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DoD Contracts: Penn State, Raytheon Techologies, Lockheed Martin, KPMG, Week of 1-3-23 to 1-6-23
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ARMY
Inverness Technologies Inc., Annandale, Virginia, was awarded a $20,876,549 firm-fixed-price contract for support services for the Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, with an estimated completion date of June 3, 2023. Fiscal 2010 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $11,137,492 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Field Directorate Office, Fort Knox, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W9124D-23-C-0011).
National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, Blairsville, Pennsylvania, was awarded an $8,474,742 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop auxiliary power units for tactical wheeled or tracked vehicles and stationary power generation. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 2, 2025. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $8,474,742 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-23-F-0008).
AIR FORCE
Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $19,077,956 firm-fixed-price contract for the Aircrew Training Device/Aircrew Training Aid Services Program. This contract provides professional guidance, troubleshooting, modifications, production, and solutions on all education and training matters. Work will be performed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and is expected to be completed Feb. 28, 2027. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and seven offers were received. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $21,028 are being obligated at the time of award. The Acquisition Management & Integration Center, Hampton, Virginia, is the contracting activity (FA4890-23-C-0010).
NAVY
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $12,765,131 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00063) to a previously awarded contract (N0001918C1048). This modification adds scope to procure an upgraded automated test equipment system to support the existing F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft depot systems with a Windows 10 configuration for enhanced functionality, productivity and Department of Defense cyber compliance for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in December 2024. Fiscal 2021 procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $6,382,566; and fiscal 2021 procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $6,382,566 will be obligated at the time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
*Small business
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NAVY
BAE Systems – San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California (N00024-18-D-4325); Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon (N00024-18-D-4326); General Dynamics – National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, California (N00024-18-D-4327); Marine Group Boat Works LLC,* Chula Vista, California (N00024-18-D-4328); Pacific Ship Repair and Fabrication Inc.,* San Diego, California (N00024-18-D-4329); East Coast Repair and Fabrication,* Norfolk, Virginia (N00024-18-D-4330); Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Alabama (N00024-21-D-4443); Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc., Portsmouth, Virginia (N00024-21-D-4444); and Continental Marine of San Diego LLC, San Diego, California (N00024-21-D-4445), are awarded a combined $389,000,000 in firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modifications to the previously awarded multiple award contract for maintenance, modernization and repair requirements for littoral combat ships homeported in San Diego, California. Work will be performed on the West Coast of the continental U.S. (95%); and outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS) (5%). Of the work performed OCONUS, the country included is Singapore. Work is expected to be completed by October 2023. No funding will be obligated at time of award. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Fleet JV LLC,* Manassas, Virginia, is awarded a $278,178,452 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides contractor support services for life cycle logistics, engineering, technical and production services for various type/model/series aircraft necessary to execute the Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers mission in support of the Naval Aviation Enterprise. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida (47.81%); Cherry Point, North Carolina (30.83%); San Diego, California (5.16%); various locations within the continental U.S. (16.15%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (.05%), and is expected to be completed in January 2026. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposal with one offer received. The Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N6852023D0001).
Life Cycle Engineering Inc.,* Charleston, South Carolina (N00024-18-D-4331); Colonna’s Shipyard West LLC,* San Diego, California (N00024-18-D-4332); Continental Tide Defense Systems Inc.,* Reading, Pennsylvania (N00024-18-D-4335); Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc.,* San Diego, California (N00024-18-D-4336); Southcoast Welding and Manufacturing LLC,* Chula Vista, California (N00024-18-D-4337); and Q.E.D. Systems Inc.,* Virginia Beach, Virginia (N00024-18-D-4338), are awarded a combined $30,000,000 in firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modifications to the previously awarded multiple award contract for maintenance, modernization and repair requirements for littoral combat ships homeported in San Diego, California. Work will be performed on the West Coast of the continental U.S. (95%); and outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS) (5%). Of the work performed OCONUS, the country included is Singapore. Work is expected to be completed by October 2023. No funding will be obligated at time of award. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
ARMY
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $99,800,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and analysis support from the Applied Research Laboratory. 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 Jan. 3, 2028. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-23-D-0005).
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NAVY
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $208,736,138 firm-fixed-price contract for the Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System for the Republic of Romania. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $217,136,549. Work will be performed in Kongsberg, Norway (60%); Tucson, Arizona (34%); Schrobenhausen, Germany (2%); Raufoss, Norway (1%); and various other locations each less than 1% (3%), and is expected to be completed by September 2028. Foreign Military Sales (Romania) funds in the amount of $208,736,138 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(4) — international agreement. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-23-C-5432). (Awarded Dec. 22, 2022)
Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems (LM RMS), Moorestown, New Jersey, was awarded a $139,651,671 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-only, and firm-fixed-price contract for AEGIS fielding and sustainment (F&S). This contract provides engineering support, software development, in-service maintenance, integration, logistics and fielding support for AEGIS combat system configurations already delivered or in the process of being delivered to the Navy. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $852,981,561. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey (96%); and Dahlgren, Virginia (4%), and is expected to be completed by December 2023. If all options are exercised, work will continue through December 2029. Fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,855,928 (32%); fiscal 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,823,942 (32%); fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,667,039 (19%); fiscal 2022 other procurement (Coast Guard) funds in the amount of $959,969 (11%); fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $443,000 (5%); and fiscal 2020 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $47,425 (1%) will be obligated at time of award, of which $1,667,039 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. In accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), this contract was not competitively procured, as LM RMS is the only responsible source, and no other supplies or services could fulfill the AEGIS F&S requirements without causing unacceptable schedule delays and substantial duplication of costs that is not expected to be recovered through competition. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-23-C-5123). (Awarded Dec. 22, 2022)
Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, was awarded a $130,738,520 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, and fixed-price-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-13-C-5116 for AEGIS Combat System engineering agent efforts for the continued performance of engineering, development, and delivery of AEGIS Weapon System capabilities for FFG 62, and Coast Guard OPC3 Athena. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey (98%); and Riverdale, Maryland (2%), and is expected to be completed by March 2025. Fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,000,000 (76%); fiscal 2021 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $500,000 (19%); and fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $143,297 (5%) will be obligated at the time of award, of which $143,297 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (Awarded Dec. 27, 2022).
Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, was awarded an $82,778,365 cost-plus-incentive-fee, undefinitized modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-5105 for Spain F-110 radar component production and ship integration and test. This contract involves Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the Kingdom of Spain. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey (59%); Ferrol, Spain (14%); Andover, Massachusetts (12%); Clearwater, Florida (12%); and Rota, Spain (3%), and is expected to be completed by December 2029. FMS (Spain) funds in the amount of $31,416,337 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (Awarded Dec. 29, 2022).
Sauer Construction LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, was awarded a $37,618,000 firm-fixed-price task order (N6945023F0148) under a multiple award construction contract (N69450-21-D-0061) to provide construction of two additions to the Trident Training Facility, a Strategic Systems Program missile control center team trainer, and Naval Sea Systems Command weapons handling system team trainer at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. The contract also contains two unexercised options which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $37,809,809. Work will be performed in Kings Bay, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by March 2025. Fiscal 2023 military construction funds in the amount of $37,618,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (Awarded Dec. 30, 2022).
Raytheon Intelligence and Space, McKinney, Texas, was awarded an $8,580,009 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of the high-performance infrared equipment components in the MK 46 Gun Weapon System. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California (75%); and McKinney, Texas (25%), and is expected to be completed by August 2024. Fiscal 2022 weapons procurement (Navy) in the amount of $8,580,009 (100%) was obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-23-C-5316). (Awarded Dec. 31, 2022)
ARMY
R. Lopez de Azua & Associates Inc.,* San Juan, Puerto Rico (W912EP-23-D-0001); Javier E Bidot & Associates P.S.C.,* Caguas, Puerto Rico (W912EP-23-D-0002); and Ruth L. Trujillo Rodriguez Professional Land Surveyors,* San Juan, Puerto Rico (W912EP-23-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. 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 Jan. 4, 2028. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
KPMG LLP, McLean, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $22,143,583 firm-fixed-price task order (SP4704-23-F-0017) against a multiple-award schedule contract (GS-00F-275CA) for financial improvement and audit readiness support for Data Team and Audit Response and Sustainment services. This was a competitive acquisition with two responses received. This is a one‐year contract with one six-month option period. Location of performance is Washington, D.C., with a June 4, 2024, performance completion date. Using customer is Defense Logistics Agency. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Contracting Services Office, Richmond, Virginia.
*Small business
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NAVY
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $140,225,056 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-2112 for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (91%); and Schenectady, New York (9%). Fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $13,513,337 (100%) will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Northrop Grumman Corp., Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $15,509,880 firm-fixed-price delivery order (N00383-23-F-S50R) under previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00383-22-G-S501 for overhaul of power amplifier modules in support of the E-2D aircraft. All work will be completed by September 2025 with no option periods. Work will be performed in Woodland Hills, California (95%); and Liverpool, New York (5%). Annual working capital funds (Navy) in the full amount will be obligated at the time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One company was solicited for this sole-source requirement pursuant to the authority set forth in 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.
Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded a $10,516,400 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-23-C-2324) for the DDG 1000 and DDG 1001 modernization period planning. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and is expected to be completed by December 2023. Fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,744,650 (100%) will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procures in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-23-C-2324).
AIR FORCE
M1 Support Services, Denton, Texas, has been awarded an $83,365,717 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00030) to contract FA489021C0002 for aircraft maintenance services at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The contract modification is for the exercise of Option Two under the basic contract for an additional year of services. Work will be performed at Nellis AFB, and is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2023. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $82,278,175 are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $234,364,932. Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Langley AFB, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Dec. 31, 2022)
Knowledge Based Systems Inc., College Station, Texas, was awarded a $49,950,000 single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders for research and development. This contract provides for primary research of the Avionics Systems Susceptibility and Risk Analysis Toolkit ability to develop model-based cybersecurity and resiliency analysis capability, and the integration of cybersecurity models in a digital engineering ecosystem. Work will be performed in College Station, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2029. This contract is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2022, research and development funds in the amount of $495,000; and fiscal 2023, research and development funds in the amount of $150,000 are being obligated at time of award for the first task order. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-23-D-1061 and FA8650-23-F-1062, Task Order 1).
CORRECTION: The $84,786,547 contract announced Dec. 27, 2022, to Aero Turbine Inc., Stockton, California, for technical, logistics management, and repair requirements for the return of unserviceable J85 components to serviceable condition, was actually awarded Dec. 30, 2022 (FA8122-23-D-0004).
ARMY
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Arlington, Virginia (W9128F-23-D-0015); HDR Engineering Inc., Omaha, Nebraska (W9128F-23-D-0016); Atkins – Black & Veatch – FSB JV,* Denver, Colorado (W9128F-23-D-0017); AECOM Technical Services Inc., Los Angeles, California (W9128F-23-D-0018); and Pond-Baker JV, Norcross, Georgia (W9128F-23-D-0019), will compete for each order of the $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect-engineer services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 11 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 5, 2028. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity.
CORRECTION: On Nov. 22, 2022, a contract (W519TC-23-F-0022) was announced for $8,729,277 to Accord Federal Services,* Knoxville, Tennessee, for logistics support services at Fort Rucker, Alabama. However, that contract was not awarded.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Kandor Manufacturing Inc.,** Arecibo, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $23,095,200 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for coats and trousers. This was a competitive acquisition with six responses received. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year option periods. The ordering period end date is Jan. 5, 2024. Using military service is the Navy. 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-0008).
*Small business
**Small-disadvantaged business in historically underutilized business zones