U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 8-13-09

Valero Marketing and Supply Co., San Antonio, Texas is being awarded a maximum $230,517,297 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for aviation fuel. Other location of performance is Benicia, Calif.  Using service is Defense Energy Support Center. The original proposal was Web solicited with nineteen responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is October 30, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-09-D-0498).                 Chevron Global Aviation, Houston, Texas is being awarded a maximum $53,589,360 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for fuel. Other location of performance is Salt Lake City, Utah. Using service is Defense Energy Support Center. The original proposal was Web solicited with nineteen responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is October 30, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-09-D-0499).
 
            Caterpillar Inc., Mossville, Ind. is being awarded a maximum $7,896,042 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for tractor crawler. Other location of performance is in Illinois. Using service is Navy. There were originally three proposals solicited with two responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is May 30, 2010. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM500-01-D-0059-0340).
 
AIR FORCE
 
            Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kan. was awarded a $170,430,952 firm fixed price contract to provide for seven T-6A, Texan II training aircraft including ground based training systems, aircraft spare parts, technical publications, and two years of contractor logistics for the Iraqi Air Force. At this time $68,810,380 has been obligated. 877 AESG/SYI, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity. (FA8617-09-C-6175)
 
            Long Wave, Inc., Forth Worth, Texas was awarded a $10,522,000 firm fixed price contract to provide for the services necessary to support the high frequency global communications system mission by providing the engineering, labor, parts and material for antenna systems inspections, installation/de-installation and maintenance, procurement of antennas, antenna parts, grounding, bonding, shielding and lighting protection, as well as electrical power evaluation. At this time $10,522,000 has been obligated. 727ACSG/PKC, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. is the contracting activity. (FA8106-09-D-0001)
 
ARMY
 
            First-Yates, A Joint Venture, Edwards, Ms. was awarded on August 11, 2009 a $15,986.956 firm-fixed-price contract for a design-build contract for the construction of an Engineer Research Development Center, Environment Office Building.  Work is to be performed in Vicksburg, MS. with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2010. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with 3 bids received. U.S. Corp of Engineer, Vicksburg District, Vicksburg Contracting Office is the contracting activity (W912EE-09-C-0027)
 
            DeMaria Building Co., Detroit, Mich., was awarded on Aug. 11, 2009 a $ 9,015,000 firm-fixed=price contract for the FY 09 replace and convert steam distribution system.  Work is to be performed in Saginaw, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011. Twenty (20) bids solicited with eight (8) bids received. U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Detroit District, National Contracting Organization, Detroit, Mich., is the contracting activity (W911XK-09-C-0029).
 
            Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc, Columbia, Md. was awarded on August 10, 2009 a $43,368,899 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the 402nd Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB), Headquarters, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, staff augmentation and facilities operations and maintenance program supports the 402nd AFSB for the execution of task and responsibilities relating to their mission as the Army Material Command forward based brigade for logistics to field commanders in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Concentration of effort shall be in support of ongoing and future contingency operations supported by Army Sustainment Command including but not limited to operations in South West Asia or other locations based on changing missions of the 402nd AFSB.
 
            BBN Technologies Corp., Cambridge, Mass., was awarded on August 10, 2009 a $22,460,000 firm-fixed-priced contract for the procurement of 1,095 Boomerang Generation III Systems and 2,195 vehicle installation kits.  Work is to be performed in Cambridge, Mass., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2010. 1 bid solicited with one bid received.  CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-09-C-M410).
Eastern Construction & Electric, Inc, Wrightstown, N.J., was awarded on Aug. 10, 2009 a $6,609,546 firm-fixed-price contract for the design/build. Unified Security Forces Operation Facility, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.  Work is to be performed in McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., with an estimated completion date of August 30, 2011.  Fifty (50) bids solicited with eight (8) bids received.  U.S. Army Engineer District Philadelphia, Pa. is the contracting activity (W912BU-09-C-0033).
 
            ARINC Engineering Services LTD, Annapolis, Md., was awarded on August 07, 2009 a $ 11,056,948 cost-plus-fixed-fee letter contract for the definitization of contract W58RGZ-09-0028, awarded Oct. 27, 2008.  Contractor logistics support (CLS) for up to 17 MI-17 Helicopters.  Option for 12 months of CLS for up to 27 MI-17 helicopters is included.  The MI-17 is a helicopter platform.  The contractor will be performing maintenance and training Iraq personal to maintain this type of helicopter.  Work is to be performed in Iraq with an estimated completion date of Nov 03, 2010. One bid solicited with one bid received.  U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aviation and Missile Command Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-09-C-0028).
 
            International Business Machines Corp.; IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., was awarded on Aug. 10, 2009 a cost-reimbursement contract.  This research effort, entitled "Rosetta: An Analyst Co-Pilot, "will support the Global Autonomous Language Exploitation Program.  ‘Rosetta’ will tightly couple speech transcription, language transition, and adaptive, multi-source information distillation in ways that permit English-speaking analysts to focus on and understand the most important information in their area of expertise.  Modification P00004 initiated Phase 4 of this program and set up an option for Phase 5. Work is to be performed Yorktown Heights, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2011. Bids were solicited using a Broad Agency Announcement with twenty-one (21) bids received. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency Contract Management Office, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (HR0011-08-C-0110).
 
            Berschauer Phillips Construction Co., Olympia, Wash. was awarded on August 7, 2009 a $ 32,894,631 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of the Everett-Seattle Armed Forces Reserve Center, Marysville, Wash. Work is to be performed in Marysville, Wash., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2011 Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with eight bids received. Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Louisville, Ky., was the contracting activity (W912QR-090C-0060).
 
            Costanzo Construction Group, Scranton, Pa. was awarded on August 6, 2009 a $13,394,981 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a command control communication computers intelligence surveillance reconnaissance (C4ISR) finishing center.  This C4ISR finishing center is required to repair, refinish and apply protective coatings to large tactical systems, such as Ground Theater Air Control Systems, fire finder systems, radio terminal set, and numerous range threat systems, work is to be performed in Tobyhanna, Pa. with an estimated completion date of Jan. 28, 2011. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with two bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Md. is the contracting activity (W912DR-09-C-0049).
 
            Lockheed Martin Services, Gaithersburg, Md. was awarded on August 7, 2009 a $ 10,921,846 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Firm Fixed Price contract for the initial outfitting and transition of the Medical Education and Training Campus. Work is to be performed in San Antonio, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 15, 2011.  Two Hundred Forty-two (242) bids were solicited through GSA ebuy with four bids received. Center for Health Care Contracting, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W81K04-09-F-0013).
 
            AIS Construction Co., Carpintaria, Calif. was awarded on August 7, 2009 a $ 7,961,550 firm-fixed-price contract for the recovery project for Morro Bay Harbor maintenance dredging, San Luis Obispo County, Calif.  Work is to be performed in Morro Bay Harbor, San Luis Obispo County, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 23, 2009.  Bids were solicited using www.fbo.gov and USFI with two bids received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Los Angeles, Calif. is the contracting activity (W912PL-09-C-0018).
 
            Lockheed Martin Services, Gaithersburg, Md., was awarded on August 7, 2009 a $7,736,838 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Firm Fixed Price contract for the initial outfitting and transition of the San Antonio Area Military Medical Center.  Work is to be performed in San Antonio, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 15, 2011.  Two Hundred Forty-two (242) bids were solicited through GSA ebuy with four (4) bids received. Center for Health Care Contracting, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W81K04-09-F-0012).