DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 26, 2015

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated August 26, 2015
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. CR-163-15 August 26, 2015
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 26, 2015: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued August 26, 2015 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

ARMY

America's Staffing Partner Inc.,* Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (W81XWH-15-D-0024); Health Facility Solutions Co.,* San Antonio, Texas (W81XWH-15-D-0027); Laredo Technical Services,* San Antonio, Texas (W81XWH-15-D-0029); ASR International Corp.,* Hauppauge, New York (W81XWH-15-D-0045); Global Engineering Solutions Inc.,* Bethesda, Maryland (W81XWH-15-D-0048); and Stratitia Inc.,* McLean, Virginia (W81XWH-15-D-0049), were awarded a $40,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract with options for technical and administrative services.  Funding and work location will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of Aug. 25, 2020.  Bids were solicited via the Internet with 11 received. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Frederick, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

ORBIS Sibro Inc.,* Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was awarded an $18,930,590 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with options for scientific and engineering support to develop instrumentation systems and test facilities.  Work will be performed in Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 25, 2020.  Bids were solicited via the Internet with five received.  Funding will be determined with each order.  Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-15-D-0031).

Mobley Contractors Inc.,* Morrilton, Arkansas, was awarded a $15,374,855 firm-fixed-price contract for Bayou Meto Basin Canal 1000 Phase 2 construction, McRae, Arkansas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 3, 2017.  Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received.  Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $ 15,374,855 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Tennessee, is the contracting activity (W912EQ-15-C-0008).

NAVY

Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $30,530,718 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-2128) for the continued procurement of integrated tube and hull E-fixtures in support of the Ohio Replacement Program common missile compartment.  This contract will combine purchases for the Navy (50 percent) and the government of the United Kingdom (50 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program.  Work will be performed in Groton, Connecticut, and is scheduled to be completed by February 2017.  Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funding and foreign military sales funding in the amount of $13,738,824 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, Groton, Connecticut, is the contracting activity. 

Teradyne Inc., North Reading, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $25,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the purchase of testers, spares, instrument calibration, software, cables, and engineering, technical, and factory support services.  The testers are in support of Strategic Systems Programs missile, guidance, fire control, and navigation systems module test requirements for the D5 Life Extension (D5LE) Program.  There are three different configurations for the testers: Superset Configuration Tester, Flight Configuration -001 Tester, and Flight Configuration -002 Tester. The contract includes several different types of spares, software, and cables that replace parts within the current testers.  Work will be performed at North Reading, Massachusetts (70 percent), and various government test sites as needed (30 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2019. Fiscal 2015 weapons procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $102,014 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), only one source.  This is a follow-on contract and Teradyne is the original source of the hardware and software associated with the highly specialized testers.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, is the contracting activity (N00164-15-D-GP99).

Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, is being awarded $9,579,515 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 2099 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-10-G-0006) for the procurement of 209 LAU 118/A aircraft-guided missile launchers in support of F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft.  Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed in June 2018.  Fiscal 2013, 2014, and 2015 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,579,515 are being obligated on this award, $4,629,335 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Stemnion Inc.,* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $9,051,277 cost-reimbursement (no fee) contract modification to previously awarded contract N62645-13-C-4014.  Stemnion Inc. is being awarded additional tasks to provide research and development services in support the Naval Medical Research Center’s cellular combat wound initiative within the current statement of work.  This requirement was sole-sourced, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 and 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as Stemnion was deemed the only contractor able to perform services within the scope of the original contract.  Work will be performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2017.  Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $9,051,277 will be obligated at the time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Medical Logistics Command, Fort Detrick, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Aurora Flight Sciences Corp.,* Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded a $15,350,660 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00003) to exercise the Phase II Option of previously awarded HR0011-15-C-0027 for the Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program. Phase II will focus on refinement of the overall ALIAS system, risk reduction, demonstration of rapid installation time, and more in-flight demonstrations. Additionally, subsystems will be refined, and the system will be demonstrated on a third aircraft, a UH-60 rotorcraft. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $21,387,083 from $6,036,423. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (67 percent); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (32 percent); and Durham, North Carolina (1 percent), with an expected completion date of December 2016. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $10,725,928 are being obligated at time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, California, have been awarded an $8,796,481 modification (P00007) to exercise the second option of previously awarded cooperative agreement HR0011-12-2-0016. The second option serves as Phase 3 of the Power Efficiency Revolution For Embedded Computing Technologies (PERFECT) program. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the cooperative agreement to $15,649,709 from $6,853,228. Work will be performed in Berkeley, California, with an expected completion date of February 2018. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $5,100,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $9,100,899 modification (P00338) to previously awarded FA8625-11-C-6597 for HC/MC-130J unique spares. Contractor will provide mission specific unique spares for the HC/MC-130J program. Work will be performed at Marietta, Georgia, and is expected to be complete by July 31, 2017. Fiscal 2013 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $9,100,899 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

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