Contract: multiple, $1.3B

CAE USA Inc., Tampa, Fla. (N6134022D1001); BGI-Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI) JV LLC, Mount Pleasant, S.C. (N6134022D1002); Valiant Global Defense Services Inc., San Diego, Calif. (N6134022D1003); Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma LLC, Oklahoma City, Okla. (N6134022D1004); Fidelity Technologies Corp., Reading, Pa. (N6134022D1005); FlightSafety Defense Corp., Denver, Colo. (N6134022D1006); LB&B Associates Inc., Columbia, Md. (N6134022D1007); Engineering Support Personnel Inc., Orlando, Fla. (N6134022D2001); and LTSS JV, Minot, N.D. (N6134022D2002), are awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the estimated aggregate ceiling of $1,310,000,000. The contract provides sustainment services and training requirements in support of fielded training systems to include, training simulator contractor operation and maintenance services and contractor instructional services, with minor training simulator modifications, training simulator relocations, training systems management, in-service engineering office support, spares/product support, and other related support services performed ancillary to contractor operation and maintenance services and contractor instructional services for the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division. Companies have an opportunity to compete for individual orders. Percentages for work performed at each location is unknown until award of task orders under this contract, however, work will be performed at Navy installations in Mayport, Fla.; Norfolk, Va.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Whidbey Island, Wash.; Key West, Fla.; Fallon, Nev.; Pensacola, Fla.; Lakehurst, N.J.; New Orleans, La.; Ft. Worth, Texas; Naval Submarine Base New London Groton, Conn.; and U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., and is expected to be completed in August 2027. 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, seven offers were received, as well as, as a small business set aside request for proposal; two offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/29/22)

Contract: HII $13M

Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded a $13,071,106 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6319 for continued studies of a large unmanned surface vessel. This contract modification includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract modification to $ 15,071,106. Work will be performed in Pascagoula and is expected to be completed by September 2024. If all options are exercised, work will continue through September 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $149,998 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, 07/29/22)

Contract: EMR, $10.9M

EMR Inc., Niceville, Fla., is awarded a $10,881,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a cryogenics facility at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C. The work to be performed provides for the new construction of a low-rise cryogenics facility to include an administration/maintenance section, a liquid oxygen/nitrogen production section, and a covered storage area for gas cylinder storage. Work will be performed in Beaufort and is expected to be completed by October 2024. The maximum dollar value including the base period and the planned modification is $10,977,000. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 military construction (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $10,881,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the beta.sam.gov website with five offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N400085-22-C-0032). (Source: DoD, 07/29/22)

Contract: Bollinger, $9.4M

Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC, Lockport, La., is awarded a $9,428,770 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6316 for continued studies of a large unmanned surface vessel. This contract modification includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract modification to $13,958,770. Work will be performed in Lockport and is expected to be completed by September 2024. If all options are exercised, work will continue through September 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $149,933 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, 07/29/22)

Contract: Austal USA, $9.1M

Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $9,115,310 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6315 for continued studies of a large unmanned surface vessel. This contract modification includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract modification to $13,285,309. Work will be performed in Mobile and is expected to be completed by September 2024. If all options are exercised, work will continue through September, 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $149,878 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, 07/29/22)
 

Contract: Goodwill, $8.6M

Goodwill Services Inc., Richmond, Va., is awarded an $8,581,953 performance-based, firm-fixed-price, definitive contract (N6523622C1005) to provide supply chain and warehousing management services. These services include supply support, tracking reports, material physical distribution support, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office operations support, material movement support and command consumables support. The contract includes a base-year plus four one-year option periods and a six-month option period. The option periods, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to an estimated $49,019,064. Fiscal 2022 working capital (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,700,144 will be obligated at time of award. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Work will be performed in Charleston, S.C. (70%); Norfolk, Va. (29%); and New Orleans, La. (1%), and is expected to be completed by July 2023. If all options are exercised, work could continue until January 2029. The contract was not competitively procured because it is a sole source acquisition negotiated under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(5). Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/29/22)

Contract: CFD Research, $9.9M

CFD Research Corp., Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded an estimated $9,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-reimbursable contract for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III guided weapon design. This contract will further develop, mature and transition the weapon design capability produced under SBIR Phase II. Work will be performed in Huntsville and is expected to be complete by July 28, 2027. This award is a result of a SBIR Phase III program. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $193,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8651-22-D-A004 with task order FA8651-22-F-A007). (Source: DoD, 07/29/22)

Training aircraft grounded

The Air Force temporarily grounded nearly 300 trainer aircraft over concerns that ejection seats may not fire correctly, Air Force Times has learned. The service stopped flying 203 T-38 Talons and 76 T-6 Texan IIs that may be affected, Air Force spokesperson Aryn Lockhart confirmed Thursday. That's about 40 percent of the T-38 fleet and 15 percent of the T-6 fleet, including planes at each undergraduate pilot training base and Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. The groundings come after the ejection seat manufacturer discovered a potential defect with the explosive cartridges that allow a pilot to escape. The T-38 is a supersonic jet used to prepare pilots to fly fighter and bomber aircraft, and the T-6 is the service’s turboprop plane used to teach basic flight skills. The Navy and Marines also grounded some of their aircraft. Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd. makes the ejection seats for the trainers, along with the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet, the Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II and a host of other aircraft flown by dozens of military organizations. (Sources: Air Force Times via Yahoo, San Antonio Express-News, 07/28/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $18.2M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., has been awarded an $18,179,249 contract modification, (P00020) to previously awarded (FA8682-21-C-0001) to convert 40 AGM-158B missiles to Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range AGM-158B-2 missiles in Lot 19 and provide additional tooling and equipment. Work will be performed in Orlando and is expected to be complete by Jan. 30, 2025. The award is the result of sole source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8682-21-C-0001). (Source: DoD, 07/28/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $35.6M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $35,630,377 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00001) to an order (N0001921F0849) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This modification adds scope to provide continued support for migrating program management from the Waterfall process to the Agile process for software development in support of the Next Generation Mission Planning software development process to follow the Agile methodology. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (90%); and Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (10%), and is expected to be completed in April 2025. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,750,000; fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $11,750,000; and non-U.S. Department of Defense participant funds in the amount of $4,315,349 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, 07/28/22)

Grants sought for aviation projects

PENSACOLA, Fla. - In the upcoming fiscal year, the Florida House is implementing a local support program that allows legislators to request nonrecurring funding for local governments, educational entities or private programs, which support local initiatives. The current round of funding is capped at $175 million, and the grants must be approved by the Legislative Budget Commission. Santa Rosa County has a list of six projects, including $1.5 million for a taxiway and apron connection between Whiting Aviation Park and the Naval Air Station Whiting Field runway. Escambia County is also seeking money, including $490,000 for a baggage handling system reconfiguration at Pensacola International Airport, and $350,000 for a restroom and educational facility at Veterans Memorial Park in Pensacola. Over 900 grant project requests had been made statewide through the Florida House as of Wednesday morning. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 07/27/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $213.3M

Lockheed Martin Corp., a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $213,303,095, cost-plus-incentive-fee undefinitized contract. This contract provides engineering, maintenance, logistics, and material support, in support of Phase 2 upgrade of the Australia Canada United Kingdom Reprogramming Laboratory for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Additionally, this contract provides a new mission data production and test line to support sovereign reprogramming capabilities for the government of Australia and the United Kingdom’s F-35 air vehicles. Work will be performed in Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (65%); and Fort Worth (35%), and is expected to be completed in July 2027. Non-Department of Defense participant funds in the amount of $53,325,774 will be obligated at the 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 (N0001922C0062). (Source: DoD, 07/27/22)

Delivery date eyed for 2nd SLS core

NEW ORLEANS, La. - Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, and plans to deliver the rocket stage to NASA next year in March. The space agency’s prime contractor for SLS Core Stages is wrapping up standalone integration of the engine section/boattail assembly of the launch vehicle. Following subassembly functional testing, Boeing plans to break the engine section over from its current vertical orientation to horizontal and then mate it to the upper “four-fifths” of the stage in late October. The four RS-25 engines would then be installed late this year, leading to final integrated function testing of the whole stage over the holidays into early next year ahead of the planned March delivery date. (Source: SpaceFlight, 07/25/22)

Army command change

FORT RUCKER, Ala. — Brig. Gen. Michael C. McCurry assumed command of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker from Maj. Gen. David J. Francis during a change of command ceremony on Howze Field July 21, 2022. Lt. Gen. Theodore D. Martin, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth commander, facilitated the ceremonial passing of the unit colors from outgoing to incoming leader. Francis moves on to his next assignment as director, J-3 Operations/Cyber, U.S. Africa Command, Germany. (Source: DVIDS, 07/21/22)

Navy change of command

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Capt. Christopher G. Bryant relieved Capt. Marc W. Ratkus as commanding officer of the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) during a change of command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum on Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., July 22. Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, served as the presiding officer, while retired Rear Adm. Steve L. Parode, a leader in the information warfare community and mentor to Ratkus, provided comments as the guest speaker. The Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station has training sites throughout the United States and Japan, CIWT trains over 26,000 students every year. Center for Information Warfare Training also offers more than 200 courses for cryptologic technicians, intelligence specialists, information systems technicians, electronics technicians, and officers in the information warfare community. (Source: U.S. Navy, 07/25/22)

Contract: Raytheon, $14.9M

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is awarded a $14,895,376 modification (P00006) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N0001921C0068). This modification adds scope to provide for the planning, implementation, management, and reporting of sustainment affordability in support of initiatives that reduce future F-35 propulsion sustainment cost for the F-35 Joint Program Office. Work will be performed in East Hartford (61%); and Oklahoma City, Okla. (39%), and is expected to be completed in September 2024. Non-Department of Defense participant funds in the amount of $14,895,376 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, 07/26/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Hornbeck, $8.8M

Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC, Covington, La., was awarded an $8,766,200 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220522C3102) for the operation and crewing of one Jones Act-qualified, U.S.-flagged vessel to support the Navy’s submarine fleet operational and rescue requirements. This contract includes one 182-day base period, one 182-day option period, and one 120-day option period, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $19,336,200. The vessel, HOS Rosebud, will provide support for Navy operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Working capital funds (Transportation) in the amount of $8,766,200 are obligated for fiscal 2022, and will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited via the System for Award Management website, and one offer was received. The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N3220522C3102). (Awarded July 20, 2022) (Source: DoD, 07/26/22)

Contract: Gulf Coast Electric, $24M

Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative Inc., Wewahitchka, Fla., has been awarded a $23,993,048 modification (P00137) to a 50-year contract (SP0600-10-C-8253) with no option periods for the electric and water utility systems at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This modification establishes an annual inflationary adjustment to the contract’s electric and water utility service charges, provides equitable adjustments to reflect changes to the electric and water asset inventory, and incorporates the hourly inspection charge rate increase as approved by the Government. This is a firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The performance completion date is May 31, 2061. 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, 07/26/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $9.2M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Archbald, Pa., is awarded a $9,239,385 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F2549) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0029). This order provides product improvement initiatives focused on the BDU-59C/B technology refresh that addresses diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages, component issues, evaluates cyber security enhancements and architecture expansion toward a multimode trainer. Additionally, this order provides for continued integration of the Twin Lug Laser Guided Training Round onto the F-35 platform. Work will be performed in Archbald (65%); Amityville, N.Y. (19%); and Dallas, Texas (16%), and is expected to be completed in July 2024. Fiscal 2021 procurement of ammunition (Navy and Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $9,239,385 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, 07/25/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Vaya Space to use SSC

Vaya Space, a developing small satellite and technology company is deep into the development of its STAR-3D vortex hybrid engine that will be used on the company’s Dauntless rocket. The company announced a multifaceted agreement with NASA for use of Kennedy Space Center, Fla., and Stennis Space Center, Miss., for engine demonstration and testing. It signed an exclusive launch contract with All2Space of Brazil for the launch of its CubeSat constellation as early as 2023. All2Space will launch on Vaya Space’s Dauntless rocket. The rocket will be powered by Vaya Space’s STAR-3D. The 3D printed solid-liquid propellant engine uses thermoplastics as a solid fuel that is only ignitable/combustible when in the presence of liquid oxygen (LOX) and given an ignition source. The engine has been static fired over 100 times and successfully flew a suborbital demonstration mission in January 2022 from the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Vaya Space conducted its inaugural launch earlier this year. (Source: Spaceflight, 07/23/22, Inferse, 07/20/22)

Contract: Conti Federal, $49.7M

Conti Federal Services LLC, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $49,686,478 firm-fixed-price contract to demolish buildings and construct facilities totaling 103,700 square feet. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed at Hurlburt Field, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 7, 2025. Fiscal 2018, 2020 and 2021 military construction, defense-wide funds in the amount of $49,686,478 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0026). (Source: DoD, 07/22/22)

Contract: Austal USA, $156.2M

Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $156,171,650 fixed-price incentive (firm target) modification to previously awarded contract N00024-21-C-2209 to exercise options for construction of two additional towing, salvage and rescue ships (T-ATS 13 and 14). This contract was originally awarded for the detail design and construction of T-ATS 11-15. The option for T-ATS 12 was exercised in 2021. These additional two options being exercised allow for the first four ships of the planned five ships. This contract includes options for associated support efforts related to the ship design and construction for special studies, engineering and industrial services, provisioned items orders, and pilot house mock-up. Work will be performed in Mobile (54%); Chesapeake, Va. (20%); Jacksonville, Fla. (6%); Boca Raton, Fla. (4%); and other suppliers representing less than 1% of contract value (16%). Work is expected to be complete in January 2026. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $156,171,650 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/22/22)

Contract: J&J and ALMS, $27.9M

J&J and ALMS Mission Support Solutions LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, is awarded a $27,856,781 single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for base operating support (BOS) services at Naval Air Station Pensacola and outlying areas, Saufley Field, Corry Station, and Bronson Field, Fla. The work to be performed provides for BOS services to include port operations, facility management, facility investment, pavement clearance, utilities management, electrical, natural gas, wastewater, steam, water, chiller, base support vehicles and equipment, environmental, and other related services. The contract also contains seven unexercised options, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $221,159,194. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Florida, and is expected to be completed by March 2024. Fiscal 2023 Defense Health Program; fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Navy (O&M, N); fiscal 2023 O&M, Marine Corps; fiscal 2023 family housing O&M, N; fiscal 2023 O&M, Air Force; fiscal 2023 O&M, Army Reserve; and fiscal 2023 operations and support, Coast Guard, Homeland Security, contract funds in the amount of $21,058,265 for recurring work will be obligated on individual task orders issued during the base period. No funds will be obligated at time of award. This contract was competitively procured via the Contract Opportunities SAM.gov website with eight proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-22-D-0043). (Source: DoD, 07/22/22)

Contract: EMR, $12.1M

EMR Inc., Niceville, Fla., is awarded a $12,129,900 firm-fixed-price task order (N6945022F0661) under a multiple award construction contract for storm damage repairs to Buildings 4149 and 646 at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., as part of Hurricane Sally Recovery Package 7A. The work to be performed provides for repairs to the buildings to include roof and exterior envelope repairs and interior damage repairs including, but not limited to, fire alarm system, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, lighting and electrical distribution, ceilings, walls and flooring. Works also includes replacement of doors and windows on the east and west side of Building 646, replacement of HVAC on the east side of Building 646, suspended ceiling demolition, and fire alarm system repairs. The base bid plus Options 1 and 2 will be exercised at time of award. Work will be performed in Pensacola and is expected to be completed by July 2024. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance, Air Force contract funds in the amount of $12,129,900 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Five proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-22-D-0025). (Source: DoD, 07/22/22)

Contract: multiple, $ not made public

Bath Iron Works (BIW), Bath, Maine (N00024-22-C-2318); and Huntington Ingalls Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls), Pascagoula, Miss. (N00024-22-C-2319), are being awarded cost-plus-award-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and firm-fixed-price contracts for shipbuilder engineering and design analysis in order to produce design products in support of the Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG(X)) preliminary design and contract design. The specific contract award amounts for these requirements is considered source-selection sensitive information (see 41 U.S. Code 2101, et seq., Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101 and FAR 3.104) and will not be made public at this time. BIW work will be performed in Bath/Brunswick, Maine (99%); and Washington, D.C. (1%), and is expected to be completed by July 2023. Ingalls work will be performed in Pascagoula (84%); Avondale, La. (12%); and Newport News, Va. (4%), and is expected to be completed by July 2023. If all options are exercised, work will continue through July 2028 for each respective contract. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be obligated at time of award for each contract, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These contracts were not competitively procured and are awarded without full and open competition per 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(3), Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Development, or Research Capability; or Expert Services. The Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-22-C-2319). (Source: DoD, 07/22/22)

Contract: B.L. Harbert, $170.7M

B.L. Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Ala., was awarded a $170,658,638 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of a civil engineer squadron, base contracting squadron, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers complex. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 13, 2025. Fiscal 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $170,658,638 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0023). (Source: DoD, 07/21/22)

Contract: PAE Aviation, $136.6M

PAE Aviation and Technical Services LLC, Arlington, Va., has been awarded a $136,587,880 firm-fixed-price, performance incentive and award fee contract with cost-reimbursable line items for aerial targets operations and maintenance services. The aerial targets mission provides for conducting lethality testing of major weapons systems and munitions programs. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.; and Holloman AFB, N.M., and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2029. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with five offers received. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds will be obligated upon award. Headquarters Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management Integration Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., is the contracting activity (FA489022C0019). (Source: DoD, 07/21/22)

Delta increases A220 order

Delta Air Lines continues to embrace the Airbus A220 when on Tuesday it exercised options for 12 more of the larger A220-300 aircraft, bringing its total order to 62 of the -300 jets. The order was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow. Delta is the first U.S. airline to operate the A220, taking delivery of its first A220-100 in 2018. It currently operates 45 of the smaller variant, along with 11 of the larger -300s that have already been delivered. The dozen jets ordered on Tuesday will start to be delivered in 2026. (Sources: multiple, including The Points Guy, Airways Magazine, 07/19/22) Gulf Coast note: In the United States, Airbus builds A220 and A320 passenger jets in Mobile, Ala.

Contract: Lockheed, $32M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., has been awarded a contract in the amount of $32,013,315 for Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) M-Code test and integration. Contractor will provide support for JASSM, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, JASSM‐ER, and any JASSM variant in the areas of M-Code test and integration. Work will be performed in Orlando and is expected to be complete by July 21, 2025. This award is the result of sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2022 Air Force missile procurement funds in the amount of $8,566,802 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8682‐22-C-B001). (Source: DoD, 07/20/22)

Contract: Crane Electronics, $9M

Crane Electronics Inc., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is awarded a $9,093,558 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the upgrade of ALQ-218 Weapons Replaceable Assembly 9 power supply Navy assets. This contract covers purchases for the Navy (96%) and the government of Australia (4%) under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Fort Walton Beach and is expected to be completed by July 2027. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $710,064; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,926,668; fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $340,956; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $288,588 from the Royal Australian Air Force will be obligated at time of award. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1) — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N0016422DWS59). (Source: DoD, 07/19/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $224.9M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $224,875,729 undefinitized modification (P00014) to a previously awarded, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), advanced acquisition contract (N0001920C0009). This modification increases the ceiling to procure long lead-time materials, parts, components, and effort for the production of three Lot 15 F-35A aircraft and nine Lot 16 F-35 aircraft for the government of the Netherlands. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (57%); El Segundo, Calif. (14%); Warton, United Kingdom (9%); Cameri, Italy (4%); Orlando, Fla. (4%); Nashua, N.H. (3%); Baltimore, Md. (3%); San Diego, Calif. (2%); Nagoya, Japan (2%); and various undisclosed locations outside the continental U.S. (2%), and is expected to be completed in May 2026. Non-Department of Defense participant funds in the amount of $224,875,729 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, 07/18/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Blue Angels name female F/A-18 pilot

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Blue Angels its first female F/A-18E/F demonstration pilot. The Navy flight demonstration squadron announced Monday six new officers to join the team for the 2023 air show season. The squadron selected two F/A-18E/F Super Hornet pilots, an events coordinator, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an aviation maintenance officer and a flight surgeon to replace departing team members. Although hundreds of women have served with the Blue Angels in a variety of capacities over 55 years, Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minn., will be the first woman to serve as a demonstration pilot. New team members will report to the squadron in September for a two-month turnover period. Upon completion of the 2022 show season, which concludes in November with the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at Naval Air Station Pensacola, the team will embark on a five-month training program at NAS Pensacola and Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif. (Source: USAToday, 07/18/22)

Successful hypersonic test completed

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Air Force conducted another successful hypersonic test off the Southern California coast on July 12, 2022. The Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon Booster Test Flight-3 was the 12th flight for the program and third release demonstration. The AGM-183A weapon system reached hypersonic speeds and primary and secondary objectives were met. "The test successfully demonstrated booster performance expanding the operational envelope. We have now completed our booster test series and are ready to move forward to all-up-round testing later this year," said Maj. Gen. Heath Collins, Program Executive Officer, Armament Directorate. ARRW is designed to provide the ability to destroy high-value, time-sensitive targets. It will also expand precision-strike weapon systems' capabilities by enabling rapid response strikes against heavily defended land targets.(Source: Eglin Air Force Base, 07/13/22) Previous

New mine countermeasure demonstrated

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Navy recently demonstrated a mine countermeasure (MCM) prototype technology aboard the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial system at Eglin Air Force Base proving a capability to rapidly detect and respond to threats. The test was to gather performance data for both the MQ-8C Fire Scout and Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System to inform future MCM integration efforts. Operations were conducted from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) utilizing drifting, tethered, and moored mines throughout beach zone to deep waters. They gathered data day and night, across all water depths and in mild to difficult weather conditions. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 07/12/22) 

Contract: Raytheon, $353.9M

Raytheon Co., Andover, Mass., was awarded a $353,930,171 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to procure additional lower tier air and missile defense sensor radar prototypes. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal, Ala.; Tuscon, Ariz.; Anaheim Hills, El Segundo and San Diego, Calif.; Fort Walton Beach, Indiatlantic and St. Petersburg, Fla.; Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, Ind.; Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fulton, Md.; Andover, Burlington, Cambridge, Marlborough, Tewksbury, Waltham and Woburn, Mass.; Saginaw, Mich.; Nashua and Pelham, N.H.; White Sands Missile Range, N.M.; Lawton, Okla.; Chambersburg, Pa.; Portsmouth, R.I.; El Paso and San Antonio, Texas; and Arlington and Sterling, Va., with an estimated completion date of May 1, 2025. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $104,805,154 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W9124P-19-9-0001). (Source: DoD, 07/13/22)

Contract: APTIM, $13.6M

APTIM Federal Services LLC, Baton Rouge, La., was awarded a $13,605,262 firm-fixed-price contract for recurring maintenance, inspections, minor repairs, emergency repair actions, and minor construction for petroleum facilities. 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 31, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, Ala., is the contracting activity (W912DY-22-F-0271). (Source: DoD, 07/13/22)

New milestone for Hexa testing

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Lift Hexa, an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, completed its first test flight at Duke Field July 6. The unmanned aircraft, piloted via remote control, used 18 motors and propellers to fly for about 10 minutes and reach a height of about 50 feet. This test was a first step towards incorporating the Hexa into operations at a controlled, military airfield. Duke Field is an auxiliary field north of Eglin’s main base. This flight was completed by Hexa 09, one of two aircraft stationed here. Hexa 05 was used for the first test flight here in April. (Source: Eglin Air Force Base, 07/11/22) Previous

Land acquired for state forest

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has finalized the purchase of over 3,600 acres within the Wolfe Creek Forest Florida Forever project in Santa Rosa County. Located within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, the property provides a connection between the Blackwater River State Forest and other state-owned conservation lands buffering Whiting Field Naval Air Station. The project connects two previously disconnected tracts of the state forest to form a corridor for wildlife to access nearly 35 miles of streams that feed into Big Coldwater Creek and Big Juniper Creek, two major tributaries of the Blackwater River. (Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 07/12/22)

Contract: B.L. Harbert, $189M

B.L. Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Ala., was awarded a $189,075,790 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group headquarters and maintenance hangar, as well as apron 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 Nov. 18, 2024. Fiscal 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $189,075,790 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0012). (Source: DoD, 07/12/22)

Contract: Dutra Group, $57.6M

The Dutra Group, San Rafael, Calif., was awarded a $57,619,939 firm-fixed-price contract for Phase 4 of the Mobile Harbor Project. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 26, 2024. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds, and fiscal 2022 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $57,619,939 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0025). (Source: DoD, 07/11/22)

Contract: Weeks Marine, $50M

Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., was awarded a $50,035,435 firm-fixed-price contract for the Union Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Union Beach, N.J., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 15, 2024. Fiscal 2022 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $50,035,435 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York, N.Y., is the contracting activity (W912DS-22-C-0008). (Source: DoD, 07/11/22)

Contract: L3, $23.5M

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, Madison, Miss., is awarded a $23,467,814 modification (P00021) to a previously awarded, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract. This modification extends services and adds hours for continued depot level maintenance, logistics, and sustaining engineering services in support of the C-12 Navy aircraft and the C-12 Marine Corps Reserve aircraft. Work will be performed in Belle Chasse, La. (13.79%); Okinawa, Japan (13.79%); Bahrain (10.34%); Atsugi, Japan (10.34%); Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (10.34%); Iwakuni, Japan (6.9%); New River, N.C. (6.9%); Beaufort, S.C. (6.9%); Yuma, Ariz. (6.9%); Patuxent River, Md. (6.9%); Camp Pendleton, Calif. (3.45%); and Misawa, Japan (3.45%), and is expected to be completed in January 2023. 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, 07/11/22)

Contract: Jacobs, $64.6M

Jacobs Technology Inc., Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is awarded a $64,643,734 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable contract. This contract provides air launch testing and materials to maintain, modify and/or enhance the Air Launch Test Capability Special Test Equipment (STE) as well as provides for the design and development of STE for the Underwater Launch Test Capability. Work will be performed in China Lake, Calif., and is expected to be completed in July 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,212,000 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, is the contracting activity (N6893622C0036). (Source: DoD, 07/08/22)

Contract: Luhr Crosby, $34.9M

Luhr Crosby, Columbia, Ill., was awarded a $34,880,000 firm-fixed-price contract for stone paving and stone repairs along the bank of the Mississippi River. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 8, 2024. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-22-D-0013). (Source: DoD, 07/08/22)

Cotter retiring from HCPHC

KILN, Miss. – Hancock County Port and Harbor CEO William “Bill” Cotter recently announced he plans to retire at the end of year after 23 years of service. Cotter has served with Port and Harbor for over two decades in various roles, including Stennis International Airport Director, agency chief operations officer and, since 2021, CEO. During his tenure as airport director, Cotter helped guide Stennis Airport’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina and coordinated the airfield activities during the BP Deepwater Horizon response. Since 2005, he has overseen nearly $40 million in capital improvements at the airport including the construction of the air traffic control tower, aircraft hangars and the terminal building. The Port and Harbor Commission accepted Cotter’s retirement and recommended current COO Blaine LaFontaine as the next CEO beginning January 1, 2023. The Hancock County Board of Supervisors voted July 5 to accept the recommendation. (Source: HCPHC, 07/05/22)

Blue Angels change maneuver

The Blue Angels modified a routine after an F/A-18 Super Hornet accidentally shook up a few buildings last year at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., causing $180,000 in damage and injuring a dozen people. According to a recently-published story in The Seattle Times, the incident report says the damage was caused when a Blue Angels pilot flew a little too close to buildings and a little too fast during a “sneak pass” maneuver at the base on Jan. 21, 2021. The sneak pass involves flying as low as 50 feet at about 700 miles per hour, which is just under the speed of sound. The investigation found that the pilot was not the problem, since he had not deviated far from the team’s established safety boundaries. Instead, one of the top contributing factors was the jet. From 1992 to 2020, the Blue Angels flew F/A-18 Hornets. But starting in the 2021 show season, the team started flying F/A-18 Super Hornets, larger and heavier than the older Hornets, according to the Navy. the investigation recommended Blue Angels pilots stop sneak pass maneuvers if the flight path passes within 500 feet of the crowd line or within 200 feet of “any structure, vehicle or personnel. (Source: Task and Purpose, 07/07/22) Gulf Coast note: The Blue Angels are headquartered in Pensacola, Fla.

Contract: Kipper Tool, $187M

Kipper Tool Co., Gainesville, Ga., has been awarded a $187,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for airfield damage repair materials. This contract provides updated capabilities to rapidly recover damaged airfield pavements. Work will be performed in Gainesville and is expected to be completed by July 6, 2027. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and five offers were received. The 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8051-22-D-0001). (Source: DoD, 07/07/22)

Contract: Leidos, $12M

Leidos Inc., Reston, Va., is awarded an $11,970,130 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the design of the Medium Unmanned Undersea Vehicle. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $358,486,444. Work will be performed in Lynnwood, Wash. (70%); Arlington, Va. (10%); Newport, R.I. (10%); Long Beach, Miss. (5%); and San Diego, Calif. (5%), and is expected to be completed by June 2023. If all options are exercised, work will continue through June 2032. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,084,895 (59%); and fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,885,235 (41%) will be obligated at time of award, of which $7,084,895 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the SAM.gov website, with four offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-22-C-6303). (Source: DoD, 07/07/22)

Contract: multiple, $200M

Healtheon Inc., New Orleans, La. (W91278-22-D-0047); Bates Engineers/Contractors Inc., Bainbridge, Ga. (W91278-22-D-0049); Speegle Construction Inc., Niceville, Fla. (W91278-22-D-0048); EMR Inc., Niceville, Fla. (W91278-22-D-0050); Howard W. Pence Inc., Elizabethtown, Ky. (W91278-22-D-0051); Roundhouse-MV JV, Warner Robins, Ga. (W91278-22-D-0052); Southeastern Industrial Barlovento JV-2 LLC, Destin, Fla. (W91278-22-D-0053); and Southeast Cherokee Construction Inc., Montgomery, Ala. (W91278-22-D-0054), will compete for each order of the $200,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for general construction and repair. Bids were solicited via the internet with 44 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 4, 2027. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/05/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $22.6M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $22,636,575 firm-fixed-price modification (P00079) to a previously awarded contract (N0001917C0001). This modification adds scope to procure 22 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System shipsets for Distributed Aperture System for Technology Refresh-3 developmental and operational testing, Block 4 testing, the Electromagnetic Environmental Effects aircraft, and a spare sensor set provision in support of F-35 Lightning II next generation capabilities. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas (90%); and Fort Worth, Texas (10%), and is expected to be completed in July 2023. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $9,275,181; and fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,275,180‬ 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, 07/05/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of F-35 training and reprogramming labs.

Test pilot returns to take command

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The 96th Test Wing welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony here June 30. Brig. Gen. Scott Cain passed the guidon to the wing’s new leader, Brig. Gen. Jeff Geraghty. The wing also bid farewell to Cain, who leaves for Ohio and Air Force Materiel Command. A senior pilot with more than 1,750 flight hours, Geraghty is no stranger to the 96th TW’s mission. The 24-year veteran was both an F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon test pilot as well as a flight commander within the 40th Flight Test Squadron here. The new general, frocked to the new rank just before the change of command ceremony, comes to Eglin after serving as the Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander. (Source: Eglin Air Force Base, 06/30/22)