CONTRACTS
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
IIT Research Institute, Chicago, Ill., is being awarded a
$10,018,279 cost-plus fixed fee contract for establishment and
operation of the Manufacturing Technology Information Analysis
Center. Twenty five proposals were solicited and four were
received. Work is expected to be completed by March 14, 2000.
Funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Defense
Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, is the contracting
activity (SP0700-97-D-4005).
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), San
Diego, California, is being awarded a $285,000,000 indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the Defense Information
Infrastructure Integration Contract (DII-IC), providing for
multiple types of task orders. The contract has one base year
with four one year options. This contract was competitively
awarded with 84 proposals solicited and 2 proposals received.
The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization -
National Capital Region, is the contracting activity (DCA100-97-D-
0043).
UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
Racal communications, Inc., of Rockville, Md., is being
awarded a $29,013,179.00, two-phase cost sharing (no fee)
development contract with fixed-price production options for a
small, lightweight, hand-held, programmable, multi-band
inter/intra-team radio (MBITR). Work will be performed in
Rockville, Maryland. Phase One will be completed by March 1998.
Phase Two, production option, is based on a six year ordering
period. Contract funds for Phase One ($1,062,886.00) are fiscal
year 1996 and 1997 research and development funds which will
expire at the end of fiscal year 1997 and 1998. Fourteen firms
requested a copy of the solicitation, two proposals were
received. The United States Special Operations Command, McDill
AFB, Fl. is the contractring activity (USZA22-97-D-0019).
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ARMY
Logicon R&D Associates, Los Angeles, Calif., was awarded on
March 13, 1997, a $5,447,388 increment of a $98,490,934
modification to a $102,789,226 cost plus award fee contract for
Scientific and Engineering Assistance (SETA) to meet current year
requirements that includes: full support for existing tasking,
including remaining needed effort for internally funded projects.
Counter Proliferation (PMC), Nuclear Chemical & Biological (NCB),
Office of the Secretary Defense (OSD); support for counter
proliferation projects; Special Program Office (PMP) support for
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) implementation, and
additional Weapon Effects Ballistic Missile Defense Office
(BMDO), and support lethality technology. Work will be performed
in Alexandria, Va., and is expected to be completed by July 31,
1998. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current
fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on March
8, 1993. The contracting activity is the Defense Special Weapons
Agency (formerly Defense Nuclear Agency) Alexandria, Va. (DNA001-
93-C-0138).
NAVY
Van Ommeren Shipping (USA), Inc., Stamford, Conn., is being
awarded a $23,592,099 time charter contract to charter the MV
Strong Virginian. The MV Strong Virginian is a heavy lift
multipurpose vessel that will be used in the prepositioning of
Army cargo in the Indian Ocean at the island of Diego Garcia.
This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring
the cumulative value of the entire contract to $47,992,099. The
contract is expected to be completed by March 1999. Contract
funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
This contract was competitively procured with 250 proposals
solicited and four offers received. The U.S. Navy's Military
Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity
(N00033-97-C-3007).
Cormorant Shipholding Corp., Bethesda, Md., is being awarded
a $60,491,500 time charter contract to charter the MV American
Cormorant. The MV American Cormorant is a semi-submersible
vessel that will be used in the prepositioning of Army cargo in
the Indian Ocean at the island of Diego Garcia. The vessel is
self-sustaining for cargo operations and will carry port opening
watercraft. The contract is expected to be completed by November
2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current
fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 250
proposals solicited and four offers received. The U.S. Navy's
Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting
activity (N00033-97-C-3005).
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va., is being
awarded a $82,300,000 modification to previously awarded contract
N00019-96-C-0054 to manufacture and deliver one MV-22 low-rate-
initial-production aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley
Park, Pa. (50%), and Fort Worth, Texas (50%), and is expected to
be completed by February 2002. Contract funds would not have
expired at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air
Systems Command, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity
(N00019-96-C-0054).
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded
a $15,446,571 modification to previously awarded contract N00019-
96-C-0189 for the Fiscal Year 1997 Special Progressive Aircraft
Rework (SPAR) and related Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for
two VH-3D and two VH-60N helicopters used for the Executive
Helicopter Program. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn.,
and is expected to be completed by September 1997. Contract
funds would have expired at the end of the current fiscal year.
The Naval Air Systems Command, Arlington, Va., is the contracting
activity (N00019-96-C-0189).
Team Logistics Joint Venture, Lexington Park, Md., is being
awarded a $13,565,766 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
contract for integrated logistics support and supportability
analyses, computer controlled maintenance software test and
evaluation, and computer aided acquisition and logistics support
in support of various aircraft, weapons systems, and weapons
platforms during all life cycle phases of acquisition and
operation. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. (50%),
and Lexington Park, Md. (50%), and is expected to be completed by
March 2002. Contract funds in the amount of $2,034,865 will
expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was
competitively procured with 196 proposals solicited and two
offers received. This contract combines purchases for the U.S.
Navy (58%), and the governments of Greece (36%); Spain (2%);
France (2%); and Italy (2%) under the Foreign Military Sales
(FMS) Program. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division,
Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-97-D-
1255).
AIR FORCE
Lockheed Martin Federal Systems , Owego, N.Y., is being
awarded a $13,045,426 face value increase to a firm fixed price
contract to provide for design, development, production and trial
installation of communication and navigation upgrades on two MC-
130H aircraft. Contract is expected to be completed May 2001.
Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal
year. Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio,
is the contracting activity (F33657-83/C-0264, P00292).
Litton Data Systems, Agoura Hills, Calif., is being awarded
a $58,003,369 cost plus award fee contract to provide for
development of modernization upgrades to Fielded Threshold
Systems at Region/Sector Air Operations Centers (R/SAOC).
Contract is expected to be completed November 2000. Contract
funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
There were two firms solicited and two proposals received.
Solicitation began October 1996; negotiations were completed
March 1997. Electronic Systems Command, Hanscom AFB, Mass., is
the contracting activity (F19628-97/C-0031).
Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, Northridge, Calif., is being
awarded a $17,447,835 firm fixed price contract to provide for
250 (best estimated quantity) Advanced Concept Ejection Seat
(ACES II) Recovery Sequencers applicable to the F-15, F-16, B-1B,
B-2, and A-10 aircraft. Contract is expected to be completed .
Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current
fiscal year. There were four firms solicited and three proposals
received. Solicitation began December 1996; negotiations were
completed March 1997. San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly
AFB, Texas, is the contracting activity (F41608-97/D-0265).
Hi-Shear Technology, Torrance, Calif., is being awarded a
$20,289,393 firm fixed price contract to provide for 250 (best
estimated quantity) Advanced Concept Ejection Seat (ACES II)
Recovery Sequencers applicable to the F-15, F-16, B-1B, B-2, and
A-10 aircraft. Contract is expected to be completed October
1997. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current
fiscal year. There were four firms solicited and three proposals
received. Solicitation began December 1996; negotiations were
completed March 1997. San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly
AFB, Texas, is the contracting activity (F41608-97/D-0264).
Rockwell International Corp., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being
awarded a $29,000,000 face value increase to a firm fixed price
contract to provide for kits to incorporate the Traffic Alert
Collision Avoidance System, Standby Attitude Indicator, and
Central Air Data Computer into the KC-135 aircraft. This effort
procures 4 prototype kits and installation, 2 kitproof kits and
engineering support, 44 production kits and reliability warranty,
21 simulation modification kits. Contract is expected to be
completed January 1998. Contract funds will not expire at the
end of the current fiscal year. Oklahoma City Air Logistics
Center, Tinker AFB, Okla. is the contracting activity (F34601-
96/C-0001, P00019).
