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DoD Contracts: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Raytheon Technologies, Week of 10-17-22 to 10-21-22

10/17

NAVY

Pole/Zero Acquisition Inc., West Chester, Ohio, is awarded a $53,544,462 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures up to 346 antenna interface units and communications trays, to include 190 for the Navy, 132 for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers and 24 for the government of Australia, as well as required technical data, assemblies, subassemblies, and spares in support of the P-8A Poseidon communications suite. Work will be performed in West Chester, Ohio, and is expected to be completed in October 2028. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (N6833523D0001).

*Small business

10/18

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

AOC Solutions Inc.,* Fairfax, Virginia (SP4704-23-A-0500); Blake Willson Group LLC,* doing business as BWG, Arlington, Virginia (SP4704-23-A-0501); Integrated Finance and Accounting Solutions LLC,* Woodbridge, Virginia (SP4704-23-A-0502); Lynch Consultants LLC,* Arlington, Virginia (SP4704-23-A-0503); MDC Global Solutions LLC,* Manassas, Virginia (SP4704-23-A-0504); and New River Systems Corp.,* Ashburn, Virginia (SP4704-23-A-0505), are sharing an estimated $181,125,713 firm-fixed-price blanket purchase agreement under solicitation SP4704-21-Q-0004 for financial improvement and audit readiness support services. This was a competitive acquisition set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses with 11 responses received. These are five‐year contracts with no option periods. Location of performance is Washington, D.C., with an Oct. 17, 2027, performance completion date. Using customer is Defense Logistics Agency. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2027 defense working capital funds and various other funding. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Contracting Services Office, Richmond, Virginia.

Gentex Corp., Simpson, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a maximum $40,481,189 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for second generation advanced combat helmets. This was a competitive acquisition with two responses received. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year option periods. The ordering period end date is Oct. 17, 2023. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE1C1-23-D-0004).

NAVY

Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, California, is awarded an $88,249,407 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the USS Chafee (DDG 90) fiscal 2023 depot modernization period and the USS Momsen (DDG 92) fiscal 2024 depot modernization period. These availabilities will include a combination of maintenance, modernization, and repair for both the USS Chafee and USS Momsen. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $204,493,154. Work will be performed in the San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by June 2025. Fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $84,327,625 (95.56%); and fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,921,782 (4.4%) will be obligated at contract award, of which funding in the amount of $3,921,782 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured using full and open competition via the Federal Business Opportunities website. Two competitive proposals were received in response to Solicitation No. N00024-22-R-4410. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $9,831,952 modification (P00001) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N0001922C0016). This modification  adds scope to procure one F-35 Convectional Take-off and Landing variant, full scale, high fidelity, main engine mock-up, and engine maintenance training package in support of the for the F-35 Lightning II program. Work will be performed in Williamtown, Australia, and is expected to be completed in March 2025. Foreign Cooperative Project funds in the amount of $9,831,952 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

Top Aces Corp., Mesa, Arizona, has been awarded a $21,450,370 firm-fixed-price task order (FA4890-23-F-0007) under previously awarded contract FA4800-20-D-0007 for contractor-owned, contractor-operated adversary air services. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; and Luke AFB, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 23, 2023. This award is the result of an approved exception to fair opportunity. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $14,300,247 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Combat Command Acquisition Management & Integration Center, Langley AFB, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Oct. 14, 2022)

*Service-disabled veteran-owned small business

10/19

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Golden Manufacturing,* Golden, Mississippi, has been awarded a maximum $10,800,320 modification (P00024) exercising the third one-year option period of an 18-month base contract (SPE1C1-19-D-1160) with three one-year option periods for various types of trousers. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is North Carolina, with an Oct. 23, 2023, ordering period end date. Using military services are Navy and Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

National Industries for the Blind,** Alexandria, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $9,074,847 modification (P00012) exercising the fourth one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-19-D-B043) with four one-year option periods for moisture wicking t-shirts. This is an indefinite-delivery contract. Locations of performance are North Carolina and Arkansas, with an Oct. 30, 2023, ordering period end date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

*Small business 
**Mandatory source

10/20

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems DePuy Synthes Mitek, Piscataway, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $244,308,143 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for orthopedic procedural packages and supplies. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(2), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-2. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year option periods. The ordering period end date is Oct. 19, 2023. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2DE-23-D-0003).

Peckham Vocational Industries Inc.,* Lansing, Michigan, has been awarded a maximum $11,483,880 modification (P00006) exercising the second one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-21-D-N143) with two one-year option periods for GEN III, Layer II, mid-weight drawers. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The ordering period end date is Oct. 24, 2023. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a not-to-exceed $49,664,990 undefinitized firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to an order (N0001922F2291) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0017). This modification provides non-recurring engineering and add/delete efforts to bring 12 MH-60R aircraft from standard Foreign Military Sales configuration to a unique configuration for the government of Australia. Additionally, this modification procures 12 Australian unique modification one kits and 10 embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation Systems spares. Work will be performed in Owego, New York (87%); Stratford, Connecticut (12%); and Troy, Alabama (1%), and is expected to be completed in December 2026. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $16,554,999 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $31,622,092 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001923F0029) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0005). This order provides for the inspection and teardown of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye fatigue test article to identify fatigue critical locations and demonstrate that the E-2D aircraft structure satisfy the program’s service life requirement. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Florida (45%); Bethpage, New York (40%); and El Segundo, California (15%), and is expected to be completed in June 2027. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,500,000 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, is awarded a $15,055,417 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001923F0030) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0029). This order provides for non-recurring engineering for the design, development, and fabrication of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II Integrated Detector Assembly (IDA) obsolescence redesign. Additionally, this order procures material to build three of the redesigned IDAs in support of the F/A-18 IRST program. Work will be performed in Santa Barbara, California (51.3%); Orlando, Florida (48.2%); and Ocala, Florida (0.5%), and is expected to be completed in October 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $15,055,417 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is awarded an $8,577,568 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00116) to a previously awarded contract (N0042115C0008) to provide engineering and technical services to support the Integrated Communications and Information Systems radio communications for Navy ships. Work will be performed in St. Inigoes, Maryland, and is expected to be completed in October 2023. Fiscal 2023 working capital (Navy) funds in the amount of $181,908 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

CORRECTION: The contract announced on Sept. 30, 2022 for Maritime Power & Energy Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Anaheim, California (N6339422D0001), for $56,911,091 was announced with an incorrect expected performance completion date. The correct expected performance completion date is October 2027.

ARMY

Gilbane Building Co., Providence, Rhode Island, was awarded a $26,396,962 firm-fixed-price contract to renovate Building 2814 at Camp Hansen. Work will be performed in Okinawa, Japan, with an estimated completion date of June 14, 2025. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Marine Corps funds in the amount of $26,396,962 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, is the contracting activity (W912HV-23-C-0001).

* Mandatory source

10/21

ARMY

Engineering Research and Consulting Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $640,512,703 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support planning, conducting, analyzing and reporting the results of developmental tests, production tests and other tests conducted by the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 20, 2027. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-23-D-0001).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $476,814,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 15, 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-23-D-0003).

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., doing business as, Launch Vehicles Division, Chandler, Arizona, is awarded a $79,278,808 modification (P00011) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001921C0005). This modification exercises an option to procure 28 GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea-skimming targets and associated technical and administrative data in support of full rate production Lot 16 deliveries for the Navy. Work will be performed in Camden, Arkansas (43%); Chandler, Arizona (35%); Vergennes, Vermont (8%); Cincinnati, Ohio (4%); Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (4%); Lancaster, Pennsylvania (4%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (2%), and is expected to be completed in March 2026. Fiscal 2023 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $50,964,948; and fiscal 2022 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $28,313,860 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $14,909,400 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to a previously awarded contract (N0001921C0037). This modification adds scope to provide country-specific program support for F-35 production, modifications, logistics, and sustainment, as well as standup for a security operations center in support of integration for a Foreign Military Sales country into the F-35 enterprise. Work will be performed in Nagoya, Japan (76%); Fort Worth, Texas (13%); and Tokyo, Japan (11%), and is expected to be completed in March 2025. Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $14,909,400 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $12,052,847 firm-fixed-price modification (P00006) to an order (N0001921F0398) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This modification adds scope to procure Lot 15-16 gun pod containers in support of F-35 Lightning II aircraft ancillary mission equipment for the Navy, Marine Corps, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) partners, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in February 2026. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,218,945; FMS customer funds in the amount of $457,865; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $376,037 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is awarded an $11,170,561 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0003023C6304) to provide systems engineering and integration in support of U.S. Trident II (D5) Strategic Weapons System Program D5 Life Extension 2 Strategic Systems Programs Alteration. Tasks to be performed include technical planning, requirements management and integration of Strategic Systems Programs subsystems including interface with the Columbia common missile compartment; configuration management, system security engineering, safety engineering support and infrastructure operations model-based engineering and information systems program acquisition. Work will be performed in Rockville, Maryland (68.9%); Washington, D.C. (6.8%); Wexford, Pennsylvania (6.6%); Albuquerque, New Mexico (2.8%); Hagerstown, Maryland (5.4%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (5.2%); and various other locations (less than 1% each totaling 4.3%). Work is expected to be completed Oct. 20, 2024. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,100,000 will be obligated at time of award. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded as a sole source acquisition pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1)(4). Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Redondo Beach, California, was awarded a $7,755,736 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Modular Efficient Laser Technology (MELT) program. MELT seeks to develop a laser tile as the building block for compact, scalable, panelized high-energy laser (HEL) sources. Work will be performed in Redondo Beach, California (85%); and Goleta, California (15%), with an expected completion date of October 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,428,182 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition under Broad Agency Announcement HR001122S0017 and nine offers were received. The Defense Advanced Research Agency, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR0011-23-C-0002).