Here’s Today’s Department of Defense Contract Awards

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NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corp.*, Warminster, Pa., is being awarded a $73,952,510 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research project under Topics 92-170, N94-178, and AF083-006, for the development and use of the Helios unmanned air systems (UAS).  This contract includes field service representative support; delivery, installation, operation, and maintenance of hardware; engineering, integration, and test and evaluation efforts needed to fabricate and deliver UAS systems and advanced sensors with the UAS systems; continued testing; engineering services; modeling, simulation, analysis; systems engineering and integration; and continental/outside continental U.S. program support.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan (35 percent); Yuma, Ariz. (30 percent); Patuxent River, Md. (20 percent); Warminster, Pa. (10 percent); and Johnstown, Pa. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in July 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This Phase III contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-5.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-11-C-0039).

CH2M Hill/Clark Nexsen Energy Partners, J.V., Englewood, Colo., is being awarded a maximum amount $60,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract (N62583-11-D-0533) for energy architect-engineering and design services for energy efficiency projects and services including shore facilities and utility systems at various locations worldwide.  The maximum dollar value, including the base period and four option years, is $300,000,000.  No task orders are being issued at this time.  Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities stateside (80 percent), and overseas (20 percent), and is expected to be completed by July 2016.  Contract funds in the amount of $10,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 30 proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Specialty Center Acquisitions, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity.

General Electric, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $59,599,950 requirements contract for the repair of 19 T-64 engine (CH53D/E and MH53E helicopters) components, spare parts, manufacturing, engineering, and technical support to the Fleet Readiness Center East, Cherry Point, N.C., with a goal of improving monthly output.  Work will be performed in Cherry Point, N.C. (90 percent), and Lynn, Mass. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2012.  Funding for this action is 2011-2012 Navy Working Capital Fund.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was sole-source.  The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00 383-11-D-003M).

Trieco TT Sustainable Resources, J.V.*, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract with a maximum amount of $50,000,000 for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; and underground storage tank studies.  No task orders are being issued at this time.  All work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps installations including, but not limited to, locations in California (85 percent), Arizona (5 percent), Colorado (2 percent), Nevada (2 percent), New Mexico (1 percent), Utah (1 percent), Washington (1 percent) and other Department of Defense installations nationwide (3 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by July 2016.  Contract funds in the amount of $5,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 14 proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-11-D-2205).

BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support, Electronic Solutions, Nashua, N.H., is being awarded a $36,711,988 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0069) to exercise an option for the full rate production, lot one, of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures AN/ALE-55 subsystems for the F/A-18E/F aircraft, including associated technical support for the Navy, Marine Corps, and the government of Australia.  This contract combines purchases for the Navy/Marine Corps ($26,854,450; 73 percent), and the government of Australia ($9,857,538; 27 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  In addition, this option provides for recurring and non-recurring engineering efforts in order to fabricate, assemble, test and deliver the component hardware of the AN/ALE-55 subsystem.  The AN/ALE-55 subsystem consists of an electronic frequency converter (EFC) and a fiber optic towed device (FOTD) round.  This option further provides EFCs and FOTD rounds for the Navy and Marine Corps, and FOTD rounds for the government of Australia.  Work will be performed in Nashua, N.H. (80.6 percent); Mountain View, Calif. (12 percent); and Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom (7.4 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in September 2013.  Contract funds in the amount of $142,574 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-10-C-0069).

Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $27,801,882 firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0001 under previously awarded contract (M67854-11-D-8100) to incrementally replace the Marine Corps’ Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System and include the training systems of the Instrumented-Tactical Engagement Simulation System Increment I (I-TESS II) and additional weapon training system capabilities.  I-TESS II equipment will be used to support direct force-on-force and force-on-target training.  The I-TESS II system will consist of no less than the following components:  small arms transmitter (SAT); man-worn detection system (MDS); command and control, mobile and portable versions; and military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) building instrumentation, vehicle tracking, engagement, and association systems, hand grenade simulators, and simulated battlefield effects interface modules.  The SAT will be used on the M9 pistol, M4, M16, M40, and AK-47 type rifles, the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and M2 and M240G machine guns.  Rocket propelled grenade and AT-4 simulators, vehicle tracking, engagement and association systems will be used to track and/or engage vehicles and fixed structures such as towers, bridges, and facilities.  The MDS and range equipment will be used to instrument the individual Marine for direct force-on-force, and force-on-target engagement adjudication and will include the ability to support instrumentation functions such as position location information reporting.  The I-TESS II system will be used in MOUT Facilities and non-live fire maneuver ranges located at various Marine Corps bases and installations.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed in July 25, 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Marine Corps Systems Command, supporting Program Manager for Training Systems, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity.

Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Irvine, Calif., is being awarded $13,860,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #0002 under a multiple award construction contract (N62473-10-D-5405) for construction of the intermediate maintenance activity facility at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.  The task order also contains a planned modification, which, if issued, would increase the cumulative task order value to $14,366,600.  Work will be performed in Yuma, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by July 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Seven proposals were received for this task order.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

RDA, Inc.*, Doylestown, Pa., is being awarded a $9,986,704 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research project under Topics N98-035 and N06-011.  The primary objective of this effort is continued development of advanced technology products in the field of undersea warfare research and development, and to transition this technology to the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) fleet.  Applications to be further developed include acoustic and non-acoustic ASW systems, telemetry and recording systems, signal and data processing, algorithm development, mathematical modeling, prototyping, and analysis to predict the performance of the associated ASW systems.  Work will be performed in Doylestown, Pa. (55 percent); Warrenton, Va. (35 percent); Patuxent River, Md. (5 percent); and various testing locations (5 percent) in and outside of the United States.  Work is expected to be completed in July 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This Phase III was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-5.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-11-C-0269).

AIR FORCE

Intelligent Software Solutions, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a $49,999,989 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide software maintenance and enhancements to Web-Enabled Temporal Analysis System tool kit baselines.  The Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKF, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8750-09-D-0022/0014).

Rockwell Collins, Inc., Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $35,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification to develop, demonstrate, and transition Tactical Targeting Network technology and related interoperable technologies such as Quint Network technology to support information exchange between the tactical edge platforms and users within the Department of Defense.  This action increases the maximum ordering amount from $49,900,000 to $85,400,000.  The Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKD, Rome, N.Y., is the contracting activity (FA8750-10-D-0042, Modification No. PO0005).

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Ga., is being awarded a $26,816,000 firm-fixed-price contract modification for the purchase of one leased aircraft in accordance with option terms of the contract.  OC-ALC/GKSKB, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (F33657-00-C-0038-PO0183).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

BRS Aerospace*, South St. Paul, Minn., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $21,244,339 for low velocity parachutes.  Other locations of performance are Florida and North Carolina.  Using service is Army.  The date of performance completion is Dec. 26, 2011.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Va., is the contracting activity (SPM4A7-11-C-0595).

Niche, Inc.*, New Bedford, Mass., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $19,750,500 for low velocity parachutes.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Army.  The date of performance completion is Dec. 26, 2011.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Va., is the contracting activity (SPM4A7-11-C-0596).

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