Contract: Raytheon, $66.5M

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is awarded a $66,481,371 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target modification (P00030) to a previously awarded contract (N0001918C1021). This modification provides increment (2) funding for one Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (STOVL) and one Conventional Take-Off and Landing Block 4 developmental engines, and procures one STOVL nozzle module, one STOVL three-bearing swivel module, two STOVL initial spare engines, and one initial spare power module in support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants.  Work will be performed in East Hartford (56%); North Berwick, Maine (13%); Indianapolis, Ind. (10%); Jupiter, Fla (7%); Windsor Locks, Conn. (5%); Bristol, United Kingdom (4%); Rockford, Ill. (2%); Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico (2%); and Phoenix, Ariz. (1%), and is expected to be completed in December 2022. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $52,067,173, fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $5,906,118, fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $5,906,118, and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $2,601,962 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, 09/10/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: Lockheed, $11.9M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $11,911,903 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00018) to a previously issued order (N0001920F0571) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This modification adds scope and exercises options to procure material kits and special test/tooling equipment and provide non-recurring engineering in support of engineering change proposal development to support F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft retrofit and modification efforts for the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants and the governments of Israel, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Work will be performed in Fort Worth and is expected to be completed in December 2030. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,417,745; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $1,276,182; fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $220,104; non-U.S. DOD participants funds in the amount of $814,956; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $6,182,916 will be obligated on this award, of which $220,104 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/10/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: HII, $9.8M

Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded a $9,788,739 cost-plus-award-fee delivery order against previously awarded basic ordering agreement (BOA) N00024-16-G-2303 to provide post shakedown availability planning, support, and emergent availabilities for DDG 121. Work will be performed in Pascagoula (75%); and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (25%), and is expected to complete March 2023. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $9,788,739 will be obligated at time of delivery order release. This BOA order 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, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/10/21)

Contract: Georgia Tech, $49.9M

Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp., Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, Ga., has been awarded a $49,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research, analysis, integration, systems engineering, development, flyable and non-flyable technology demonstrators, prototypes, test and evaluation, and rapid delivery of cutting-edge weapon solutions to the Department of Defense to counter emerging threats affecting national security. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 9, 2026. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $250,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin AFB, is the contracting activity (FA8651-21-D-0016). (Source: DoD, 09/10/21)

Contract: EMR, $18.2M

EMR Inc., Niceville, Fla., was awarded an $18,189,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of commercial gates at Tyndall Air Force Base. Bids were solicited via the internet with 11 received. Work will be performed at Tyndall AFB, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2023. Fiscal 2020 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $18,189,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-21-C-0032). (Source: DoD, 09/08/21)

Contract: Leebcor: $14.9M

Leebcor Services LLC, Williamsburg, Va., is awarded a firm-fixed-price task order (N6945021F0668) for $14,893,445 under a multiple award construction contract for repairs to buildings at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. The work to be performed provides for the design build repair of Buildings 607, 648, 680, 3690, and 3912 damaged during Hurricane Sally. The scope includes roof repair and replacement, replacement of interior finishes, replacement of doors and windows, repairs to fire suppression and fire alarm systems, electrical and communications systems, mechanical system, building site, lead/asbestos abatement and mold remediation. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Fla., and is expected to be completed by September 2023. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) in the amount of $14,893,445 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-17-D-0508). (Source: DoD, 09/07/21)

Squadron reactivated at Eglin

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The 60th Fighter Squadron was reactivated Aug. 20 under the 33rd Fighter Wing. The squadron will provide training for the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Standing up a second F-35 squadron is a pivotal moment in the wing's history, said Col. Jack Arthaud, 33rd FW commander. The reactivation was on the 75th anniversary of its previous reactivation in 1946. Original activation of the 60th FS dates back to 1941. The 60th FS's heritage includes a Distinguished Unit Citation in 1943, the 1996 Hughes Trophy as the best air defense/air superiority squadron in the U.S. Air Force, and five U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards. Following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the “Fighting Crows” provided near constant support for Operation Noble Eagle. Incremental arrival of additional F-35A aircraft is expected to begin this fall. (Source: 33rd Fighter Wing, 09/06/21)

Contract: multiple, $46B

The Air Force awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $46,000,000,000 to 55 vendors: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Va.; Sierra Nevada Corp., Centennial, Colo.; Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, Calif.; Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz.; General Dynamics OTS Inc., Niceville, Fla.; Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Applied Research Associates Inc., Albuquerque, N.M.; L3 Technologies Inc., Camden, N.J..; General Atomics, San Diego, Calif.; MBDA Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Tangram Flex Inc., Dayton, Ohio; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Northridge, Calif.; Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Logicquest LLC, Huntsville, Ala.; Intuitive Research and Technology Corp., Huntsville, Ala.; Serco Inc., Herndon, Va.; Kihomac Inc., Reston, Va.; Linquest Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.; DCA Corp., Alexandria, Va.; Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla.; Odyssey Systems Consulting Group LTD, Wakefield, Mass.; Zitech Inc., Niceville, Fla.; Parsons Government Services Inc., Pasadena, Calif.; KBR Services LLC, Lexington Park, Md.; Cummings Aerospace Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Radiance Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; MAG Aerospace, Fairfax, Va.; Applied Research Solutions Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio; Autonodyne LLC, Boston, Mass.; Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Morsecorp Inc., Cambridge, Mass.; Blue Force Technologies Inc., Morrisville, N.C.; OST Inc., McLean, Va.; Signalink Inc., Madison, Ala.; Strategic Technology Consulting LLC, Toms River, N.J.; Cintel Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Graham Technologies LLC, Largo, Md.; Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colo.; The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo.; AGR LLC, Dallas, Texas; CFD Research Corp., Huntsville, Ala.; Corvid Technologies LLC, Mooresville, N.C.; Shield AI Inc., San Diego, Calif.; Systems & Technology Research LLC, Woburn, Mass.; Strategic Technical Services LLC, Carmel, Ind.; Textron Systems Corporation, Hunt Valley, Md.; Cyberspace Solutions LLC, Herndon, Va.; Episys Science Inc., Poway, Calif.; Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc., Torrance, Calif.; Riverside Research Institute, New York, N.Y.; Defense Warriors Government Solutions LLC, Portsmouth, Va.; Systima Technologies Inc., Mukileto, Wash.; The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc., Cambridge, Mass.; Simmonds Precision Products, a part of Collins Aerospace, Vergennes, Vt.; and Accurate Machine & Tool Corp., Madison, Ala., for work within the Eglin Air Force Base Armament Mission, Fla. This contract provides for work in digital engineering and model based systems engineering, agile processes, open systems architecture, weapons and enterprise analytics for Eglin AFB, Fla., and its mission partners. The location of performance spans across the 55 vendors’ locations receiving award, and work is expected to be completed by Sept. 6, 2032. This award is the result of a competitive source selection for which one solicitation was published and 58 offers were received. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 3600 (research and development) funds in the amount of $55,000 were obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8656-21-D-A001). (Source: DoD, 09/03/21)

Contract: Raytheon, $28M

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Ariz., was awarded a $27,991,408 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0010 for the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) Project Phase I preliminary design review (PDR). The modification is an option exercise to mature a solid rocket-boosted, air-breathing, hypersonic conventional cruise missile, air-launched from existing fighter/bomber aircraft, through the completion of a (PDR). The location of performance is Tucson and work is expected to be completed by Sept. 2, 2022. This modification does not involve Foreign Military Sales. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $1,521,861 and $8,750,000, respectively, are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $33,698,870. Future Hypersonics, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/03/21)

Contract: UTC, $736M

United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is awarded a $736,636,842 modification (P00002) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001920D0013). This modification increases the ceiling to procure propulsion system spare parts, modules, support equipment/packaging handling shipping and transportation material, and depot lay-in material in support of the F-135 propulsion system requirements of the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and non-Department of Defense participants. Work will be performed in East Hartford (56%); North Berwick, Maine (13%); Indianapolis, Ind. (10%); Jupiter, Fla. (7%); Windsor Locks, Conn. (5%); Bristol, United Kingdom (4%); Rockford, Ill. (2%); Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico (2%); and Phoenix, Ariz. (1%), and is expected to be completed in December 2024. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/03/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: multiple, $556M

Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va. (N00189-21-D-Z046); CACI Inc. – Federal, Chantilly, Va. (N00189-21-D-Z047); Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Va. (N00189-21-D-Z048); Capstone Corp., Alexandria, Va. (N00189-21-D-Z049); and 22nd Century Technologies Inc., McLean, Va. (N00189-21-D-Z050), are awarded an estimated $556,014,538 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract that will include terms and conditions for the placement of both cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price task orders to provide technical services that include information technology (IT) enterprise architecture, portfolio management, governance operations, information management/IT requirements management, development and refinement of legacy information systems sustainment and transformation to the optimized MyNavyHR operational construct, and continuum of on-site and off-site support in support of Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) Information Technology Department Command Information Office statutory oversight responsibilities. The contracts will run concurrently and will include a 60-month base ordering period with an additional six-month ordering period option, which if exercised, will bring the estimated cumulative value to $800,000,000. The base ordering period will begin November 2021 and is expected to be completed by October 2026; if the option is exercised, the ordering period will be completed by April 2027. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Fla. (40%); Millington, Tenn. (30%); Arlington, Va. (20%); and various locations throughout the continental U.S. in which those locations cannot be determined at this time (10%). Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $50,000 ($10,000 on each of the three contracts) will be obligated to fund the contracts’ minimum amounts, and funds will expire at the end of the 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 for the award of multiple contracts pursuant to the authority set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.504 with the solicitation posted on beta.SAM.gov, with 17 offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia Office, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/03/21)

Contract: Lockheed, $11M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $11,074,356 fixed-price (incentive-firm-target modification (P00048) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001918C1048). This modification is adding scope to procure material lay in for the integrated core processor in support of full performance of maintenance on line replaceable components for military service depots in support of sustainment of F-35 aircraft for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-U.S. Department of Defense participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Fort Worth and is expected to be completed in September 2023. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $5,260,058; fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,563,782; non-U.S. Department of Defense participant funds in the amount of  $2,075,007; and FMS funds in the amount of $1,175,509 will be obligated at time of award, $2,563,782 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, 09/03/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Air show won't be at base, but beach

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Blue Angels will not have the homecoming air show in November at Naval Air Station Pensacola, but it will be held at Pensacola Beach. NAS Pensacola commander Capt. Tim Kinsella made the announcement on base Thursday morning, saying the recent resurgence of the COVID virus was behind the decision to cancel the show at the base and move it to the beach. Navy officials also canceled last year's base show due to COVID restrictions, but rather than a cancellation this year, community leaders decided to carry out the 75th anniversary show Nov. 5-6 at the beach instead. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 09/02/21)

Contract: Harper Construction, $101.7M

Harper Construction Co., Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $101,741,289 firm-fixed-price construction contract for design and construction of an F-35C hangar addition at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. The project will include the construction of a two-module addition in support of F-35C operational squadrons. It will construct an aircraft parking apron and marshalling area, access apron and shoulders, taxiway connections and associated lighting, and construct an alternate mission equipment storage facility. The hangar addition will be constructed with reinforced concrete masonry unit, structural steel frames, metal deck and pile foundation. The work to be performed includes design and construction of the F-35C hangar addition to Hangar 6. The contract also contains one unexercised option, which, if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $102,104,756. Work will be performed in Lemoore and is expected to be completed by March 2024. Fiscal 2021 military construction, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $46,428,527 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Funds will obligated on individual task orders as they are issued. This contract was competitively procured via Sam.Gov website with five proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-21-C-1011). (Awarded Aug. 31, 2021) (Source: DoD, 09/02/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: B.L. Harbert, $13.3M

B. L. Harbert International, Birmingham, Ala., is awarded a $13,329,509 firm-fixed-price task order (N6945021F0610) under a multiple award construction contract for the renovation of Building 3782 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Corry Station, Fla. The work to be performed provides for the renovation of Building 3782. The existing two-story facility will be partially reconfigured and renovated. Work also includes selective demolition, changes to mechanical, electrical, and fire protection systems and new finishes. The task order also contains three unexercised options which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative task order value to $17,201,028. The options, if exercised, provide for access drive and roadway on the south side of the building, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and audio visual equipment. Work will be performed in Pensacola and is expected to be completed by August 2023. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance, (Navy) in the amount of $13,329,509 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-19-D-0908). (Source: DoD, 09/02/21)

Contract: Boeing, $39.7M

Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $39,660,399 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0008 for Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) Project Phase I Preliminary Design Review. The contract modification is an option exercise to mature a solid-rocket boosted, air-breathing, hypersonic conventional cruise missile, air-launched from existing fighter/bomber aircraft, through the completion of a preliminary design review. The location of performance is St. Louis. The work is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2022. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $1,521,862 and $8,750,000, respectively, are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $47,153,068. Future Hypersonics, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/01/21)

Contract: Lockheed, $27.2M

Lockheed Martin, Palmdale, Calif., was awarded a $27,192,571 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0009 for Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) Project Phase I Preliminary Design Review. The contract modification is an option exercise to mature a solid-rocket boosted, air-breathing, hypersonic conventional cruise missile, air-launched from existing fighter/bomber aircraft, through the completion of a preliminary design review. The location of performance is Palmdale, Calif. The work is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2022. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $1,521,862 and $8,750,000, respectively, are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $33,499,083. Future Hypersonics, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/01/21)

Contract: M1 Support, $26.4M

M1 Support Services, Denton, Texas, was awarded a $26,417,252 modification (P00057) to contract (FA4890-16-C-0012) for the T‐38 Aircraft Maintenance Program. The modification will provide intermediate and organizational maintenance of T‐38 aircraft for Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Global Strike Command. Work will be performed at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; Holloman AFB, N.M.; Langley AFB, Va.; Tyndall AFB, Fla.; and Whiteman AFB, Mo., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2022. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance funds will be used but no funds will be obligated at time of award. Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis Air Force Base, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/31/21)

Contract: Lockheed, $11M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $10,961,508 contract modification (P00016) to previously awarded contract FA8682-20-C-0001 to procure tooling, maintenance and training for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Production Lot 19. Work will be performed in Troy, Ala., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2022. The award is the result of sole source acquisition, and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/31/21)

Contract: PRIDE, $19.4M

PRIDE Industries, Roseville, Calif., was awarded a $19,365,491 modification (P00065) to contract W9124G-18-C-0005 for Fort Rucker base operations support. Work will be performed at Fort Rucker, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2023. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $2,930,062 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Field Directorate Office, Fort Eustis, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/31/21)