CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1278-05
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Dec 12, 2005
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Contracts, Monday, December 12, 2005


                                      CONTRACTS

                                        NAVY

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (CSDL), Cambridge, Mass., is being awarded a
$101,084,960 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract
(N00030-05-C-0007) to develop all the system software and algorithms, system
sensors, gyroscopes, and accelerometers for the MK6 LE system.  CSDL will also
build all the system test beds and integrate all the subsystems produced by the
subcontractors into the final MK6 LE proof of concept model.  CSDL will subcontract
to the following companies in support of this effort:  General Dynamics Advanced
Information Systems, Pittsfield Mass., will encompass MK6 LE system design effort
and system reliability, availability and maintainability tasks; Raytheon Co.,
Electronics Systems Division, El Segundo, Calif., will support the MK6 LE effort by
providing radiation testing, MK6 LE module design, and breadboarding of MK6 LE
system components;  Honeywell International, Space Systems Group, Clearwater, Fla.,
will support the MK6 LE effort by supporting the design of the MK6 LE memory and
the design, development and delivery of strategic grade Interferometric Fiber Optic
Gyroscope prototype units; and Dynamics Research Corp., Andover Mass.,  will
support the MK-6 LE effort by providing technical support in the design of the
communication and timing subsystem and MK6 LE test equipment.  Work will be
performed in Cambridge, Mass., and is expected to be completed September 2007.
Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.   The
contract was not competitively procured.  The Navy's Strategic Systems Programs,
Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

J. Walter Thompson Co., USA, Atlanta, Ga. is being awarded a $36,180,000
modification to previously awarded GSA Task Order (M00264-02-F-0213) for marketing
and advertising services in support of the Marine Corps recruitment programs.  The
cumulative value of this contract is $196,467,853.  Work will be performed in
Atlanta, Ga., and is expected to be completed by September 2006.  Contract funds in
the amount of $36,180,000 will expire at the end of the current Fiscal Year.  The
Regional Contracting Office Northeast, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Noesis Inc.*, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $25,000,000 Phase III
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program contract for Topic N01-158
entitled
"Enhanced Propeller Visibility."  The objective of the topic is to enhance aircraft
propeller awareness to improve ground crew safety through further research and
development of the Low Light Level Illuminator technology.  Work will be performed
in Arlington, Va., and is expected to be completed in December 2007.  Contract
funds in the amount of $840,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
This contract was competitively procured using SBIR Program Solicitation under
Topic N01-158, with 14 offers received for the Phase I competition.  The Naval Air
Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J. is the contracting activity
(N68335-06-D-0007).

Campbell-Ewald, Warren, Mich., is being awarded a $15,963,221 firm-fixed-price
delivery order modification under previously awarded contract (N00140-06-D-0005) to
provide services in support of the Navy Recruiting Command's Navy Recruitment
Advertising Program.  Work will be performed in Warren, Mich., and is expected to
be completed by July 2006.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the
current fiscal year.  This contract was awarded through full and open competition,
with two offers received.  The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk,
Philadelphia Division is the contracting activity.

                                         ARMY

AM General L.L.C., South Bend, Ind., was awarded on Dec. 8, 2005, a $46,423,776
modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the M1114 High Mobility
Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.  Work will be performed in South Bend, Ind., 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 July
17, 2000.  The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren, Mich., is
the contracting activity (DAAE07-01-C-S001).

General Dynamics Land Systems, Muskegon, Mich., was awarded on Dec. 5, 2005, a
delivery order amount of $8,815,431 as part of a $48,774,668 firm-fixed-price
contract for the Conversion of an Unserviceable Government Furnished Bradley
Fighting Vehicle Transmissions to Serviceable HMPT500-3ECA Transmissions.  Work
will be performed in Muskegon, Mich., and is expected to be completed by April 18,
2007.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  There
were an unknown number of bids solicited via the World Wide Web on Dec. 10, 2002,
and one bid was received.  The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command,
Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-03-D-N118).