Contract: Gulf Coast Electric, $151M

Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative Inc., Wewahitchka, Fla., has been awarded a $150,988,975 modification (P00134) to a 50-year contract (SP0600-10-C-8253) with no option periods for the construction of a new potable water and electric utility corridor at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This is a firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The performance completion date is May 31, 2026. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2022 through 2026 Air Force military construction funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va. (Source: DoD, 06/30/22)

Contract: Raytheon, $69M

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is awarded a $68,985,890 fixed-price incentive (firm-target), cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F2574) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0001). This order provides non-recurring engineering for early identification, development, and qualification of corrections to potential and actual F-135 propulsion system operational issues, to include safety and reliability/maintainability problems identified through fleet usage. Additionally, this order provides for continued engine maturation; evaluates component life limits based on operational experience; improves operational readiness; and reduces engine maintenance and life cycle costs in support of the F-35 Lightning II program. Work will be performed in East Hartford (90%); and Indianapolis, Ind. (10%), and is expected to be completed in December 2025. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $22,000,000; and fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $11,957,500 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/30/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $14.9M

Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, N.J., is awarded a $14,906,080 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-15-C-5151 to exercise options for ship integration and test of the Aegis Weapon System. Work under this modification will be performed in Moorestown (49%); Norfolk, Va. (15%); San Diego, Calif. (8%); Washington, D.C. (7%); Pascagoula, Miss. (6%); Mayport, Fla. (4%); Bath, Maine (3%); and various other locations each below 1% (8%), and is expected to be completed by June 2023. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,177,261 (81%); and fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,002,132 (19%) will be obligated at time of award, of which $4,177,261 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/30/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $12.6M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $12,606,828 modification (P00035) to a cost-plus-incentive-fee order (N0001919F2474) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001914G0020). This modification provides for common weapons integration for lab regression through supplier support; weapons project management with weapons and data analysis technical interchange meetings; captive carriage flight testing, and weapons delivery accuracy testing in support of the F-35 program for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, and the governments of the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark, and Norway. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (70%); Edwards, Calif. (18%); Tucson, Ariz. (5%); St. Charles, Mo. (5%); and Samlesbury, United Kingdom (2%), and is expected to be completed in December 2024. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $2,044,541; fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,544,540; and Foreign Cooperative Project funds in the amount of $1,679,449 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, 06/30/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

AC-130J crews awarded Mackay

A pair of AC-130J crews have been tapped to receive the 2021 Mackay Trophy, awarded by the Air Force and the National Aeronautic Association for the year’s most meritorious flight. The trophy is in recognition of their actions during the withdrawal from Afghanistan that aided in the rescue of some 2,000 American diplomats. All told, 18 airmen from the 73rd Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., received the recognition June 30. As the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, the Taliban seized territory at a rapid rate. On Aug. 15, Taliban fighters entered the capital city of Kabul, forcing the U.S. to rapidly evacuate its embassy in the city. In the midst of that evacuation, two AC-130Js, call signs Shadow 77 and 78, launched from Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates to provide close air support for the evacuating personnel. The NAA citation says the crews “maintained visual custody of all American personnel” headed to Hamid Karzai International Airport and provided real-time video to Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley. The citation also notes that the crews flew the longest unaugmented flight in the AC-130J’s young history. It first flew in 2014. With the AC-130Js providing close air support, 2,000 Americans were able to evacuate with no casualties. (Source: Air Force Magazine, 06/30/22)

Contract: Reliance Test, $80.8M

Reliance Test and Technology LLC, Crestview, Fla., is awarded an $80,831,607 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost modification (P00019) to a previously awarded contract (N0042120C0033). This modification exercises an option to provide research, development, test, evaluation, engineering, fleet and management support services required to perform aircraft engineering and developmental flight test, as well as fleet training events for Navy and Marine Corps air vehicle systems and trainers in support of the Atlantic Ranges and Targets Department. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. (99%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (1%), and is expected to be completed in June 2023. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,362,250; fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) in the amount of $2,176,482; fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation (Department of Defense) funds in the amount of $507,554; and fiscal 2022 working capital (Navy) funds in the amount of $155,000 will be obligated at time of award, $2,176,482 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Command, Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/29/22)

Contract: General Dynamics, $500M

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, Calif., is awarded a $500,000,000 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-16-C-2229 to award long-lead-time material in support of T-AO 211 and 212. Work will be performed in Iron Mountain, Mich. (27%); San Diego (22%); Beloit, Wisc. (14%); Columbia, S.C. (8%); Arlington, Va. (7%); Chelsea, Ala. (4%); Walpole, Mass. (4%), New Orleans, La. (2%); and various other locations less than one percent (12%), and is expected to be completed by June 2027. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $500,000,000 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, 06/28/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $10.6M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, N.J., is awarded a $10,595,387 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost only modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-5602 to exercise options for combat system ship integration and test on Guided Missile Frigate (FFG-62) new construction ships. Work will be performed in Moorestown (85%); Marinette, Wisc. (10%); Bath, Maine (3%); and Pascagoula, Miss. (2%), and is expected to be completed by June 2023. Fiscal 2020 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $916,739 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/28/22)

325th gets new commander

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Tyndall welcomed Col. George R. Watkins as the new commander of the 325th Fighter Wing during a change of command ceremony Friday. Maj. Gen. Michael Koscheski, Fifteenth Air Force commander, officiated the ceremony as Col. Greg Moseley relinquished command. Watkins will serve as commander of the 325th, with a primary mission of training and combat. Watkins comes to Tyndall from Luke AFB, Ariz., where he commanded the 56th Operations Group in a mission of building the future of airpower by training F-35, F-16 and F-15 pilots, air battle managers, weapons directors and intelligence professionals. (Source: 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs, 06/24/22)

Contract: LMR Technical, $19.6M

LMR Technical Group LLC, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., has been awarded a $19,626,109 firm-fixed-price modification (P00012) to previously awarded contract FA4890-20-C-0005 to exercise Option Period Two. This contract provides support services to increase the physical capacity of fighter aircrew, decrease the rate of injuries, and accelerate return to duty. Work will be performed at multiple bases across the Air Combat Command, Pacific Air Forces, and U.S. Air Forces Europe and is expected to be completed by 30 June 2025. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,596,246 are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $55,712,775. Headquarters Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/27/22)

Contract: HII, $10M

Huntington-Ingalls Industries - Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded a $10,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee delivery order (N69316-22-F-6000) against previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00024-22-G-2303, to provide program management, advanced planning, engineering, and design in support of the post shakedown availability for DDG 123. Work will be performed in Pascagoula (75%); and San Diego, Calif. (25%), and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2023. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $10,000,000 will be obligated at time of delivery order release. These contract funds in the amount of $10,000,000 will not 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 Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair Gulf Coast, Pascagoula, Miss., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/24/22)

Contract: Northrop, $248.2M

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is awarded a $248,225,000 modification (P00027) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract (N0001919C0008). This modification adds scope to procure two additional low rate initial production Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems for the Navy. Work will be performed in San Diego (24.8%); Palmdale, Calif. (14.8%); Red Oak, Texas (11.6%); Baltimore, Md. (9.7%); Moss Point, Miss. (8.1%); Salt Lake City, Utah (6.6%); Bridgeport, W.V. (5.7%); Indianapolis, Ind. (4.6%); Newton, N.D. (1.6%); San Clemente, Calif. (1.5%); various locations within the continental U.S. (9.8%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (1.2%), and is expected to be completed in February 2027. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $248,225,000 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, 06/22/22)

Contract: Austal, $45.2M

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $45,237,115 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, and cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N00024-17-C-2301 to exercise an option for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) Class Design Support and Integrated Data and Product Model Environment (IDPME) support. Work will be performed in Mobile (60%); and Pittsfield, Mass. (40%), and is expected to be completed by June 2023. Fiscal 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) (38%); and fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) (62%) in the amount of $2,752,742 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, 06/22/22)

Contract: PacWest-Korte, $16.6M

PacWest-Korte JV, Temecula, Calif., is awarded a $16,631,584 firm-fixed-price task order (N6945022F0552) under a multiple award construction contract for Hurricane Sally Recovery Package 4, repairs to Building 603 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla. The work to be performed consists of the design and construction of interior and exterior storm damage repairs and new construction to Building 603 at NAS Pensacola. Repairs to the building include selective demolition (including structural demolition), mechanical, electrical, building envelope repairs, interior finishes, and a complete new fire alarm system. Work also includes an addition to the mechanical yard and new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system components. The base bid plus Options 1 and 5 will be exercised at time of award. The contract also contains four additional options that, if exercised, would increase the cumulative task order value to $17,898,837. Work will be performed in Pensacola and is expected to be completed by January 2024. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $16,631,584 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 (N69450-21-D-0067). (Source: DoD, 06/21/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $578.2M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $578,246,002 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to a previously awarded contract (N0001922C0032). This modification provides program management support, non-recurring unique requirements, and training for continued integration efforts for a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (85%); Orlando, Fla. (10%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (5%), and is expected to be completed in March 2030. FMS customer funds in the amount of $578,246,002 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, 06/17/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Austal, $128M

Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $128,050,747 firm-fixed-price contract for the detail design and construction of an auxiliary floating dry dock medium, crew familiarization, packaging and delivery, production data package, vehicle bridge design, vehicle bridge construction and delivery and wingwall portal cranes with options for vendor recommended spares and special studies. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $128,149,367. Work will be performed in Mobile (98%); and Hopkinton, Mass. (2%), and is expected to be completed by August 2025. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $128,050,747 (100%) will be obligated at time of award, of which no funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the beta.sam.gov website, with two offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-22-C-2243). (Source: DoD, 06/17/22)

Thrust vector system upgrade done

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - NASA’s Stennis Space Center (SSC) completed upgrades to a critical system needed to test RS-25 engines that will power the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Artemis missions to the Moon. Engineers and operators on the Fred Haise Test Stand at SSC recently completed testing of an upgraded thrust vector (TVC) system needed to gimbal RS-25 engines during testing. Gimbaling is the term for moving an engine a few degrees along a tight circular axis to direct the thrust and “steer” the SLS rocket on a proper trajectory during launch. Two hydraulic actuators are used to push and pull the engine several degrees and direct the thrust in a particular direction. The upgrades completed to the TVC system were performed to increase the speed of the actuators in returning an engine from a gimbaled angle back to the null position with the engine pointing directly down. SSC currently is preparing to conduct certification tests for production of new RS-25 engines for future Artemis missions. Stennis already has tested engines for the first four Artemis missions. Every RS-25 engine that will help power the SLS rocket at launch will be tested at SSC. (Source: NASA/SSC, 06/13/22)

Contract: HII, $240M

Huntington-Ingalls Industries - Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded a $240,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-2406 for the long-lead-time-material with an option for the detailed design and construction of LPD 32. Work will be performed in Pascagoula (35%); Beloit, Wisc. (15%); Menomonee Falls, Wisc. (12%); Ayer, Mass. (6%); King of Prussia, Pa. (5%); Tulsa, Okla. (5%); Brunswick, Ga. (4%); York, Pa. (4%); High Ridge, Mo. (3%); Irvina, Pa. (3%); Sumter, S.C. (3%); Walpole, Mass. (3%); and Muscantine, Iowa (2%), and is expected to be completed December 2024. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $240,000,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $1,560,000,013. If all options are exercised, work will continue through March 2031. This sole source contract modification was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 3204(c)(1), as implemented by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 – only one responsible source. The Naval Sea Systems Command Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/16/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $43.6M

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., has been awarded a $43,641,941 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00018) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0001. The modification provides for the procurement of Lot 20 tooling, test equipment and Joint Advanced Global Positioning System Receiver Version Five for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range missiles being produced under the existing contract. Work will be performed in Orlando; and Troy, Ala., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 30, 2026. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2022 Missile Procurement funds are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $1,035,775,916. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/16/22)  

Senior leader announcement

The President has nominated to the Senate the following general officer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as indicated: Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind, from Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., to Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (Source: Air Force, 06/13/22)