CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense



No. 1296-05

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Dec 15, 2005

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                                      CONTRACTS



                              DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY



Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Service International,Greensville, S.C., is being

awarded a maximum $225,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment /

indefinite quantity contract for the integrated prime vendor support for

consumable items for the Air Force. Locations of work will be performed at

Warner Robins, GA, Oklahoma, Okla. and Ogden, Utah. There were 54 proposals

solicited and two responded. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the

current fiscal year. Date of completion is April 2008. The contracting

activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

(SP0540-06-D-BP01).



                                         ARMY







General Electric Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Dec. 15,

2005, a $177,879,422 firm-fixed-price contract for an overhaul and repair

effort for the entire T700 family of engines. Work will be performed in Corpus

Christi, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 25, 2005. Contract

funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole

source contract initiated on Aug. 25, 2005. The Army Aviation and Missile

Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. , is the contracting activity

(W58RGZ-06-C-0038).



ITT Federal Services International Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., was awarded

on Dec. 12, 2005, a $74,380,863 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Operation and

Maintenance of Communication and Information Systems for the 160th Signal

Brigade. Work will be performed in Southwest and Central Asia, and Africa, and

is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2010. 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 June 13, 2005, and six bids were received.

The Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center, Fort

Huachuca, Ariz. , is the contracting activity (W91RUS-06-C-0002).



BAE Systems Land & Armaments, York, Pa., was awarded on Dec. 14, 2005, a

$20,005,000 cost-reimbursable contract for fiscal 2006 RESET of Bradley

Vehicles. Work will be performed in York, Pa. (83 percent), Aiken, S.C. (5

percent), San Jose, Calif. (8 percent), and Fayette, Pa. (4 percent), and is

expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at

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

on Oct. 18, 2005. The Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren,

Mich. , is the contracting activity (W56HZV-05-G-0005).



Alloy Surfaces Co. Inc.*, Chester Township, Pa., was awarded on Dec. 6, 2005,

a delivery order amount of $15,699,394 as part of an $80,974,478

firm-fixed-price contract for the M211 Infrared Countermeasure Flares. Work

will be performed in Chester Township, Pa., and is expected to be completed by

Aug. 17, 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal

year. This was a sole source contract initiated on March 29, 2004. The Army

Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. , is the

contracting activity (W15QKN-04-D-1002).



Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Wash., was awarded on Dec. 9, 2005, a

$9,125,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Maintenance Dredging of the Federal

Navigation Channels of Ventura Harbor. Work will be performed in Ventura,

Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 13, 2006. 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 July 19, 2005, and two bids were

received. The Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, Calif. , is the

contracting activity (W912PL-06-C-0002).



Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Baton Rouge, La., was awarded on Dec. 7,

2005, a delivery order amount of $8,431,291 as part of a $20,000,000

firm-fixed-price contract to Furnish Temporary Modular Buildings for Southern

University New Orleans Campus. Work will be performed in New Orleans, La., and

is expected to be completed by Feb. 13, 2006. Contract funds will not expire

at the end of the current fiscal year. There were three bids solicited on Nov.

23, 2005, and two bids were received. The Army Engineer District, New Orleans,

La. , is the contracting activity (W912P8-06-D-0019).



Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on Dec. 13, 2005,

a $6,985,600 firm-fixed-price contract for Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger Helicopters.

Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed

by Dec. 13, 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current

fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on Nov. 11, 2005. The

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. , is the

contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-C-0048).







                                        NAVY



DRI Commercial, Irvine, Calif.; WEBCO*, Ventura, Calif.; and VT Griffin,

Atlanta, Ga., are each being awarded a guaranteed minimum of $25,000 (base

period), firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple

award construction contract for new construction and renovation of various

roofing systems at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering

Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility (AOR). The total amount per

contract is not to exceed $25,000,000 (base period and four option years)

bringing the cumulative total for all three contracts to $75,000,000. Work

will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps installations within the

NAVFAC Southwest AOR including, but not limited to, California (80 percent),

Arizona (18 percent), and Nevada (2 percent). The term of the contract is not

to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of December 2006

(December 2010 with options). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the

current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC

e-solicitation website with four offers received. These three contractors may

compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded

contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, San Diego,

Calif. , is the contracting activity (N68711-06-D-1009/1010/1011).



DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas is being awarded a $13,683,264

cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide maintenance and support services for

Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Program under the Foreign Military Sales Program.

Work will be performed in Kuwait (90 percent) and Fort Worth, Texas (10

percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2006. Contract funds

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

competitively procured through an electronic request for proposals, with three

offers received. The Naval Air Systems Command Patuxent River, Md. is the

contracting activity (N00019-06-C-0308).



Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, San Diego, Calif. is being awarded an

$8,345,263 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract

(N00019-00-C-0277) for shipboard testing of Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and

Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, including shipboard installation and

flight testing on the High Speed Vessel - 2. Work will be performed in San

Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed in June 2006. 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.



ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, Annapolis, Md. is being awarded a $5,755,396

cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification to

previously awarded contract (N61331-01-D-0025) for engineering and technical

support for various Mine Warfare (MIW) systems. MIW mission areas are: Surface

Mine Countermeasures (MCM), Airborne MCM Shallow Water MSM, and Mine

Development. Major platforms supported include: MCM-1 and MHC-51 Class ships,

helicopters, and air cushion vehicles used to support MIW missions. Work will

be performed in Annapolis, Md. and is expected to be completed by March 2006.

Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Annapolis, Md. is the contracting activity.