U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

No. 426-10
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CONTRACTS: NAVY

                Lockheed Martin Corp., Eagan, Minn. (N00039-10-D-0002); Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, Calif. (N00039-10-D-0003); and General Dynamics One Source, LLC, Fairfax, Va. (N00039-10-D-0004), are each being awarded a $408,791,035 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for Common Afloat Local Area Network Infrastructure (CALI).  The purpose of the CALI contracts is to procure shipboard network infrastructure and related engineering support services, mainly in the areas of production, engineering, and common computing environment components.  The contracts also provide for engineering support services within these three main areas, to include:  integrated logistics support; configuration management; test and evaluation; quality assurance; and installation support.  Specific requirements will be defined in individual orders issued in a multiple award contract environment.  These contracts include an optional ordering period which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of each contract to an estimated $502,221,092.  Work will be performed in Eagan, Minn., San Diego, Calif., and Fairfax, Va., and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2014.  If the optional ordering period is exercised, work could continue until May 31, 2018.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This requirement was solicited using full and open competition via the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command e-Commerce and Federal Business Opportunities Web sites, with eight offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare System Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

                AMSEC, LLC, Virginia Beach, Va. (N00189-10-D-0026), and Gryphon Technologies, Greenbelt, Md. (N00189-10-D-0028), are each being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee/firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award contract to provide engineering, technical and maintenance services to accomplish aircraft carrier maintenance and modernization advance planning, work package development and integration, and work package execution.  This contract includes a base period with four one-year option periods.  For AMSEC, LLC, the base amount is $13,303,667 and the estimated value, if all options are exercised, is $73,429,123.  For Gryphon Technologies, the base amount is $14,455,917 and the estimated value, if all options are exercised, is $79,633,045.  Work is to be performed in Bremerton, Wash. (10 percent); Norfolk, Va. (20 percent); San Diego, Calif. (20 percent), and various other locations (50 percent).  Work is expected to be complete May 2011.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the fiscal year.  This requirement was awarded through full and open competition, with two offers received.  The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

                Lockheed Martin, Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $6,416,336 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-00-C-5139) to exercise an option for life-cycle engineering and logistics support of the Aegis weapon system and Aegis combat system for in-service Aegis ships.  Services include providing material, equipment, supplies and technical engineering required for integrated management, engineering and technical support.  Work will be performed in Moorestown, N.J., and is expected to be complete by June 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.

                American Valley Aviation, Inc.*, Orange Park, Fla., is being awarded a $5,525,128 firm-fixed-price contract for the refurbishment of wing and weapons bay pylons in support of the Pakistan Navy P-3 upgrade program.  This contract provides for the refurbishment, modification and acquisition of digital stores management systems for seven P-3 aircraft.  Work will be performed in Orange Park, Fla., and is expected to be completed in September 2011.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-4.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-10-C-0244).

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

                Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a cost-plus-award-fee modification with a total value of $182,619,337 under contract HQ0276-08-C-0001.  Under this modification, Raytheon will continue systems engineering and development for Standard Missile-3.  The work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz.  The performance period for this work is from May 2010 through December 2010.  Research, development, test and evaluation funding fiscal 2010 will be used to incrementally fund this effort in the amount of $56,219,559.  The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity (HQ0276).

ARMY

                General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Burlington, Vt., was awarded on May 20 a $138,997,388 firm-fixed-price contract to support the Army, Air Force and Navy requirements for fiscal 2010 production for the HYDRA-70, 2.75-inch rocket system.  Work is to be performed in Burlington, Vt., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2012.  One sole-source bid was solicited with one bid received.  U.S. Army Contracting Command, AMCOM Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-10-C-0190).

                TIYA Support Services, LLC, Baton Rouge, La., was awarded on May 20 an $117,985,777 cost-plus-award-fee contract to support Fort Benning, located at Fort McPherson, Ga., with facility services through base closure and realignment.  Work is to be performed in Fort Benning, Ga., with an estimated completion date of May 25, 2015.  Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with six bids receive.  Mission and Installation Contracting Command Center, Fort McPherson, Ga., is the contracting activity (W911SE-10-C-0010).

                General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., was awarded on May 19 a $38,465,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  This contract is for the issuance of modification #P00011 to contract W58RGZ-09-C-0153 for new contractor logistics support, performance-based logistics transition for the extended range multi-purpose unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Quick Reaction Capability 1, Quick Reaction Capability 1R, and Quick Reaction Capability 2, as well as a UAS training base in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.  Work is to be performed in Adelanto, Calif. (34 percent); Hunt Valley, Md. (24 percent); Poway, Calif. (18 percent); Palmdale, Calif. (17 percent); and Salt Lake City, Utah. (7 percent).  The estimated completion date is May 19, 2011.  One bid was solicited with one bid received.  U.S. Army Contracting Command, AMCOM Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-09-C-0153).

                Siemens Government Services, Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded on May 20 a $22,263,062 firm-fixed-price contract for the acquisition in support of the Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program for Redstone Arsenal, Ala.  Work is to be performed in Redstone Arsenal., Ala., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 1, 2011.  Ten bids were solicited with six bids received.  Army Contracting Command, National Capitol Region Contracting Center ITEC4, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0026).

                Archer Western Contractors, Ltd, Phoenix, Ariz., was awarded on May 20 a $21,836,234 firm-fixed-price contract for Recovery-Project No. 013398, “Tres Rios Environmental Restoration Project-Phase II In-Plant Secondary Effluent Pump Station, and Maricopa County, Ariz., 85353.”  Work is to be performed in Phoenix, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 1, 2011.  Bids were solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities Web site with nine bids received.  U.S. Army Engineer District, Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity (W312PL-10-C-0028).

                Heckler and Koch Defense, Inc., Ashburn, Va., was awarded on May 19 a $13,700,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the acquisition of 5,400 M320A1 grenade launchers and 600 M320 grenade launchers.  Work is to be performed in Oberndorf, Germany (50 percent), Columbus, Ga. (30 percent), and Ashburn, Va. (20 percent), with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2011.  One bid was solicited with one bid received. TACOM, Warren, CCTA-ASA, A, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-10-C-0025).

                Siemens Government Services, Inc., Reston, Va., was awarded on May 20 a $9,267,918 firm-fixed-price contract for the acquisition in support of the Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program for Redstone Arsenal, Ala.  Work is to be performed in Redstone Arsenal., Ala., with an estimated completion date of May 20.  Ten bids were solicited with two bids received.  Army Contracting Command, National Capitol Region Contracting Center ITEC4, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0025).

                McTech Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, was awarded on May 20 a $6,114,123 firm-fixed-price contract to construct battalion headquarters at Fort Riley, Kan.  Work is to be performed in Fort Riley, Kan., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 22, 2012.  Four bids were solicited with three bids received.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CECT-NWK-M, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912HN-08-D-0026).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

                Foster-Caviness Co., Inc.*, Colfax, N.C., is being awarded a maximum $14,100,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, total set-aside contract for full-line fresh fruit and vegetable support.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and U.S. Department of Agriculture school lunch participants.  The original proposal was Web solicited with two responses.  This contract is exercising the second option year period.  The date of performance completion is Nov. 29, 2011.  The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM300-08-D-P002).

*Small business