Contract: Webb, $9.2M

Webb Electric Co., Pensacola, Fla., has been awarded a $9,220,349 firm-fixed-price contract to repair airfield lighting system and to add/repair airfield lighting vault. This contract provides for expanding the existing lighting vault building and update the existing lighting vault by replacing the existing regulators and generator with new ones. The existing pad mounted transformers will be replaced with new ones and the electrical service to the existing lighting vault will be replaced with a new 480Y/277 volt three-phase four-wire service; all the new regulators will operate with an input voltage of 480 volts. The existing regulators must remain in operation until the new ones are installed. Project also consists of upgrading the existing airfield wiring and testing of the existing regulators for Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB). Work will be performed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, with four offers received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,220,349 are being obligated at the time of award. The 319th Contracting Flight, Grand Forks Air Force Base is the contracting activity (FA4659-14-C-C011). (Source: DoD, 09/30/14)

Contract: Mark Dunning, $6.8M

Mark Dunning Industries, Dothan, Ala., is being awarded a $6,837,585 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N69450-11-D-7577) to exercise option three for base operations support services at Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Ga. The work to be performed provides for all management, supervision, labor hours, training, equipment and supplies necessary to perform grounds maintenance and landscaping, integrated solid waste management, custodial and pest control services. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $26,845,307. Work will be performed in Kings Bay and work is expected to be completed September 2015. No funds will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/30/14)

Contract: Lockheed, $100M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., has been awarded a $100,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile production support. Contractor will provide JASSM system upgrades, integration, sustainment, management and logistical support. Work will be performed at Orlando, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 29, 2019. This award is the result of sole-source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8682-14-D-0029). (Source: DoD, 09/30/14)

Contract: ACE, $20M

ACE Engineering Inc., La Verne, Calif., is being awarded a maximum amount $20,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for installation and repair of asphalt and concrete pavement at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Fla., Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla., Naval outlying fields located in Florida and Alabama, and Naval Operations Support Center Tallahassee, Fla. The paving work includes, but is not limited to, streets, parking lots, and sidewalks, and bridge or airfield requirements. Task order 0001 is being awarded at $65,131 for repair of ditch G at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, and $96,124 for mill and overlay asphalt near the ball fields at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by January 2015. All work on this contract will be performed primarily within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast area of responsibility (AOR) which includes Florida (70 percent) and Alabama (25 percent). Work may also be performed in the remainder of the NAVFAC Southeast AOR (5 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2019. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $161,255 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-14-C-0761). (Source: DoD, 09/30/14)

Contract: Northrop, $19M

Northrop Grumman, Annapolis, Md., is being awarded an $18,970,332 delivery order under a previously awarded contract (N61331-10-D-0009) for the procurement of field upgradeable kits and fleet support for conversion of the AN/AQS-24A systems to the AN/AQS-24B configuration in support of the Airborne Mine Countermeasure Systems Program. Work will be performed in Annapolis, Md., and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $18,970,332 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/30/14)

Contract: Lockheed, $246.6M

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $246,613,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-12-C-0004) to develop, test, and certify two Drag Chute Systems for the Low Rate Initial Production Lot VII F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (70 percent), and Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, Calif. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in July 2019. International partner funds in the amount of $90,000,000 are being obligated on this 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, 09/30/14) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 integrated training center.

More Airbus jobs posted

MOBILE, Ala. – Airbus is seeking an information technology specialist and aircraft systems installation workers for the A320 final assembly line being built at the Mobile Aeroplex. The IT specialist must have at least a bachelor's degree in information technology or an equivalent combination of education/experience plus at least three years experience with SAP applications. System installers must have a high school diploma or GED and at least two years experience with aircraft maintenance. For a complete list of Airbus America jobs in Mobile, visit the Alabama Industrial Development Training website. (Source: al.com, 09/29/14) Previous

Countermeasures pod certified

Exelis received official certification for an electronic countermeasures and radar warning system pod for the F-16 after tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Exelis' AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) was certified to fly aboard Pakistani F-16 fighters. The ALQ-211(V)9 is an external pod variant of the Exelis ALQ-211 electronic self-protection systems. The AIDEWS pod is a self-contained integrated electronic countermeasures and radar warning receiver system designed to protect the F-16 from radio frequency (RF) threats. Lockheed Martin and the Air Force conducted the Eglin tests. The AIDEWS electronic self-protection system is produced at the Exelis facility in Clifton, N.J. (Source: Exelis via Business Wire, 09/29/14) Exelis also has an operation in Bay County, Fla.

Airbus ups demand forecast

Europe's Airbus Group predicted airlines will buy planes worth $4.6 trillion over the next 20 years, with Chinese domestic travel surpassing the U.S. as the largest single aviation market within a decade. Airlines will need 31,400 new jetliners and freighters during the period, 2,180 or 7 percent more than suggested in Airbus's previous 20-year forecast a year ago, with passenger growth remaining at 4.7 percent annually, the company estimates. (Sources: multiple, including Airbus, Bloomberg, 09/25/14) Previous related. Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala., which is expected to play a large role in satisfying the higher demand.

FBO gets more space

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Demand for private air travel at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport prompted fixed base operator Sheltair to seek for more space. At a meeting last week, the Airport Authority approved a new, larger lease agreement for Sheltair, which has provided general aviation services at the airport in West Bay, northwest of Panama City, since 2010. Sheltair's new lease adds about five acres of space, mostly paved ramp space, and shifts operations to the south. The FBO will give up a portion of land in the process, which will be marketed by economic development officials as a potential site for aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul companies. The Fort Lauderdale company operates 14 facilities in the U.S. (Source: News Herald, 09/28/14) Previous

Contract: C.W. Roberts, $9M

C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc., Tallahassee, Fla., has been awarded a $9,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for paving. Contractor will furnish all plant, materials, labor, equipment, and all operations required. The work may consist of resurfacing, full depth reconstruction, and new full depth construction of bituminous concrete and portland cement concrete pavements to include airfield pavements, roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks. It may also include coldplaning of bituminous concrete pavement, construction of curb return widenings, new construction of bituminous concrete ramp-downs, crack repair in bituminous concrete pavement, and new construction of concrete foundation walls and footings. It may also include other requirements as written in the contract. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 28, 2015. Air Force Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, is the contracting activity (FA2823-14-D-4008). (Source: DoD, 09/29/14)

Orion-boosting rocket assembled

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. – Assembly of the Delta IV rocket that will boost the Orion crew capsule on its maiden test flight in December has been completed. The Orion, without a crew, is slated to launch on Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) in December atop the United Launch Alliance Delta IV. Orion is NASA’s spaceship designed to carry a crew further into space than ever before. Engineers from ULA recently completed the integration of the three primary core elements of the rockets first stage with the single engine upper stage. All of the rocket integration work and preflight processing took place inside ULA's Horizontal Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The Delta IV will be rolled out to SLC-37 launch pad this week. Orion eventually will be boosted into space by NASA's Space Launch System. (Sources: NASA, 09/25/14, Universe Today, 09/28/14) Gulf Coast note: The space-bound Orion was built at Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, which is also building the core stage of the SLS; the RS-68 engines that will power the Delta IV core boosters are assembled and tested by Rocketdyne at Stennis Space Center, Miss., which will also test the RS-25 engines that will power the core stage of SLS.

Contract: Exelis, $71.5M

Exelis Inc., Clifton, N.J., has been awarded a $71,498,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract. The contractor will provide Countermeasures System Operational Flight Program software deficiency analysis, block cycle software support, enhanced maintenance test set software support, original equipment manufacturer system sustaining engineering services and maintainability and reliability system line replaceable unit-10 final redesign. Work will be performed at Clifton; Robins Air Force Base, Ga.; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; and Hurlburt Field, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 27, 2018. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2014 consolidated sustainment activity group working capital funds in the amount of $25,620,885 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8540-14-D-0002). (Source: DoD, 09/26/14)

Contract: Raytheon, $11M

Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., has been awarded an $11,026,125 modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8682-14-C-0004 for GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System II Phase III. Work will be performed at Tucson and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal year 2012 and 2014 procurement funds in the amount of $11,026,125 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/26/14)

Contract: Zodiac Data, $9.9M

Zodiac Data Systems Inc., Alpharetta, Ga., has been awarded a $9,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for sustainment of the current Airborne Data Recorder fleet. This includes spare recorders, spare parts, repair and upgrade of existing data recorders. Contractor will provide spare parts, technical support, repair services, and upgrade support to the existing airborne data recorder fleet. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 26, 2019. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $137,391 are being obligated for task order 0001 at the time of award. Air Force Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base is the contracting activity (FA2487-14-D-0106). (Source: DoD, 09/26/14)

Contract: Jacobs, $171.6M

Jacobs Technology, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., is being awarded a $171,559,893 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N68936-10-D-0034) for services in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division's Combat Environment Simulation Division. Services to be provided include the development and acquisition of new range systems, integration of various range systems, and the upgrade and modernization of existing range systems. The estimated level of effort for this modification is 1,060 man-years. Work will be performed at NAWCWD China Lake, Calif. (85 percent), and NAWCWD Point Mugu, Calif. (15 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2015. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/26/14)

Contract: Lockheed, $331.4M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $331,408,457 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-13-C-0008) for the procurement of production non-recurring items, including special tooling, special test equipment items and software lab upgrades in support of F-35 aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, international partners, and foreign military sales. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (32 percent); Nashua, N.H. (12 percent); Orlando, Fla. (11 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (11 percent); San Diego, Calif. (10 percent); Cameri, Italy (6 percent); Palmdale, Calif. (5 percent); Samlesbury, United Kingdom (3 percent); Irvine, Calif. (2 percent); Baltimore, Md. (2 percent); Cheltenham, United Kingdom (2 percent); East Aurora, N.Y. (2 percent); and Marietta, Ga. (2 percent). Work is expected to be completed in December 2017. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps), and international partner and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $331,408,457, are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the U.S. Air Force (34 percent); U.S. Navy (17 percent); the U.S. Marine Corps (17 percent); international partners (19 percent); and foreign military sales (13 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting authority. (Source: DoD, 09/25/14) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 integrated training center.

Contract: Fluor Federal, $27.2M

Fluor Federal Solutions, LLC, Greenville, S.C., is being awarded a $27,209,971 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N69450-07-D-0770) to exercise option three for base operations support services at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., and the surrounding areas of Saufley Field, Corry Station, and Bronson Field. The work to be performed provides for all management, supervision, labor, equipment, materials, supplies, and tools necessary to perform facilities management, facilities investment, facility maintenance services (non-family housing), pest control, utility plant and distribution system operations and maintenance (chiller, electrical, gas, wastewater, steam and water), environmental services, centrally managed safety services, and base support vehicles and equipment. The total contract amount, after exercise of this option, will be $199,704,743. Work will be performed in Pensacola and work is expected to be completed September 2015. No funds will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/25/14)

Contract: Raytheon, $15M

Raytheon Missiles Systems, Tucson, Ariz., has been awarded a $15,057,012 modification (P00015) to previously awarded contract FA8675-12-C-0040 for the Advanced Electronic Protection Improvement program. Contractor will provide a schedule extension of the AEPI contract for design, development, integration, test and implementation of performance enhancements to the AIM-120C-7 missile. Work will be performed at Tucson and is expected to be completed by May 1, 2017. Fiscal 2013 and 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $2,687,800 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: 09/25/14)

Contract: Raytheon, $12.9M

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., has been awarded a $12,872,815 modification (P00030) to previously awarded contract FA8675-13-C-0003 for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile production lot 27. This contract is for Life-of-Type-Buy parts for AMRAAM contract line item number 6020 being produced under the basic contract. Work will be performed at Tucson and is expected to be completed by Sept. 22, 2015. This contract involves foreign military sales. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: 09/25/14)