DOD CONTRACTS FOR OCTOBER 31, 2013

FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., has been awarded a maximum $502,425,544 firm-fixed-price with prospective-price-redetermination, indefinite-quantity contract for purchase of spare parts to support various weapon systems to include aircraft, engines, helicopters, and related hardware. This is a five-year base contract with one four-year option period. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. Locations of performance are Arizona, North Carolina, California, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and New Mexico with an Oct 29, 2018, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 through fiscal 2018 defense working capital funds. Funding will be provided as delivery orders are issued. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Va., (SPE4AX-14-D-9401).

ARMY

BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, York, Pa., was awarded a $195,430,914 fixed-price-plus-incentive contract to procure Paladin Integrated Management low rate initial production of 19 self-propelled Howitzers (SPH), 18 Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT) vehicles, 13 SPH Threshold 2 (T2) armor kits, 11 CAT T2 armor kits, and 37 lots of basic issue items. Work will be performed at York, Pa., and 25 locations throughout the United States. Work is expected to be completed Feb. 29, 2016. One bid was solicited and one received. Fiscal 2013 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $14,612,394 and fiscal 2013 other funds in the amount of $180,818,520 are being obligated on award. Army Contracting Command, Tank and Automotive, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (56HZV-14C-0002).

Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $59,569,990 modification (P00056) to firm-fixed-price contract W58RGZ-11-C-0025. This contract action exercises option-year three for Army Aviation Missile Command Material/Lanot for service of the Apache D unique components on the performance based logistics contract. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., and is expected to be complete by Oct. 31, 2014. Fiscal 2013 other funds in the amount of $59,569,990 are being obligated on award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone, Arsenal (Aviation) Ala., is the contracting activity.

ACC Construction Co., Augusta, Ga., was awarded a $21,786,027 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of Phase III of Basic Training Complex III including the construction of two basic training barracks. Work will be performed at Fort Jackson, S.C., with an expected completion date of Feb. 10, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 10 bids received. Fiscal 2014 military construction funds in the amount of $21,786,027 will be obligated on award. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston, S.C, is the contracting activity (W912HP-14-C-0003).

NAVY

Sikorsky Support Services Inc., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded an $110,830,801 indefinite-delivery requirements contract for organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance to support T-34, T-44, and T-6 aircraft. In addition this contract provides logistics support including labor, services, facilities, equipment, tools, related support equipment, and direct and indirect material to support 92 T-34, 54 T-44, 42 T-6A, and 181 T-6B aircraft based at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas, NAS Whiting Field, Fla., and NAS Pensacola, Fla. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas (50 percent), Whiting Field, Fla. (39 percent), Pensacola, Fla. (8 percent), and various sites within the continental United States (3 percent), and work is expected to be completed in October 2014. Contract funds will not be obligated at time of award. Funding will be obligated upon issuance of task orders. This contract was competitively procured via limited competition and two offers were solicited and received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-14-D-0003).

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded an $86,832,600 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0009) to procure two additional Lot II S-70B anti-submarine warfare/anti-surface warfare aircraft for the Government of Brazil under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program. This effort includes associated non-recurring engineering, production, and transportation, as well as training and field support. Work will be performed in West Palm Beach, Fla. (50 percent); Troy, Ala. (25 percent), and Stratford, Conn. (25 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 2017. FMS contract funds in the amount of $86,832,600 will be obligated at time of award, none of which expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

American Equipment Inc.*, Salt Lake City, Utah (N62470-14-D-5014); Crane Technologies Group Inc.*, Rochester Hills, Mich. (N62470-14-D-5015); HECO-Pacific Manufacturing Inc.*, Union City, Calif. (N62470-14-D-5016); Piedmont Hoist and Crane Inc.*, Colfax, N.C. (N62470-14-D-5017); Sievert Electric Service and Sales Co.*, Forest Park, Ill. (N62470-14-D-5018); and Westmont Industries*, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. (N62470-14-D-5019), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for ordering new, and overhauling existing, weight handling equipment located primarily within Navy, Marine Corps, and other federal activities worldwide. The maximum dollar value including the base period and four option years for all six contracts combined is $30,000,000. The weight handling equipment is of varying types and lifting capacities (bridge cranes, monorails, jib cranes, hoists, wall cranes, and gantry cranes up to a maximum of 30-ton capacity; up to a maximum single span of 60 feet). Work includes but is not limited to, site survey/investigation, design, fabrication, crane rail survey/installation, demolition/removal of existing cranes and equipment, runway/equipment electrification, crane installation, crane testing, and operational training. Work will be performed for Navy, Marine Corps, and other federal activities worldwide, including work on existing or installation of new weight handling equipment. Manufacturing or crane fabrication includes sites in Utah (20 percent), Michigan (20 percent), California (20 percent), North Carolina (20 percent), and Illinois (20 percent). Work is expected to be completed by October 2018. Fiscal 2014 military construction, Navy contract funds in the amount of $60,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with seven proposals received. These six contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

Specpro Technical Services LLC, San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $13,012,227 firm-fixed-price contract for information systems engineering support, information assurance/system security support, system operation and maintenance, information management support, and applications development support for the Department of Defense joint medical facilities in the National Capital Area/National Capital Region. This contract contains options, which if exercised, will bring the total value of the contract to $23,422,445. Work will be performed in Bethesda, Md. (73 percent) and Fort Belvoir, Va. (27 percent), and work is expected to be completed March 31, 2014. If all options are exercised, work will continue through July 31, 2014. Fiscal 2014 defense health procurement operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $13,012,227 will be obligated at the time of award, and will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1). NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia Office, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00189-14-C-Z004).

EDO Corp., Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Exelis Inc.*, North Amityville, N.Y., is being awarded a $13,009,938 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 181 bomb rack unit 70/A digital improved triple ejector racks for the U.S. Navy (161) and the Government of Spain (20). Work will be performed in North Amityville, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in March 2016. Fiscal 2012 aircraft procurement, Navy and foreign military sales contract funds in the amount of $13,009,938 will be obligated at time of award, $11,574,058 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6302-1. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($11,574,058; 89.53 percent) and the Government of Spain ($1,435,880; 10.47 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-14-C-0008).

Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Rockford, Ill., is being awarded $7,416,890 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 7005 against previously awarded contract (N00383-12-D-011N) for the repair of 118 aircraft constant frequency generators in support of the V-22 Osprey. Work will be performed in Rockford, Ill., and work is expected to be completed by March 31, 2014. Fiscal 2014 Navy working capital funds in the amount of $7,416,890 will be obligated at the time of award, and will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Contracting Department, Philadelphia Office, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

L-3 Communications, Communication Systems-West, Salt Lake City, Utah, is being awarded a $7,289,689 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-12-C-2024) to exercise an option for the manufacture, test, delivery and support of 13 Common Data Link Hawklink AN/ARQ-59 radio terminal sets for the Royal Australian Navy MH-60R aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah (60 percent); Atlanta, Ga. (14 percent); Mountain View, Calif. (6 percent); Exeter, N.H. (2 percent); and Phoenix, Ariz.; El Cajon, Calif.; Oxnard, Calif.; Salinas, Calif.; Sunnyvale, Calif.; Boise, Idaho; Derby, Kan.; Littleton, Mass.; Stow, Mass.; Minnetonka, Minn.; Skokie, Ill.; Dover, N.H.; Bohemia, N.Y.; York Haven, Pa.; Providence, R.I.; Cedar Park, Texas; Ft. Worth, Texas; and Toronto, Canada (1 percent each), and is expected to be completed in September 2014. FMS funds in the amount of $7,289,689 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

L-3 Coleman Aerospace, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded $73,361,422 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-reimbursement contract. Under this new contract, the contractor will develop and manufacture medium-range ballistic missile targets and provide integrated logistics support, to include inventory storage and maintenance, pre-and post-mission analysis, launch preparation and execution, and engineering services. The work will be performed at Cape Canaveral, Fla., with an estimated completion date of September 2018. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Federal Business Opportunities website, with four proposals received. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,000,000 are being obligated for this award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., Annapolis Junction, Md., has been awarded a $19,320,670 firm-fixed-price contract for labor, material, and other resources necessary to procure 2,040 CSEL hand held radios, AN/PRQ-7A, and accessories through the General Services Administration to fulfill an Air Force requirement. Work will be performed at Huntington Beach, Calif., with an expected completion date of Jan. 29, 2015. Fiscal 2013 procurement funds in the amount of $19,320,670 are being obligated at time of award. Battle Management Directorate, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity (FA8730-14-F-0001).

THE KC-46 TANKER

FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 
KC-46 Tanker 'On Cost, On Schedule,' Acting AF Secretary Says
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2013 - The Air Force's KC-46 air refueling tanker project is "on cost and on schedule," Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning said here today.

In an interview with American Forces Press Service, Fanning said the program "is in a real healthy place." The Air Force will buy 179 of the aircraft to replace the venerable KC-135 refuelers, which generally are older than the crews flying them.

The Air Force announced selection of the Boeing tanker in February 2011.

Fanning visited Boeing's KC-46 plant in Everett, Wash., recently. Two KC-46s now in production there will be ready for flight next year. The KC-46 is based on the Boeing 767 aircraft, which had its first flight in 1981. The company has 32 years of experience with the plane.

"It's a commercial derivative concept, and we are doing more on the line than we would normally do, which is why we are able to meet the timelines," the acting secretary said. "Everything is coming together really well."

The biggest reason this program is such a success is because the requirements were clearly defined and they were locked down, he said. The service has resisted adjusting the requirements during the course of development.

Still, there has to be flexibility to adjust for the learning process and that is also a part of the contract, Fanning said.

The acting secretary stressed that the new tanker is important for the Air Force. "When we went into sequestration, it was priority No. 1 to protect this," he said. "We didn't want to reopen it, because it's got very favorable terms for the Air Force."

The tanker will replace one-third of the refuelers in the Air Force. Follow-on contracts – for what the service today calls KC-Y and KC-Z tankers – will follow, he said.

Fanning noted that while the KC-46 is an Air Force project and capability, all service members will benefit from it. "The Air Force moves everyone and everything," he said. "All the other services depend on the Air Force to get their people and stuff around the globe."

The KC-46 will make refueling aircraft of all services and allies easier, Fanning said. "It is truly one of the most important backbone platforms for the joint fight," he added. "No other country can do this."

Fanning said the Air Force mobility story is "fascinating," adding that in visits to bases, he notices that the service's efficiency and reach rival those of successful companies such as UPS or FedEx.

Airmen are proud of that, Fanning said, and are excited that there is progress on getting the new refuelers. "They take [the KC-46] as a commitment by the Air Force to their community," he said.