United States DoD Contracts for July 6, 2012

Boeing is awarded a $500m contract for the C-17 transition to post production.

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $500,000,000 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the C-17 transition to post production, which will provide for orderly transfer of C-17 production assets. The location of the performance is Long Beach, Calif. Work is to be completed by July 5, 2022. ASC/WLMK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-12-D-2049, Order 0001).

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

iGov Technologies, Reston, Va., is the current contractor for the U.S. Special Operations Command Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN) contract providing TACLAN family of system acquisition, design, integration, production, and delivery in support of special operations forces mission requirements. The TACLAN contract maximum is increased from $470,000,000 to $490,000,000. Work is being performed in Tampa, Fla., and is expected be completed by Dec. 31, 2012. U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (H92222-08-D-0017).

DRS Soneticom, Inc., Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $10,784,185 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an operational prototype, man-portable signals intelligence (SIGINT) receiver to support the Joint Threat Warning System Ground SIGINT kit rrogram. The Tactical SIGINT Tool, as envisioned, will be a small form factor, easily mission configured, secure handheld/body-worn networked device that provides real-time SIGINT and precision geolocation while incorporating a dedicated communications capability for command and control functions and cooperative geolocation. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Fla., and is expected to be completed by September 2014. U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (H92222-12-C-0047).

NAVY

Textron, Inc., New Orleans, La., is being awarded a $212,722,820 fixed-priced incentive-fee contract for the detail design and construction of a ship to shore connector (SSC) test and training craft and technical manuals. The SSC program is the functional replacement for the existing fleet of landing craft, air cushion vehicles, which are nearing the end of their service life. It is an air-cushioned vehicle designed for a 30-year service life. The SSC mission is to land surface assault elements in support of operational maneuver from the sea, at over-the-horizon distances, while operating from amphibious ships and mobile landing platforms. SSC provides increased performance to handle current and future missions, as well as improvements, which will increase craft availability and reduce total ownership cost. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $570,451,044. Work will be performed in New Orleans, La. (59 percent); Camden, N.J. (26 percent); Great Britain (6 percent); St Louis, Mo. (3 percent); Indianapolis, Ind. (3 percent); and Eatontown, N.J., (3 percent). Work is expected to be completed by February 2017. Contract funds in the amount of $60,731,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a full and open competition via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with three proposals received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-12-C-2401).

Black Construction/MACE International, J.V.*, Barrigada, Guam, is being awarded a $31,975,276 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction for potable water plant modernization at the U.S. Naval Support Facility, Diego Garcia. The work to be performed provides for construction of a new water treatment facility in the Cantonment area replacing the existing water plants in Cantonment and Air Operations areas. The new water treatment facility includes raw water filter system, pump system and electrical system, which will connect to existing water storage tanks. Work will be performed in Diego Garcia, and is expected to be completed by February 2015. Contract funds will not 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, Far East, Yokosuka, Japan, is the contracting activity (N40084-12-C-0001).

Vigor Marine, L.L.C., Portland, Ore., is being awarded a $9,563,687 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and dry-docking of Military Sealift Command’s Fleet Replenishment Ammunition Ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). The ship’s primary mission is to provide fuel to U.S. Navy ships at sea, and jet fuel to aircraft assigned to aircraft carriers. This shipyard availability is primarily for ship maintenance and overhaul. Some of the major work items include repair of the JP-5 cargo valves, renewal of the rudder staves, recoating of various tanks, repairs of an exhaust leak in the diesel generator, propeller maintenance, overhaul of the starboard main engine clutch and coupling, servicing of the steering gear control, and renewal and repair of the piping. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $11,800,597. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., and is expected to be completed by September 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured using full and open competition with two offers received. The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting authority (N40442-12-C-2010).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

US Foods, Inc., Livermore, Calif., was issued a modification exercising the third option year on contract SPM300-08-D-3228/P00036. The award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $16,368,070 for full line food distribution. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. There were three proposals with three responses. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Defense Working Capital Funds. The date of performance completion is Jan. 13, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Terremark Federal Group, Inc., Miami, Fla., is being awarded a $9,116,831 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract (GS-35F-0073U). Terremark shall provide cloud-based computing, infrastructure, data, and analytical support under the General Services Administration Special Item Number (SIN) 132-51 and SIN 132-52. Work will be performed in Miami, Fla. (75 percent), and Culpeper, Va. (25 percent). Work is expected to be completed by July 1, 2013. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity.


Source: U.S. Department of Defense News - 09 July 2012 (defpro.com)

Photo: The U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Heavy Transport Aircraft (Photo by af.mil)

(8.07.2012)