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5 p.m. ET
No. 491-98
September 23, 1998


AIR FORCE

Pemco Aeroplex Inc., Birmingham, Ala., is being awarded a $100,254,000 face value increase to a fixed-price-incentive contract to provide for programmed depot maintenance for thirty-seven KC-135 aircraft. Expected contract completion date is Oct. 30, 2000. Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB, Okla., is the contracting activity (F34601-94-C-0664-P00121).

McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded an $8,097,570 face value increase to a cost-plus-award-fee contract to provide for one Core Thrust Reverser, three Quick Engine Change Kits, and miscellaneous Readiness Support Package spares in support of the C-17 aircraft. The Quick Engine Change Kit contains the components required to affix the engine to the aircraft. Solicitation issue date was July 1, 1998. Negotiation completion date was Aug. 31, 1998. Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-97-C-0008-P00021).

National Transparent Optical Network Consortium, McLean, Va., is being awarded a $21,690,000 technology-investment-agreement contract ($8,875,000, Government Portion; $12,815,000, Contractor Portion) to provide for design, development, and demonstration of a Flat Network Architecture, in support of the Next Generation Internet program. This architecture will include adjustable link capacities and nodes which provide for data packaging into containers for transmission. Expected contract completion date is Dec. 30, 2000. Solicitation issue date was Oct. 10, 1997. Negotiation completion date was Sept. 16, 1997. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY, is the contracting activity (F30602-98-2-0194).

ARMY

K.L. House Construction Co. Inc.*, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $12,376,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the complete design and construction of a new two-story facility which includes raised floor computer and communication rooms and a large test bed area. The facility includes Secure Compartmentalized Information Facilities (SCIF) rooms and an extensive electronic security and access control system. Building includes support office areas, lobby space, conference rooms, an auditorium, and electrical system including UPS system for

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critical systems. Work will be performed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 3, 2000. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 134 bids solicited on June 12, 1998, and eight bids were received. The contracting activity is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque, N.M. (DACA47-98-C-0022).

Boeing Defense and Space Group, Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $4,069,744 increment of a $23,210,911 modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee/level-of-effort contract, to exercise the option for continued operation of the Airborne Surveillance Testbed (AST) for FY99. The purpose is to accomplish necessary planning, calibration, testing, data collection, and data reduction to provide infrared data from specific missions which support resolution of ballistic missile defense issues and provide assistance for both ballistic missile defense and strategic defense element developments. The AST system is a highly capable long wavelength infrared (LWIR) surveillance system testbed which uses a modified (contractor-owned) Boeing 767 as a platform. Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 1999. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on Oct. 11, 1994. The contracting activity is the U.S. Army Space & Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala. (DASG60-91-C-0146).

SRA International Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, with a cumulative total of $398,099,414 if all options are exercised. The project is to provide technical assistance as required for Lot II, Enterprise Technical Analysis and Support of on-going and future automation initiatives for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD/HA). Appropriation number and dollar value will be issued with each delivery order. Work will be performed in Fairfax, Va., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 22, 2003. There were 54 bids solicited on March 26, 1997, and four bids were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Service-Washington, Washington, D.C. (DASW01-98-D-0052).

Sherikon Inc., Chantilly, Va., is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, with a cumulative total of $337,773,958 if all options are exercised. The project is to provide technical assistance as required for Lot II, Enterprise Technical Analysis and Support of on-going and future automation initiatives for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD/HA). Appropriation number and dollar value will be issued with each delivery order. Work will be performed in Chantilly, Va., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 22, 2003. There were 54 bids solicited on March 26, 1997, and four bids were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Service-Washington, Washington, D.C. (DASW01-98-D-0053).

Northrop Grumman, Data Systems & Services Division, Herndon, Va., is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, with a cumulative total of $335,538,860 if all options are exercised. The project is to provide technical assistance as required for Lot II, Enterprise Technical Analysis and Support of on-going and future automation initiatives for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD/HA).

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Appropriation number and dollar value will be issued with each delivery order. Work will be performed in Herndon, Va., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 22, 2003. There were 54 bids solicited on March 26, 1997, and four bids were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Service-Washington, Washington, D.C. (DASW01-98-D-0054).

Fletcher Pacific Construction Co., LTD, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded an $18,390,000 (base year total) firm-fixed-price contract, with a cumulative total of $18,475,000, if all options are exercised. The project is for construction of one medium and one large operations facility. The construction also consists of two maintenance shop facilities, a hazardous materials storage building, a pest control building, and realignment of Kolekole/Foote Avenues. Work also includes whole barracks renewal, a Directorate of Public Works Shop Facility (second phase) and realignment of Kolekole/Foote Avenues and Building K, Phase IDI, at Schofield Barracks. Work will be performed in Oahu, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 8, 2000. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 81 bids solicited on July 29, 1998, and seven bids were received. The contracting activity is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. (DACA83-98-C-0025).

CIVIL WORKS - NON MILITARY

Ortiz Enterprises Inc., Irving, Calif., is being awarded a $14,376,015 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a concrete channel, lining, parapet walls, landscaping, trails and appurtenant drainage structures, fencing and access roads for approximately three miles. Work will be performed at the Los Angeles River (Century Freeway, through the cities of Long Beach, Compton, and Lynwood), and is expected to be completed by Oct. 7, 1999. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 90 bids solicited on July 30, 1998, and eight bids were received. The contracting activity is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, Calif. (DACW09-98-C-0040).

NAVY

  • McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing, St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $236,732,183 modification to previously awarded contract N00019-96-C-0146 to
  • procure four FY 97 F/A-18C aircraft and four FY 97 F/A-18D aircraft and ancillary equipment for the U.S. Marine Corps. These aircraft were procured for the government of Thailand, but were never delivered and are now being converted for the Marine Corps. Work will be performed at St. Louis, Mo. (55%), Los Angeles, Calif. (35%), and El Segundo, Calif. (10%), and is expected to be completed in April 2000. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Support Service Co., Chula Vista, Calif., is being awarded a $30,012,260 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-award-fee pricing for engineering, fabrication, integration, installation support service and equipment for Navy militarized and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) communication systems. These include high frequency (HF),

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fiber optic, digital data transmission, information exchange and satellite communication systems, the latter including very high frequency (VHF), ultra high frequency (UHF), super high frequency (SHF), extremely high frequency (EHF), and Television Receive Only (TVRO). This contract contains four options which, if exercised, will bring the total cumulative ceiling value of this contract to $217,439,912. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (35%), Norfolk, Va., (35%) and at various other locations inside and outside the continental U.S., dependent upon ships' locations (30%), and is expected to be completed by September 1999. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 76 proposals solicited and two offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-98-D-0058).

Beneco Enterprises, Inc., Midvale, Utah, is being awarded a $12,924,681 firm-fixed-price contract for demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a military logistics air passenger terminal at the Naval Air Station, Norfolk. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by April 1999. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 63 proposals solicited and seven offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic Division, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N62470-97-C-7014).

  • CDI Marine Co., Portsmouth, Va., is being awarded a $7,567,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the advanced engineering development of a detailed design, prototype development, demonstration testing of and limited production (phase II) of joint modular lighter system (JMLS). This system provides a means of discharging cargo from strategic sealift ships and moving cargo to shore in the event a port is denied, degraded or not available. The JMLS is an advanced concept technology demonstration design approved for development by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology and is intended for use by both the Navy and Army. The target-cost-plus-target-fee amounts not to exceed $20,588,344. Work will
  • be performed in Baltimore, Md. (75%), Fairfax, Va. (9%), Portsmouth, Va. (9%), and Severna Park, Md. (7%), and is expected to be completed by December 1999. Contract funds will not
  • expire by the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured on a best value basis using a phased approach. Phase I was competitively procured with 76 proposals solicited and seven offers received and award was made to three contractors. Phase II/III award is being made using a limited competition basis among the three phase I contractors. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, is the contracting activity (N47408-98-C-7519).

Tracor Systems Technology, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $6,960,841 modification to previously awarded contract N00421-97-C-5022 to exercise an option to provide an estimated level-of-effort of 217,000 man-hours of technical and engineering services to support the design, development, installation, integration, test and evaluation, certification, maintenance, and logistics support of combat and communications systems in support of the Navy's Shipbuilding and Conversion and Communication/Electronic programs. Work will be performed in California, Md. (50%), and Lexington Park, Md. (50%), and is expected to be completed in September 1999. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md., is the contracting activity.

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Tracor Aerospace Electronic Systems, Inc., Lansdale, Pa., is being awarded a $5,123,790 modification to previously awarded contract F09603-91-C-1284 for the procurement of spares to support 120 transmitters to be used on the EA-6B aircraft. Work will be performed in Lansdale, Pa., and is expected to be completed in October 2000. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

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