Tuesday, May 17, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 17, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated May 17, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - May 17, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued May 17, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $49,483,339 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification for retrofit installations, including retrofits associated with the Reliability and Maintainability Maturation Program, and Structural Retrofit Program Phase II, for aircraft scheduled to be inducted during the second and third quarters of calendar year 2011 at the Palmdale Depot facility, as well as contractor support for depot throughput at both the Ogden and Palmdale depot facilities for the second and third quarters of calendar year 2011. Work will be performed at Marietta, Ga.; Fort Worth, Texas; and Seattle, Wash. Funds in the amount of $9,809,470 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. ASC/WWUK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8611-08-C-2897-PO0071).

Aerojet General Corp., Rancho Cordova, Calif., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $31,778,418 firm-fixed-price contract modification for the procurement of warhead cases and internal components to support the Precision Lethality MK82 Quick Reaction Capability Program. This effort will cover delivery of 50 test warhead cases and internal components as well as post initial operation capability support for the Air Force and up to 70 test warhead cases and internal components for the Navy. Work will be performed at Rancho Cordova, Calif. AAC/EBSK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8677-10-C-0335-PO0007).

NAVY

General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $33,500,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2109) for engineering and technical design services to support research and development of advanced submarine technologies for current and future submarine platforms. Advanced submarine research and development includes studies to support the manufacturability, maintainability, producibility, reliability, manning, survivability, hull integrity, performance, structural, weight/margin, stability, arrangements, machinery systems, acoustics, hydrodynamics, ship control, logistics, human factors, materials, weapons handling and stowage, submarine safety, and affordability. Work will also include development and design of advanced submarine research and development technologies include integration/incorporation of technologies for tests/deployment of onboard advanced development models and engineering test platforms on designated research and development test platform(s) and current and future submarine platforms; fabrication of advanced engineering development models and prototypes required to demonstrate proof-of-concepts; and engineering design, technical assessment, systems integration, and configuration management and control services to support large scale vehicle test platforms. The program also supports near term insertion of Virginia-class technology; identification of Ohio-class replacement technology options; future submarine concepts; and core technologies. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., and is expected to be completed by October 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Advanced Precision Manufacturing, Inc.*, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (N00164-11-D-JN90); All Rite Distributing Co., Inc.*, Fort Wayne, Ind. (N00164-11-D-JN91); CM Engineering, Inc.*, Dugger, Ind. (N00164-11-D-JN93); Magnetic Radiation Labs, Inc.*, Itasca, Ill. (N00164-11-D-JN95); Precision Laser Services, Inc.*, Fort Wayne, Ind. (N00164-11-D-JN96); and Universal Technologies, Inc.*, Estill Springs, Tenn. (N00164-11-D-JN97), are each being awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with a maximum value of $30,000,000 for crew-served weapons gun mounts and stands used for .50cal M2HB, M240B, and MK 19 40mm machine guns used in force protection roles. Crew-served weapons gun mounts and stands are being procured to support Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps in various applications. The contract awardees will compete for delivery orders. Work will be performed at the sites identified above depending upon which contractor receives each competitive order with the exception of All Rite Distributing Co., whose work will be performed in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Work performed under these contracts is expected to be completed by May 2016. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (80 percent); and the governments of Bangladesh, Columbia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the Republic of Cape Verde (20 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Contract funds in the amount of $195,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a total small business set-aside with 18 offers received via the Federal Business Opportunities website. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $29,888,155 contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) for long-lead-time material and engineering and support services for the Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer DDG 1001. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be completed by July 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Whitney, Bailey, Cox and Magnani, Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a maximum $7,500,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for miscellaneous civil/structural design and engineering services in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for miscellaneous civil and structural design and engineering services with associated multi-disciplinal architectural and engineering support services required to perform various investigations, studies and preparation of construction documents. Task order 0001 is being awarded at $153,009 for the construction of a windblast and ejection tower facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Patuxent River, Md. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by November 2011. All work will be performed at various locations within the NAVFAC Washington AOR including Washington, D.C. (50 percent), Virginia (25 percent), and Maryland (25 percent), and is expected to be completed by April 2016. Contract funds in the amount of $153,009 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 25 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N40080-11-D-0497).

Metro Machine Corp. Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $7,358,392 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-4416) for additional repairs and preservation of 33 ballast tanks onboard USS Ashland (LSD 48). Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by February 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $7,358,392 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Norfolk Ship Support Activity, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Irving Oil Terminal, Inc., Portsmouth, N.H., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $11,015,340 for aviation turbine fuel. The other location of performance is Bucksport, Maine. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-04860.

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DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: 'Pakistan Must Stop Playing Its Double Games'

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: 'Pakistan Must Stop Playing Its Double Games'
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - May 11, 2011:
Kurt Volker, Former US Ambassador to NATO spoke to TIMES NOW on Wednesday (May 11) and said he does not believe that Pakistan was unaware of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's house in Abbottabad, which was at a short distance from a military training academy. He also added that Pakistan must stop playing double games.
He said, "I personally don't believe that no one in Pakistani government was aware that Osama was living in a house in Abbottabad, near the military academy. May be not the President but others from the government must have been aware of it." "Pakistan must stop this double games and decide whether it wants to help in in the fight of anti-terrorism," added Volker. The former US Ambassador to NATO also added that Congress is thinking of cutting out military funds to Pakistan. He said, "The Congress is meditating on the option of cutting out military funds to Pakistan if they don't take a stance in favour of the fight against terror. The intellegence co-operation also has to be mutual. "
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DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing KC-767 Tankers For Italian Air Force Formally Enter Into Service

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing KC-767 Tankers For Italian Air Force Formally Enter Into Service
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PRATICA DI MARE, Italy - May 17, 2011: The first two Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 advanced aerial refueling tankers for the Italian Air Force (ItAF) formally entered into service today during a public ceremony near Rome.
The ItAF accepted delivery of the two KC-767A tankers on Dec. 29 and March 10. Italian crews then flew the aircraft from Boeing's tanker modification facility in Wichita, Kan., to the Italian air base at Pratica di Mare.
"The configuration flexibility of the KC-767 tanker allows for simultaneous refueling and passenger and cargo transport, with the potential to operate in humanitarian response, disaster relief, and emergency aeromedical evacuation of personnel," ItAF officials said. "The KC-767 enables a unique and exceptional air projection capability, not only for Italy, but for all of NATO."
"This is a milestone event for the Italian Air Force as well as the members of Boeing’s International Tanker team," said Scott Wuesthoff, International Tanker program manager for Boeing. "The KC-767 tankers will significantly increase Italy's military capability as the country performs vital missions in support of NATO and regional interests. The deliveries also reaffirm Boeing's standing as the world’s leading provider of aerial refueling tankers."
Boeing is building four KC-767 Tanker Transport aircraft, designed for in-flight aerial refueling and strategic transport, to replace the ItAF B-707T/T fleet. Since their delivery, the first two KC-767 tankers have been engaged in aerial refueling training missions with ItAF crews in which they are successfully delivering fuel to an array of ItAF aircraft. Boeing and the ItAF are working together to enter the third KC-767 aircraft into the acceptance process for anticipated delivery this summer, with a fourth tanker to follow shortly thereafter. Upon receiving its fourth tanker, ItAF will declare Final Operational Capability.
The Italian Air Force KC-767A is a "convertible combi," meaning it can carry all passengers, all cargo, or a combination of passengers and cargo. In any configuration, the KC-767 has an aerial refueling boom with a remote aerial refueling operator station, as well as wing pod and centerline hose and drogue systems, and a refueling receptacle. This configuration allows for the refueling of all existing types of aircraft, both fighters and transports.
"The Italian Air Force KC-767A can be refueled by another tanker thanks to the refueling receptacle located on top of the aircraft near the cockpit, a feature that increases the tanker's already enviable operating capacity and range," ItAF officials said.
Boeing has been designing, building, modifying and supporting tankers for decades. These include four KC-767 tankers delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force, hundreds of KC-135 tankers delivered to worldwide customers, and a fleet of large KC-10 tankers delivered to the U.S. Air Force.
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