U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

No. 644-10
July 21, 2010 
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CONTRACTS

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

                Acquisition Services Corp., Huntsville, Alabama (HQ0147-10-D-0035); BCF Solutions, Chantilly, Va. (HQ0147-10-D-0036); and Quantech Services, Inc., Lexington, Mass. (HQ0147-10-D-0037) are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Acquisition Functional Capability Group, which is comprised of five independent directorates:  acquisition management; international affairs; business and financial management; legislative affairs; and readiness management.  The contractors will assist these directorates by providing the agency with acquisition support services for the Ballistic Missile Defense System.  These contracts are being competitively awarded under the small business set-aside request for proposal HQ0147-09-R-0001.  Each contract has a not-to-exceed ordering ceiling of $601,800,000.  The companies will have the opportunity to bid on each individual task order.  Work under these contracts will be performed in Huntsville, Ala.; Dahlgren, Va.; and other Missile Defense Agency locations.  The performance period is through July 2015.  Obligations will be made by task orders using Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds.  This procurement is managed by the Missile Defense Agency Engineering and Support Services Program Office.  The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

                McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., was awarded a $37,044,801 contract modification to incorporate an increase in funding and ceiling for Air Force fiscal 2008 material improvement projects of the C-17 Globemaster III sustainment partnership contract.  At this time, the total amount has been obligated.  MSW/ASC/WLMK, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-04-C-2004, P000371).

                Sonalysts, Inc., Waterford, Conn., was awarded a $5,781,914 contract which will develop and deliver a training system for the Rapid Attack Identification Detection and Reporting System Block-10 initial operations capability system.  At this time, $2,604,000 has been obligated.  SMC/SYSW/PK, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8819-10-C-0001).

NAVY

                CTA, Inc., Ridgecrest, Calif., is being awarded a $34,362,979 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of 2,350 carriage systems and pod assemblies, including associated engineering, technical and repair support services for the carriage systems.  The carriage systems produced are used to carry the AN/ULQ-21(V) countermeasures set modules, AN/UPT-2 emitter modules and other countermeasure and emitter modules.   These systems are used to evaluate U.S. weapons systems and train fleet operators.  These systems are also mounted in and on unmanned aerial targets for live fire developmental test and operational test of weapon systems.  Work will be performed in Ridgecrest, Calif., and is expected to be completed in July 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via electronic request for proposal, with five offers received.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-10-D-0041).

                Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, Va., is being awarded a $20,738,905 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for training, education, engineering, technical and management support services for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces under the Foreign Military Sales program.  Work will be performed in the U.S. (35 percent) and overseas (65 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by July 2011.  Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively awarded.  The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00189-10-C-Z073).

                Croman Corp., White City, Ore., is being awarded a $12,257,224 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0027) to provide airlift and recovery functions in support of all Hawaiian military ranges.  In addition, this contract provides for utility/transport missions to carry passengers/cargo and range clearing operation in the Hawaiian operating area.  Work will be performed in Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed in August 2011.  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.

                Agri Chemical & Supply, Inc.*, Oceanside, Calif., is being awarded a maximum amount $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, performance based, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for natural resources services for exotic pest plant species eradication at various locations in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility (AOR).  The work to be performed provides for natural resources services to include, but not limited to, surveying, mapping, and eradicating exotic pest plants via both chemical and mechanical means; and provides planning, research and analysis to predict and manage land use changes and effects.  Task order #0001 is being issued concurrently with the contract award at $50,060 to perform invasive species control at the Fallbrook detachment, Fallbrook, Calif.  Work for this task order is expected to be completed by December 2011.  All work on this contract will be performed at various locations in the NAVFAC Southwest AOR, including, but not limited to, California (90 percent), Arizona (5 percent) and Nevada (5 percent).  The term of the contract is not-to-exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of July 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with one proposal received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-10-D-0802).

                Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va., is being awarded an $8,220,354 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Enterprise Training Management Delivery System (ETMDS).  ETMDS is a modernization initiative for the existing learning management system distance learning program.  ETMDS will modernize existing shore-side Navy eLearning capabilities, and will provide additional capabilities in the area of “Total Force” workforce management and development.  Work will be performed in McLean, Va., and is expected to be completed by July 20, 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Commerce Business Daily’s Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems e-Commerce Central website, with seven offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-10-D-0045).

                Raytheon Co., Fullerton, Calif., is being awarded a $6,771,682 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-08-C-0034) for the incorporation of functions and interfaces required to perform routine setup and recurring certification of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System ship system.  Work will be performed in Fullerton, Calif. (98 percent), and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in July 2012.  Contract funds in the amount of $1,477,239 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

                Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc., Davenport, Iowa, is being awarded a maximum $18,478,801 firm-fixed-price, sole-source, indefinite-delivery contract for oxygen regulator equipment kits.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Navy.  The original proposal was solicited via the Defense Logistics Agency Internet Bid Board System website with one response.   The date of performance completion is July 19, 2011.  The Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond, Va., is the contracting activity (SPM4A7-10-D-0282).

                Bremen Bowdon*, Bowdon, Ga., is being awarded a maximum $12,303,000 firm-fixed-price contract for men’s dress coats.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Army.  The original proposal was solicited via the Defense Logistics Agency Internet Bid Board System website with five responses.  The date of performance completion is August 27, 2011.  The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1C1-10-D-1090).

                Campbellsville Apparel Co., LLC*, Campbellsville, Ky., is being awarded a maximum $11,317,977 firm-fixed-price, total set-aside contract for men’s briefs.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.  The original proposal was Web solicited with five responses.  This contract is exercising the fourth option year.  The date of performance completion is July 24, 2011.  The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa, is the contracting activity (SP0100-06-D-0378).

                Honeywell International, Inc., Tempe, Ariz. is being awarded a maximum $8,731,800 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for variable generators.  Other location of performance is Tucson, Ariz.  Using services are Air Force and Marine Corps.  There was originally one proposal solicited with one response.  The date of performance completion is April 2012.  The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPRPA1-09-G-002X-5289).

*Small business