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FOR RELEASE AT
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No. 856-05
August 19, 2005


CONTRACTS

ARMY

Alliant Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Company L.L.C., Independence, Mo., was awarded on Aug. 18, 2005, a delivery order amount of $13,385,849 as part of a $408,077,664 firm-fixed-price contract for additional quantities of .45 and .50 small caliber ammunition. Work will be performed in Independence, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on Oct. 5, 2004. The U.S. Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-99-D-0016).

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $24,679,000 cost-plus award-fee contract modification to provide for funding for the continued production of Space Vehicles 1 through 3. Total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete by June 2006. The Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (F04701-96-C-0025, P00358).