-14-D-0075); BAE Systems Information Solutions Inc., McLean, Virginia (W15QKN-14-D-0076); The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri (W15QKN-14-D-0077); DRS Test & Energy Management LLC, Huntsville, Alabama (W15QKN-14-D-0078); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W15QKN-14-D-0079); Universal Technical Resource Services Inc., Cherry Hill, New Jersey (W15QKN-14-D-0080), were awarded a $249,921,506 multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity firm-fixed-price contract for commercial engineering services in support of the Automated Test Systems Division (ATSD) of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC). Task Orders will be competed among the six awardees. Funding and work location will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2020. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 10 received. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey is the contracting activity.
Renda/J Bros. JV, Roanoke, Texas, was awarded a $147,489,050 firm-fixed-price contract with options for Southeast Louisiana (SELA) Urban Flood Control Project-26, for widening the Florida Avenue Canal (Phase IV) from St. Ferdinand Street to Peoples Avenue. Work will be performed in New Orleans, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 15, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $147,489,050 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, is the contracting activity (W912P8-14-C-0054).
Massman Construction Co., Kansas City, Missouri, was awarded a $18,196,150 firm-fixed-price contract with options for final dam repairs at Illinois River Basin LD05. Work will be performed in Marseilles, Illinois, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 21, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet with two received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $18,196,150 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W912EK-14-C-0090).
Berger Cummins Joint Venture, Washington, District of Columbia, was awarded a $16,868,019 firm-fixed-price multi-year contract with options for the Bagram Airfield Base 56MW operations and maintenance contract. Work will be performed in Afghanistan with an estimated completion date of March 23, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet with five received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $16,868,019 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (W912BU-14-C-0032).
Critical Solutions International Inc., Carrollton, Texas, as awarded a $13,781,957 firm-fixed-price multi-year contract for with options for developing the technical manual for the Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector (VMMD) Husky Vehicle. Work will be performed in Carrollton, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 18, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Fiscal 2012, 2013, and 2014 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $13,781,957 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-C-0140).
BAE Systems Inc., Rockville, Maryland, was awarded a $12,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for seven Automated Installation Entry Systems for entrance security at Army installations. Funding and work location will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of Sept. 22, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Army Contracting Command, Natick, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (W911QY-14-D-0023).
Calibre Systems, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia was awarded a $10,002,721 modification (P00014) to contract W91WAW-12-C-0059 to exercise option year two for cost and economic analysis of major weapons system programs and associated acquisition/financial management policies and procedures. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $846,672 and Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $7,809,575 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Sept. 22, 2015. Work will be performed in Washington D.C. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland in the contracting activity.
GXM Consulting,* Ashburn, Virginia, was awarded a $9,868,927 modification (P00009) to contract W911NF-12-C-0049 to develop a program-level research and development process for deploying secure tactical applications on mobile communication platforms. Fiscal 2012 and 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $7,623,717 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is Sept. 18, 2016. Work will be performed in Afghanistan and Arlington, Virginia. Army Contracting Command, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is the contracting activity.
PentaCon LLC,* Catoosa, Oklahoma, was awarded a $7,306,162 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a 19,174 square foot single story dormitory to include a parking lot with 34 spaces. Work will be performed in at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 21, 2016. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Fiscal 2014 military construction funds in the amount of $7,306,162 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the contracting activity (W912DQ-14-C-4021).
Frontier Performance Polymers Corp., Parsippany, New Jersey, was awarded a $7,227,893 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales (Taiwan) contract for the MK12-3 polyurethane plug, a component of the MK67 propelling charge. Funding and work location will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W52P1J-14-D-0094).
AIR FORCE
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $78,066,102 firm-fixed-price delivery order under a basic order agreement for initial Global Hawk Block 40 spare parts. Work will be performed at Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 24, 2018. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal year 2012 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $78,066,102 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. (FA8620-13-G-0001)
GSD&M, Austin, Texas, has been awarded a $41,000,000 option year to previously awarded contract FA3002-08-D-0019 for U.S. Air Force national advertising and Marketing Services. Work will be performed at Austin, Texas, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal year 2015 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $41,000,000 will be obligated when they become available. The 338th Specialized Contracting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $30,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines III and beyond. Contractor will develop technologies by the 2017 timeframe that will permit an order of magnitude increase in turbo-propulsion affordability over the year 2000 state-of-the-art technology. Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be complete by Oct. 3, 2022. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with 34 offers received. Fiscal year 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $128,737 are being obligated at the time of award on the first task order. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. (FA8650-14-D-2408)
Doss Aviation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $23,480,780 modification (P00042) to previously awarded contract FA3002-06-D-0010 for option year nine of 10 option years for U.S. Air Force initial flight screening requirements contract. Work will be performed at Pueblo, Colorado, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal year 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,600,000 will be obligated at time of award. The 338th Specialized Contracting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio Randolph, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nevada, has been awarded a $14,577,497 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract under a basic order agreement for software development. Contractor will develop, demonstrate, and deliver, through a Feasibility Demonstration Model (FDM), end-to-end operational efficiencies toward fulfilling end-user requirements for Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT). This will include ordering, tasking, collection, and access to commercial Electro-Optical (EO) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (ComSAR) imagery. Work will be performed at Herndon, Virginia, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 22, 2016. Fiscal year 2013 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $9,931,913 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity. (FA8750-14-C-0209)
TriQuint CW Inc., Newbury Park, California, has been awarded a $10,655,643 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering services applicable to the ALQ-155 Band 10S Receiver Transmitter. Contractor will provide non-recurring engineering services for the form, fit and function interface; redesign; development of data, manufacturing and delivery of prototypes that will meet legacy LRU specification requirements for the backward wave oscillator assembly applicable to the ALQ-155 system on the B-52 aircraft. Work will be performed at Newbury Park, California, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 22, 2016. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal year 2014 consolidated sustainment activity group-engineering funds in the amount of $10,655,643 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity. (FA8522-14-C-0007)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Illinois, has been awarded an $8,496,555 modification (P00101) to previously awarded contract FA8625-12-C-6598 for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) small laser transmitters assembly acquisition. Contractor will provide 13 small laser transmitter assemblies. Work will be performed at Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and is expected to be complete by Oct. 31, 2015. This contract is 100 percent foreign military sales. Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
NAVY
Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is being awarded a $40,950,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-10-G-0006) for the procurement of 15 AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar Systems in support of the F/A-18 E/F aircraft. Work will be performed in Forest, Mississippi (50 percent); Andover, Massachusetts (30 percent); and El Segundo, California (20 percent); and is expected to be completed in November 2016. Fiscal 2012 and 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $40,950,000 are being obligated on this award, $10,920,000 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, California, Maryland, is being awarded $36,558,239 for modification P00001 under a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N00383-14-D-039N) for the repair of various parts, including the Prop-Rotor Gearbox and HUB Assembly for the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Hurst, Texas, and is expected to be completed no later than Sept. 30, 2015. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Fiscal 2014 Navy working capital funds will be obligated on the individual delivery orders as they are issued. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. One company was solicited for this non-competitive requirement in accordance with 10 U.S.C.2304 (c)(1), and one offer was received in response to the solicitation. NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.
Sundt Construction Inc., Tempe, Arizona, is being awarded $26,311,474 for firm-fixed-price task order 0003 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-10-D-5332) for renovation of Bachelor Enlisted Quarters Buildings B860, B861, B862 and B865 Plant Building at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft Story. The work to be performed provides for renovation of existing structures to bring them into compliance with current building codes, Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection standards, and housing requirements. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by October 2016. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $26,311,474 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
Sechan Electronics Inc.,* Lititz, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $24,313,902 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract utilizing firm-fixed-price orders for production hardware for Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Mk2 production hardware. The scope includes hardware production, assembly, configuration, alignment, integration, testing and shipping of the SSDS hardware. Work will be performed in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2017. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $609,565 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set-aside via Federal Business Opportunities, with two offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (N00178-14-D-3048)
Leidos Inc., McLean, Virginia, is being awarded a $17,478,965 modification to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00174-13-D-0011) for the procurement of additional Future Radiographic Systems (FRS), depot-level repair parts and engineering support. The FRS systems provide military services with a portable system that provides real-time downrange imaging capability. FRS assists explosive ordnance disposal technicians in analyzing and determining the condition of a device or munitions. Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and is expected to complete in September 2016. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Air Forces) and fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $6,881,820 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, Indian Head, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00174-13-D-0011).
Arriba Corp.,* Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded $12,514,800 for firm-fixed-price task order 0016 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40080-10-D-0495) for the construction of a new multi-level parking garage located at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Layout accommodates vehicular, motorcycle and bicycle parking. Garage also includes elevators, lighting, access ramps, stairwells, striping, signage, site preparation, utility relocations, roadway reconfiguration, new electrical utilities and drainage systems. Work will be performed in Washington, District of Columbia, and is expected to be completed by October 2015. Fiscal 2012 military construction (Defense) contract funds in the amount of $12,514,800 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Five proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Maersk Line Ltd., Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded a $12,495,775 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-10-C-3220) to exercise a one-year option period for the time charter of one self-sustaining ship, MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr., to support the U.S. Army’s ammunition prepositioning program. Work will take place at sea in the Far East for this option period is expected to be completed by September 2015. Transportation working capital contract funds in the amount of $12,495,775 are being obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-10-C-3220).
Outdoor Research LLC, Seattle Washington, is being awarded a maximum amount $12,377,449 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for 106,835 pairs of intermediate cold weather gloves. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be completed in September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,631,776 will be obligated under delivery order 0001 at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Additional funds will be obligated on delivery orders as they are issued. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with one offer received. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-14-D-1028).
Raytheon Co., Electronic Warfare Systems, Goleta, California, is being awarded a $9,414,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-10-G-0006) for the procurement of 226 ALE-50 Bravo T3F launchers for U.S. Navy F/A-18 E/F aircraft. Work will be performed in Forest, Mississippi (70 percent), and Goleta, California (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in October 2017. Fiscal 2013 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,414,000 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, Texas, is being issued an $8,500,000 modification under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00033-13-D-8015) with firm-fixed-price task orders to provide vessel classification services in accordance with statute 46 U.S.C. 3316. Work will be performed at sea and ashore worldwide is expected to be completed by September 2015. Fiscal 2015 working capital contract funds in the amount of $8,500,000 are subject to availability in fiscal 2015 and will expire at the end of that fiscal year. The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-13-D-8015).
Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Allentown, Pennsylvania, is being awarded an $8,164,047 firm-fixed-price contract for power switching equipment installation project, Building 633 at Philadelphia Navy Yard. The work to be performed provides for structural installation for power switching equipment which includes demolition, earthwork, pile supported concrete foundations, structural steel platforms, ductbanks, utilities, and electrical power. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by April 2016. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $8,164,047 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with one proposal received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-C-5212).
Warwick Heating & Plumbing Corp., Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a maximum amount $7,859,868 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for maintenance and repair of utility distribution systems at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The work to be performed provides for maintenance, inspection, cleaning, painting, repair, testing, and replacement of various utility systems located outside and inside of various types of facilities and buildings. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed primarily in Portsmouth, Virginia. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of September 2015. Fiscal 2014 working capital fund (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $5,000 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with three proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hampton Roads Integrated Product Team, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-D-8137).
Tote Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, is being awarded a $7,136,462 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price award fee contract (N0003-12-C-3131) to exercise a one-year option period for the operation and maintenance of the Offshore Petroleum Discharge System, which consists of one U.S. flagged self-sustaining vessel, USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler; tender vessel, USNS Fast Tempo, and associated equipment in support of the U.S. Navy. These ships support the deployed military forces worldwide. Work will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Navy Working Capital contract funds in the amount of $7,136,462 are being obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-3131).
CORRECTION: Contract awarded to AED Inc.,* Hyattsville, Maryland (N69450-14-D-7579), for a maximum amount of $27,000,000 should have stated that the expected completion date is September 2017. (Awarded Sept. 19, 2014)
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Zoll Medical Corp., Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been awarded a maximum $39,848,375 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for access to airworthy defibrillators inventory. This contract was a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. This is a five-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Massachusetts with a Sept. 22, 2019, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 war-stopper funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D1-14-D-0009).
Philips Healthcare, Andover, Massachusetts, has been awarded a maximum $27,366,537 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for access to airworthy defibrillators inventory. This contract was a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. This is a five-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Massachusetts with a Sept. 22, 2019, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 war-stopper funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D1-14-D-0010).
Golden State Medical Supply,* Camarillo, California, has been awarded a maximum $14,070,220 firm-fixed-price, requirements contract for pharmaceuticals. This contract was a competitive acquisition and three offers were received. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year option periods. Location of performance is California and Canada with a Sept. 22, 2015, performance completion date. Using services are eligible federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D2-14-D-0009).
US Foods Inc., La Mirada, California, has been awarded a maximum $10,200,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for prime vendor food and beverage support. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This contract is a two-month bridge contract. Location of performance is California with a Nov. 29, 2014, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-14-D-3043).
Burlington Apparel Fabrics, Greensboro, North Carolina, has been awarded a maximum $9,696,000 modification (P00003) exercising the second option year on a one-year base contract (SP0600-07-C-8251) with four one-year option periods. This is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Air Force polyester/wool serge cloth. Locations of performance are North Carolina and Pennsylvania with a Sept. 26, 2015,performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sysco Hampton Roads, Suffolk, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $7,500,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for prime vendor food and beverage support. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This contract is a two-month bridge contract. Location of performance is Virginia, with a Nov. 29, 2014, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2015 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-15-D-3100).

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY
AeroVironment Inc., Monrovia, California, has been awarded a $19,035,007 modification (P00002) adding Phase II base period within the general scope of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HR0011-13-C-0099) for the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program. The addition of the TERN Phase II program brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $21,363,667 from $2,328,660. Work will be performed in the following locations: Monrovia, California (80 percent); Tucson, Arizona (5 percent); Fort Worth, Texas (10 percent); and Sparks, Nevada (5 percent). The TERN Phase II program is expected to be complete on September 30, 2015. Fiscal year 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $5,750,000 are being obligated at time of P00002 award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES
The Clearing Inc., Washington, District of Columbia, is being awarded a $6,689,586 modification (P00002) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (HQ0034-14-F-0128) to provide subject matter expertise, consultation, and advisory services for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to create and report a single, accountable entity with oversight of personnel accounting resources, research, and operations across the Department of Defense. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia, with an expected completion date of August 15, 2014. Fiscal 2014 Operations and Maintenance Funds in the amount of $6,689,586 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured, with one proposal received. Washington Headquarters Services, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 24, 2014

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 24, 2014
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-184-14 September 24, 2014
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 24, 2014: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 24, 2014 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
 
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Sunnyvale, California, has been awarded a $274,800,000 ceiling modification to previously awarded sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ0147-12-D-0001). The ordering period runs through January 2017. Fiscal 2014 research, development, evaluation and test funds in the amount of $2,651,577 are being obligated at time of award. Work will be performed at Sunnyvale, California and Huntsville, Alabama. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

NAVY
 
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $251,133,201 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 231 Tomahawk Block IV All-Up-Round missiles for the U.S. Navy (147 vertical launch systems and 64 capsule launch systems) and the United Kingdom (20 torpedo tube launch systems). Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (32 percent); Camden, Arkansas (11 percent); Ogden, Utah (8 percent); Anniston, Alabama (4 percent); Minneapolis, Minnesota (4 percent); Glenrothes, Scotland (4 percent); Ft. Wayne, Indiana (4 percent); Spanish Fork, Utah (3 percent); Ontario, California (3 percent); Vergennes, Vermont (3 percent); El Segundo, California (2 percent); Berryville, Arkansas (2 percent); Westminster, Colorado (2 percent); Middletown, Connecticut (2 percent); Walled Lake, Michigan (2 percent); Huntsville, Alabama (1 percent); Dallas, Texas (1 percent); Farmington, New Mexico (0.2 percent); and various locations inside and outside the continental United States (11.8 percent); work is expected to be completed in August 2016. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 weapons procurement (Navy) funds, and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $251,133,201, are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchase for the U.S. Navy ($224,536,361; 89.4 percent) and the United Kingdom ($26,596,840; 10.6 percent) under the foreign military sales program. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-14-C-0075).

Patriot Contract Services, LLC, Concord, California, is being awarded a $58,642,752 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-14-C-3210) to exercise the first option period of this contract for the operation and maintenance of eight government-owned Watson-class large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships. The ships will continue to support Military Sealift Command’s worldwide prepositioning requirements. Work for this option period will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Navy and transportation working capital contract funds in the amount of $58,642,752 are being obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-14-C-3210).

Maersk Line Ltd., Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded a $33,016,247 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price award fee contract (N00033-11-C-3110) to exercise the fourth option period of this contract for the operation and maintenance of five USNS Bobo-class ships. These ships support the U. S. Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force worldwide. Work will be performance at sea world-wide, and work for this option period is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Transportation working capital contract funds in the amount of $33,016,247 are being obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-3110).

ManTech Systems Engineering Corp., Fairfax, Virginia, is being awarded a $19,842,368 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4110) to exercise options for the accomplishment of the uninterrupted enterprise support to the Navy Ship Maintenance and Logistics Support Information Systems program. ManTech will provide expert engineering support in the areas of information technology life cycle planning, operations and sustainment, documentation, program management, application technical refresh, testing, training, and deployment. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia (55 percent); Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (10 percent); Rocket Center, West Virginia (9.1 percent); Kittery, Maine (7.1 percent); Washington, District of Columbia (6 percent); San Diego, California (5 percent); Fairfield, California (2 percent); Mayport, Florida (2 percent); Indian Head, Maryland (1 percent); and other locations less than 1 percent (2.8 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds, and working capital funds in the amount of $15,318,800, will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Logistics Center, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.

L-3 KEO, Northampton, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $19,571,552 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-6293) for two AN/BVS-1 Photonics Mast Systems for installation on Virginia-class submarines and two Integrated Submarine Imaging System Augmented Sensor (IAS) Low Profile Masts (LPM). The photonics mast is a non-hull penetrating electronic imaging subsystem of the command and control system. The photonics mast incorporates visible, infrared and electronic support measures sensors and stealth features that will provide new capabilities for attack submarines. The IAS LPM is an electro-optical replacement for conventional periscopes. Work will be performed in Northampton, Massachusetts (48.6 percent); Newington, Virginia (9 percent); Westfield, Massachusetts (7.6 percent); Exeter, New Hampshire (5.8 percent); Seattle, Washington (5.5 percent); Amesbury, Massachusetts (5.5 percent); Joplin, Missouri (4.8 percent); Moonachie, New Jersey (4.3 percent); Southampton, Massachusetts (3.5 percent); Radford, Virginia (2.9 percent); and Brattleboro, Vermont (2.5 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2017. Fiscal 2014 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds, and fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $19,571,552, will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Sikorsky Support Services, Inc., Stratford, Connecticut, is being awarded a $19,144,382 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-14-D-0003) for organizational, intermediate, depot-level maintenance for T-34 and T-44 aircraft, and organization and intermediate maintenance for T-6 aircraft. In addition, this modification provides for logistics support, including labor, services, facilities, equipment, tools, related support equipment, direct and indirect material to support 36 T-34s, 54 T-44s, 42 T-6As, and 207 T-6B aircraft, based primarily at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas; Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Florida; and Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas (50 percent); Whiting Field, Florida (39 percent); Pensacola, Florida (8 percent); and various sites within the continental United States (3 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2014. Contract funds will not be obligated at time of award. Funding will be obligated upon issuance of task orders. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, Louisiana, is being awarded an $18,383,017 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The work to be performed provides for dredging the areas surrounding pier 3A and 4 including berths, turning basin, terminal channel, and a portion of Sandy Hook Federal Channel. Work will be performed in Earle, New Jersey, and is expected to be completed by September 2016. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $18,383,017 are being obligated on this award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-C-5232).

Head, Inc.,* Columbus, Ohio, is being awarded a $17,539,425 firm-fixed-price contract for airfield repairs at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. The work to be performed provides for repairs that include grade correction, pavement mill and overlay, airfield lighting, and signage and marking for two runways. Related electrical vault work, clearing, demolition and all other associated work necessary to accomplish the project are included. The contract also contains one unexercised option, which if exercised, will increase cumulative contract value to $17,551,248. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is expected to be completed by May 2016. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $17,539,425 are obligated on this award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with one proposal received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (N69450-14-C-0767).

Wyle Laboratories, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded a $16,563,175 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-13-C-0032) to exercise option for operational services in support of the Naval Test Wing (NTW) squadrons to include aircrew. This option ensures completion of mission, essential testing, and evaluation for all manned air vehicles for which the NTW has operational responsibility. Work will be performed at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland (94 percent); Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California (5 percent); and Naval Air Station China Lake, California (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2015. Fiscal 2014 working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $8,450,000 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

John C. Grimberg Co. Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded $15,835,000 for firm-fixed-price task order 0009 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40080-10-D-0492) for the construction of an above ground parking garage at Naval Support Activity Bethesda. The work to be performed provides for the construction of an above ground parking garage on a reinforced concrete foundation system to accommodate 500 vehicles, with the option to include an additional 150 spaces. The above ground parking garage will be located at the existing Parking Lot "H," between the Navy Lodge and the bowling alley. Work will be performed in Bethesda, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by April 2016. Fiscal 2014 military construction (Defense) contract funds in the amount of $15,835,000 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded a $13,967,277 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for organizational, selected intermediate, and limited depot level maintenance and logistics support services for the F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F, EA-18G, MH-60S, F-16A/B, and E-2C aircraft, in support of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center. Work will be performed in Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, and is expected to be completed in September 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $13,967,277 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-14-D-0037).

L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $13,195,067 firm-fixed-price contract for FMU-139 C/B electronic bomb fuze and accessories, and a first article test and physical configuration audit. This includes 250 FMU 139C/B electronic bomb fuzes (6 pack) and 4,415 FMU 139 C/B electronic bomb fuzes (9 pack). Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio (65 percent), and Orlando, Florida (35 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2017. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 overseas contingency operations, procurement ammunition (Navy-Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $13,195,067 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals; two offers were received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-14-C-0073).

Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, is being awarded $11,600,029 for task order 0034 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-13-D-4033) for Microsoft Premier Support Services. Work will be performed primarily at Marine Corps facilities worldwide, with specific locations dependent upon requirements as they are identified; work will be completed in September 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $11,600,029 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This task order is issued against a sole-source contract in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $10,309,629 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024 13 C-5407) for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) test equipment, and SM-2 and SM-6 inert operational missiles with internal missile initializer and power supply. This contract modification will incorporate requirements for additional SM-6 test equipment, and SM-2 and SM-6 6 inert operational missiles. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (69 percent); Camden, Arkansas (14 percent); Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (6 percent); Huntsville, Alabama (3 percent); Middletown, Ohio (2 percent); and other locations less than 1 percent (6 percent). Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds, and fiscal 2014 weapons procurement (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $10,309,629, will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Karcher Group, Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, is being awarded $10,014,843 for firm-fixed-price Blanket Purchasing Agreement call 0035, under a previously awarded BPA (M00264-10-A-0026) in support of the U. S. Marine Corps University audio visual project for the delivery, installation, configuration and programming of all AV arrays required for the Marine Corps University. Work will be performed in Quantico, Virginia, and work is expected to be competed March 24, 2015. Fiscal 2013 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $10,014,843 are being obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This BPA call was competed via email proposals among the four BPA holders, who were previously awarded Master BPAs, with two proposals received in response to the solicitation. The Regional Contracting Office – National Capital Region, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

Appledore Marine Engineering, Inc.,* Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is being awarded a maximum amount $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, architect-engineering contract for engineering and design services in support of waterfront facility projects primarily in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic Public Works Department Maine area of responsibility (AOR). Task order 0001 is being awarded at $800,000 for a study of the Berth 7 waterfront area for future development at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by July 2015. All work on this contract will be performed within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Public Works Department Maine AOR which includes Maine (70 percent), New Hampshire (5 percent), Vermont (5 percent), Massachusetts (5 percent), Connecticut (5 percent), Rhode Island (4 percent), and New York (5 percent). Work may also be performed in the remainder of the United States (1 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $800,000 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with seven proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-D-0008).

Rochester & Associates, Inc.,* Gainesville, Georgia, is being awarded a maximum amount $10,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for architect and engineering services within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for architectural and engineering services to include Phase II of the Cadastral Modernization Program (CMP) to build and update the cadastral baseline, provide a workable Geographic Information System Real Estate Summary Map platform in the GeoReadiness Explorer capable of accessing parcel internet Navy Facilities Asset Data Store records and scanned cadastral files; and for Phase III of the CMP which solidifies the foundation of the program by standardizing all sites. Task order 0001 is being awarded at $8,429,853 for digital real estate cadastral services, GIS mapping and database management. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by December 2017. All work on this contract will be performed within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic AOR (50 percent), NAVFAC Washington AOR (25 percent), and NAVFAC Southeast AOR (25 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $8,429,853 are being obligated on this award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 10 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (N69450-14-D-0039).

Oak Point Associates,* Biddeford, Maine, is being awarded a maximum amount $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, architect-engineering contract for engineering and design services in support of industrial projects primarily in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic Public Works Department Maine area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for engineering, design and construction inspection services for projects involving many types of industrial facilities. Task order 0001 is being awarded at $813,242 for design of repairs and energy improvements of buildings M1, M2 and M3 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by July 2015. All work on this contract will be performed within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Public Works Department Maine AOR which includes Maine (70 percent), New Hampshire (5 percent), Vermont (5 percent), Massachusetts (5 percent), Connecticut (5 percent), Rhode Island (4 percent), and New York (5 percent). Work may also be performed in the remainder of the United States (1 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $813,242 are being obligated on this award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 14 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-D-0009).

Colby Co., LLC,* Portland, Maine, is being awarded a maximum amount $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, architect-engineering contract for preparation of structural designs in support of projects primarily in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic Public Works Department Maine area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for engineering, design and construction inspection services for facility repair projects involving many types of structures and building of varying configurations. Task order 0001 is being awarded at $110,000 for design of exterior repairs to Building H-1 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by February 2015. All work on this contract will be performed within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Public Works Department Maine AOR which includes Maine (70 percent), New Hampshire (5 percent), Vermont (5 percent), Massachusetts (5 percent), Connecticut (5 percent), Rhode Island (4 percent), and New York (5 percent). Work may also be performed in the remainder of the United States (1 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) Defense Health Program contract funds in the amount of $110,000 are being obligated on this award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with six proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-14-D-0021).

BAE Systems Technology and Services, Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded $8,749,247 for modification P00007 under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00604-13-C-3000) to exercise option year two for a full range of ordnance handling and management services including labor, materials, equipment, inventory management, transportation, supervision and management to receive inspect, store, issue, transport, load, and manage all types of ammunition, explosives, expendable and technical ordnance material and weapons. Additionally, the contractor shall perform all tasks related to peacetime and wartime munitions operations. If all options are exercised, the total value of this contract will be $43,077,190. Work will be performed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. If all options are exercised, work will continue through Sept. 30, 2017. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,749,247 will be obligated at the time of award, subject to the availability of funds. Funds will not expire at the end of this current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce and Federal Business Opportunities online websites, with two offers received in response to this solicitation. Navy Supply Systems Command, Fleet Logistics Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity.

Keystone Prepositioning Services, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $7,338,088 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-12-C-3116) to exercise the third option period of this contract for the operation and maintenance of three ships. When activated, the ships support movement of common-user and service-unique cargoes for Department of Defense requirements. Work will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed by September 2015. Transportation working capital contract funds in the amount of $7,338,088 are being obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-3116).

ARMY

The Boeing Company, St. Louis, Missouri, was awarded a $102,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for full rate production of the Next Generation Automatic Test System. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2020. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with three offers received. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-14-D-0106).

Nammo Talley Inc., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $63,000,000 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Israel) contract for M72 Light Assault Weapons and variants. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 24, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-14-D-0086).

Wamore, Inc.,* Phoenix, Arizona (W56HZV-14-D-0111), and Airborne Systems North America of NJ, Inc., Pennsauken, New Jersey (W56HZV-14-D-0112), were awarded a $51,388,387 firm-fixed-price, multiyear contract for a maximum quantity of 910 Joint Precision Aerial Delivery Systems, as well as applicable replacement components. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 22, 2021. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.

ManTech International Corp., Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $50,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for labor, management, supervision, supplies, materials, equipment and tools, not otherwise provided as Government Furnished Property, to perform the non-personal services required to support the operational test, data collection, and experimentation mission of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, Fort Hood, Texas. Funding and exact work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 24, 2017. Five bids were solicited, with five received. Army Contracting Command, Fort Hood, Texas, is the contracting activity (W91151-14-D-0013).

Benaka Inc.,* New Brunswick, New Jersey was awarded a $44,600,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction and the complete renovation of the Mission Operation Facility, Building 1A, Tobyhanna Army Depot, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with five received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $44,600,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (W25G1V-14-C-0022).

Bukkehave, Inc.,* Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was awarded a $14,589,570 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Tunisia, Uganda) multiyear contract for heavy duty truck variants (left and right hand drive). Items include flatbed truck, general transport (personnel carrier) truck, water-tank truck, fuel-tank truck, and common spare parts. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with seven received. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-D-0149).

Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was awarded a $14,290,652 firm-fixed- price contract for an estimated 2,800 portable machinist measuring tool sets. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 24, 2019. One bid was solicited, with one received. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-D-0107).

Shenkel & Schultz, Inc., was awarded a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, architect-engineering services contract in connection with multidiscipline design and/or professional services as required for planning, design and construction services in support of the Department of Defense Education Activity program. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 23, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with 33 received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-14-D-0048).

Agilent Technologies, Wilmington, Delaware, was awarded a $9,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to provide yearly full-service preventative maintenance support, unlimited on-site repairs, software upgrades, on-line technical support, and telephone assistance to resolve technical problems to government-owned laboratory instruments in support of the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center. Funding and work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 23, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91ZLK-14-D-0005).

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

ViaSat Inc., Carlsbad, California, is being awarded a maximum $50,000,000 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year ordering period for NSA Type 1 certified High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor devices, and associated ancillary items for various Special Operations Forces deployable nodes and product distribution systems satellite systems. The work will be performed in Carlsbad, California. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,518,800 are being obligated at time of award. This was a sole-source acquisition in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. U.S. Special Operations Command is the contracting activity (H92222-14-D-0062).

AIR FORCE

Alion Science and Technology Corp., Burr Ridge, Illinois, has been awarded a $49,928,409 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0084) to previously awarded contract FA4600-06-D-0003 for the F-35 Lightning II program. The contractor will provide the application of materials, manufacturing and testing to increase supportability, survivability, producibility and affordability of the program. They also will develop, implement and enhance the analytical capabilities necessary to evaluate system performance, perform root cause analyses and identify failure modes or other support system deficiencies of components and end items modified through the application of advanced material, manufacturing and testing technology. Work will be performed at Arlington, Virginia, and Rome, New York, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2016. Fiscal 2014 Navy aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $13,100,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is the contracting activity.

Exelis, Inc., Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, has been awarded a $44,987,032 fixed-price incentive firm target, cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-price contract for modernization of the command destruct system at the Eastern Range. Contractor will provide positive control flight termination capability of a space launch vehicle on the Eastern Range necessary to meet range safety requirements. Work will be performed at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida; and Johnathan Dickinson Missile Tracking Annex, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 27, 2019. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 other procurement funds in the amount of $29,124,934 are being obligated at the time of award. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8823-14-C-0003).

Edaptive Computing, Inc., Dayton, Ohio, has been awarded a $24,900,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for research and development of the secure engineering of trusted systems. Contractor will research, develop, deploy and transition modeling, analysis optimization, and protection tools and techniques to promote trusted systems engineering for hardware and software systems from concept analysis through acquisition and sustainment. Work will be performed in Dayton, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 24, 2021. Fiscal 2013 other procurement funds, in the amount of $317,979 are being obligated for task order 0001 at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-14-D-1724).

Sensor Concepts Inc., Livermore, California, has been awarded a $9,749,996 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for hardening and limited-production run of the Handheld Imaging Tool support equipment production unit. Contractor will conduct hardening of the initial HIT production article/system design to meet support equipment requirements for field and depot use, to achieve compliance with support equipment requirements, and to conduct low rate initial production runs to ramp up to full rate production of additional reproducible HIT systems. Work will be performed at Livermore, California, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 29, 2017. This award is a Small Business Innovative Research Phase III competitive acquisition. Fiscal 2012 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $9,749,996 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-14-C-5215).

Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $9,078,498 sole-source, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Subminiature Flight Safety System integration onto the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. The contractor will complete all activities necessary to design, develop and qualify an SFSS demonstration unit via ground, captive-carry and flight test demonstration activity in the JASSM weapon system. Work will be performed at Orlando, Florida, and is expected to be completed by March 24, 2018. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $7,972,733 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Advanced Programs Division, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8677-14-C-0137).

PowerSecure, Inc., Wake Forest, North Carolina, has been awarded an $8,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract to repair and relocate an 115 kV transmission line. Contractor will furnish all plant, materials, labor, equipment and operations in connection with the removal of the existing 115 kV transmission line and wooden poles from the Valparaiso substation to the main base substation. The installation of a new 115 kV transmission line will be rerouted overhead, where possible, to avoid the clear zone and routed underground only where not possible to avoid the clear zone. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 10, 2015. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, with three offers received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,300,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA2823-14-C-4011).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $7,340,410 modification (P00106) for extension of services for the C130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System. Contractor will provide an additional three months of aircrew instruction and contractor logistic support. Work will be performed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2014. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8621-06-C-6300).

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been awarded a $6,563,068 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development for system of systems integration technology and experimentation-technical area 1. Contractor will develop and demonstrate system of systems architectures. Work will be performed at Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2016. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, with 19 offers received. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $2,710,076 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-14-C-7435).

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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Melbourne, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $19,748,015 undefinitized, firm-fixed-price contractual action (5048) against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (SPRPA1-11-G-003Z) for aircraft components and accessories.
This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This is a 55-month base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Florida, with a January 2018 performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 Navy working capital funds.
The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

FLIR Systems Incorporated, North Billerica, Massachusetts, has been awarded a maximum $15,385,578 firm-fixed-price contract for infrared turret assemblies. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This is a five-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Massachusetts with a Sep. 16, 2019 performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2014 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (SPRRA1-14-D-0055). (Awarded Sept. 16, 2014)

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $6,891,545 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (SPE4A1-14-G-0007) for landing gear. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. This is a 54-month base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Missouri, with a December 2017 performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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