S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
Contracts

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FOR RELEASE AT No. 539-07
5 p.m. ET May 07, 2007

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CONTRACTS

NAVY

L-3 Communications Titan Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J.; RBC, Inc.*,
Alexandria, Va.; Sabre Systems, Inc.*, Warminster, Pa.; Navmar Applied
Sciences Corp., Warminster, Pa.; Sabre Systems, Inc., Warminster, Pa.;
Navmar Applied Sciences Corp.*, Warminster, Pa.; and BAE Systems Applied
Technologies Inc., Rockville, Md. are each being awarded
cost-plus-fixed-fee modifications to previously awarded
indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts
(N00421-04-D-0080, N00421-04-D-0081, N00421-04-D-0082, N00421-04-D-0083
and N00421-04-D-0084, respectively) under a multiple award for the
development of sensor systems and equipment. These modifications, which
will increase the ceiling for each of the current IDIQ holders to
$200,000,000, are L-3 Communications Titan Corp. ($96,061,530), RBC,
Inc. ($111,019,202); Sabre Systems, Inc. ($117,193,273); Navmar Applied
Sciences Corp. ($113,240,514); and BAE Systems Applied Technologies,
Inc. ($117,922,154). Places and percentages of work will be determined
based on the successful offeror for each individual task order issued.
However, it is estimated that approximately 80 percent of the work for
task orders issued will be performed at contractor facilities and 20
percent at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent
River, Md. The five-year ordering period expires in April 2009. Contract
funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval
Air Systems Command Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md. is the
contracting activity.

Islands Mechanical Contractors, Inc.,* Jacksonville, Fla., is being
awarded a $16,577,967 firm-fixed price contract for design and
construction of a migrant operations complex at the U.S. Naval Base,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The work includes providing packaged wastewater
treatment plants, showers, latrines, laundry facilities, site work,
utilities, administrative facilities, fencing, and warehouse facility.
Work will be performed at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and
is expected to be completed by May 2008. Contract funds will not expire
at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured
with six proposals solicited and two offers received. The Naval
Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Public Works Department, U.S.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is the contracting activity (N69450-07-C-3313).

AIR FORCE

General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $58,976,370
firm-fixed-price contract. This effort is for the manufacture, test and
delivery of four Predator B Reaper MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicles and
associated equipment to include initial spares, ground support
equipment, and 30-day pack-up kits. At this time, total funds have been
obligated. Solicitations began January 2006 and negotiations were
complete April 2007. This work will be complete December 2009.
Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-05-G-3028-0007).

Goodrich Corp., Chelmsford, Mass., is being awarded a $37,000,000
firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for delivery of two
reconnaissance pods, one mobile ground station, and test and integration
support. This effort supports foreign military sales to Greece. At this
time, $18,449,876 have been obligated. This work will be complete May
2009. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-07-C-4021).

General Atomics, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $10,135,251
cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. This contract action will provide a series
of required tasks to design, fabricate, integrate, and test the Predator
MQ-1B Block X aircraft which will utilize a Heavy Full Engine (HFE),
will support a 3,200 lbs gross take-off weight, and will carry four
Hellfire missiles (2 on each wing). The Predator MQ-1B Block X shall
leverage off technology from the existing Predator B (MQ-9) program, the
Army’s extended range multi-purpose program and on-going GA-ASI internal
research and development efforts. At this time, total funds have been
obligated. Solicitations began June 2006 and negotiations were complete
April 2007. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity
(FA8620-05-G-3028-0016).

EMC Engineering Inc., Lakewood, Calif., Reynolds Smith and Hills,
Jacksonville, Fla., and Lockwood, Andrews and Newnan Inc., Dallas,
Texas, is being awarded a $10,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite
quantity, firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for ID/IQ
Worldwide Architectural and Engineering services for energy and
environmental requirements for the support of the Defense Commissary
Agency. At this time, no funds have been obligated. Air Education and
Training Command, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting
activity (FA3002-07-D-0011/EMC Engineering Inc.,
FA3002-07-D-0010/Reynold Smith & Hills, FA3002-07-D-012/Lockwood,
Andrews & Newnan Inc).

Rockwell Collins Inc., Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being
awarded a $6,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract action
provides for five C-130 avionics Group “B” kits for the Pakistan Air
Force. At this time, total funds have been obligated. Solicitations
began February 2007 and negotiations were complete April 2007. This work
will be complete August 2008. Headquarters Warner Robins Air Logistics
Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity
(FA8504-07-C-0006).

I really enjoy your posts. what do you think all these contracts are
leading to? If u do not mind. Miles