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)

A-10 fight and maintainer shortfall

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - After Hurricane Michael devastated Tyndall Air Force Base in 2018, the installation was given a lifeline when the service announced plans to base three F-35 Joint Strike Fighter squadrons there. But as construction ramps up, an old political scuffle thousands of miles away is threatening Tyndall’s F-35 timeline and forcing the Air Force to scramble to find maintainers for the world’s most advanced fighter — including through options that would hinder F-35 operations at other bases, a senior Air Force official tells Breaking Defense. The Air Force originally intended to source maintainers for Tyndall’s F-35s from the A-10 squadrons headed for the boneyard, but Arizona lawmakers fought tooth and nail to preserve the Warthog inventory, preventing the Air Force from being able to divest 42 A-10s in fiscal 2022, 35 of which were slated to come from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Smarting from that loss, the service refrained from an attempt to divest any of Arizona’s A-10s in its FY23 budget request. And as a result, it’s now unclear exactly where Tyndall will find a maintainer corps for its new F-35s. (Source: Breaking Defense, 06/14/22)

Tyndall rebuild gearing up

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Tyndall rebuild effort is gaining momentum with a series of new military construction (MILCON) awards. Since April, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded seven new contracts, nudging the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division closer to the midpoint of the five-to-seven-year-long rebuild process. April-May 2022 Tyndall Rebuild MILCON Awards: April 13 - Small Arms Range Facility; April 29 - Site Development, Utilities and Demolition Phases 1 and 2; May 6 - Tyndall and Airey Gate Complexes; May 10 - F-35 Facilities; May 11- Morale, Wellness and Recreation (MWR) Marina and Outdoor Recreation; May 25- Operations Support Squadron/Radar Approach Control Center (OSS/RAPCON) and Special Purpose Vehicle Maintenance Facility; and May 26 - MWR Sports Complex and Pool Facility. (Source: Eglin Air Force Base, 06/13/22) Tyndall was severely damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Contract: Raytheon, $4.4B

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is awarded a not-to-exceed $4,385,492,639 undefinitized modification (P00005) to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract (N0001920C0011). This modification adds scope for the production and delivery of Lot 15 and 16 F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter propulsion systems to include 152 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems (108 for the Air Force, 29 for the Navy, and 15 for the Marine Corps); and 26 F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for the Marine Corps, as well as long lead-time components, parts, and materials associated with F135-PW-100 and F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Additionally, this modification provides global spares requirements to include spare engines, power modules, and other hardware. This modification also provides a Block 4 Short Take-Off Vertical Landing developmental test engine for flight test efforts. Work will be performed in East Hartford (17%); Indianapolis, Ind. (10%); Middletown, Conn. (8%); Kent, Wash. (7%); North Berwick, Maine (4%); El Cajon, Calif. (3%); Cromwell, Conn. (3%); Whitehall, Mich. (3%); Portland, Or. (2%); San Diego, Calif. (2%); South Bend, Ind. (2%); Columbus, Ga. (1%); Hampton, Va. (1%); Manchester, Conn. (1%); Cheshire, Conn. (1%); Elmwood Park, N.J. (1%); various locations within the continental U.S. (27%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (7%), and is expected to be completed in September 2024.  Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $533,202,564; fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $486,934,274; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $499,194,377; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $379,564,738; fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $5,355,067; fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $5,355,066; non-U.S. DOD participants funds in the amount of $636,195,308; and FMS customer funds in the amount of $355,166,432 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, 06/14/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $450M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., has been awarded a $450,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) production support. The contract will provide lifecycle support for all efforts related to JASSM in the areas of system upgrades, integration, production, sustainment, management and logistical support. Work will be performed in Orlando and is expected to be completed by June 10, 2027. This award is the result of a 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 (FA8682‐22-D-B001). (Awarded June 13, 2022) (Source: DoD, 06/14/22)

Contract: multiple, $10M

Construction Cost Management Inc., Fort Worth, Texas (W91278-22-D-0022); Crawford Consulting Services Inc., East Pittsburgh, Pa. (W91278-22-D-0023); and PCS & MOCA JV LLC, Decatur, Ga. (W91278-22-D-0024), will compete for each order of the $9,999,999 firm-fixed-price contract for architect and engineering services to support cost engineering. Bids were solicited via the internet with 10 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 13, 2027. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/14/22)

Contract: Lockheed, $67.4M

The Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $67,400,000 modification (P00012) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target) advanced acquisition contract (N0001920C0009). This modification increases the scope to procure long lead-time materials, parts, components, and effort for the production of eight Lot 17 F-35A aircraft for one Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer. 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. FMS funds in the amount of $67,400,000 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, 06/13/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $53.1M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $53,100,000 undefinitized cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00044) to a previously awarded contract. This modification adds scope for non-recurring engineering, delivery and installation of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Pilot Training and Maintainer Training technical refresh hardware. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. (80%); Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (15%); and Fort Worth, Texas (5%), and is expected to be completed in January 2025. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $8,135,907; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds on the amount of $3,799,340; Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $6,529,432; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $8,085,320 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, 06/10/22)

Contract: Booz Allen, $88M

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Va., is awarded an $88,072,996 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to include terms and conditions for the placement of firm-fixed-price task orders to provide infrastructure and cybersecurity support services for the Naval Information Forces Command and the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. The contract will include a five-year base ordering period with an additional six-month ordering period option pursuant of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-8 — option to extend services, which if exercised, will bring the total ceiling value to $99,000,000. The base ordering period is expected to be completed by June 2027; if the option is exercised, the ordering period will be completed by December 2027. Work will be performed in Stennis Space Center, Miss. (50%); Suffolk, Va. (5%); Norfolk, Va. (5%); San Diego, Calif. (5%); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (5%); Washington, D.C. (5%); Monterey, Calif. (5%); Flagstaff, Ariz. (5%); Colorado Springs, Colo. (5%); Yokosuka, Japan (5%); Bahrain (2.5%); and Rota, Spain (2.5%). Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $25,000 will be obligated to fund the contract’s minimum amount and funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Individual task orders will be subsequently funded with appropriate fiscal year appropriations at the time of their issuance. This contract was competitively procured with the solicitation posted on the beta.sam.gov website, with three offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Mechanicsburg Contracting Department, Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00189-22-D-R001). (Source: DoD, 06/07/22)

Contract: B3 Enterprises, $15.8M

B3 Enterprises LLC, Woodbridge, Va., was awarded a $15,801,885 modification (P00018) to contract W9124G-19-C-0006 to provide refuel and defuel services for air fields and stage fields. Work will be performed in Fort Rucker, Ala., with an estimated completion date of June 26, 2023. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance, Army funds will be obligated for this award. U.S. Army Field Directorate Office, Fort Eustis, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/07/22)

Two hurt in Army helicopter crash

FORT RUCKER, Ala. - An Army helicopter crash in Dale County, Ala., left two people injured, but no fatalities. Fort Rucker said the crash involved an AH-64 Apache. According to Dale County officials, the crash happened just before 2 p.m. on Monday in the Marley Mill community. Both occupants of the helicopter were life-flighted to a local hospital and their injuries are not life-threatening. The student pilot was released Tuesday. The cause has not yet been determined. Fort Rucker, located in southeast Alabama, is the headquarters for U.S. Army Aviation and is the primary flight training installation for the Army. (Sources: WDHN, WSFA, AP via Washington Post, 06/06/22)
 

Contract: Mike Hooks, $15M

Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, La., was awarded a $15,066,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish a fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in New Orleans, La., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 8, 2022. Fiscal 2019 and 2022 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $15,066,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-22-C-0031). (Source: DoD, 06/06/22)

Contract: C4 Planning, $234.7M

C4 Planning Solutions LLC, Blythe, Ga., is awarded a $236,685,372 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, single award contract for the procurement of services to support Tactical Systems Support 3 (TSS-3). The TSS-3 contract will be used to issue task orders to provide professional engineering support services to provide U.S. forces worldwide with continuous support of fielded tactical command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) programs of record to ensure that Marines can successfully set up and operate fielded C4I tactical systems. This five-year contract includes five one-year option periods which, if exercised, would bring the overall potential of this contract to an estimated $249,000,000. Work will be performed at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (58%); Okinawa, Japan (18%); Camp Lejeune, N.C. (10%); Stuttgart, Germany (6%); Pentagon/Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. (5%); Naval Support Activity Bahrain (2%); and New Orleans, La. (1%). The period of performance for the base award is from June 23, 2022, through March 6, 2027. If all options are exercised, the period of performance would extend through March 6, 2032. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2022 funds will be obligated as task orders, and issued using operations and maintenance (Marine Corps and Navy); and research, development, test and evaluation funds (Marine Corps and Navy). This contract was competitively provided via a request for proposal (M68909-22-R-7602) published on the beta.sam.gov website. Three offers were received. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/02/22) 

Senior leader announcement

Senior leaders announcement from Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs include the retirement of Maj. Gen. Eric T. Hill, Deputy Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. The announcement also includes the nomination of Brig. Gen. Heath A. Collins, Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to major general. (Source: DoD, 05/31/22)

Contract: multiple, $60.6M

AMP United LLC, Dover, N.H.; International Marine and Industrial Applicators LLC, Spanish Fort, Ala.; and Q.E.D. Systems Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., are awarded a combined $60,595,843 in firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modifications to previously awarded multiple award contracts N42158-21-D-S001, N42158-21-D-S002, and N42158-21-D-S003 to exercise options (Option Year 1 period of performance: June 3, 2022, to June 2, 2023) for the preservation and maintenance of Navy submarines. Typical work under the scope of this multiple award contract effort includes but is not limited to: blasting, preservation, and surface preparation; touch-up, blasting, and painting of high solid coatings and non-high solid coatings; cleaning of sanitary and other tanks; construction of scaffolding required to accomplish taskings; general shipboard cleaning; containment/blast protection; preparation and preservation of dampening tiles; zinc replacement; lead ballast removal and installation; and special hull treatment removal, preparation, preservation, and installation. The contracts have a base one-year ordering period with four additional optional one-year ordering periods which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $248,692,224 over a five-year period to the three vendors combined. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Va. (80%); and Kittery, Maine (20%). If all options are exercised, work will continue through June 2026. No funding will be obligated at time of modification. Funding will be obligated at the time of task order award. These contracts were competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with three offers received. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 06/01/22)

Contract: Sikorsky, $185.7M

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Conn., is awarded an $185,694,050 fixed-price incentive firm modification P00010 to a previously awarded contract (N0001920C0047). This modification adds scope to procurement and delivery of two unfunded priority list CH-53K Heavy Lift Aircraft under low rate initial production Lot six. Work will be performed in Stratford (37.57%); Wichita, Kan. (9.56%); Salt Lake City, Utah (5.6%); St. Louis, Mo. (4.36%); Bridgeport, W.V. (3.11%); Redmond, Wash. (1.99%); Kent, Wash. (1.67%); Quebec, Canada (1.63%); Cudahy, Wisc. (1.42%); Rochester, United Kingdom (1.29%); Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (1.19%); Rome, N.Y. (1.12%); Saint Marcel, France (1.04%); Jupiter, Fla. (1.03%); various locations within the continental U.S. (26.36%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (1.06%), and is expected to be completed in December 2025. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $185,694,050 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, 05/31/22)

Contract: Alabama Shipyard, $8.7M

Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., is awarded an $8,698,054 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220522C4019) for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). This contract includes a base period and three options which, if exercised would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $8,823,424. Work will be performed in Mobile, beginning Aug. 9, 2022, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 12, 2022. Fiscal 2022 working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $8,698,054 are obligated and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was a small business set-aside with proposals solicited via the Government Point of Entry website and six offers received. The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/31/22)

Contract: multiple, $35M

Allegheny Surveys Inc., Birch City, W.V. (W91237-22-D-0006); Rhea-GPI JV, Moon Township, Pa. (W91237-22-D-0007); Seaside Engineering and Surveying LLC, Baker, Fla. (W91237-22-D-0008); and Terradon Corp., Poca, W.V. (W91237-22-D-0009), will compete for each order of the $35,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for geospatial services. 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 30, 2027. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, W.V., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/31/22)