G2 Solutions: The Thud Factor

Thud Factor for August 25, 2008 covering contracts announced August 13-25

Department of Defense released an interesting array of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of aircraft, aircraft structural parts and modifications as well as a big-ticket electrical services contract.

The Army announced three contracts to San Diego, CA-based General Atomics with a total maximum value of $29.7 million. The contracts cover time and materials support services, three extended-range multi-purpose Block 0 Block 0 Unmanned Aircraft and support for the IGNAT/Sky Warrior Alpha UAS.

Simi Valley, CA-based AeroVironment Incorporated won a $17.7 million contract for Raven systems and spares. Even when placing the cyclicality of contract announcements aside there is a clear trend toward service-specific ownership and perhaps even control of in-theater UAS. It will be interesting to see just how these programs will result in DoD UAS “jointness.”

MRO and announcements specific to service life extension for P-3 dropped during this timeframe as well. L-3 Waco, Texas collected a $60 million contract for four P-3 Outer Wing Assembly kits in support of the P-3 recovery plan. The P-3 fleet anxiously awaits Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the Boeing P-8 Poseidon, but this is but one in a number of service life extensions and recapitalization efforts DoD wide. For a closer look at DoD spending in outsourced MRO as well as in airframe structural components please click here and here

Also of interest in regard to aircraft maintenance is a $40 million Air Force IDIQ contract to CPI Aerostructures, GSE Dynamics and Top Flight Aerostructures. The contract will cover 108 structural aircraft parts for the following platforms: C-5, A-10, H-53, B-52, B-1, A-10 and T-38.

Engineered Fabrics won a $41 million contract for extended range fuel cells. Equipment such as this has been invaluable in extending range for U.S. rotary wing assets in the high-hot and remote conditions faced in Afghanistan and Iraq.

SAIC of Fairfield, New Jersey won a $250 million Defense Logistics Agency contract for MRO with a planned completion in August of 2009.

Suez Energy Resources announced a whale of a DLA electrical services contract totaling $646 million. Infrastructure is expensive.

August 25, 2008

NAVY

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $149,801,176 firm-fixed-priced contract for the procurement of nine Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) exercise missiles retrofitted and certified from SLAMs to SLAM-ERs for the U.S. Navy. This contract also provides for the procurement of 60 Harpoon Air Launch (Tactical) All-Up-Rounds (AURs) and associated hardware for the Government of Taiwan; nine Air Launch (Tactical) AUR Missiles and associated hardware and 1 missile exercise section with associated hardware for the Government of Korea; four Tactical Block II Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) TARTER AURs and associated hardware for the Government of Turkey; four Exercise Block II Grade B canister AURs for the Government of Canada; and one Harpoon Exercise Section and associated hardware for the Government of Japan. Work will be performed in St. Charles, Mo., (55.32 percent); McKinney, Texas, (10.71 percent); various locations across the United States, (9.10 percent); Toledo, Ohio, (6.28 percent); Huntsville, Ala., (4.58 percent); Lititz, Pa., (3.76 percent); Middletown, Conn., (2.68 percent); Grove, Okla., (2.25 percent); Galena, Kan., (1.55 percent); Minneapolis, Minn., (1.52 percent) the United Kingdom, (1.17 percent); and Elkton, Md., (1.08 percent); and is expected to be completed in Jun. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy, ($9,225,234; 6 percent) and the Governments of Taiwan, ($89,792,266; 59.7 percent); Turkey, ($30,428,714; 20 percent); Korea, ($11,515,499; 8 percent); Canada, ($8,407,360; 6 percent); and Japan, ($432,103; .3 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0042).

August 22, 2008

NAVY

Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Woodland Hills, Calif., is being awarded a $96,820,977 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the design, development, integration, and test of the Multi-Stage Supersonic Target (MSST). The MSST will represent a two-stage anti-ship cruise missile, consisting of a two-stage unmanned aerial target, a launcher, and associated support equipment. A total of two engineering evaluation units and seven engineering development models will be built as part of the effort. The MSST will provide threat representation for the developmental and operational testing of a major weapon system. Work will be performed in Sacramento, Calif., (38.9 percent); Woodland Hills, Calif., (32 percent); Plymouth, Minn., (19.2 percent); Elkton, Md., (5.1 percent); and Wichita, Kan., (4.8 percent), and is expected to be completed in Sept. 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $10,000,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via electronic request for proposal and three offers were received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0058).

Nammo Talley, Inc., Mesa Ariz., is being awarded a maximum $51,764,684 (base and options) cost-plus-fixed-fee with fixed-price incentive (firm target) line items contract for the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW II) launchers and Fire From Enclosure (FFE) assault rounds and associated data rights. The SDD phase will consist of 18 Launchers and 165 FFE assault rounds; the LRIP phase will consist of 130 launchers and 750 FFE assault rounds; the data rights consists of associated Government Purpose Rights. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., and the expected date of completion is Feb. 2011 (Feb. 2012 with options exercised). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-08-C-1123).

August 21, 2008

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Engineered Fabrics Corp., Rockmart, Ga.*, is being awarded a maximum $41,526,797 firm fixed price, requirements type contract for delivery of aircraft fuel cells. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Air Force. There was one proposal originally solicited with 1 response. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Aug. 31, 2013. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond, Va., (FA8103-08-D-0036-UN01).

ARMY

AM GENERAL, LLC, South Bend, Ind., was awarded on Aug. 19, 2008, a $89,232,795 firm fixed price contract to add 585 each High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). Work is to be performed in Mishawaka, Ind., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2009. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The Tank and Automotive Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-01-C-S001).

August 20, 2008

AIR FORCE

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of McLean, Va.; Shafer Corp., of Chelmsford, Mass.; and Systems Research and Application Corporation of Fairfax, Va., are being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for a maximum of $95 million. This action will provide professional defense science, engineering, and technical non-personal advisory and assistance support services. At this time no funds have been obligated. Air Force District of Washington/A7KI, Anacostia Annex, D.C., is the contracting activity (FA7014-08-D-0008 – Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.; FA7014-08-D-0009 – Schafer Corp.; FA7014-08-D-0010 – SRA).

August 19, 2008

NAVY

L-3 Communications Integrated Systems L.P., Waco, Texas, is being awarded a $60,630,244 not-to-exceed undefinitized contract action for the fabrication and delivery of four P-3 Outer Wing Assembly kits in support of the P-3 recovery plan. Work will be performed in South Korea, (51 percent) and Waco, Texas, (49 percent), and is expected to be completed in Jun. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0065).

ARMY

General Atomics, San Diego, Ca., was awarded on Aug. 18, 2008, a $11,449,606 time & materials contract for modification to extend the period of performance for support services to Highlighter operations in Iraq. Work will be performed in Iraq with an estimated completion date of Dec. 21, 2008. One bid was solicited and one bid received. CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-08-C-T205).

General Atomics Aeronautical System, San Diego, Ca., was awarded on Aug. 15, 2008, a $7,896,513 cost plus fixed fee contract to acquire three extended-range multi-purpose Block 0 Unmanned Aircraft in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Work will be performed in San Diego, Ca., with an estimated completion date of Mar. 31, 2010. One bid was solicited and one bid received. U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-C-0208).

AIR FORCE

CPI Aerostructures, Inc., of Edgewood, N.Y.; GSE Dynamics Inc. of Hauppauge, N.Y.; and Top Flight Aerostructures, Inc., of Marietta, Ga., are being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for a maximum of $40 million. This action will provide 108 aircraft spare parts included in the scope of the contract and applicable to multiple platforms including the C-5 Galaxy, A-10, H-53 helicopter, C-135, B-52, B-1, A-10, and T-38. Quantities will be negotiated as requirements generate. At this time $12,116 has been obligated to CPI Aerostructures; $353,316 has been obligated to GSE Dynamics Inc.; and $53,980 has been obligated to Top Flight Aerostructures. 603 SCMS/GUBA, Robins AFB, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8537-08-D-0001, FA8537-08-D-0003, FA8537-08-D-0004).

August 18, 2008

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Suez Energy Resources NA, Inc., Houston, Texas is being awarded a maximum $646,007,724 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for electrical services. Other locations of performance are in Maryland, and New Jersey. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and federal civilian agencies. There were originally 195 proposals solicited with 11 responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2013. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Supply Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-08-D-8027).

Science Application International Corp., Fairfield, N.J. is being awarded a maximum $250,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for maintenance, repair, and operations services. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Federal Civilian Agencies. The original proposal was Web solicited with five responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is exercising third one-year option. The date of performance completion is Aug. 17, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM500-04-D-BP15).

ARMY

Hellfire Systems Limited Liability Co., Orlando, Fla., was awarded on Aug. 15, 2008, a $356,665,089 firm-fixed price contract for Hellfire II High-Energy Anti-Tank missiles. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 22, 2007. U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-08-C-0361).

August 15, 2008

ARMY

AeroVironment Incorporated, Simi Valley, Calif., was awarded on Aug. 13, 2008, a $17,757,543 firm-fixed price contract for additional Army Standard Raven Systems and Raven initial spares packages. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jan. 30, 2008. U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-05-C-0338).

General Atomics Aeronautical system, San Diego, Calif., was awarded on Aug. 14, 2008, a $10,487,251 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for logistics support for the IGNAT/Sky Warrior alpha unmanned aircraft system. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Jun. 27, 2008. U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0082).

August 14, 2008

ARMY

Caddell Construction Co., Montgomery, Ala., was awarded on Aug. 13, 2008, a $48,463,000 firm-fixed price contract for the design and construction of three simulation training facilities with a gross square footage of 240,043 for non-motion based and motion based simulations. Work will be performed in Fort Benning, Ga., and is expected to be completed by March 2, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four bids were solicited on May 2, 2008, and two bids were received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W912HN-07-D-0056).

August 13, 2008

Alion Science and Technology Corp., Chicago, Ill., is being awarded a $37,930,000 ceiling-priced indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of integrated anti-submarine training systems, which will provide single platform and integrated computer based training. In addition, the trainers will support an anti-submarine warfare synthetic training environment and provide a continuous training capability that is interoperable, distributed, mobile, and deployable. Work will be performed in Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Command, Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be completed in Aug. 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $50,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through an electronic request for proposals and one offer was received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla. is the contracting activity (N61339-08-D-0009).

Thud Factor for August 12, 2008 covering contracts
announced August 1-12

Boeing Launch Services (El Segundo, CA) bagged the largest announcement from Aug. 1-12 with a $1.6 billion contract for Delta IV and associated space asset engineering, integration and infrastructure. The Thud waits for a similar contract to go to Lockheed to support its Atlas V EELV and associated space assets.

IED jam and defeat saw three separate contracts over the nine business days covered in this edition of the Thud Factor. Lockheed Martin picked up a contract for $38.1 million, TT Corporation another support services contract for $39.6 million and EDO Corporation out of Thousand Oaks, CA won a $187.3 million contract for 2,873 remote control improvised explosive device electronic warfare systems. All three contracts are expected to complete before 2010; may these systems be quick to field and extremely effective.

The Navy continued in its commitment to the F-18 family, which has been a common Thud Factor theme over the past year. One does wonder if the F-18 family will become more than a gap-filler for Navy variants of F-35. McDonnell Douglas was awarded a $659.2 million contract for 16 F-18s in two variants, while Northrop Grumman Bethpage, New York won a $48.8 million contract for software services applicable to both the EA-6B and EA-18G.

General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $766 million for: “the development and manufacture of System Development and Demonstration two (SDD-2) Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) prototypes.”

Here is some additional text from a GDLS EFV brochure:

“General Dynamics has achieved a true break through in combat vehicle design by

providing high water speed, outstanding cross country mobility, fire power and

protection in an amphibious vehicle. The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV)

possesses the ability to launch forces from 20-25 nautical miles out to sea and

transport them to shore at speeds in excess of 20 knots (three times the current

platform’s speed). EFV provides the elements of flexibility and tactical surprise critical

to establish battlefield dominance. Its inherent land mobility will generate uninterrupted

momentum to attack the enemy’s critical vulnerabilities.”

More information on the GDLS EFV can be found here.

August 12, 2008

ARMY

AM General, LLC, South Bend, Ind., was awarded on Aug. 8, 2008, a $247,546,000 firm-fixed price contract for high-mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles. Work will be performed in Mishawaka, Ind., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Mar. 17, 2006. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-01-C-S001).

AIR FORCE

Syracuse Research Corp., North Syracuse, N.Y., is being awarded an indefinite delivery requirements contract for $95,000,000. The purpose of this contract is to obtain the expertise to support the 453^rd Electronic Warfare Squadron in developing and maintaining the Sensor Beam program. At this time, no dollar amount has been obligated. Air Force Intelligences Surveillance and reconnaissance Agency at Lackland AFB is the contracting activity (FA7037-08-D-0002).

August 11, 2008

NAVY

The Harris Corp., Rochester, N.Y., is being awarded a $62,110,538 modification to a previously awarded contract (N66001-07-D-0054). The modification (#P00003) will include additional contract line items for maritime single-channel, handheld radios and maritime handheld and vehicular components and accessories for the U.S. military. The Harris Corp., software-definable radio supports interoperability in joint operations of the U.S. military as well as among other government personnel. This modification brings the cumulative value of this contract to $4,447,504,598. Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y., and work is expected to be completed Jun. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification was negotiated as a supplemental agreement on a sole source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source (FAR Subpart 6.302-1). The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Thales Communications, Inc., Clarksburg, Md., is being awarded a $56,602,845 modification to a previously awarded contract (N66001-07-D-0107). The modification (#P00003) will include additional contract line items for maritime single-channel, handheld radios and maritime handheld and vehicular components and accessories for the U.S. military. Thales Communications Inc.'s software-definable radio supports interoperability in joint operations of the U.S. military as well as among other government personnel. This modification brings the cumulative value of this contract to $5,685,055,263. Work will be performed in Clarksburg, Md., and work is expected to be completed Jun. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification was negotiated as a supplemental agreement on a sole source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source (FAR Subpart 6.302-1). The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

August 8, 2008

AIR FORCE

The Air Force is modifying a cost plus award fee contract with the Boeing Launch Services of Huntington Beach, Calif., for $1,655,545,303. This action included in the face vale of this action is the previously disclosed NTE in the amount of $582,297,350 and an additional $516,147,820 to extend the period of performance to maintain critical engineering and integration skills and the infrastructure necessary to support the Delta IV Program and our nation's space assets through the end of FY09. In addition this action has added an option for FY10 in the amount of $557,100,133 for continuation of the same effort. At this time no funds have been obligated. Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Launch and Range Systems Material Wing (LR), Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, Calif., (FA8816-06-C-0001, P00024).

NAVY

BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems LLP (BAE-TVS), Sealy, Texas, is being awarded a $317,967,619 firm-fixed-priced modification to a previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5030), delivery order #0004, for the purchase of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for the 1,024 vehicles included in the order. Work will be performed in Sealy, Texas (58 percent) and Fairfield, Ohio (42 percent), and is expected to be completed Dec. 2008. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

TT Corp, Advanced Engineering & Sciences, Herndon, Va., was awarded on Aug. 7, 2008, a $39,661,661 IDIQ time & material task order, contract for operational support services to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) for Corps, Combined Joint Task Force Support Teams. Work will be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is expected to be completed by Apr. 10, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were four bids solicited on May 6, 2008, and three bids were received. US Army Research Development & Engineering Command, Acquisition Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-08-D-0026).

DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems, Optronics Division, Palm Bay, Fla., was awarded on Aug. 7, 2008, a $17,512,077 firm fixed price, contract for driver's vision enhancer B-Kits and associated spares for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Program. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Aug. 29, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three bids were received on Nov. 21, 2003. CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-04-C-J202).

August 7, 2008

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., of Kent, Wash., is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, fixed price delivery order contract not to exceed $42 million. This action will provide the Radar System Improvement Program capability to be installed on five Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS jets. This effort supports foreign military sales to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At this time $27,297,845 has been obligated. 551 ELSG/PKS, Hanscom AFB, Mass., is the contracting (F19628-01-D-0016, DO 0062).

August 6, 2008

AIR FORCE

Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc., of Herndon, Va., is being awarded a firm fixed price contract for an estimated $252,352,133. This contract action is to award the C-20 Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) follow-on contract. This effort includes depot maintenance, contractor operational and maintained base supply, flight line maintenance and filed team support. At this time $846,699 has been obligated. Okla., City Air Logistics Center, 727 ACSG/PKB, Tinker AFB, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-08-C-0010).

NAVY

EDO Communications & Countermeasures Systems, Thousand Oaks, Calif., is being awarded a $187,354,324 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-6311) for the production and support of 2,873 JCREW 2.1 Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) systems to meet urgent Department of Defense (DoD) requirements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Vehicle Mounted CREW systems are one element of the DoD's Joint Counter RCIED Electronic Warfare program. Spiral 2.1 CREW systems are vehicle mounted electronic jammers designed to prevent the initiation of RCIEDs. This contract modification is for the urgent procurement and support of CREW systems, to be used by forces in each of the military services of the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. The Navy manages the joint CREW program for the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). Work will be performed in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Apr. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $48,548,251 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and software services in support of EA-6B and EA-18G aircraft. Services to be provided include design, development, integration, test and distribution of the Operational Flight Programs, flight test and aircraft integration support, and engineering support to transition the EA-6Bs mission to the EA-18G. Work will be performed at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWC WD), Point Mugu, Calif. (80 percent); NAWC WD, China Lake, Calif., (5 percent); the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., (5 percent); Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Wash., (5 percent); and the Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Pt., N.C., (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in Aug. 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $960,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-08-D-0026).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-6363) with an amount not to exceed $38,124,522 for the production and delivery of 286 SYMPHONY Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Jammer Systems. Included in the procurement are field test sets, operator reference cards, uploader software, user guides, program protection, tool kits, depot support, field service engineering, and system documentation in support of Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I). The SYMPHONY IED Jammer System is a programmable, radio-frequency IED defeat system that is vehicle mounted. Vehicle mounted systems are one element of the Department of Defense's Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) program. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., (22 percent), and Clearwater, Fla., (78 percent), and is expected to be complete by Nov. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $727,170 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $7,263,300 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order #0003 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity SBIR Phase III contract (N00014-05-D-0508) for research and development for the development of the Advanced Wideband Open Architecture Radar System. Work will be performed in Fairfax, Va., and work is expected to be completed Aug. 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $7,263,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity.

August 5, 2008

NAVY

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $659,237,888 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0014) to exercise the option for the procurement of 13 F/A-18Fs and 3 E/A-18G aircraft for the U.S. Navy. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (28.7 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Goleta, Calif. (8.6 percent); Clearwater, Fla. (2.3 percent); Greenlawn, N.Y. (2.1 percent); Burnsville, Minn. (2.1 percent); Johnson City, N.Y. (2.1 percent); Brooklyn Heights, Ohio (2 percent); Vandalia, Ohio (2 percent); Grand Rapids, Mich. (2 percent); South Bend, Ind. (2 percent); Mesa, Ariz. (1.8 percent); Fort Worth, Texas (1.8 percent); and at various locations across the United States (17.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

ARMY

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Conn., was awarded on August 1, 2008, a $285,997,538 Firm Fixed Price, contract for procurement of UH-60Ls, to include technical support, technical publication and Ground Station Radios for Royal Saudi Land Forces. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., and is expected to be completed by September 30, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was 1 bid solicited on October 4, 2000. US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (DAAH23-02-C-0006).

August 4, 2008

NAVY

Navistar Defense LLC, Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded an $84,832,901 firm-fixed-priced modification to delivery order #0004 under a previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for sustainment items needed to support CAT I Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) vehicles in theater. This order will also be used to support several engineering change proposals to increase the vehicles' capabilities and FSR support. Work will be performed in WestPoint, Miss., and work is expected to be completed April 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

August 1, 2008

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Red Star Enterprises Limited, Gibraltar is being awarded a maximum $720,568,375 fixed price with economic price adjustment, sole source contract for fuel deliveries. Other location of performance is Bagram Air Base Afghanistan. Using service is Army. This was proposal was originally Web solicited with one response. This contract is for a period of two years with a one year option. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Sept. 1, 2011. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-08-D-1017).

General Dynamics Land Systems, operating through its division General Dynamics Amphibious Systems, Woodbridge, Va., is being awarded a $766,816,525 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the development and manufacture of System Development and Demonstration two (SDD-2) Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) prototypes. In addition, the contractor will modify existing EFV prototypes, procure preliminary spares and repair parts, long lead materials for the SDD-2 prototypes, and conduct systems engineering, studies and analysis, logistics support and test support. Work will be performed in Va., (55 percent), Ind., (10 percent), Mich., (9 percent), Germany, (9 percent), Ohio, (4 percent), and various other states (13 percent), and work is expected to be completed Sept. 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively awarded. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-08-C-0003).

AIR FORCE

BAE Systems Advanced Information Technologies of Burlington, Mass., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $21,490,727. This effort will develop, demonstrate and deliver a single platform and multiple platform software system that enables long term maritime and ground target tracking. The effort will involve development in technology areas including advance radar sensor networking and communication. The performance of the single platform and multiple platform configurations will be evaluated and demonstrated in a laboratory simulation environment utilizing real and simulated data. The software system will also be used and evaluated during a series of flight tests and demonstrations. At this time $7,688,926 has been obligated. Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKF, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8750-08-C-0217).

Thud Factor for July 31, 2008 covering contracts announced July 3-31

C4ISR was a strong, high-dollar value thread through DoD contract announcements this month. Also of note were numerous construction and MRO contracts, some of which are listed below here. An interesting, and encouraging takeaway from these contracts is an emphasis on connectivity through secure communications, a common operational picture (COP), JTIDS and innovative surveillance and reconnaissance ideas via tethered aerostats and a consistent number of construction contracts to Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk program.

Boeing is working on an interesting premise, one that would use the Iridium satellite constellation as essentially another set of spaceborne platforms for the existing NAVSTAR GPS constellation. In theory this could lead to greater satellite “availability”. It will be interesting to see if, and how this premise is validated.

July 3, 2008 – no contracts of note

July 7, 2008 – no contracts of note

NAVY

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a not-to-exceed ceiling $13,578,000 cost reimbursement letter contract for engineering services in support of the Maritime Integrated Air and Missile Defense Planning System (MIPS). MIPS will provide the Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander a tool to allocate resources and assess risks in a timely manner to mitigate the threat. The MIPS capability optimizes the use of force at the operational level, through warfighter knowledge and judgment, by providing a tool to rapidly and effectively solve complex air defense asset allocation issues. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Va., (90 percent) and Fairfax, Va., (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by Jul. 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $6,789,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-08-C-5215).

July 9, 2008

AIR FORCE

ITT Systems Division of Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a fixed price, cost plus award fee with const reimbursable line items contract for $33,697,369. The Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) is a counterdrug program funded by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counter Narcotics, Counter Proliferation, and Global Threats. It provides a radar surveillance capability able to detect low-level targets in the United States – Mexico border, the Florida Straits, and southwest Puerto Rico regions in support of USNROTHCOMs and USSOUTHCOM's Counterdrug/Counter-Narco Terrorism (CD/CNT) missions. In addition to the CD/CNT mission, TARS surveillance data also supports North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) air sovereignty mission for the Continental United States (CONUS). This contract requires operating, maintaining, and supporting eight operational TARS sites 24 hours a day/seven days per week (24/7). Additionally, a key element of this contract is for the contractor to provide life-cycle management (cradle-to-grave) support for the entire TARS network. At this time $1.5 million has been obligated. ACC AMIC/PKC SunTrust Building, Newport News, Va., is the contracting activity (FA4890-08-C-0005).

July 10, 2008

AIR FORCE

The Air Force is modifying a fixed price incentive firm contract not to exceed $324,600,000 with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems of San Diego, Calif. This contract will provide 2 RQ-4B Block 301 Global Hawk air vehicles, 3 RQ-4B Block 40 air vehicles with MP-RTIP sensor, 1 mission element, 1 launch and recovery element, and associated equipment; option for 4 EISS sensor payloads. At this time $180,351,181 has been obligated. 303 AESG/PK, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-07-C-4015 P00008).

July 11, 2008

NAVY

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz., is being awarded a $23,592,207 firm-fixed-price contract for 41 Digital Modular Radios (DMR) and other ancillary hardware. DMR is a software definable radio that operates UHF SATCOM, Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), Line of Sight (LOS) and HF waveforms on Navy surface and subsurface platforms. The contract includes CLINs (contract line item numbers) for potential DMR procurements in FY09 and FY10. Work will be performed in Scottsdale, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by November 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured but was synopsized on the Commerce Business Daily's website, Federal Business Opportunities website, with one offer received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-08-C-0082).

July 14, 2008

AIR FORCE

AECOM Government Services (AGS) of Fort Worth, Texas; Computer Support Services (CS); Defense Support Services (DS2) of Greenville, S.C.; DynCorp International, LLC of Fort Worth, Texas; L3 Communications, Integrated Systems, Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Miss.; Lear Siegler Services, Inc. of Austin, Texas; Northrop Grumman Technical Services (NGTS) of Linthicum, Md.; and Kent Construction Company, Incorporated of Smyrna, Del., are being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for a maximum of $10.12 billion. The Contract Field Teams (CFT) Program accomplishes depot and organizational level inspection, maintenance, modification and repair at operational Government locations worldwide. The program supports Air Force requirements at each of the Air Logistics Centers (ALCs), Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), Air Force Reserves (AFRES) and Air National Guard (ANG). CFT contracts are also used to support requirements generated by the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other Federal agencies. The CFT program provides a rapid deployment capability to field necessary skilled technicians on site anywhere in the free world to support the Government's war readiness and posture planning needs. Quantity of the services required is determined at the time the requirement is generated and will be cited on each order. At this time $280,000 has been obligated. (AGS – FA8108-08-D-0002; CSS – FA8108-08-D0001; DSS – FA8108-08-D0003; DynCorp International, LLC -- FA8108-08-D0004; L3 Communications -- FA8108-08-D0005; LSI -- FA8108-08-D0006; NGTS -- FA8108-08-D0007)

July 15, 2008

NAVY

Compass Systems, Inc.*, Lexington Park, Md., is being awarded a $9,020,396 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-07-C-0011) to exercise an option for research and development for various Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C4ISR&T) programs, sensors, mission and targeting systems, communication suites, and small aircraft vehicle systems. These efforts are in support of the Roll-On Roll-Off Sensor System for the Contingency Airborne Response Program. Work will be performed in Yuma, Ariz., (45 percent), Washington, D.C., (25 percent), Reston, Va., (25 percent), and Patuxent River, Md., (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in Jul. 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $1,832,144 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

The Air Force is modifying a cost plus fixed fee with performance incentives contract with McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., of St. Louis, Mo., not to exceed $6.8 million. This contract action will identify, define, design, and test a solution common to the Small Diameter Bomb, Increment I (SDB I) Guided Test Vehicle and tactical weapon in accordance with findings and recommendations for the fusing system failure investigation. The solution shall be verified to ensure that SDB I system performance is not degraded and complies with the SDB I System Performance Specification (SPS) while complying with current safety requirements. At this time $3.4 million has been obligated. 918 ARSG/PK, Eglin, Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8681-06-C-0210, P00036).