Contract: Lockheed, $17M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $17,036,629 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00018) to a previously awarded contract (N0001920C0032). This modification increases the scope to procure intermediate level maintenance Phase 2B support of the full F-35 air vehicle components for the Navy and Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in July 2025. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $17,036,629 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, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/27/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Northrop, $13M

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., McLean, Va., is awarded a $12,999,218 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F0975) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0005). This order provides for the procurement for depot maintenance for the TE-6B in-flight trainer aircraft. Work will be performed in Lake Charles, La., and is expected to be completed in August 2023. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $12,999,218 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, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/27/22)

Contract: Atlas North America, $8.6M

Atlas North America LLC, Yorktown, Va., is awarded an $8,619,126 firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity requirements contract for depot level support and maintenance for the Seafox Mine Neutralization System. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $35,887,986. Work will be performed in Yorktown (50%); and Panama City, Fla. (50%), and is expected to be completed by May 2023. If all options are exercised, work will continue through May 2027. No funding will be obligated at the time of award. The contract was not competitively procured in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) – circumstances permitting other than full and open competition when only one responsible source and no supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61331- 22-D-0002). (Source: DoD, 05/27/22)

Contract: Cobham Mission, $19M

Cobham Mission Systems AAR Inc., Davenport, Iowa, has been awarded an $18,950,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the MC-130J Variable Speed Drogue (VSD) full rate production. This requirement establishes the production of VSDs to be installed on the MC-130J. The contract also provides for on-site familiarization training for bases implementing the VSD. Work will be performed at Hurlburt Field, Fla.; Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.; Kirtland AFB, N.M.; and Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. Work is expected to be completed by May 26, 2027. Fiscal 2022 procurement funds in the amount of $2,755,975 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins AFB, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8509-22-D-0004). (Source: DoD, 05/27/22)

Contract: Raytheon, $408.4M

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is awarded a $408,399,834 modification (P00018) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable contract (N0001921C0011). This modification provides for F135 propulsion system annual sustainment including maintenance of support equipment and unique maintenance services for conventional take-off and landing/carrier variant (F-35A and F-35C) and short take-off and landing (F-35B). Additionally, this modification provides support for common program activities, unique and common base recurring sustainment, repair of repairables, field service representatives, as well as common replenishment of spares. These efforts are in support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft for the Air Force, Air National Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in East Hartford (47%); Oklahoma City, Okla. (15%); Indianapolis, Ind. (13%); Windsor Locks, Conn. (6%); West Palm Beach, Fla. (5%); Brekstad, Norway (2%); Leeuwarden, Netherlands (2%); Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia (2%); Beaufort, S.C. (1%); Cameri, Italy (1%); Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (1%); Edwards AFB, California (1%); Hill Air Force Base, Utah (1%); Iwakuni, Japan (1%); Luke AFB, Ariz. (1%); and Patuxent River, Md. (1%), and is expected to be completed in November 2022. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Air Force) funds in the amount of $232,550,128; fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $65,624,251; fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Air National Guard) funds in the amount of $15,278,335; fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,144,650; non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $55,385,329; and FMS funds in the amount of $29,417,141 will be obligated at time of award, $323,597,364 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/26/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $97.5M

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $97,469,822 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00015) to a previously awarded contract (N0001919C0074). This modification adds scope to procure Block 4 special tooling and test equipment in support of non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer’s F-35 Lightning II delivery schedules. Work will be performed in New Hampshire (41%); Texas (21%); California (10%); Oregon (7%); Tennessee (7%); undisclosed location (4%); Israel (3%); Michigan (2%); Washington (2%); Netherlands (1%); Massachusetts (1%); and United Kingdom (1%), and is expected to be completed in December 2024. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $24,107,861; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $24,107,860; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $49,254,099 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, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/26/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Leidos, $24M

Leidos Inc., Reston, Va., is awarded a $23,956,429 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and cost only contract for shipset hardware installation, integrated logistic support, fleet maintenance support, and lifecycle sustainment of the Navy’s AN/SQQ-89 Surface Ship Undersea Warfare combat systems. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $291,923,819. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (98%); and the governments of Australia (1%) and Japan (1%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va. (41%); San Diego, Calif. (28%); Yokosuka, Japan (6%); Rota, Spain (6%); Mayport, Fla. (3%); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (3%); Everett, Wash. (3%); Bath, Maine (2%); Pascagoula, Miss. (2%); Manassas, Va. (2%); Washington, D.C. (1%); Syracuse, N.Y. (1%); Uniontown, Pa. (1%); and Marinette, Wisc. (1%), and is expected to be completed by May 2023. If all options are exercised, work will continue through May 2027. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,943,462 (25%); fiscal 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,387,520 (18%); fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,379,938 (17%); fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,161,542 (15%); fiscal 2020 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,049,416 (13%); fiscal 2021 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $344,789 (4%); fiscal 2017 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $250,000 (3%); fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $221,304 (3%); FMS (Japan) funds in the amount of $100,000 (1%); and FMS (Australia) funds in the amount of $75,000 (1%) will be obligated at the time of award, and $221,304 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the beta.sam.gov website with one offer received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-22-C5231). (Source: DoD, 05/26/22)

Contract: Pacwest-Korte, $32.2M

PacWest-Korte JV, Temecula, Calif., was awarded a $32,210,331 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of morale, welfare and recreation facilities. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 16, 2024. Fiscal 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $32,210,331 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0020). (Source: DoD, 05/26/22)

Contract: Schmidt-PRIME, $30M

Schmidt-PRIME Group LLC, Pensacola, Fla., is awarded a maximum-value $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, architect-engineering contract for multi-discipline architect-engineer (A-E) services in support of small projects located primarily at Public Works Department Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY); and Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown, Va., area of responsibility. An initial task order will be awarded at $5,000 in order to satisfy the minimum guarantee. Work will be performed in the Hampton Roads area, predominantly at NNSY and NWS Yorktown, and will be completed by May 2027. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $5,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by operation and maintenance (Navy) and military construction (Navy) funds. This contract was competitively procured via the beta.sam.gov website, with 17 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-22-D-0039). (Source: DoD, 05/25/22)

Contract: Haskell, $43M

The Haskell Co., Jacksonville, Fla., was awarded a $43,045,122 firm-fixed-price contract to provide a single combined building properly organized for flight operations. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., with an estimated completion date of June 13, 2024. Fiscal 2019 and 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $43,045,122 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0011). (Source: DoD, 05/25/22)

Astronaut candidates train at NAS

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. - Seven NASA astronaut candidates are undergoing flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola as part of a two-year training program to prepare them for participation in the Artemis lunar exploration program. The NASA Astronaut Candidate Basic Aviation Curriculum (ASCAN BAC) is administered by Training Air Wing Six (TW-6), which is responsible for the training and production of the Naval Flight Officers (NFOs) who serve as navigators, sensor operators, Weapons System Officers, and Electronic Warfare Officers. The ASCAN BAC is designed for candidates without prior military aviation training. The class includes United States candidates Christina Birch, Andre Douglas, Deniz Burnham, Christopher Williams, and Anil Menon, who were chosen from a field of more than 12,000 applicants, as well as international candidates Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammad Al Mulla of the United Arab Emirates. (Source: DVIDS, 05/17/22)

Contract: Carter's Contracting, $49M

Carter's Contracting Services Inc., Andalusia, Ala., was awarded a $49,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for rental of construction equipment with operators for disposal area management and levee maintenance. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May 22, 2027. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-D-0046). (Source: DoD, 05/23/22)

Contract: Reasor-Asturian, $13.9M

Reasor-Asturian JV LLC, Pensacola, Fla., is awarded a $13,863,875 firm-fixed-price task order (N4008522F5173) under a multiple award construction contract for replacing vertical landing pads at Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The work to be performed provides for the repairs to vertical landing pads K-2 and V23 to include replacing airfield lighting, associated electrical upgrades, and pavement markings. Work will be performed in Havelock, N.C., and is expected to be completed by September 2023. The maximum dollar value, including all contract line items, is $13,863,875. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $13,863,875 will be obligated at time of award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the beta.sam.gov website with eight offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-21-D-0105). (Source: DoD, 05/19/22)

Hypersonic successfully tested

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - After three failed attempts last year, the Air Force Armament Directorate has announced the successful launch of an Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), a hypersonic missile under development by the Air Force and contractor Lockheed Martin. Hypersonic weapons can fly at multiple times the speed of sound and are difficult to defend against. Russia and China already have successful hypersonic weapons. The ARRW is one of seven hypersonic missile projects being pursued by the U.S. military. One of those projects, the Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) being developed by the Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency with contractors Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne, completed a successful test flight last month. HAWC uses different propulsion technology than the ARRW. The 419th Flight Test Squadron and the Global Power Bomber Combined Test Force, both at Edwards Air Force Base in California, conducted the test. The Air Force news release said a "U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress successfully released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, off the Southern California coast, May 14. Following separation from the aircraft, the ARRW’s booster ignited and burned for expected duration, achieving hypersonic speeds five times greater than the speed of sound." (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 05/19/22) Previous

Arkansas to built LMXT boom

Lockheed Martin has confirmed that its LMXT strategic tanker aircraft’s aerial boom refuelling system will be built by Airbus in western Arkansas. The exact location has not yet been determined. Confirmation comes after both companies announced plans to expand their presence in Georgia and Alabama to support the configuration and assembling of LMXT. Based on the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), the LMXT will offer an established fly-by-wire aerial refuelling boom, being used by allied nations to refuel U.S. Air Force aircraft during global missions. Lockheed Martin introduced the LMXT last September for the US Air Force’s KC-Y strategic tanker program. Should Airbus win the competition against Boeing to build the bridge tanker, the Airbus tanker will be constructed in two phases, which include the production of LMXT as an A330 airliner at Airbus’ facility in Mobile, Ala. In the second phase, the commercial aircraft will be converted into the LMXT tanker at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ facility in Marietta, Ga. This phase will also involve the assembly, configuration and integration of the Arkansas-built boom. (Source: Air Force Technology, 05/19/22) Previous

Printed rocket may launch June 1

While many rocket manufacturers use 3D-printing technology to create components for spacecraft, the first entirely printed rocket may take flight as early as June 1. That was announced by Long Beach, Calif.-based Relativity Space. The company successfully completed a 60-second full-duration mission duty cycle test for stage two of its rocket, the Terran 1, at Stennis Space Center, Miss., in April. The test marks the first time a 3D-printed stage has undergone acceptance testing. Relativity also completed acceptance testing for all nine Aeon 1 engines for stage one of the rocket. The company completed its first full-duration mission duty cycle of the Aeon, which ran for 310 seconds, in January. Both stages will now be shipped to Relativity’s launch pad, LC-16, at Cape Canaveral. (Source: Long Beach Business Journal, 05/18/22)

Child born mid-flight

A woman gave birth on a Frontier Airlines flight to a baby girl. The baby came earlier than expected during the recent flight from Denver to Orlando after Shakeria Martin woke up from a nap on the flight with intense contractions. While the flight attendants couldn't find anyone on the plane with childbirth training, they went to work themselves by gathering medical supplies and ushering Martin to the back of the plane while the pilot arranged for an emergency landing at Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Fla. (Source: TODAY, 05/19/22)

Contract: Point Blank, $11M

Point Blank Enterprises Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., was awarded an $11,069,235 firm-fixed-priced modification to previously awarded contract N61331-20-D-0013 for maritime buoyant plates, to support the Antiterrorism Afloat Equipage Program. Work will be performed in Pompano Beach and is expected to be completed by June 2023, unless further options are exercised. If all options are exercised, then performance will be completed June 2025. Varying types of funding will be utilized to place orders on an “as needed” basis. No funding will be obligated at time of award. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Awarded May 17, 2022) (Source: DoD, 05/18/22)
 

Contract: Tencate Advanced, $9M

Tencate Advanced Armor USA Inc., Hebron, Ohio, was awarded an $8,951,506 firm-fixed-priced modification to previously awarded contract N61331-20-D-0011 for maritime buoyant plates to support the Antiterrorism Afloat Equipage Program. Work will be performed in Hebron and is expected to be completed by June 2023, unless further options are exercised. If all options are exercised, performance will be completed by June 2025 with a contract value not to exceed $15,335,931. Varying types of funding will be utilized to place orders on an “as needed” basis. No funding will be obligated at time of award. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Awarded May 17, 2022) (Source: DoD, 05/18/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $632.1M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $632,129,418 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. This contract provides engineering, maintenance, logistics and material support to continue to develop, sustain and produce software builds, as well as carryout developmental flight tests in support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales customer, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants’ funds. This contract also provides unique sea trials on aircraft carriers for the government of the United Kingdom. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (81%); Orlando, Fla. (7%); Linthicum, Md. (3%); Nashua, N.H. (3%); San Diego, Calif. (2%); El Segundo, Calif. (2%); Samlesbury, United Kingdom (1%); Toronto, Canada (0.10%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (0.90%), and is expected to be completed in March 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $41,009,193; fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Air Force) funds in the amount of $40,103,104; fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $40,103,104; fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $39,491,303; fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $1,934,724; and non-U.S. DOD participants funds in the amount of $41,085,051 will be obligated at the time of award, $80,206,208 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 (N0001922C0041). (Source: DoD, 05/17/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $9.8M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $9,796,528 fixed-price-incentive-firm modification (P00054) to a previously awarded contract (N0001918C1048). This modification adds scope to provide F-35 Joint Strike Fighter depot material lay-in, in support of air interceptor and panoramic cockpit display repair capabilities under low rate initial production Lot 11 for the Air Force, Navy, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Alpharetta, Ga. (43.66%); Rochester, United Kingdom (37.21%); and Fort Worth (19.13%), and is expected to be completed in October 2023. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $4,319,316; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,306,998; FMS funds in the amount of $1,199,056; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $1,971,158 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, 05/17/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: multiple, $990M

CCI Energy & Construction Services LLC, Garden Ridge, Texas (FA3016-22-D-0017); Butt Construction Company Inc., Dayton, Ohio (FA3016-22-D-0018); LRG Services LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (FA3016-22-D-0019); Lifecycle Construction Services LLC, Fredericksburg, Va. (FA3016-22-D-0020); SES Electrical LLC, Oak Ridge, Tenn. (FA3016-22-D-0021); HGL Construction Inc., Midwest City, Okla. (FA3016-22-D-0022); GSI-ENET JV LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii (FA3016-22-D-0023); PM Jenkins Group Professional Management Services LLC, Kalamazoo, Mo. (FA3016-22-D-0024); Dawson Enterprises LLC, McClellan, Calif. (FA3016-22-D-0025); Southeastern Industrial Barlovento JV-2 LLC, Destin, Fla. (FA3016-22-D-0026); Gideon Contracting LLC, San Antonio, Texas (FA3016-22-D-0027); Koman Construction LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (FA3016-22-D-0028); and Hasen JV, New Braunfels, Texas (FA3016-22-D-0030), have been awarded a $990,000,000 ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contract. This contract provides construction services for military facilities at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas; Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; and Goodfellow AFB, Texas. Work is expected to be completed by May 15, 2032. This award is the result of a competitive small business set-aside acquisition and 35 proposals were received. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,000 per basic contract will be obligated at the time of award. The 502nd Contracting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/16/22)

Contract: Raytheon, $75M

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Ariz., has been awarded a $75,000,000 ceiling increase to previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract FA8672-19-D-0001 for StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II, GBU-53/B), Small Diameter Bomb II Life Cycle Support III. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $275,000,000. Work will be performed in Tucson and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2024. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at the time of ceiling increase. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/16/22)

Contract: Harper, $55.3M

Harper Construction Co., Inc., San Diego, Calif., is awarded a $55,312,762 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N62473-21-C-1011. This modification provides for the second increment to the construction contract for design and construction of F-35C hangar addition to Hangar 6 at the Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. After award of this modification, the total cumulative contract value will be $101,741,289. The contract also contains one unexercised option, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $102,104,756. Work will be performed in Lemoore and is expected to be completed by March 2024. Fiscal 2022 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $55,312,762 are obligated on this award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/16/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $30.4M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00066) to increase the not-to-exceed value by $30,364,791 on a previously awarded undefinitized contract (N0001919C0010). This modification adds scope for the development and delivery of F-35 pilot training device capability in support of the F-35 continuous capability development and delivery plan. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida (70%); and Fort Worth, Texas (30%), and is expected to be completed in April 2024. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/16/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $26.9M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas is awarded a $26,887,886 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F1020) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This order provides non-recurring engineering for modification efforts to the existing F-35 pilot training device, specifically the mission rehearsal trainer, as well as and the initial production-quality deliveries. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. (79%); Fort Worth, Texas (14%); and Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (7%); and is expected to be completed in June 2024. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $13,443,943 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, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/16/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs. 

Contract: multiple, $95M

M.C. Dean, Tysons, Va. (W912DY17-D-0016); Signet Technologies Inc., Beltsville, Md. (W912DY17-D-0013); KBRWyle Technology Solutions LLC, Columbia, Md. (W912DY17-D-0014); Johnson Controls Building Automation Systems LLC, Huntsville, Ala. (W912DY17-D-0015); InDyne Inc., Sterling, Va. (W912DY17-D-0039); Parsons Government Services Inc., Pasadena, Calif. (W912DY17-D-0017); Xator Corp., Reston, Va. (W912DY17-D-0019); and Williams Electric Company Inc., Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (W912DY17-D-0040), were awarded a $95,000,000 modification (P00007) for the Electronic Security System Program. Bids were solicited via the internet with 34 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 5, 2022. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/16/22)

Hurricane Hunter crew disciplined

BILOXI, Miss. - Members of the Mississippi-based Hurricane Hunters have been disciplined after their plane made an unauthorized stop to pick up a crew member's motorcycle. The five-member crew was spotted briefly stopping in Martha's Vineyard to load a 1970 BMW R75/5 onto their plane before continuing their assignment to California, The Sun Herald reported. The motorcycle belonged to a crew member. A news release said members of the 403rd Wing aircrew responsible for the stop have faced "both administrative and aircrew qualification-related discipline for misuse of a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft.” The crew left Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi on March 24 and landed at Quonset Air National Guard Base in Rhode Island. The next day the crew made a detour to Martha’s Vineyard before continuing their assigned mission, which was to pick up equipment from Mather, Calif., the news release said. The crew was grounded in Mather and another crew picked up the aircraft and crew. The motorcycle remains in California. (Source: AP via Clarion Ledger, 05/12/22)

Big maritime evaluation executed

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group conducted the largest maritime Weapons System Evaluation Program April 7-15, 2022. This iteration included air-to-air and air-to-ground and electronic warfare operations. The 74th Fighter Squadron and the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron’s A-10s participated in the combat exercises, and were evaluated on maverick and laser guided weapon capabilities against maritime targets. During the Combat Hammer (air-to-ground) portion of WSEP the 1st Special Operations Wing’s U-28 aircraft assisted with target acquisition. The 34th Bomb Squadron’s B-1 Lancers also participated in the Combat Hammer portion. The 12th and 3rd Special Operations Squadron MQ-9 Reapers were used with the intent to deploy with minimal equipment and personnel to execute operations. All of these aircraft and mission sets used Eglin’s many water ranges, airspace and environments to execute the evaluations. The ranges are the responsibility of the 96th Test Wing’s Range Group. The program management of the event and the airspace belong to the 96th Operations Support Squadron. (Source: Eglin Air Force Base, 05/12/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $397.7M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $397,726,298 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00003) to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N0001921D0001). This modification exercises options to procure initial spares in support of F-35 Lightning II Lot 16 deliveries, as well as procures global spares pool and afloat spares package/deployment spares packages for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales customers, and non-U.S. Department of Defense participants. Work will be performed in Fort Worth and is expected to be completed in December 2024. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/13/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Deloitte, $12.5M

Deloitte Consulting LLP, Arlington, Va., is awarded an estimated $12,500,000 modification to a previously awarded, cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00039-19-D-0007) for a training virtual environment (TVE) that will host the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) training curriculum and deliver curriculum packages for CANES baselines. The TVE is a virtualized computing environment that fully replicates the functionality of CANES that provides realistic and testable training and scenarios. The TVE provides a centrally located and integrated learning management system that allows for rapid curriculum updates and configuration changes. No funds will be placed on contract or obligated at the time of award. Other procurement, Navy funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued upon award of the contract modification. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (45%); Phoenix, Ariz. (40%); Pensacola, Fla. (14%); and Virginia Beach, Va. (1%). Work is expected to be completed by December 2023. This sole source contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) — only one responsible source (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 6.302-1). Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/13/22)
 

Contract: Consolidated, $9.8M

Consolidated Analysis Center Inc., Norfolk, Va., is awarded a $9,813,519 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract action for engineering services for amphibious and auxiliary ships. The contract is structured with an 11-month base period and a six-month option period, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $15,243,206.  Work is expected to be performed in Washington, D.C. (72%); Philadelphia, Pa. (8%); Glen Burnie, Md. (5%); Arlington, Va. (5%); Mount Laurel, N.J. (4%); Virginia Beach, Va. (4%); and Pascagoula, Miss. (2%), and is expected to be completed by October 2023. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $100,000 will be obligated at time of award, of which $100,000 will 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 Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, Norco, Calif., is the contracting activity (N6426722C0010). (Source: DoD, 05/13/22)

Contract: Mike Hooks, $24M

Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, La., was awarded a $24,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for rental of a cutterhead pipeline dredge. 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 July 12, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-D-0029). (Source: DoD, 05/13/22)

Tyndall hosting large exercise

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Checkered Flag 22-2, one of the largest air-to-air exercises, has kicked off at Tyndall and will run through May 20. It focuses on the integration of the F-22 with fourth-generation aircraft, including the F-15C, F-16, Navy F/A-18E, and others,to improve the capabilities of aviators and maintainers. The twice-yearly exercise supports the Air Combat Command's training of the Immediate Response Force. This Checkered Flag brings more than 1,300 personnel from 11 squadrons to Tyndall in support of 71 aircraft, with eight additional squadrons and almost 40 additional aircraft participating from their home stations across the country. (Source: Panama City News Herald, 05/11/22)

Contract: HII, $58.4M

Huntington Ingalls Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded a $58,396,917 hybrid cost-plus-award-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee with a special performance incentive, and cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N00024-21-C-4205 to exercise options for planning yard support for LPD 17 amphibious transport dock ships, LHD 1/LHA 6 amphibious assault ships, LSD 41/49 dock landing ships, and LCC 19 amphibious command ship. Work will be performed in Pascagoula with on-site technical support for Chief of Naval Operations availabilities in Mayport, Fla.; Norfolk, Va.; San Diego, Calif.; and Sasebo, Japan. Work is expected to be completed by May 2023. No funding will be obligated at the time of award. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast, Pascagoula, is the contracting activity (N00024-21-C-4205). (Source: DoD, 05/12/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $43.6M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $43,643,049 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F0001) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This order provides for diminishing manufacturing sources non-recurring engineering in support of a redesigned panoramic cockpit display electronic unit video mixer for F-35 Lightning II production aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, and non-U.S Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Fort Worth and is expected to be completed in January 2029. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $17,882,438; fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $17,882,438; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $7,878,172 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, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/11/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Hensel Phelps, $531.7M

Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $531,737,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of 11 facilities within the flightline area of Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., including utilities, site improvements, pavements, detection/protection features, security enhancements and others. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed at Tyndall AFB with an estimated completion date of Jan. 19, 2026. Fiscal 2019 and 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $531,737,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0008). (Source: DoD, 05/10/22)

Airbus makes new line official

MOBILE, Ala. - Airbus officially announced Monday that it plans to open a second A320 final assembly line in Mobile, where it also has an A220 jetliner assembly line. Groundbreaking is set for later this year or early next year with the first planes due off the new line in 2025. Airbus says it will hire a thousand additional employees, bringing its total workforce at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley to 2,500 people by 2025. “This is going to make Mobile, when we’re up and running with all the final assembly lines running, the fourth largest aviation center in the world,” said Airbus Americas Chairman and CEO Jeff Knittel. The announcement comes as the aviation industry rebounds after a two-year COVID slowdown. Airbus says the new final assembly line will help the company push out 75 aircraft a month worldwide. Mayor Sandy Stimpson believes this announcement could lead to greater things ahead. “Just the size they’ll be now you’ll really see suppliers seriously considering coming here to this region now whereas in the past maybe it wasn’t quite the production level to warrant that,” he said. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, along with Airbus, Mobile and education leaders, attended the afternoon announcement. Airbus produced the first Alabama-built A320 aircraft in 2015, and it launched production of the A220 single-aisle passenger jet in Mobile during 2019. (Sources: FOX10, Governor's Office, 05/09/22) Previous

Contract: B.L. Harbert, $36.8M

B.L. Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Ala., was awarded a $36,777,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of two gate complexes at the main access points of Tyndall Air Force Base. Fla. Bids were solicited via the internet with seven received. Work will be performed at Tyndall AFB with an estimated completion date of July 14, 2024. Fiscal 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $36,777,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0018). (Source: DoD, 05/06/22)

SSC modifying flame deflector

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Workers at Stennis Space Center are engaged in a maintenance project to protect the flame deflector on the Fred Haise Test Stand, where RS-25 engines for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket are tested. During testing on the stand, an RS-25 engine’s combustion chamber reaches 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Its exhaust plume hits the test stand’s J-shaped flame deflector at temperatures around 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The exhaust is cooled by high-pressure water sprayed into the test stand flame deflector through thousands of 5/32-inch holes. Without the 170,000 gallons of water pumped every minute from the nearby High Pressure Industrial Water Facility, the carbon-steel flame deflector would melt under the superhot exhaust plume. The exhaust hits some parts of the flame deflector more directly and with more heat than others. To offset the effect, the pattern of holes must be precise and uniquely tailored for a particular test project. Crews are now in the process of performing critical modifications on the Fred Haise Test Stand flame deflector. A key part of the work is drilling a new, highly specialized hole pattern to improve water cooling and protect the infrastructure. The hole pattern will be uniquely tailored for the RS-25 testing program. In addition to the spray pattern effort, weld crews also are completing work on the flame deflector manifold structure. Having tested rocket engines and stages dating back to the Apollo missions, the Fred Haise Test Stand has a proven history of bearing the same temperatures and forces produced by a rocket engine during launch. However, testing RS-25 engines for SLS use has presented a new set of challenges. The engines sit at a lower point in the test stand (closer to the flame deflector) and operate at higher power levels than engines from some previous test programs. (Source: NASA/SSC, 05/04/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $372.5M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas is awarded a $372,461,030 undefinitized firm-fixed-price modification (P00003) to an order (N0001921F0398) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This modification adds scope to procure F-35 Lightning II Lots 15-16 ancillary mission equipment requirements for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Additionally, this modification adds scope to procure F-35 Lightning II initial spares for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, and non-U.S Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Fort Worth and is expected to be completed in December 2024. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $116,596,160; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of  $49,860,712; fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,732,939; fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of  $ 90,680,424; FMS funds in the amount of $2,067,174; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $3,483,749 will be obligated at the time of award, $92,413,363 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, 05/05/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Boeing moving HQ from Chicago

Boeing plans to move corporate headquarters from Chicago to Northern Virginia, the Wall Street Journal reported and Forbes confirmed Thursday. Boeing could announce its move to Arlington County, Va., across the Potomac River from D.C., next week, the Journal and the Washington Post reported. Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security division is already headquartered in Arlington, Va. Boeing first moved its executives to Chicago in 2001, leaving the Seattle region, which had been Boeing's home for decades and is still where most of its commercial airplanes are produced. (Source: Forbes, 05/05/22) Gulf Coast note: Boeing rival Airbus has headquarters in Herndon, Va., and produces A320 and A220 passenger jets in Mobile, Ala.

Airbus eyes 2nd Mobile A320 line

MOBILE, Ala. - Airbus has confirmed to FOX10 News that it plans to build a second A320 assembly line in Mobile. The company released its first quarter report for 2022 that says it plans to increase its monthly production of the A320 to 75 aircraft a month in 2025, and Mobile is expected to play a major role. “Mobile will play a key role in Airbus’ plans to significantly increase global production rates in coming years,” said James Darcy, vice president of communications for Airbus. The company is expected to announce more details on the expansion in Mobile at a meeting on Monday. (Source: WALA, 05/04/22)  Mobile currently has two aircraft production lines at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, one for the A320 and one for the A220.

Contract: multiple, $130M

Ilsi-Arcadis JV, New Orleans, La. (W912EP-22-D-0002); CDM Federal Programs, Jacksonville, Fla. (W912EP-22-D-0004); SAI-WGI KV LLC, Orlando, Fla. (W912EP-22-D-0005); Kimley-Hanson-Bergmann JV, West Palm Beach, Fla. (W912EP-22-D-0006); AECOM-B&V Civil Works JV, Roanoke, Va. (W912EP-22-D-0007); Stanley Consultants-Stantec JV, Minneapolis, Minn. (W912EP-22-D-0008); and Genterra-Freese and Nichols Small Business Mentor-Protege JV, Irvine, Calif. (W912EP-22-D-0009), will compete for each order of the $130,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for engineering and design services for civil works projects. Bids were solicited via the internet with 26 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May 4, 2027. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/04/22)

Contract: Austal USA, $230.5M

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $230,545,382 fixed–priced incentive (firm target) contract modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-2227 to exercise the option for the detail design and construction of Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 16. Work will be performed in Mobile (63%); Fairfax, Va. (10%); Novi, Mich. (10%); Houston, Texas (3%); Slidell, La. (2%); Franklin, Mass. (2%); Rhinelander, Wisc. (2%); and Chesapeake, Va. (1%); with other efforts performed at various locations throughout the U.S. (4%), and various locations outside the U.S. (3%). Work is expected to complete by October 2025. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $230,545,382 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. (Source: DoD, 05/03/22)

Contract: L3Harris, $16.5M

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo., has been awarded a $16,515,647 contract modification (P00100) to previously awarded contract FA8823-20-C-0004 for Space Fence sustainment services. This modification adds depot level maintenance, modification and sustainment services for the Space Fence System. Work will be performed in Colorado Springs; Moorestown, N.J.; Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; and Dahlgren, Va., and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2023. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $5,341,637 are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $517,528,546. The Space Systems Center Directorate of Contracting, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/02/22)

Contract: Vectrus Systems, $18M

Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., has been awarded an $18,046,899 firm-fixed-price modification (A00122) to previously awarded contract FA3002-17-C-0001 for base operations support services at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Work is expected to be completed by May 31, 2023. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $16,705,668 are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $125,270,284. The 81st Contracting Squadron, Keesler AFB, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/02/22)