CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense



No. 1211-05

FOR RELEASE AT

Nov 21, 2005

(703)697-5131(media)

(703)428-0711(public/industry)



Monday, November 21, 2005 - 5:00 PM

Contracts, Monday, November 21, 2005





                                      CONTRACTS



                                     AIR FORCE



            Northrop Grumman Corp., Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a

$532,000,000 cost reimbursement fixed price contract to procure improvements, which

will increase the performance capability, reliability and maintainability of the

Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft.  This effort will include:

engineering services tasks may be requested for analyses, studies, systems

engineering, planning, prototyping, qualifications/test, training, and flight test

infrastructure for proposed upgrades and improvements; systems engineering, design,

development, manufacturing, installation, test and demonstrations, production and

retrofit, engineering change proposals, documentation, time compliance technical

orders, logistics support and sustainment, simulation of solution.  Initial

operator training, and other improvement effort; some of the projected efforts

would be focused on communications, navigation, surveillance, air traffic

management, mobile target tracking, joint tactical radio systems, advanced radar

systems, and capability for airborne networking.  The Air Force can issue tasks

order totaling up to the maximum amount indicated above, although actual

requirements may necessitate less than the amount above.  This work will be

complete in December 2011.  At this time, no funds have been obligated.

Solicitations began in August 2005 with one proposal received.  The Headquarters

Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting

activity; public affairs contact is Chuck Paone, (781) 377-5078 (FA8708-06-D-0001).



                                         ARMY



            BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P., York, Pa., was awarded on Nov. 17,

2005, a $57,969,490 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for refurbishment

of M109A5 Self-Propelled Howitzers.  Work will be performed in York, Pa. (90

percent), Lemont Furnace, Pa. (9 percent), and Aiken, S.C. (1 percent), and is

expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2007.  Contract funds will not expire at the

end of the current fiscal year.  This was a sole source contract initiated on Aug.

14, 2002.  The Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill., is

the contracting activity (DAAE20-02-C-0134).



                                        NAVY



            The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $23,988,461

modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract

(N00019-04-C-3146) for development of unmanned aerial vehicle control software,

classification aids software and CAD models for the multi-mission maritime

aircraft.  Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash., and is expected to be

completed in September 2011.  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.



         Honeywell Defense & Space Electronics Systems, Teterboro, N.J., is being

awarded a $12,212,651 firm-fixed-priced contract for 59 Inertial Test Reference

System production units to be used to test precision inertial subsystems weapon

replaceable assemblies and shop replaceable assemblies.  Work will be performed at

Teterboro, N.J. (58 percent); Coon Rapids, Minn. (40 percent); and Medford, N.Y.(2

percent), and is expected to be completed in April 2007.  Contract funds will not

expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively

procured.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the

contracting activity (N68335-06-C-0056).



                              DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY



            Bomnflot Atlantic, LLC*, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a maximum

$18,469,854 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for the delivery of

fuel oil burner #4 and fuel oil burner #5.  Using service is the Navy.  Proposals

were web-solicited and 43 responded.  This is a five-year contract.  Contract funds

will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Performance completion date

is July 31, 2010.  The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center,

Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-05-D-4052).