Monday, February 28, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated February 28, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated February 28, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - February 28, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued February 28, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $206,748,092 cost-plus-fixed-fee option under existing previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2110) for continuation of advance planning efforts to prepare and make ready for the refueling complex overhaul of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). This effort will continue to provide for shipchecks, design, documentation, engineering, procurement, fabrication and preliminary shipyard or support facility work to prepare for and make ready for the refueling, overhaul, modernization and routine work on the ship and its reactor plants. Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., is expected to complete February 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $29,500,000 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee contract (N00019-09-C-0019) for the procurement of aircraft armament equipment for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, including jumper bundles, pylon attach fittings, sensor well covers, adaptors, and plyons. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in December 2014. Contract funds in the amount of $27,210,466 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va. (N00421-10-D-0005); Deloitte Consulting, LLP, Alexandria, Va. (N00421-10-D-0006); National Technologies Associates, Inc., Alexandria, Va. (N00421-10-D-0007); and Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, Calif. (N00421-10-D-0008), are each being awarded modifications to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract to exercise options for management, organizational, and business improvement services, financial and business solutions, and human resources services supporting Naval Air Systems Command Corporate Operations and Comptroller offices. The aggregate not-to-exceed amount for these options is $16,181,000, and the companies will have the opportunity to bid on each individual task order. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. However, services may be performed at any of the following NAVAIR sites: St. Inigoes, Md; Lakehurst, N.J.; Point Mugu, Calif.; China Lake, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; Cherry Point, N.C.; Jacksonville, Fla., and North Island, Calif. Work performed under these contracts is expected to be completed in February 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Oak Point Associates, Biddeford, Maine, is being awarded a maximum $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for civil/structural/architectural/mechanical/electrical and fire protection services in support of projects at military installations throughout the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic area of responsibility (AOR). The preponderance of the work will be performed in the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Northeast AOR including, but not limited to, Rhode Island (20 percent), Maine (20 percent), Connecticutt (15 percent), New Jersey (15 percent), Pennsylvania (10 percent), New York (5 percent), New Hampshire (5 percent), Massachusetts (5 percent), Vermont (3 percent), and Delaware (2 percent). Work is expected to be completed by February 2016. This contract contains four one-year options which, if exercised, will not change the cumulative value of the contract. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 65 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic Northeast Integrated Product Team is the contracting activity (N40085-11-D-7209).

Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP, Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a maximum $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for civil/structural/architectural/mechanical/electrical and fire protection services in support of projects at military installations throughout the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic area of responsibility (AOR). The preponderance of the work will be performed in the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Northeast AOR including, but not limited to, Rhode Island (20 percent), Maine (20 percent), Connecticutt (15 percent), New Jersey (15 percent), Pennsylvania (10 percent), New York (5 percent), New Hapmshire (5 percent), Massachusetts (5 percent), Vermont (3 percent), and Delaware (2 percent). Work is expected to be completed by February 2016. This contract contains four one-year options which, if exercised, will not change the cumulative value of the contract. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 65 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic Northeast Integrated Product Team is the contracting activity (N40085-11-D-7212).

L-3 Services, Inc., Mount Laurel, N.J., is being awarded a $9,536,470 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00421-09-D-0009) to exercise an option for technical and engineering support for the AIR 4.3 structures division, to include all data analysis, information systems, and software functions of the Structural Appraisal of Fatigue Effects Program. Work will be performed in Lexington Park, Md., and is expected to be completed in February 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Virtexco Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded $8,959,900 for firm-fixed-price task order #0005 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-09-D-5033) for the design and construction of a Special Operating Forces support activity operations facility at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of two facilities. The Little Creek facility will be a two-story addition to the existing Building 3889 at Little Creek and will contain a quarterdeck, a large fitness room, and locker room with storage cages on the first floor. The second floor will house administrative offices, conference room, open offices, and necessary support spaces. The Fort Story facility will be a standalone one-story building adjacent to existing Building 308 at Fort Story and will contain workshop spaces, maintenance bays, an office and classrooms for training, as well as all the necessary support spaces. The task order also contains two unexercised options which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative task order value to $9,175,550. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Va., and is expected to be completed by September 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Eight proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, Vt., is being awarded a $7,209,456 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0298) for the procurement of 42 MH-60R/S integrated mechanical diagnostic and health usage monitoring system units, 42 data transfer units, and 18 retrofit kits. Work will be performed in Vergennes, Vt., and is expected to be completed in September 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $3,233,106 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

ARMY

General Dynamics Lands System, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Feb. 23 a $59,084,086 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the purchase of up to 21 Abrams M1A2 system enhancement package version two upgrade tanks. Work will be performed in Lima, Ohio; Tallahassee, Fla.; Anniston, Ala.; Scranton, Penn.; and Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2013. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-G-0006).

Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Plymouth, Minn., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $53,589,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the purchase of 30,000 M865 120mm cartridges; 15,000 M1002 120mm cartridges; and containers for handling the M865 cartridge. Work will be performed in Middletown, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2012. Two bids were solicited with two bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-08-C-0011).

Camber Corp., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on Feb. 23 a $52,762,304 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for technical and engineering support, logistics, material fielding of systems, and business management support for joint project manager, guardian, under the cognizance of Joint Program Executive Office, Chemical and Biological Defense. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 17, 2013. Ten bids were solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W911SR-10-D-0001).

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $46,257,600 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for 30,000 M865 120mm cartridges, and 15,000 M1002 120mm cartridges. Work will be performed in Middletown, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2012. Two bids were solicited with two bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-08-C-0010).

Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $25,226,127 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the production of 315 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, three B-Kits, and program support. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2012. The bid was solicited through the Internet with three bids received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-D-0159).

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $22,710,077 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. Work will be performed in Redstone Arsenal, Ala., with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aviation & Missile Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0003).

Jacobs Technology, Inc., Tullahoma, Tenn., was awarded on Feb. 23 a $14,540,263 time-and-material contract. The award will provide for engineering and support services for the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Command. Work will be performed in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2013. The bid was solicited through the Internet with three bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-08-D-0001).

Deloitte and Touch, LLP, McLean, Va., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $13,792,243 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for services to the Acquisition Oversight Division area within the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. Work will be performed in Arlington, Va., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 17, 2014. The bid was solicited through the General Services Administration’s eBuy system with five bids received. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Contracting Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-11-F-0020).

Babcock Construction Co., LLC, Starkville, Miss., was awarded on Feb. 23 a $10,556,339 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the installation of the discharge pipes for the Grand Prairie Pumping Station demonstration project. Work will be performed in DeValls Bluff, Ark., with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2012. The bid was solicited through the Internet with 19 bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Tenn., is the contracting activity (W912EQ-11-C-0009).

BAE Systems, Inc., Anniston, Ala., was awarded on Feb. 23 an $8,563,336 cost, no-fee contract. The award will provide for the refurbishment of 440 M113A2 armored personnel carriers to a fully mission capable plus condition for the government of Iraq. Work will be performed in Anniston, Ala., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-10-G-0003).

Navistar Defense, LLC, Warrenville, Ill., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $7,680,872 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 49 general transport trucks for the government of Afghanistan. Work will be performed in West Point, Miss., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-D-G097).

Knights Armament Co., Titusville, Fla., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $6,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 10,479 clip-on sniper night sights. Work will be performed in Titusville, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 23, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet with four bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Aberdeen Proving Ground Contracting, Aberdeen, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-11-D-0080).

AIR FORCE

DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded an estimated $34,248,648.32 contract for the overhaul of Tunner aircraft cargo loaders in support of the Tunner 60K loader program. At this time, $21,101,885.07 has been obligated. WR-ALC/GRVKBA, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8519-04-D-0006-0075).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

AMFUEL Cell and Coated Fabrics, Magnolia, Ark., is being awarded a maximum $18,253,263 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, requirements contract for aircraft fuel tanks. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Air Force. There were originally two proposals solicited with two responses. The date of performance completion is February 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (SPRWA1-11-D-0003).

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DTN News: Iran Top Stories / Headlines News Dated February 28, 2011

DTN News: Iran Top Stories / Headlines News Dated February 28, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 28, 2011: Comprehensive daily news related to Iran for the world of TODAY.
*Comprehensive daily news related to Iran Top Stories / Headlines News for the world of TODAY
Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:29PM
An official with the Iranian Judiciary has rejected reports that the heads of the sedition movement, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, have been taken into custody.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:50PM
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says Iran has been the "main victim" of Western-sponsored terrorism since the 1979 victory of Islamic Revolution in the country.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:41PM
Iran's prosecutor general has warned that if necessary, tougher measures will be taken against the "domestic counter-revolutionary movement."
Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:33PM
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it is following up on the case of Lebanese Shia leader Imam Moussa al-Sadr, who went missing in Libya in 1978.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:55PM
Iran's Foreign Minister calls on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to investigate the abduction of four Iranian diplomats by Israel and a Lebanese figure by Libya.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:33PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Islamic Republic of Iran has established the “best example for asserting human rights in the world.”
Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:13PM
Syrian Defense Minister Ali Habib Mahmoud says the presence of Iranian warships in the Mediterranean Sea has “paralyzed” Israel.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:17PM
A senior Iranian commander has called on the United States to withdraw its warships and fighter jets from the Islamic states in the Middle East.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:54PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has now exceeded IRR 5,000 trillion (USD 475 billion) per year.
Economy
Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:54PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has now exceeded IRR 5,000 trillion (USD 475 billion) per year.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:6AM
As Iran's foreign policy attaches significance to enhanced ties with African countries, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman voices the country's readiness to bolster economic cooperation with Kenya.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:21AM
A delegation of Ukraine's energy sector has visited South Pars gas field to examine the upstream and downstream investment opportunities of Iran's oil and gas industry.
Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:10AM
About 8.382 million tons of goods worth $26.27 billion have been transited via Iran in the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (which began on March 21).
Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:45AM
Amid Senegal's move to unilaterally cut diplomatic ties with Tehran, Iran's Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian says the country will continue its auto-making operations in Senegal.
Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:0AM
Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian says the annual steel production capacity of the country will increase to 20 million tons in the near future.
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:29AM
The specialized committees of Iranian Parliament (Majlis) will begin discussing the government's new fiscal year's budget proposal on Saturday.
Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:19AM
Iran's industrial and mineral exports have reached nearly 18 billion dollars during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year starting March 21, 2010.
Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:57PM
Iran's Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company (BIPC) says it has exported more than USD 1 billion worth of products to 23 countries from March 2010 to January 2011.
Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:37PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the budget bill for the upcoming fiscal year emphasizes on justice as well as financial and social equality.
Energy
Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:58AM
Iran's Petroleum Engineering and Development Company says China will invest $2.5 billion in developing projects of the South Azadegan oilfield in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:19AM
The price of Iran's crude oil has soared to over USD 100 amid recent revolutions and uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East.
Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:7PM
Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Zeighami says the country is fully prepared for limitless oil product exports to its western neighbor Iraq.
Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:16AM
Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Zeighami says the country has begun marketing plans for the imminent exportation of its gasoline, a report says.
Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:47PM
Iran has launched the second drilling rig in the 17th and 18th phases of the South Pars gas field, bringing to nine the total number of rigs in South Pars.
Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:11AM
Iranian OPEC governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi says the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cannot control the political turmoil in some oil producing countries.
Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:53AM
Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad says Iran's electricity export to Iraq will expand with the construction of a new power transmission line.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:26AM
Explosions at three gas pipelines in central Iran have not impacted the country's natural gas exports to Turkey and other countries, says a senior Iranian oil official.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:37AM
Iran and China are close to signing a 7-billion-dollar deal to cooperate in the development projects of two oil refineries in the Islamic Republic.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:20AM
A Vietnamese company is to invest $1.2 billion in the development project of Darkhovin oilfield, says the managing director of Iran's Petroleum Engineering and Development Company.
Nuclear Energy
Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:1AM
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should act “independently” and not based on “alleged studies.”
Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:53PM
The latest report by the UN nuclear agency has confirmed for the 26th time the non-diversion of Iran's nuclear program towards military purposes, Tehran's IAEA envoy says.
Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:4PM
Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the fuel placed inside the Bushehr nuclear reactor will be temporarily removed to run a number of tests.
Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:43AM
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano has responded to a letter from the wife of an assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist.
Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:11AM
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has once again confirmed the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear energy program.
Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:55AM
The 17th National Nuclear Conference has been held in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, praising late Iranian scientist Dr. Majid Shahriari.
Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:15AM
The latest US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has reiterated its 2007 position that the Islamic Republic of Iran is not after nuclear arms.
Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:37AM
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says all the required fuel for Bushehr nuclear power plant has been supplied and that it is currently undergoing a test cycle.
Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:4AM
Iranian scientists have successfully neutralized the impact of a sophisticated malware designed to disrupt Tehran's nuclear program, says a recent report.
Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:39AM
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Italy's Senate Lamberto Dini has thrown his country's weight behind Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
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