Wednesday 29 May 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 29, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 29, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  370-13 May 29, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 29, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  May 29, 2013  are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            Philips Healthcare Informatics, Foster City, Calif., has been awarded a maximum $88,477,787 modification (P00002) exercising the first option year of a two year base contract (SPM2D1-11-D-8305) with one two-year option and one one-year option periods for digital imaging network-picture archive communication system.  The contract is a firm-fixed-price contract.  Location of performance is California with a June 2, 2015 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2015 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa. 

NAVY
            ManTech TSG-1 Joint Venture - Fairfax, Va. (N00189-13-D-0019); TASC Inc., Andover, Md. (N00189-13-D-0020); Gryphon Technologies L.C., Washington, D.C. (N00189-13-D-0021); CGI Federal Inc., Fairfax, Va. (N00189-13-D-0022); Alion Science and Technology Corp., Burr Ridge, Ill. (N00189-13-D-0023); Wyle Laboratories Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (N00189-13-D-0024); and Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va. (N00189-13-D-0025), is being awarded a indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract with fixed-price provisions for operational test and evaluation analytical support services to Command Operational Test and Evaluation Force.  ManTech TSG-1 Joint Venture is being awarded $11,773,778, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $35,994,900.  TASC Inc. is being awarded $13,254,787, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $40,296,352.  Gryphon Technologies L.C., is being awarded $13,409,846, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $41,353,490.  CGI Federal Inc. is being awarded $13,723,896, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $41,725,463.  Alion Science and Technology Corp., is being awarded $14,795,958, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $45,217,337.  Wyle Laboratories is being awarded $15,408,024, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $47,118,477.  Booz Allen Hamilton is being awarded $16,700,031, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $51,039,160.  Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and work is expected to be completed June 2, 2014.  If all options are exercised, work will continue through June 3, 2016.  Research, Development, Test & Evaluation funding in the amount of $20,000 for the minimum guarantee, will be obligated and will be equally divided among all contractors.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The contract was competitively procured under full and open competition and solicited via the Navy Electronic Commerce On-line and Federal Business Opportunities websites, with seven offers were received in response to this solicitation.   The NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity. 

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Liverpool, N.Y., is being awarded a $39,050,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-5300) to exercise a firm-fixed-price option for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 System low-rate initial production units.  SEWIP is an evolutionary acquisition program to upgrade the existing AN/SLQ-32(V) Electronic Warfare System. The SEWIP Block 2 will greatly improve the receiver/antenna group necessary to keep capabilities current with the pace of the threat and to yield improved system integration.  Work will be performed in Syracuse, N.Y. (68 percent), and in Lansdale, Pa. (32 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2014.   Fiscal 2013 Other Procurement, Navy funding in the amount of $39,050,000 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

            Raytheon Co., Fullerton, Calif., is being awarded a $14,633,925 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-08-C-0034) for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) maintenance Design Phase II.  This modification includes assessing, documenting and implementing design modifications to the existing maintenance design to allow for increased organizational level maintenance of the JPALS Increment 1A Ship system.  Work will be performed in Fullerton, Calif. (60 percent); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (28 percent); and Indianapolis, Ind., (12 percent); and is expected to be completed in December 2013.  Fiscal 2012 and 2013 Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy contract funds in the amount of $13,944,653 are being obligated on this award, $5,326,104 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Honeywell International Inc., Aerospace – Defense & Space, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $9,029,507 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 121 advanced multi-purpose displays for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft.   Work will be performed in Albuquerque, N.M., and is expected to be completed in January 2015.  Fiscal 2013 Aircraft Procurement Navy contract funds in the amount of $9,029,507 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-13-C-0048). 

ARMY
CORRECTION (dollar amount corrected from 24 September 2012 release) 
            BAE Systems Land and Armaments L.P., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract with a maximum value of $234,330,410 for the engineering design, logistics and test and evaluation services in support of the Bradley Engineering Change Proposal Effort.  Work will be performed in York, Pa.; Sterling Heights, Mich.; Santa Clara, Calif.; and Akin, S.C.; with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2017.  Fiscal 2011 research, development, testing and evaluation funds in the amount of $55,899,804 were obligated at time of award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-12-C-0358).

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. DoD issued No.  370-13 May 29, 2013
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Tuesday 28 May 2013

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated May 28, 2013

DTN News: Aerospace/Defense Headlines - News Dated  May 28, 2013
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Monday 27 May 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 23, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 23, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  361-13 May 23, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 23, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  May 23, 2013  are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
NAVY
            Exelis, Inc., Clifton, N.J., is being awarded a $125,724,964 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price production contract (N00019-12-C-0002) to exercise an option for the manufacture and delivery of 62 AN/ALQ-214(V)4 On-Board Jammer Systems, under Full Rate Production Lot 10, for installation on the F/A-18 aircraft.  Work will be performed in Clifton, N.J. (31 percent); San Jose, Calif. (26 percent); San Diego, Calif. (11 percent); Rancho Cordova, Calif. ( 5 percent);  Mountain View, Calif. (4 percent); Hudson, N.H. (2 percent); West Springfield, Mass. (2 percent); and various locations within the United States (19 percent); and is expected to be completed in November 2015.  Fiscal 2012 and 2013 Aircraft Procurement Navy  funds in the amount of $125,724,964 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. 

         L-3 Communications Corp., Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $53,002,714 indefinite-delivery requirements contract for logistics services support of the TH-57 aircraft fleet.  Services to be provided include repair and/or overhaul of aircraft, engines, avionics and related components.  Work will be performed at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton, Fla., and is expected to be completed in June 2014.  No funds are being obligated at time of award.  Funds will be obligated against individual delivery orders as they are issued.  This contract was competitively procured via electronic request for proposals; five offers were received.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-13-D-0007). 

            BAE Systems U.S. Combat Systems, Minneapolis, Minn., is being awarded a $15,350,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-4137) for manufacture and delivery of propulsor systems in support of the Virginia-class submarine requirements.  Work will be performed in Louisville, Ky., and is expected to be completed by May 2015.  Fiscal 2013 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navyfunding in the amount of $15,350,000 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington D.C., is the contracting activity. 

            International Marine and Industrial Applicators LLC, Bremerton, Wash., is being awarded a $12,512,448 modification to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N4523A-12-D-0003) to execute delivery order (0005) for the procurement of long-lead time material in support of the CVN 74 docking planned incremental availability.  Work will be performed in Bremerton, Wash., and is expected to be completed by June 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance, Navy funding in the amount of $12,512,448 will be obligated at time of award, and the contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., is the contracting activity. 

            Insitu, Inc., Bingen, Wash., is being awarded a $7,921,386 delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0008) for field service representatives in support of the Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Systems.  Work will be performed in Bingen, Wash., and is expected to be completed in September 2013.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance, Navy funds in the amount of $7,921,386 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

ARMY
            CUBIC Applications Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $75,756,647 modification (P00135), to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (W911S0-07-C-0007), for combat training services in support of the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La.  The cumulative total face value of this contract is $680,548,301.  A combination of fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance funds and fiscal 2013 Procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Fort Polk, La., is the contracting activity.      
     
Jorge Scientific Corp., Arlington, Va., was awarded a $45,202,735 modification (P00015), to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract (W911QX-12-C-0011), for the design and development of new doctrine and training methodologies for the Legacy Program.  This FMS contract is in support of Afghanistan.  The cumulative total face value of this contract is $175,629,240.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan.  Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds in the amount of $16,557,000 are being obligated on this award.  The Army Contracting Command, Adelphi, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Fidelity Technologies Corp., Reading, Pa., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract with a maximum value of $26,000,000 for the procurement of power distribution illumination systems and electrical systems.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-08-D-A007). 

            Orion Marine Construction Inc., Tampa, Fla., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $6,975,000 for maintenance dredging services in Concordia Parish, La.  Fiscal 2013 procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with seven bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-13-C-0026). 

AIR FORCE
Northrup Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $26,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to modify and install two Airbus A319CJ Head of State aircraft with Large Infrared Countermeasures system including hardware, support equipment and services. Work will be performed at Rolling Meadows, Ill., and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2016.  This contract was a sole source acquisition.  The contract involves foreign military sales to Germany.  The contracting activity is Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Aircraft Survivability Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (FA8625-13-C-6590). 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            Oceanic Medical Products, Inc.,* Atchison, Kan., has been awarded a maximum $50,000,000 modification (P00008) exercising the third option year of a five year base contract (SPM200-06-D-B203) with five one-year option periods for anesthesia systems and related components and accessories.  The contract is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  Location of performance is Kansas with a May 22, 2014 performance completion date.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2014 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa. 

            Northrop Grumman Systems, Warner Robins, Ga., has been awarded a maximum $11,926,211 firm-fixed-price contract.  This contract is for aircraft low voltage power supply.  Location of performance is Georgia with a December 2020 performance completion date.  Using service is Air Force.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Air Force funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., (SPRWA1-13-D-0004).

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*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources U.S. DoD issued No.  361-13 May 23, 2013
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Sunday 26 May 2013

DTN News - AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI IN INDIA: Karzai Seeks Indian Military Aid Amid Pakistan Row

DTN News - AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI IN INDIA: Karzai Seeks Indian Military Aid Amid Pakistan Row
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Kay Johnson | Associated Press – Sun, May 19, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 20, 2013: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.


The comments follow a weekend report by the Times of India that said Afghanistan's ambassador to India had said the country needs India's help with "equipment and weapons to fight." The Press Trust of India later quoted a spokesman for New Delhi's Foreign Ministry as saying the country is ready to meet any such request.
"Yes, we will ask for assistance for the strengthening of our security forces," Karzai spokesman Aimal Faizi said in a briefing ahead of the trip. He did not comment on the Indian reports.
Karzai's visit could irk Pakistan, especially if any arms deal materializes. Pakistan considers Afghanistan its own backyard and suspects rival India of seeking greater influence there as a strategy to hem in the country from both sides. Pakistan and India have fought three wars since they were divided into two countries when they gained independence from Britain in 1947.
Afghanistan and India signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2011 that has included Indian military training of Afghan security forces. Faizi indicated in Saturday's briefing that Karzai would seek to expand that cooperation. "Whatever our Afghan security forces would need for assistance and help, India would help us," he said.
Afghan analyst Wadir Safi, a political science professor at Kabul University, says the timing of Karzai's India trip is likely related to recent border skirmishes with Pakistan.
Each side has been accusing the other of firing across the mountainous border region for months, including a skirmish earlier this month that killed an Afghan border policeman. Both countries have also accused each other of providing shelter for insurgents fighting on the other side of the border.
Afghan accusations that Pakistan is allegedly trying to torpedo efforts to start peace talks with the Taliban have also contributed to deteriorating relations. Pakistan is considered crucial to nudging Taliban leaders, many of which are in hiding in Pakistan, to the table — a key goal of the United States and its allies ahead of the final pullout of foreign combat forces by the end of next year.
Karzai has long been deeply suspicious of the motives of Pakistan's government and military, which backed the Taliban regime before it was toppled in the 2001 U.S.-led intervention and has since seemed unable or unwilling to go after militant leaders taking refuge inside its borders. The killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan only strengthened Afghan wariness of his neighbor.
Any increased military cooperation with India would likely only contribute to tensions, Safi warned. Afghanistan had been a proxy battleground for Pakistan and India during the war between the Pakistani-backed Taliban regime and the India-supported Northern Alliance.
Another Afghan analyst, Hamidullah Farooqi, said he thinks the reports of India supplying weapons are simply brinkmanship and, at most, India might agree to help Afghanistan upgrade old Soviet-era weaponry.
"An arms deal with India would not be helpful for regional stability or for the balance that Afghanistan needs between India and Pakistan," Farooqi said. "This is just a political game. I don't think there will be an arms deal."
Aside from regional strategic rivalries, Karzai is expected to discuss economic issues and will visit an engineering university where he will receive an honorary degree, Faizi said.
India has invested more than $2 billion in Afghan infrastructure, including highways and hospitals and rural electricity projects. New Delhi is hoping to gain some influence in the country after 2014, when Afghan forces become responsible for the entire country's security.
Karzai, who earned his college degree in India, has visited New Delhi more than a half dozen times in the past few years, most recently in November 2012.

*Link for This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources  By Kay Johnson | Associated Press – Sun, May 19, 2013
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