From:                              Edward L Ellegood [ellegooe@erau.edu]

Sent:                               Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:27 AM

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Subject:                          Florida Defense Contracts Monitor - August 2009

 

Florida Defense Contracts Monitor

 

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·   Tybrin Corp., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., was awarded a $37,382,944 modified contract for software engineering support of guided weapons systems evaluations, simulations, and other services supporting research and development for the principals and customers of the Air Armament Center.  At this time no funds have been obligated.  AAC/PKET, Eglin AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Call Henry, Incorporated, Titusville, Fla., was awarded a $7,741,426 modified contract to support the launch operation support contract and provided maintenance, modification, and modernization for aging facility, property, and Western Range Support equipment to ensure successful performance during tests, operations and launch.  At this time no funds have been obligated.  30th Space Wing contracting Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $7,250,000 modified contract to provide for software and hardware updates as required for the F-16 avionics test station located at the 46TH Test Squadron’s Data Links Test Facility at Eglin AFB, Fla.  At this time no funds have been obligated.  Air Armament Center (AAC/PKE), Eglin AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Amee Bay, LLC, Anchorage, Ala., is being awarded a $12,387,339 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the acquisition of engineering services, planning and scheduling, installation services and other support needed to accomplish equipment alterations/modifications shipboard.  The required services will support and accomplish various levels of ship system installation and equipment modification ranging from component level upgrades through system level upgrades.  Systems may include hull/structural, mechanical, electrical, and electronic components.  Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., (25 percent); San Diego, Calif., (15 percent); Mayport, Fla., (15 percent); Everett, Wash., (15 percent); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, (15 percent); and Yokosuka, Japan, (15 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2014.  Contract funds in the amount of $350,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship System Engineering Station, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

 

·   The Haskell Company, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded an $11,599,400 firm-fixed-price contract to design and build a headquarters building for United States Joint Forces Command at Naval Support Activity, Norfolk.  The multi-story building will contain administrative areas, space for commercial food service vendors, open storage/secret, one sensitive compartmented information facility, conference rooms, data processing areas, storage, and an emergency generator.  The contract also contains three unexercised options, which if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $16,480,700.  Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by January 2011.  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 13 proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

 

·   ERAPSCO, Columbia City, Ind., is being awarded a $7,242,977 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the procurement of 500 AN/SSQ-125 engineering developmental model sonobuoys in support of Navy Antisubmarine Forces for the mission of detection, classification and localization of adversary submarines during peacetime and combat operations.  Work will be performed in DeLeon Springs, Fla., (55 percent) and Columbia City, Ind., (45 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to the FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Rizzani de Eccher (USA) Inc., Miami Beach, Fla., was awarded on Aug. 20, 2009 a $44,833,179 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and build facility replacement Al Udeid Air Base Qatar.  Work is to be performed in Qatar with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2010.  Thirty-four (34) bids solicited with eight bids received.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, TAC, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Lockheed Martin MS2, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $25,104,813 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-04-C-6207) for Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off-the-Shelf Insertion (A-RCI) Hardware consisting of Virginia Class long lead material and economic order material. A-RCI is a sonar system upgrade that integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array, and other ship sensor processing through rapid insertion of commercial off-the-shelf-based hardware and software. It has already been successfully integrated into the first ten ships of the Virginia Class which have now begun a modernization program and the procurement of new construction systems for the next four ships. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., (62 percent) and Clearwater, Fla., (38 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2011. 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.

 

·   GYROCAM Systems LLC, Sarasota, Fla., is being awarded a $5,910,000 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (M67854-07-D-5075) to exercise an option period for the procurement of Spare 360 Camera Systemsfor the MRAP vehicle. The MRAP vehicles are armored vehicles with blast resistant underbodies designed to protect the crew from mine blasts, fragmentary, and direct fire weapons. Work will be performed in Sarasota, Fla., and work is expected to be completed Jul. 31, 2010.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

 

·   H & R of Belle Glade, Inc., Belle Glade, Fla. was awarded on Aug.13, 2009 a $6,150,220 firm-fixed-price contract for the Herbert Hoover Dike Reach 1, Abandoned Quarry Backfilling, Palm Beach County, Fla.  Work is to be performed in Palm Beach County, Fla., with an estimated completion date of May 25, 2010.  One bid solicited with five bids received.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Fla. is the contracting activity.

 

·   Business Technology and Solutions, Beavercreek, Ohio was awarded a $13,377,733.89 contract for the technical and acquisition management support program that provides a wide range of diverse non-engineering, technical and acquisition management support required in the acquisition, development, production, and support of various equipment and weapon systems within the Air Armament Center and other organizations at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.  At this time no funds have been obligated.  AAC/PKES, Eglin AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Colsa Corp., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded a $10,838,796.97 contract for the technical and acquisition management support program that provides for a wide range of diverse non-engineering, technical and acquisition management support required in the acquisition, development, production, and support of various equipment and weapon systems within the Air Armament Center and other organizations at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.  At this time no funds have been obligated.  AAC/PKES, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity.

 

·   RLF & Sherlock, Smith & Adams JV, Winter Park, Fla., (N62470-09-D-9042); Smith Group Inc., & URS Group Inc., JV, Washington, D.C., (N62470-09-D-9043); HDR Architecture, Inc., Alexandria, Va., (N62470-09-D-9044), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for design services for medical projects located throughout the Naval Facilities Engineering Command area of responsibility, worldwide.  The maximum dollar value, including the base period and four option years, for all three contracts combined is $100,000,000.  The work to be performed provides for DD Form 1391 documentation, design-build request for proposals, plans, specifications, cost estimates, related studies, surveying, soil borings, hazardous materials identification, energy computation, life safety code studies, interior space planning/design, other associated engineering services, shop drawing review, as-built drawing preparation, operation and maintenance support information, commissioning, and construction inspection and engineering consultation services during construction.  Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities located throughout the Naval Facilities Engineering Command area of responsibility worldwide.  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 19 proposals received.  These three contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

 

·   World Fuel Services Corp., Miami, Fla., is being awarded a minimum $104,533,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for aviation fuel. Other locations of performance are Pakistan and Afghanistan.  Using service is Defense Energy Support Center.  The original proposal was Web solicited with 21 responses.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The date of performance completion is August 2010.  The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va.

 

·   Jacobs Technology Incorporated, Tullahoma, Tenn., was awarded a $98,143,337 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide Technical, Engineering and Acquisition Support program at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and various other tenant organizations.  At this time, no funds have been obligated.  AAC/PKES, Eglin AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity.

 

·   URS Group, Inc., Tampa, Fla., is being awarded a maximum $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect/engineering contract for preparation of Navy and Marine Corps Facilities Solicitation Packages in the NAVFAC Southeast area of responsibility (AOR).  Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government and non-government facilities within the NAVFAC Southeast AOR including, but not limited to Fla., (except for the Gulf coast of Fla. from Panama City to the Ala., border) (60 percent), Kings Bay, Ga., (20 percent), Guantanamo Cuba, (10 percent), Andros Island Bahamas, (5 percent), and Puerto Rico, (5 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2014.  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 21 proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Harry Pepper & Associates, Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded an $8,610,486 firm-fixed price contract for the restoration and modernization of the Water Treatment Facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.  The work to be performed provides for construction of a new pre-engineered metal building to house four nonofiltration membrane package units (skids) and supporting processes.  Each nanofiltration skid provides treatment capacity of 500,000 gallons per day providing a project capacity of 2.0 million gallons per day.  The building will be sized to handle an additional three future nanofiltration skids for a total of seven.  Work will be performed in Kings Bay, Ga., and is expected to be completed by August 2011.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively negotiated via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with six proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Utilis USA, LLC, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is being awarded $6,213,975 for delivery order #0003 under a previously awarded contract (M67854-09-D-3048) for General Purpose Medium Shelters.  Work will be performed in Celina, Ohio (49 percent), Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (32 percent), and Destin, Fla. (19 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2010.  Contract funds in the amount of $6,213,974 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Marine Corps Systems Command (M67854), Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $7,374,953 definitization modification to previously awarded letter contract (N00024-08-C-5122) for the integration of complex war-fighting improvements as the platform system engineering agent for the ship self defense system. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (90 percent); Tewksbury, Mass. (2.5 percent); Portsmouth, R.I. (2.5 percent); St. Petersburg, Fla. (2.5 percent); and Tucson, Ariz. (2.5 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2009. Contract funds in the amount of $394,546 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $7,046,245 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive/award-fee contract (N00019-07-C-0097) for the upgrade of six U.S. Air Force and six U.S. Marine Corp Low Rate Initial Production II (LRIP II) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft from the Block 0.5 to the Block 1.0 configuration. Work will be performed Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 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.

 

·   Oceaneering International, Inc., Marine Services Division, Chesapeake, Va., is being awarded a $6,731,538 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for waterborne hull cleaning and associated services to support the director of pcean engineering, supervisor of salvage and diving. The primary purpose of this contract is to provide hull cleaning, hull inspection and other related ship husbandry services on the underwater portion of Navy, Coast Guard, Army and Military Sealift Command ships and craft. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $33,788,897. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va. (54 percent); Mayport, Fla. (24 percent); Ingleside, Texas (17 percent); and New London, Conn. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $50,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website, with two proposals received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $6,172,565 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive/award-fee contract (N00019-06-C-0291) for the upgrade of two U.S. Air Force Low Rate Initial Production I (LRIP I) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft from the Block 0.5 to the Block 1.0 configuration. Work will be performed Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 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.

 

·   TransAtlantic Lines LLC of Greenwich, Conn., T 06830-5751, is being awarded a $5,737,108 fixed-price requirements contract for dedicated sealift services to transport lawful cargo by U.S. flag ships between Jacksonville, Fla., and the terminal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This contract is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2012. Orders placed against this contract will be funded at the time the cargo is booked. This contract was a 100 percent small business set aside acquisition with two bids received. The contracting activity is United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

 

·   Telecommunications Support Services, Inc., Melbourne, Fla., was awarded a $9,138,334 contract to provide operations, maintenance and technical support to the Mobile Air Surveillance Systems, in support of U.S. and allied nations’ counterdrug effort in U.S. SOUTHCOM area of responsibility.  At this time, $387,810 has been obligated.  Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Newport News, Va., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, Orlando Fla., was awarded a $30,300,000 contract for the purchase of sniper advanced targeting pods, in support of the foreign military sales customer, Morroco. At this time, $15,150,000 has been obligated. Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center/448 SCMG/PKHCB, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity.

 

·   Northrop Grumman, Orlando, Fla., was awarded Jul, 27, 2009 a $21,930,193 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the lightweight laser designator rangefinder field level reset.  Work is to be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2014.  One bid solicited with one bid received.  U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command (RDECOM), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity.

 

 

Edward Ellegood

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Cape Canaveral Spaceport

321-698-9101 (mobile)

edward.ellegood@erau.edu

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