DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, is being
awarded an estimated $44,425,774 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for the
establishment and operation of the Department of Defense Infrared Information
Analysis Center. Fifty-seven proposals were solicited and one was received.
Work is expected to be completed by May 1, 1999. The Defense Electronics
Supply Center, Dayton, Ohio is the contracting activity (SP0900-96-D-0080).
AIR FORCE
GDE Systems, Incorporated, San Diego, California, is being awarded a
$21,755,020 firm fixed price contract to provide for seven each Automatic Test
Equipment packages and Optical Test Benches applicable to the Improved Avionics
Intermediate Shop for the F-16 aircraft. Contract is expected to be completed
April 1998. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal
year. There was one firm solicited and one proposal received. Solicitation
began November 1995 and negotiations were completed March 1996. Aeronautical
Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting
activity (F33657-95/C-0013).
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Great River, New York, is being awarded a
$50,200,000 face value increase to a cost plus fixed fee contract to provide
for twelve Electronic Systems Test Sets applicable to the F-15S aircraft. The
work will be performed at Northrop Grumman Corporation, Great River, New York
(55%) and at Northrop Grumman Corporation, Benton Park Township, Pennsylvania
(30%). Contract is expected to be completed December 1999. Contract funds
will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This effort supports
foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia. Aeronautical Systems Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity
(F41608-93/C-0064, P00029).
CORRECTION
On April 30, 1996, a contract award to General Atomics, San Diego, California
for $8,422,488 was made. However, this contract has not yet been awarded.
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NAVY
Ceridian Corporation, Computing Devices International, Bloomington, Minnesota,
is being awarded a $6,050,772 fixed price delivery order to procure 36 mission
computers for the Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Program. This purchase is for the
Government of Finland (100%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program.
Work will be performed in Bloomington, Minnesota, and is expected to be
completed by May 1999. Contract funds will not expire at
the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively
procured. The Naval
Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Indianapolis, Indiana, is the contracting
activity
(N00163-96-D-0014).
General Electric Company, Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Massachusetts, is being
awarded a $35,000,000 cost-plus-incentive fee advance acquisition contract for
low rate initial production (LRIP 1) of 29 Model F414-GE-400 engines for the
F/A-18E/F aircraft, including supporting services and data. Work will be
performed in Lynn, Massachusetts, and is expected to be completed by March
1999. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command,
Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00019-96-C-0080).
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut, is being awarded a
$43,800,000 modification to previously awarded contract N00019-93-C-0053 for
the procurement of two
CH-53E helicopters, including associated integrated logistics support,
logistics support analysis and sustaining engineering. Work will be performed
in Stratford, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed by July 1998.
Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The
Naval Air Systems Command, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, St. Louis,
Missouri,
is being awarded a $188,900,000 advanced acquisition contract to provide long
lead materials
for 12 low rate initial production F/A-18E/F aircraft. Work will be performed
in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed by April 2000.
Contract funds will not expire at
the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively
procured. The Naval
Air Systems Command, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity
(N00019-96-C-0065).
Computer Sciences Corporation, Systems Engineering Division, Falls Church,
Virginia, is being awarded a $7,037,405 indefinite delivery/indefinite
quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee-pricing contract to provide software development
and life cycle support services for the Advanced Combat Direction System. This
contract has two options which, if exercised, will bring the
total cumulative value of the contract to $35,911,741. Work will be performed
in San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by April 1997.
Contract funds will not expire at
the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured
with 58 proposals solicited and one offer received. The Naval Command, Control
and Ocean Surveillance Center Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Division, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity
(N66001-95-D-0001).
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ARMY
Nichols Research Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded a
$37,252,314 increment of a $53,395,476 firm fixed price and cost plus award
fee contract with a projected cumulative total of $157,887,912 for integration
of a High Performance Computing (HPC) capability, including delivery of a HPC
computational and programming environment, associated system integration and
support infrastructure services and training. Work will be performed in
Dayton, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by May 1, 2004. Contract funds
will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 453 bids
solicited on February 1, 1995, and two bids received. The contracting activity
is the U.S. Army Information Systems Selection and Acquisition Agency,
Alexandria, Virginia (DAHC94-96-C-0005).
Westat, Incorporated, Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded a $1,630,647
increment as part of a $15,155,183 firm fixed price contract for a
Communications Enlistment Decisions - Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS).
This effort requires the contractor to administer half-hour computer assisted
telephone interviews (CATIs) in an annual survey of 10,000 16-24 year-old men
and women that evaluates their attitudes toward the military. The purpose of
this survey is to provide the Armed Services with market data that enables them
to more accurately target advertising and recruiting activities to appeal to
potential recruit populations. The project includes design and selection of
the sample, modification of the survey instrument, questionnaire
administration, compilation and weighting of the data, production of
preliminary and public use data tapes and preparation of documentation and
analytical reports. Work will be performed in Rockville, Maryland, and is
expected to be completed by July 31, 2001. Contract funds will not expire at
the end of the current fiscal year. There were 45 bids solicited on January
26, 1996, and two bids received. The contracting activity is the Defense
Supply Service-Washington, Washington, D.C. (DASW01-96-C-0041).
CIVIL WORKS - NON MILITARY
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Oak Brook, Illinois, is being awarded a
$4,000,000 increment as part of a $15,831,290 fixed price construction contract
for hydraulic placement of sand fill along approximately 21,800 feet of beach.
The source of sand will be from two ocean-borrow areas located approximately
one mile offshore. Erection of approximately 17,700 feet of sand fence along
the dune, and placement of 14 acres of beach grass along the dune and
modification of two existing stone groins and construction of one new groin, at
Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point Beach and Moriches to Sinnecock Reach,
Westhampton, Long Island, New York. Work is expected to be completed by
November 30, 1997. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current
fiscal year. There were 75 bids solicited on March 20, 1996, and four bids
received. The contracting activity is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New
York, New York (DACW51-96-C-0039).