Contract: Veteran Corps, $10M

Veteran Corps of America, O'Fallon, Ill., has been awarded a $10,070,960 firm-fixed-price contract for TruDefender FTX Handheld Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) for chemical identification. Contractor will provide rugged handheld FTIR chemical identification system, including one-year warranty, one-year support, on-site training (one four-hour course per instrument for up to 10 students; training must be accomplished no later than nine months after date of award). This also includes a two-year extension of warranty and support. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 28, 2015. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and offers were solicited on FedBizOps; three offers were received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,070,960 will be obligated at time of award. 772 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron/PKD, Tyndall Air Force Base is the contracting activity (FA8051-14-P-0016). (Source: DoD, 08/04/14)