Serco - IPS Corp., Herndon, Va., is awarded a $12,526,821, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N00174-18-C-0015 to procure professional support services for the Naval Sea System Command’s director for surface ship maintenance and modernization (SEA 21). This procurement is for professional support services in the areas of program management, administrative support, surface ship modernization, inactive ships, surface ships readiness, surface training systems, business and financial management, records management, and information technology (IT) support. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C. (55%); Norfolk, Va. (19%); San Diego, Calif. (18%); Mayport, Fla. (2%); Yokosuka, Japan (2%); Sasebo, Japan (1%); Manama, Bahrain (1%); Pascagoula, Miss. (1%); and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (1%), and is expected to be complete by October 2021. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,290,333; fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,334; fiscal 2020 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,456,683; fiscal 2021 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $260,868; and fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,570,412 will be obligated at time of award, of which $9,865,079 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/30/21)
Monday, August 30, 2021
Contract: Roundhouse, $13.9M
Roundhouse PBN-Tepa EC JV, Warner Robins, Ga., was awarded a $13,862,809 firm-fixed-price contract to design and construct Zone 8 of the Emergency Operations Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Bids were solicited via the internet with 17 received. Work will be performed at Tyndall AFB with an estimated completion date of July 28, 2023. Fiscal 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $13,862,809 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-21-C-0028). (Source: DoD, 08/30/21)
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Contract: Lockheed, $51.5M
Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, N.J., is awarded a $51,468,710 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost (no fee) modification to previously awarded contract N00024-15-C-5151 to exercise options for ship integration and test of the AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) for AWS baselines through Advanced Capability Build 16 (ACB 16). The contract provides for AEGIS shipboard integration engineering, AEGIS Test Team support, AEGIS Modernization Team engineering support, Ballistic Missile Defense Test Team support, and AEGIS Weapons System (AWS) element assessments. This contract will cover the AWS ship integration and test efforts for AEGIS Ashore, nine new construction DDG-51 class ships, and the major modernization of seven DDG-51 class ships. It will additionally cover the integrated combat system modifications and upgrades for all current ships with all AWS baselines up to and including ACB 16. Work under this modification will be performed in Moorestown (46%); Norfolk, Va. (9%); Deveselu, Romania (9%); Pascagoula, Miss. (8%); Washington, D.C. (7%); San Diego, Calif. (6%); Everett, Wash. (4%); Bath, Maine (4%); Mayport, Fla. (3%); and various places each below one percent (4%); and is expected to be completed by September 2022. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $13,309,663 (46%); fiscal 2013 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,575,151 (26%); fiscal 2017 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $5,348,901 (18%); fiscal 2021 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,327,839 (8%); fiscal 2021 defense-wide procurement funds in the amount of $100,000 (1%); and fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $64,114 (1%) will be obligated at time of award, of which $18,722,678 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/27/21)
Contract: Raytheon, $27.1M
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a $77,107,920 non-competitive fixed-price incentive (firm) modification (P00007) to previously awarded contract FA8675-21-C-0034 for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Production Lot 35 Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM) and CATM guidance sections. Work will be performed in Tucson and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2024. Fiscal 2021 Air Force missile procurement funds in the amount of $17,593,520; fiscal 2021 Air Force operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $37,522,500; fiscal 2020 Navy weapons procurement funds in the amount of $11,875,626; and fiscal 2021 Navy weapons procurement funds in the amount of $10,116,274 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Air Dominance Division Contracting Office, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/27/21)
Monday, August 23, 2021
Contract: L-3 Mustang, $23.4M
L-3 Mustang Technology L.P., Plano, Texas, is awarded a $23,409,000 fixed-price incentive modification to previously awarded delivery order N00024-19-C-5313 for the procurement of MK 332 Mod 0 High Explosive 4 Bolt Guided (HE-4G) cartridges. Work will be performed in Plano (45%); Phoenix, Ariz. (14%); Cincinnati, Ohio (11%); Niceville, Fla. (7%); Boise, Idaho (5%); Tampa, Fla. (5%); Boston, Mass. (4%); Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada (3%); Manchester, N.H. (3%); Clear Lake, S.D. (2%); and Glendale Heights, Ill. (1%), and is expected to be completed by January 2023. Fiscal 2021 procurement of ammunition (Navy and Marine Corps) funding in the amount of $23,409,000 will be obligated at the 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. (Source: DoD, 08/23/21)
Contract: CC Distributors, $45M
CC Distributors Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas, was awarded an indefinite‐delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract with a ceiling price of $45,000,000 for a Contractor Operated Civil Engineer Supply Store (COCESS) at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The contract provides for a simplified method for Civil Engineer Squadron personnel and facility managers to purchase quality materials, tools and equipment used for work tasks, construction, recurring preventive maintenance, repairs and the Base U-Fix-it program. The location of performance is Eglin AFB. The work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2026, encompassing a five-year ordering period. This award is the result of a full and open competitive acquisition (FA282321R0006) posted on the Government Point of Entry and one offer was received. The Air Force Test Center, Installation Operational Contracting Division, Eglin AFB, is the contracting activity (FA282321D0012). (Source: DoD, 08/23/21)
Friday, August 20, 2021
Contract: PAE Aviation, $20.9M
PAE Aviation and Technical Services LLC, Marlton, N.J., has been awarded a $20,919,888 (approximate) modification (P00073) to previously awarded 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, directly supporting live-fire weapon system testing and enabling the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group’s developmental and operational air-to-air missiles testing. The locations of performance are Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Holloman AFB, N.M. The work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2022. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance funds will be utilized and no funds will be obligated at time of award. Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Langley AFB, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/20/21)
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Contract: GDIT, $136.5M
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) Inc., Falls Church, Va. (N00039-21-D-5001), is awarded a $136,502,136 indefinitely-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the consolidation of all Tier 1 information technology help desks and transition them to the managed service provider, GDIT. GDIT will provide service desk as a service using a knowledge-based solution, employing artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics and natural language processing. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds will be used for obligations at the task order level. Concurrent with the award, the first task order will be issued in order to satisfy the minimum guarantee of $5,000 per the terms and conditions of the contract. Funding will expire at the end of the fiscal year. Work will be performed primarily in Bossier City, La. (50%); and New Orleans, La. (50%). Performance is expected to be completed by August 2025 if all options are exercised. This contract includes a one-year base ordering period and three one-year optional ordering periods, which if exercised, would bring the estimated cumulative value to $136,502,136. Pursuant to the Other Transactions Authority (OTA) of 10 U.S. Code 2371 for prototype projects, this contract is not competitively procured because this is a production contract following the successful completion of the OTA prototype effort that originated in 2019. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/19/21)
Contract: Alabama Shipyard, $13M
Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $13,066,191 firm-fixed-price contract for a 72-calendar day shipyard availability. The work to be performed provides for services for the mid-term availability of the fleet oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). The contract includes four unexercised options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $13,314,208. Work will be performed in Mobile and is expected to be completed by Dec. 4, 2021. Fiscal 2021 working capital contract funds (Navy) in the amount of $13,066,191 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the beta.sam.gov website, with six proposals received. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N3220521C4110). (Source: DoD, 08/19/21)
Navy trainer crashes, two injured
MILTON, Fla. - A TH-57 training helicopter out of Naval Air Station Whiting Field crashed in a wooded area in east Milton this afternoon, injuring an instructor and student. Santa Rosa County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to n area just west of the Outlying Field off Highway 87 around 1:45 p.m. One of the injured was transported by air and one by ambulance to the hospital. (Sources: WEAR-TV, WKRG-TV, 08/19/21)
Virgin Orbit wraps up SSC tests
Virgin Orbit SSC test NASA photo |
HCPHC wins award
KILN, Miss. – The Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC) recently announced that Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission’s (HCPHC) aerospace strategy project won the 2020 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA). The “Best Practices” program recognizes exceptional contributions of communities in Mississippi for: business retention and expansion; business recruitment; community development; and community involvement. HCPHC invested over $7 million to grow its portfolio of hangars and technology parks to support growth. (Source: HCPHC, 08/18/21)
Contract: CH2M, $9.3M
CH2M Hill Constructors Inc., Englewood, Colo., is awarded a $9,343,200 modification for exercise of two options on a firm-fixed-price task order under a multiple award construction contract for design build hurricane recovery work at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. After award of this modification, the total task order value will be $24,337,800. Work will be performed in Pensacola and is expected to be completed by December 2023. The work to be performed provides for design build Hurricane Sally recovery work for repairs for NAS Pensacola Buildings 3902 and 3903. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $9,343,200 are obligated on this modification and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (N62470-19-D-8024). (Source: DoD, 08/18/21)
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Airport runway lighting funded
KILN, Miss. – The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission recently awarded a $1.7 million contract for runway lighting and electrical improvements at Stennis International Airport. The project includes replacing about 100 existing navigational aid lights from existing incandescent to new LEDs. NAVAID lighting helps pilots identify the airport, the runway and the appropriate flight path. Over 120,000 linear feet of new wire and underground housing will also be installed. The project was awarded to Webster Electric Company, of Collinsville, and is expected to be completed this fall. It was funded by a $1.9 million Federal Aviation Administration grant which also covered engineering fees. (Source: HCPHC, 08/16/21)
Contract: Bertucci, $20M
Bertucci Contracting Co. LLC, New Orleans, La., was awarded a $20,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to repair revetments and dikes. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss., is the contracting activity (W912EE-21-D-0009). (Source: DoD, 08/16/21)
Contract: PC Mechanical, $62M
Contract: Lockheed, $97.7M
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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Thursday, August 12, 2021
Contract: Gulf Coast Electric, $11.3M
Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative Inc., Wewahitchka, Fla., has been awarded a $11,295,479 modification (P00108) to a 50-year contract (SP0600-10-C-8253) with no option periods for the annual inflation adjustment and hourly inspection charge increases for the electric and water utility systems at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This is a firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. Location of performance is Florida, with a May 31, 2061, performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2010 through 2061 Air Force operations and maintenance funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. (Source: DoD, 08/11/21)
Contract: DCS, $25M
DCS, Corp., Alexandria, Va., is awarded a $25,080,326 modification (P00026) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This modification increases the ceiling to address labor cost increases to provide continued systems engineering, analysis, research, development, logistics, configuration and data management services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s aircraft integrated product teams in support of the development, integration, test, evaluation, and fielding of new and upgraded capabilities to the F/A-18, EA-18G, F-35, AV-8B, AH-1/UH-1 aircraft and unmanned aerial systems for the Navy. Work will be performed in China Lake, Calif. (86.5%); Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (7%); Ridgecrest, Calif. (5%); Point Mugu, Calif. (1%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (0.5%), and is expected to be completed in October 2022. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-18-D-0006). (Source: DoD, 08/11/21)
Contract: Choctawhatchee Electric, $25M
Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative Inc., De Funiak Springs, Fla., has been awarded a maximum $25,095,024 modification (P00046) to a 50-year contract (SP0600-16-C-8314) with no option periods for electric operations and maintenance, and the renewal and replacement monthly utility service charge at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 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 2021 through 2067 operation and maintenance funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. (Source: DoD, 08/10/21)
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Whiting gets first TH-73A
NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD, Fla. - A new Leonardo TH-73A "Thrasher" helicopter landed at Milton's NAS Whiting Field Friday morning in a ceremony attended by some of the base's and the county's top leaders. The helicopter will be assigned to Training Air Wing (TW) 5 and will replace the TH-57B/C Sea Ranger as the undergraduate training helicopter for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The helicopter made the two-day transit to the base from the Leonardo Helicopters facility in Philadelphia, where it was manufactured. The helicopter that landed Friday is the first of 32 TH-73A helicopters that are expected to be delivered to Whiting by the end of 2021. A total of 130 will be delivered by the end of 2024. (Sources: multiple, including Pensacola News Journal, 08/07/21, CNATRA, 08/06/21) Previous related
Contract: Kratos, $338M
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, Calif., has been awarded a $338,071,466 firm fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and time-and-material contract for Lots 17-21 production, out-of-warranty-repairs, and contractor logistics support. Work will be performed in Sacramento and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2027. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition, and fiscal 2021 procurement (3010) funds in the amount of $30,499,362 were obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8678-21-D-0001). (Source: DoD, 08/06/21)
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Sixth RS-25 test conducted
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - NASA conducted its sixth RS-25 single-engine hot fire Thursday on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi. It was a continuation of its seven-part test series to support development and production of engines for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on future missions to the Moon. Operators fired the engine for more than eight minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines need to fire for launch of the SLS rocket. (Source: NASA/SSC, 08/05/21) Previous
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
NETPDC has command change
NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. – Capt. Willie Brisbane relieved Capt. Brett St. George as commanding officer of Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) during a change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAval Air Station Pensacola July 30, 2021. Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin was the guest speaker for the event and highlighted NETPDC’s responsibilities of administering the Navy’s Voluntary Education program, providing resources management to assigned activities, and administering the Navy’s enlisted advancement program. (Source: DVIDS, 07/30/21)
20-year master plan finished
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport reached another milestone on July 28 when at an Airport Authority Board meeting officials announced the facility's master plan update is complete. The 20-year roadmap, which is revamped every five to seven years, includes various renovations and expansions, plans that come as the airport has seen rapid tourism growth this year. The plan awaits final approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and Florida Department of Transportation. The airport aims to tackle first renovations to its baggage-claim system and expansions of both customer and aircraft parking lots. Designs for all were approved during Wednesday's meeting. (Source: Panama City News Herald, 08/04/21)
Contract: Multiple, $344.7M
Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. (N00024-21-D-4443); Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc., Portsmouth, Va. (N00024-21-D-4444); and Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, Calif., formerly Huntington Ingalls Industries San Diego Shipyard Inc. (N00024-21-D-4445), are each awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contracts to support sustainment execution efforts for Littoral Combat Ships homeported in San Diego, California (MAC I). The MAC I contracts will have a ceiling of $344,724,287. Delivery orders will be competitively awarded under these contracts, which are to be performed in San Diego (58%); outside the continental U.S. (28%); and other continental U.S. (14%) locations, as appropriate. Each of the contracts has an estimated ordering period of 19 months, which is expected to end in February 2023. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $15,000 ($5,000 minimum guarantee per contract) is being obligated as each contract’s initial delivery order which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These contracts were competitively procured using full and open competition with three offers received via the beta.sam.gov website. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/04/21)
Contract: Lockheed, $66.6M
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $66,610,781, fixed-price (incentive) firm target, firm-fixed-price modification (P00056) to a previously awarded contract (N0001917C0001). This modification provides for alternative sources aircraft alignment definitization of material impacts to F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter low rate initial production Lots 12-14 aircraft in support the U.S. government’s decision to establish alternative source suppliers for materials and hardware within the F-35 production line for the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and non-Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Hoogergeide, Netherlands (89%); Laval, Quebec, Canada (9%); and Rancho Dominguez, Calif. (1%), and is expected to be completed in February 2023. Fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $159,568; fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $8,982,671; fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $6,688,543; fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $12,457,633; fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $6,412,057; and non-DOD participant funds in the amount of $31,910,309 will be obligated at time of award, $15,671,214 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Awarded August 2, 2021) (Source: DoD, 08/04/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Contract: Lockheed, $21.8M
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00023), increasing the face value of contract FA8682-18-C-0009, Group One Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) development, by $21,781,695. This modification provides for the change in the work and contract type necessary to develop the new air to ground (AGM-158) JASSM B-2 missile variant. Work will take place in Orlando and is expected to be completed by June 28, 2024. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $7,365,764; and fiscal 2020 other procurement funds in the amount of $8,672,136 are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $235,023,264. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/03/21)
Contract: Seeman Composites, $74.9M
Seemann Composites LLC, Gulfport, Miss., is awarded an $74,922,276 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for design engineering and manufacturing support. Work will be performed in Gulfport (60%); Chesapeake, Va. (20%); and Horsham, Pa. (20%), and is expected to be completed by July 2026. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funding in the amount of $18,842 will be obligated at time of award for the first order and not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Beta.Sam.gov website, with three offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, Bethesda, Md., is the contracting activity (N0016721D0010). (Source: DoD, 08/02/21)
Contract: Lockheed, $51,8M
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $51,793,127 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. This contract provides for program management support to include development of customer unique capabilities in support of the continued development of the air system for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program for a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (71%); Redondo Beach, Calif. (13%); Melbourne, Fla/ (1%); and various undisclosed locations outside the continental U.S. (15%), and is expected to be completed in January 2024. FMS customer funds in the amount of $18,000,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(C)(1). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N0001921C0040). (Source: DoD, 08/02/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.