Contract: Raytheon, $92.5M

Raytheon Co., Fullerton, Calif., has been awarded a maximum $92,500,000 five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract for weapons datalink radios and support. This contract provides for the procurement of standoff precision guided munition situational awareness datalink radios under a firm-fixed-price contract line item number (CLIN) along with integration, test, qualification and operational support under a cost-plus-fixed-fee CLIN. Work will be performed in Fullerton and is expected to be completed Aug. 31, 2021. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 Special Operations Command funds in the amount of $1,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8656-20-D-0004). (Source: DoD, 08/31/20)

Contract: M1 Support, $25.6M

M1 Support Services, Denton, Texas, has been awarded a $25,649,894 modification (P00050) to contract FA4890-16-C-0012 for the T‐38 aircraft maintenance program. The modification will provide intermediate and organizational maintenance of T‐38 aircraft for Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Global Strike Command. Work will be performed at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; Holloman AFB, N.M.; Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.; Tyndall AFB, Fla.; and Whiteman AFB, Mo., and is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2021 operations and maintenance funds will be used, but no funds will be obligated at time of award. Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis AFB, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/28/20)

Contract: Credence Mgmt, $8.7M

Credence Management Solutions LLC, Vienna, Va., has been awarded an $8,661,142, bilateral second option for task order FA3002-18-F-0162 to continue providing flight training operations support to Air Education and Training Command fighter aircrew at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph and Lackland, Texas; Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.; Laughlin AFB, Texas; Vance AFB, Okla.; Tucson Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Ariz.; Little Rock ANG Base, Ark.; Altus AFB, Okla.; Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.; Fort Rucker, Ala.; and the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., and is expected to be completed August 2021. This task order incorporates the addition of two schedulers at JBSA–Randolph, and the Service Contract Labor Standards, Department of Labor Wage Determinations and the Collective Bargaining Unit for Altus AFB. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds in the full amount are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Installation Contracting Center, JBSA-Randolph, Texas, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/28/20)

Contract: Lockheed, $7.5M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $7,469,472 modification (P00001) to firm-fixed-price order N00019-20-F-0022 against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-19-G-0008. This order exercises options to procure Intel Diminishing Manufacturing Sources parts that have reached end of life in support of the F-35 program future aircraft production and deliveries for the Air Force and Navy. Work will be performed in Fort Worth and is expected to be completed in December 2020. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Air Force) funds in the amount of $4,987,522; and fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,481,950 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/26/20) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: FlightSafety Svc., $220.8M

FlightSafety Services Corp., Denver, Colo., is awarded a $220,766,476 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aircrew training services for the TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training System to include flight training devices (FTD) and classroom instruction to train student naval aviators (SNAs) to the standards necessary to meet an annual pilot production rate of over 600 advanced rotary wing and intermediate tilt-rotor SNAs. Additionally, it provides for the operation and maintenance of FTDs. Work will be performed in Milton, Fla., and is expected to be completed in June 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; two offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61340-20-D-0021). (Source: DoD, 08/25/20)

Contract: PAE Aviation, $19.8M

PAE Aviation and Technical Services LLC, Marlton, N.J., has been awarded a $19,766,706 modification (P00063) to contract FA4890-15-C-0018 for the Aerial Targets Program. The contract modification provides for the exercise of an option for an additional year of service under the multiple year contract which directly supports live-fire weapon system testing and enables the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group to perform developmental and operational weapons testing for all air-to-air missiles for F-15, F-16, F-22, and F-35 aircraft. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.; and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2021 operations and maintenance funds will be used but no funds will be obligated at time of award. Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis Air Force Base, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/25/20)

Contract: Arete Associates, $9.7M

Areté Associates, Northridge, Calif., is awarded a $9,745,580 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, cost-with-no-fee contract for integration services supporting incremental upgrades, block upgrades and future generations of MK 18 Family of Systems unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), additional UUVs and remotely operated vehicles. This 17-month contract includes no options. Work will be performed at Tucson, Ariz. (75%); and Valparaiso, Fla. (25%). The period of performance is from Aug. 24, 2020, through Jan. 23, 2022. Fiscal 2020 funds will be obligated using other procurement (Navy). Funds in the amount of $6,885,495 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is awarded using other than full and open competition in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations Subpart 6.302-5 and 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(5). Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Diego, Calif., is the contract activity (N66001-20-C-0025). (Source: DoD, 08/24/20)

Contract: Johns Hopkins, $50M

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., has been awarded a $49,999,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for air warfare systems. This contract provides services for advanced development, acquisition and test and evaluation of aerospace systems, to include munitions, cyber warfare and electronic warfare elements. Work will be performed in Laurel and is expected to be completed July 31, 2026. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $800,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8656-20-D-0005). (Source: DoD, 08/20/20)

Contract: Emerald Coast, $23.2M

Emerald Coast Utility Services Inc., Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., has been awarded a $23,227,776 modification (P00043), incorporating the economic-price-adjustment agreement to an existing 50-year contract (SP0600-16-C-8311) with no option periods for water and wastewater utility services. This is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. Location of performance is Florida, with a June 14, 2067, performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2067 operations and maintenance funds. The contract activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. (Source: DoD, 08/20/20)

Contract: Choctawhatchee Electric, $13.5M

Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative Inc., Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., has been awarded a maximum $13,547,690 modification (P00036) to a 50-year contract (SP0600-16-C-8314), with no option periods for electric operations, maintenance, renewal and replacement utility service charge. This is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. Location of performance is Florida, with a July 31, 2067, performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. (Source: DoD, 08/19/20)

Contract: AJ Commercial, $7M

AJ Commercial Services Inc., San Antonio, Texas has been awarded a ceiling $7,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for exterior and interior painting. This contract has a five-year ordering period and includes the, furnishing all plant, materials, labor, equipment and all operations in connection with the exterior and interior painting. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be completed Aug. 13, 2025. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and 11 offers were received. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Test Center, Eglin AFB, is the contracting activity (FA2823-20-D-0007). (Source: DoD, 08/14/20)

Contract: Boeing, $15.6M

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is awarded $15,620,949 firm-fixed-price order N00019-20-F-0402 against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-16-G-0001. This order provides for the production and delivery of 25 Harpoon Block II+ captive air training missiles and 24 tactical missiles. Work will be performed in St. Louis (65.2%); Galena, Kan. (8.5%); Lititz, Pa. (3.99%); McAlester, Okla. (2.76%); Anniston, Ala. (2.58%); Chatsworth, Calif. (2.15%); Minneapolis, Minn. (2.06%); Chandler, Ariz. (2.03%); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1.53%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (9.2%), and is expected to be completed in August 2023. Fiscal 2020 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $15,620,949 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, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/12/20)

Contract: Boeing, $95M

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., has been awarded a $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00005) to contract FA8681-19-D-0005 for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) technical support and integration. Boeing will provide JDAM support for studies and analysis; product improvement and upgrades; integration including, but not limited to, software integration and aircraft integration; and associated hardware and testing. Work will be performed in St. Louis and is expected to be completed March 31, 2024. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/12/20)

Contract: Airbus, $10M

Airbus DS Military Aircraft Inc., Mobile, Ala., was awarded a $10,000,000 maximum ceiling firm-fixed-price contract (H92241-20-C-0005) in support of U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command for the sustainment and modernization of five CASA 212-200 CC60 aircraft with new avionics suites and aircraft maintenance refreshes. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,759,134 are being obligated at the time of award. The majority of the work will be performed in Mobile and is expected to be completed by August 2023. This contract is a non-competitive award and is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302.1. U.S. Special Operations Command, Tampa, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/07/20)

Contract: Lockheed, $77.4M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $77,400,000 undefinitized contract modification (P00041) to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00019-17-C-0001. This modification provides for the development and installation of flight test instrumentation on one F-35B Lot 14 aircraft and one F-35C Lot 14 aircraft for government testing in support of the F-35 program. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (65%); Palmdale, Calif. (32%); Grenaa, Denmark (2%); and Hoogerheide, Netherlands (1%), and is expected to be completed in June 2023. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $23,255,516; and non-Department of Defense funds in the amount of $6,088,968 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, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/07/20) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $20.6M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $20,630,000 not-to-exceed, cost-plus-fixed-fee, undefinitized order (N00019-20-F-0078) against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-19-G-0008. This order procures various materials required for the 30P05 capability upgrade to all fielded pilot and maintenance training systems in support of the F-35 Program for the Navy, Marines, Air Force, non-Department of Defense (DOD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. (95%); and Fort Worth, Texas (5%), and is expected to be completed by December 2021. Fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,620,000; non-DOD participant funds in the amount of $1,310,000; and FMS funds in the amount of $1,385,000 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, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/06/20) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Temporary hangar ground broken

MILTON, Fla. - Santa Rosa County officials broke ground on a new hangar facility at Peter Prince Airport that will be the temporary home to Leonardo's maintenance operation. In April, county commissioners gave the go-ahead for design and engineering of the hangar, warehouse, and modular office complex. Construction on the new facility is expected to begin later this month. AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp., a subsidiary of Italy's Leonardo (previously Finmeccanica), is under contract with the Navy to deliver and maintain up to 130 new training helicopters that will be used at Naval Air Station Whiting Field. When infrastructure funding from Triumph Gulf Coast becomes available, the company will become the first tenant of the new Whiting Aviation Park and construct a larger facility there. The interim hangar at Peter Prince Airport will then be used to incentivize other, similar companies to locate operations in Milton. (Source: Santa Rosa County Economic Development, 08/05/20) Previous

Airport plan released

MOBILE, Ala. — A new $160 million, eight-gate terminal is the highlight of a master plan for the Mobile Downtown Airport. The Mobile Airport Authority said more than half its potential customers go to other states rather than using the current airport in west Mobile because of ticket prices and traffic congestion. The new plan might eliminate both issues. The 20-year plan calls for the eight jet bridge gates and a parking garage. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said the $403 million investment over 20 years will be well worth it. After the new terminal is built, the Mobile Regional Airport would likely be utilized by the Coast Guard and some industrial and cargo flights. (Source: WPMI, AviationPros, 08/04/20)

SpaceX capsule lands in Gulf

PENSACOLA, Fla. - NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken returned home Sunday when their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico south of Pensacola, Fla., at 2:48 CDT. It was the first time NASA astronauts have landed in the water since 1975, and the first ever in the Gulf of Mexico. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, called Endeavor, was hoisted aboard the deck of the company's "Go Navigator" recovery vessle. The splash down marked the completion of the first manned mission of NASA’s commercial crew program. Hurley and Behnken spent two months on the International Space Station after launching in late May from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the first crewed space launch from American soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. The astronauts were slated to be taken by helicopter to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. (Source: GCAC, NPR, Washington Post, 08/02/20) Previous