ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center
SOURCE: Department Of Defense
22March2011 4:00amEST
GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:
ARMY
Critical Solutions International, Inc., Carrollton, Texas, was awarded on March 16 a $214,284,932 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 118 vehicle mounted mine-detection MKK II Type II systems. Work will be performed in Gauteng, South Africa, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 16, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-0001).
General Dynamics and Tactical Systems, Inc., Saint Petersburg, Fla., was awarded on March 17 a $36,985,119 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the demilitarization of the eight various types of conventional ammunition families. Work will be performed in Saint Petersburg, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet with two bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-11-C-0027).
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., and Textron Defence Systems, Plymouth, Minn., was awarded on March 16 a $34,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 44 low rate initial production Spider XM-7 Networked Munitions Systems. Work will be performed in Wilmington, Mass.; Plymouth, Minn.; Rocket Center, W.Va.; Mankato, Minn.; and Middletown, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 5, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-11-C-0126).
Manufacturing Techniques, Inc., Kilmarnock, Va., was awarded on March 17 a $20,027,993 undefinitized firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 111 Cerberus lite portable surveillance and reconnaissance sensor systems. Work will be performed in Kilmarnock, Va., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 14, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-11-C-S204).
Conti Environmental, Inc., Edison, N.J., was awarded on March 16 a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the work and services required for the remediation of contaminated soil, waste and floating product within Operable Unit 3 of the Imperial Oil/Champion Chemical Superfund Site. Work will be performed in Marlboro, N.J., with an estimated completion date of March 7, 2016. Four bids were solicited with three bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-10-D-3004).
L-3 Communications Aerospace, LLC, was awarded on March 16 a $7,575,912 labor-hour contract. The award will provide for the services of 800 maintenance workers in support of aircraft production at Corpus Christi Army Depot. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 28, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas, is the contracting activity (GS-10F-0328N).
L-3 Communications, Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded on March 17 a $7,117,600 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for services to include line replaceable unit repair; contractor field service representative support; on-call/on-site technical support; and reset for Phoenix satellite terminals. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Contracting Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-11-C-G401).
Kalmar RT Center, LLC, Cibolo, Texas, was awarded on March 17 a $7,013,927 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement for the Light Capability Rough Terrain Forklift and all ancillary parts, services and date requirements. Work will be performed in Cibolo, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 17, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet with four bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-D-VK03).
NAVY
A&D-Dorado, JV, LLP*, Santee, Calif. (N62473-11-D-0017); I.E.-Pacific, Inc.*, San Diego, Calif. (N62473-11-D-0018); Sybrant Candelaria, LLC*, Glendale, Ariz. (N62473-11-D-0019); Patricia I. Romero, Inc., dba Pacific West Builders*, National City, Calif. (N62473-11-D-0020); and MTM Builders & Erickson-Hall, JV*, San Diego, Calif. (N62473-11-D-0021), are each being awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contract for commercial and institutional building construction at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility (AOR). The maximum dollar value, including the base period and four option years, for all five contracts combined is $100,000,000. No task orders are being issued at this time. The work to be performed provides for new construction, renovation, revitalization, alteration, and repair. Types of projects may include, but are not limited to: administration, armory, athletic court and swimming pool, dining, dormitory/barrack, theater, educational, fire station, hangar, retail/store, recreational, religious facility, warehouse, laboratory, medical facility, animal shelter, and other similar commercial and institutional facilities. Work will be performed at various federal sites within the NAVFAC Southwest AOR including, but not limited to, southern California (94 percent), Arizona (5 percent), and New Mexico (1 percent). The terms of the contracts are not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of March 2016. Contract funds in the amount of $25,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a set-aside for 8(a) Small Businesses via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 45 proposals received. These five contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contracts. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
Swiftships Shipbuilders, LLC, Morgan City, La., is being awarded a $42,181,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2256) for the detail design and construction of three 35-meter patrol boats, with an option for three additional 35-meter patrol boats and associated technical services for the Iraqi navy. This contract modification includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract modification to $83,479,000. Work will be performed in Morgan City, La. (60 percent); Detroit, Mich. (30 percent); Ocean Springs, Miss. (8 percent); and Charlottesville, Va. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed by August 2012. 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.
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Integrated Systems Division, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a $32,486,900 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-10-D-0006) to exercise an option for up to 1,700 AN/AAR-47 missile warning system weapons replaceable assemblies. These assemblies include 600 A(V)2 and B(V)2 integrated optical sensor convertors; 200 A(V)2 and B(V)2 computer processors; and 100 A(V)2/B(V)2 control indicators. These systems are for installation on Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, other services, and various foreign military helicopters, rotorcraft, and low/slow fixed wing aircraft. Work will be performed in Clearwater, Fla. (72 percent); Austin, Texas (18 percent); Iwata-Gun Shizuoka, Japan (2 percent); Natanya, Israel (2 percent); Loveland, Colo. (2 percent); Sarasota, Fla. (1 percent); Northvale, N.J. (1 percent); Woodstock, Conn. (1 percent); and Sanford, Fla. (1 percent). Work is expected to be completed in January 2014. 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.
Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Tewksbury, Mass., is being awarded a $10,885,800 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5346) to exercise an option for class services engineering efforts for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer program. Efforts include non-recurring engineering in support of mission systems equipment (MSE) system/design verification testing; first article factory test site preparation and plans; maintenance of MSE packaging, transportation, assembly, activation, and preservation documentation; maintenance of shipboard MSE installation and check-out plans; as well as the measurement, tracking, and reporting of MSE weight and power usage documentation to support the shipbuilders in meeting lead ship integration and construction schedules. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, R.I. (50 percent); Andover, Mass. (15 percent); Moorestown, N.J. (10 percent); Sudbury, Mass. (10 percent); Tewksbury, Mass. (10 percent); and San Diego, Calif. (5 percent). Work is expected to be completed by December 2014. 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.
Tierra Data, Inc.*, Escondido, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price performance-based, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for natural and cultural resource studies and mapping services at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest area of responsibility. These services include identification, surveying, mapping and analyzing natural and cultural resources, habitats and the vegetation, marine, and wildlife components thereof and/or cultural resources sites and their related components by providing Global Positioning System and sonar resources surveys, data management, and aerial photography services. Work will be performed at Navy and Marine Corps locations in California (60 percent); Washington (10 percent); Guam (10 percent); Hawaii (10 percent); Oregon (5 percent); Alaska (2 percent); Arizona (1 percent); New Mexico (1 percent); and Nevada (1 percent). Work is expected to be completed by March 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 two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-11-D-2225).
AIR FORCE
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., is being awarded a $50,260,246 firm-fixed-price contract modification for six MQ-9 Reaper production aircraft and two MQ-9 Reaper aircraft that will be utilized as ground maintenance devices. Work will be performed in Poway, Calif. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. ASC/WIIK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA-8620-10-G-3038 002801).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Insulation Sources, Inc.*, dba ICO Rally, Palo Alto, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $9,911,600 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for test set subassembly parts. Other location of performance is Ontario, Calif. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is Sept. 30, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (SPRRA1-11-D-0059).
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., Columbia, Md., is being awarded a $8,205,351 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for instrumentation support. Work will be performed at Albuquerque, N.M., and is expected to be completed Feb. 13 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited and one received. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, BE-BCOQ, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., is the contracting activity (HDTRA2-06-D-0001-0015). (read full report)
*Small business
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