UNITED KINGDOM AND NATO
SEA
01 Oct 20. BAE Systems awarded naval guns contract for U.K.’s Type 31 frigate program. BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose frigate program. The agreement, through a contract with Babcock International, will supply the Royal Navy with a set of advanced, multi-purpose gun systems for its fleet of five ships, with the first ship expected to go into service in 2027. The contract includes five Bofors 57 Mk3 medium caliber guns and 10 Bofors 40 Mk4 small caliber guns. Both close-in weapon systems are designed to protect the ships against modern and future complex threats. The guns also offer the Royal Navy optimized ammunition types, including the cost-efficient programmable Bofors 3P all-target munition. BAE Systems’ scope of work for the Type 31 program also includes services, tools, spares, documentation and support. Both naval gun systems will be manufactured at BAE Systems’ facility in Karlskoga, Sweden, with deliveries expected to take place in 2023 and 2024. The Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun is installed on various ship types around the world and is in use with the allied navies and coast guards of eight nations, including Canada, Finland, Germany, and Sweden, as well as the United States, where it is known as the Mk110 naval gun. BAE Systems has built and delivered more than 100 Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns to customers around the world. The Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun is the latest generation in the 40mm family, and with this contract, the Royal Navy will become its fifth operator.
01 Oct 20. The Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, California, is awarded a $59,097,371 cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost plus fixed-fee level of effort contract (N00030-21-C-6002) to provide the U.S. and United Kingdom Trident II (D5) maintenance, rebuilding and technical services in support of the Navigation subsystem. Work will be performed at Huntington Beach, California (63%); and Heath, Ohio (13%), along with field engineering conducted at Puget Sound, Washington (4%); Heath, Ohio (4%); Mitchell Field, New York (4%); Norfolk, Virginia (4%); Kings Bay, Georgia (4%); Port Canaveral, Florida (2%), and Faslane, Scotland (2%). Work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2022 (inclusive of all option periods). United Kingdom funds in the amount of $893,383 are being obligated on this award. Subject to the availability of funds, fiscal 2021 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $27,877,125 will be obligated. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole-source acquisition pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
28 Sep 20. General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $215,655,632 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-2125 for engineering, technical, design agent and planning yard support for operational strategic and attack submarines. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (42%); and the country of Great Britain (58%), under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Groton, Connecticut (70%); Kings Bay, Georgia (13%); Bangor, Washington (10%); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (3%); North Kingston, Rhode Island (2%); and Newport, Rhode Island (2%), and is expected to be completed by September 2023. Foreign Military Sales Great Britain (52%); and fiscal 2020 other procurement (Navy; 42%) funding in the amount of $5,041,000 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.
30 Sep 20. James Fisher Defence has secured a £7m contract extension from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to ensure Nato submariners are backed up by rescue operations. With this extension of the contract, support will be provided to the Nato Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) until 2023. In 2015, JFD secured a £12.1m contract to support the NSRS. The five-year contract covered all aspects of operation and through-life-support and included options until 2023. NSRS was created in 2008 as a collaborative project between the UK, France and Norway. The programme aims to ensure that the submarine operations are safe. It will provide rescue services to these countries and those allied Nato partners who signed the agreements. JFD has been an integral part of the UK’s submarine rescue provision since 1983 and has been a part of NSRS since its inception. (Source: naval-technology.com)
01 Oct 20. The Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Mitchell Field, New York, is awarded a $68,603,033 cost plus incentive fee and cost plus fixed fee contract modification (P00005) to previously awarded and announced contract N00030-20-C-0045 for the U.S. and United Kingdom to provide Strategic Weapon System Trident fleet support, Trident II SSP Shipboard Integration (SSI) Increment 8, SSI Increment 16, Columbia class and U.K. Dreadnought class navigation subsystem development efforts. Work will be performed in Mitchel Field, New York (47%); Huntington Beach, California (36%); Clearwater, Florida (9%); Cambridge, Massachusetts (6%); and Hingham, Massachusetts (2%), with an expected completion date of Nov. 30, 2022. Subject to the availability of funding, fiscal 2021 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $42,869,626; fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $4,247,698; and United Kingdom funds in the amount of $21,485,709, will be obligated at time of award. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole-source acquisition in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and (4). Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
30 Sep 20. Lockheed Martin Space, Titusville, Florida, is awarded a $498,444,190 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (PZ0001) to previously awarded and announced unpriced letter contract N00030-20-C-0100 for Trident II (D5) missile production and deployed systems support. Work will be performed in Cape Canaveral, Florida (25.9%); Kings Bay, Georgia (20.6%); Bangor, Washington (19.3%); Sunnyvale, California (11.8%); Denver, Colorado (9.8%); Titusville, Florida (5.4%); Magna, Utah (1.6%); Bethesda, Maryland (1.2%); and other various locations (less than 1.0% each, 4.4% total). Work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2026. The maximum dollar value of the modification, including the base and all option items, if exercised, is $1,219,882,483. Fiscal 2020 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $45,081,348; fiscal 2019 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,273,190; and United Kingdom funds in the amount of $4,403,914 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is being awarded to the contractor on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
AIR
28 Sep 20. The Government of the United Kingdom has requested to buy follow-on C-17 aircraft Contractor Logistical Support (CLS) to include aircraft component spare and repair parts; accessories; publications and technical documentation; software and software support; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated program cost is $401.3m. The prime contractor will be The Boeing Company of Chicago, IL. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. (Source: glstrade.com)
30 Sep 20. QinetiQ Limited, Farnborough, United Kingdom, has been awarded a $27,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for weapons range services. This contract provides fighter pilots from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom; Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany; and Aviano Air Base, Italy, the ability to employ precision guided munitions in a practice environment. Work will be performed in the United Kingdom, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 23, 2025. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 European Deterrence Initiative funds in the amount of $544,221 are being obligated at the time of award. The 48 Contracting Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, is the contracting activity (FA558720D0005).
TECHNOLOGY
28 Sep 20. The UK’s MoD Defence Digital department will use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to operate within the MODCLOUD Multi-Hybrid suite of secure services. This infrastructure enables the choice and scale of technologies to manage data in a highly compliant environment, according to an Oracle statement. Digital Defence will enable cloud infrastructure, integrated suite of business applications and platform services to be made available to the wider Defence community under a pan-defence Oracle enterprise agreement, and through Oracle’s integrated suite of services under a ‘single-sign on.’ The Ministry of Defence will be able to access emerging technologies such as digital assistants, data visualisation, mobile hub, and low code development tools. (Source: Armada)
EUROPE
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28 Sep 20. The Government of the Netherlands has requested to buy thirty-four (34) Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles. Also included are eight (8) kitted 2-pack PAC-3 MSE Missile Round Trainers (MRT), six (6) kitted 2-pack PAC-3 MSE Empty Round Trainers (ERT), four (4) PAC-3 MSE Skid Kits, one (1) Lot of Classified PAC-3 MSE Concurrent Spare Parts (CSPs), one (1) Lot of Unclassified PAC-3 MSE CSPs, and PAC-3 MSE repair and return processing support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $241m. The prime contractor will be Lockheed-Martin, Dallas, TX. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s). (Source: glstrade.com)
30 Sep 20. Switzerland – Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units and Weapons. The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of five (5) Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.2bn. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Switzerland requested to buy five (5) Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units, consisting of: five (5) AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets; five (5) AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Stations; seventeen (17) M903 Launching Stations; up to seventy (70) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile Tactical (GEM-T) Missiles; seven (7) Antenna Mast Groups; five (5) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III; and six (6) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT) (11) Block Upgrade Two (BU2). Also included are communications equipment; tools and test equipment; range and test programs; support equipment to include associated vehicles; prime movers; generators; publications and technical documentation; training equipment; spare and repair parts; personnel training; Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT); U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support services; Systems Integration and Checkout (SICO); field office support; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $2.2bn. (Source: defense-aerospace.com/ US Defense Security Cooperation Agency)
29 Sep 20. Estonia and the Netherlands have signed a joint procurement agreement for seven Milrem Robotics THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) through the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI). Under the agreement, Milrem will deliver four THeMIS UGVs to the Royal Netherlands Army and three to the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF). Deliveries of the Estonian vehicles will begin this month with the Netherlands’ UGVs being delivered shortly after. (Source: army-technology.com)
27 Sep 20. The Czech Ministry of Defense has Informed the Israel Ministry of Defense of its Decision to Equip its Military with an Israeli Air Defense System Produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Following an international tender process, which lasted several years, the Czech Ministry of Defense informed the Directorate of International Defense Cooperation (SIBAT) in the Israel Ministry of Defense, of its decision to equip its military with Israeli air defense systems. On Friday (25.09.2020), the Czech government approved the launch of procurement negotiations for four Israeli “SPYDER” batteries, within the framework of a GTG agreement between the two countries. Israel was selected as the sole supplier for the project and the expected agreement between the countries’ defense ministries is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars. SPYDER (Surface-to-Air Python & Derby), is a quick reaction, low- to-high surface-to-air missile system designed to counter attacks by a variety of aerial threats including aircraft, helicopters and UAVs. The system provides effective protection of valuable assets, as well as first-class defense for maneuvering forces located in combat areas. The SPYDER system includes a radar system produced by Elta, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
SEA
25 Sep 20. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has selected The IP Company to install a Wireless Communication & Messaging System (WCMS) on Den Helder, a Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) combat support ship (CSS). Under the contract, RNLN will receive a system that is standardised to ensure commonality across the naval fleet of Netherlands. Previously, The IP Company supplied the WCMS onboard the RNLN’s Holland-class ocean-going patrol vessels and the HNLMS Karel Doorman, its joint support ship. This ensures that the entire CSS system features the same systems as the other systems that are installed on other vessels. Furthermore, it guarantees that the new WCMS developments on the Holland-class and HNLMS Karel Doorman will be implemented on the CSS too. This will also optimise the training, maintenance and other procedures while providing familiarity to the crew. The systems provided by The IP Company transmit voice and data, which enables communication between crew members in the operational and administrative domains. (Source: naval-technology.com)
AIR
28 Sep 20. Airbus has received a firm order for an Airbus A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport from OCCAR, Europe’s organisation for the management of cooperative armament programmes. The order, which OCCAR has placed on behalf of NATO’s Support & Procurement Agency (NSPA), follows the decision from Luxembourg to maximize its participation into the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) programme with a significant increase from 200 to 1,200 the number of flight hours contracted. The aircraft is part of the three additional options originally included in the contract and will increase the MMF fleet to nine aircraft. This new order comes after the successful delivery of the first two aircraft, with training and operational activities already in place. The additional aircraft will provide greater availability of the MMF fleet, enabling other NATO nations to cover their needs in air-to-air refuelling, strategic transport and medical evacuation. The MMF programme is funded by the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Germany, Belgium and Czech Republic who have the exclusive right to operate the NATO–owned aircraft in a pooling arrangement, a prime example of European operational defence collaboration. The aircraft will be configured for in-flight refuelling, the transport of passengers and cargo, and medical evacuation operations. The European Defence Agency (EDA) initiated the MMF programme in 2012. OCCAR manages the MMF acquisition phase as Contract Executing Agent on behalf of NSPA. Following the acquisition phase, NSPA will be responsible for the complete life-cycle management of the fleet. The A330 MRTT combines the advanced technology of a new generation tanker with the operational experience recorded during more than 200,000 FH in service. The A330 MRTT is interoperable with receivers worldwide and delivers true multi-role capabilities as proven during the recent MEDEVAC and strategic transport missions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
30 Sep 20. JetSupport, in partnership with PAL Aerospace, was awarded a contract to provide and support maritime surveillance aircraft and services for the Netherlands Coastguard. This new contract, executed under the authority of the Defence Material Organization of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands, will see JetSupport and PAL Aerospace modify and deliver two fully missionized DHC-8 aircraft, provide crew training on all systems and support the operation of the aircraft for an initial ten-year period with an option to extend for two additional one-year terms. These aircraft will be missionized primarily for the purpose of providing air reconnaissance capacity in the North Sea for the Netherlands Coastguard. The aircraft’s tasks will include support for search and rescue, law enforcement and surveillance activities as well as other missions such as “out of area” deployments in support of FRONTEX. (Source: PR Newswire)
29 Sep 20. Kilgore Flares Company LLC, doing business as Chemring Countermeasures Tennessee, Toone, Tennessee, is awarded a not-to-exceed $49,859,860 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the manufacture of MJU-32A/B and MJU-38A/B aircraft decoy flares. The contract will include a five-year base ordering period with no options. Work will be performed in Toone, Tennessee, and work is expected to be completed by September 2025. Funding for the MJU-32A/B combines purchases with procurement and ammunition (Navy and Marine Corps) funds (91%); Brazil (3%); Spain (3%); Bahrain (1%); Japan (1%); and India (1%) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Funding for the MJU-38A/B will be all FMS funds, combining purchases with Switzerland (87%); Brazil (7%); and Spain (6%). Funds in the amount of $11,266,039 will be issued for delivery order N00104-20-F-VQ01 that will be awarded concurrently with the contract, and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with two offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N00104-20-D-VQ01).
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25 Sep 20. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Tampa, Florida, awarded 46 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth a maximum $950,000,000 for Special Operations Forces Core Support services in support of USSOCOM enterprise requirements in the U.S. and globally. Contracted subject matter expertise and knowledge-based services will support education, training, engineering, technical, professional, administrative, management support, program management and other requirements. Funding shall be provided on a delivery order basis. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds will be used to satisfy a $2,500 contract minimum guarantee. The contracts were awarded competitively using Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 procedures. This list of awardees has been updated based on the result of Small Business Administration size challenges and corrective action taken from Government Accountability Office protests. The following companies were awarded: Core One Solutions LLC, Sterling, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0002); Crisis Response Co. LLC, Keller, Texas (H92400-20-D-0003); Consulting Services Group LLC, Herndon, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0004); D3 Air and Space Operations Inc., St. Augustine, Florida (H92400-20-D-0005); Defense Acquisition Inc., Huntsville, Alabama (H92400-20-D-0006); EnGenius, Huntsville, Alabama (H92400-20-D-0007); Firebird AST, Arlington, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0008); Federal Information Systems Inc., San Antonio, Texas (H92400-20-D-0009); FITT Scientific LCC, Colonial Heights, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0010); Gemini Industries Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts (H92400-20-D-0011); Global Dimensions LLC, Fredericksburg, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0012); Geo Owl LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina (H92400-20-D-0013); Iron EagleX, Tampa, Florida (H92400-20-D-0014); INTEROP-ISHPI JV LLC, Virginia Beach, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0015); ITELITRAC Inc., Ashburn, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0016); K2 Solutions Inc., Southern Pines, North Carolina (H92400-20-D-0018); Legion Systems LLC, Tampa, Florida (H92400-20-D-0019); Lukos LCC, Tampa, Florida (H92400-20-D-0020); METIS Celestar JV LLC, Tampa, Florida (H92400-20-D-0021); MHM Innovations Inc., Fairfax, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0022); Nisga’a Tek LLC, Chantilly, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0023); OSCAR DEUCE LLC, Virginia Beach, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0024); Prescient Edge Corp., McLean (H92400-20-D-0025); ProCleared LLC, Chantilly, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0026); Preting LLC, Springfield, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0027); Quiet Professionals, Tampa, Florida (H92400-20-D-0028); R3 Strategic Support Group Inc., Coronado, California (H92400-20-D-0029); The Red Gate Group Ltd., Chantilly, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0030); RMGS Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0032); Special Applications Group, Tampa, Florida (H92400-20-D-0033); SOLUTE Inc., San Diego, California (H92400-20-D-0034); Arrow Security and Training LLC, Nashua, New Hampshire (H92400-20-D-0035); Spathe Systems LLC, Tampa, Florida (H92400-20-D-0036); Strategic Solutions Unlimited Inc.; Fayetteville, North Carolina (H92400-20-D-0037); Streamline Defense LLC, Tampa, Florida (H92400-20-D-0038); T3i Inc., Imperial Beach, California (H92400-20-D-0039); TriDcor JV LLC, Wesley Chapel, Florida (H92400-20-D-0040); Tyoneck Global Services LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (H92400-20-D-0041); Threat Tec LLC, Hampton, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0042); Universal Strategy Group Inc., Franklin, Tennessee (H92400-20-D-0043); Vistra Communications LLC, Lutz, Florida (H92400-20-D-0044); VxL Enterprise LLC, Alexandria, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0045); Walsingham Group Inc., Fayetteville, North Carolina (H92400-20-D-0046); Webworld Technologies Inc., Fairfax, Virginia (H92400-20-D-0047); ATSG Corp., Fairfax (H92400-20-D-0048); and Delan Associates Inc., Freeport, New York (H92400-20-D-0049).
29 Sep 20. AM General, South Bend, Indiana, has been awarded a maximum $160,970,930 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle parts. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a three-year base contract with two one-year option periods. Location of performance is Indiana, with a Sept. 30, 2023, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio (SPE7LX-20-D-0223).
29 Sep 20. AM General, South Bend, Indiana, has been awarded a maximum $297,124,077 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle parts. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a three-year base contract with two one-year option periods. Location of performance is Indiana, with a Sept. 30, 2023, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio (SPE7LX-20-D-0222).
30 Sep 20. BAE Systems, York, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $127,588,892 modification (P00026) to contract W56HZV-17-C-0242 for the sole source procurement of M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System vehicles. Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2023. Fiscal 2020 other procurement, Army funds in the amount of $127,588,892 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity.
30 Sep 20. Caterpillar Inc. Government and Defense Products, Peoria, Illinois, was awarded a $40,607,049 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract to return 243 government-owned Caterpillar construction and material-handling vehicles to a like-new condition status. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2022. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-20-F-0424).
29 Sep 20. DRS Sustainment Systems Inc., Bridgeton, Missouri, was awarded a $9,126,720 modification (P00078) to contract W56HZV-16-C-0028 for Joint Assault Bridge Systems. Work will be performed in West Plains, Missouri, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2022. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $9,126,720 were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity.
29 Sep 20. DRS Network & Imaging Systems, Melbourne, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $7,820,750 firm-fixed-price delivery order (SPRBL1-20-F-0327) against a five-year basic ordering agreement (NNG15SE05B) for the production of the Mounted Family of Computer Systems Block I in support of Joint Battle Command-Platforms. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a one-time purchase with no option periods. Location of performance is Florida, with a Sept. 30, 2021, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2021 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
25 Sep 20. General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a 14,129,939 modification (PZ0002) to contract W56HZV-20-D-0011 for Stryker Anti-Tank Guided Missile vehicle kits. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 18, 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-20-D-0011).
30 Sep 20. General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $1,219,170,958 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and fixed-price-incentive) contract to produce, test and deliver Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) systems. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-20-D-0039).
29 Sep 20. Leading Technology Composites Inc., Wichita, Kansas, was awarded a $450,000,000 maximum, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract (H92403-20-D-0006) for Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advance Requirements (SPEAR) tactical stand-alone and modular supplemental armor protection ballistic plates in support of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Fiscal 2020 research, development, testing and evaluation funds in the amount of $250,000 were obligated at the time of award. The work will be performed in Wichita and is expected to be completed by September 2026. This contract was awarded through a small business set-aside competition with six timely proposals received. USSOCOM, Tampa, Florida, is the contracting activity.
29 Sep 20. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, is awarded a maximum ceiling $249,300,000, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee basic ordering agreement for the procurement of sustainment engineering and logistics services for Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar. This agreement includes engineering changes, technical refresh, studies and analyses, and the following support services: contractor logistics, depot lifecycle, software support activity, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages. Work locations will be determined by individual task orders and is expected to be complete by Sept. 28, 2025. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued. The agreement was not competitively procured pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-20-G-0032).
25 Sep 20. Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $25,168,702 modification (P00440) to contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 for interim contractor support for fielding for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $25,168,702 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity.
25 Sep 20. Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $16,005,560 modification (P00437) to contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 to provide total package fielding for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle at various locations. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $16,005,560 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity.
29 Sep 20. Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, Marlborough, Massachusetts, was awarded a $93,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) system sustainment. This contract provides for the sustainment of all 156 currently fielded fully digital radar systems. Work will be performed at DASR installation sites in various locations in the U.S. and around the world, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 29, 2027. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 procurement funds in the amount of $1,993 are being obligated at the time of award. Aerospace Management Systems Division, Digital Directorate, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8730-20-D-0039).
28 Sep 20. The UUSAF has awarded a nearly $40m contract to Parsons to produce ground vehicles that can clear mines or unexploded ordnance from airfields — using a laser. The package covers the procurement of 13 Recovery of Airbase Denied by Ordnance (RADBO) vehicles, as well as three spares. The system is made up of a Cougar MRAP, Parsons’ three-kilowatt ZEUS laser weapon, and an arm assembly that can move debris or other objects out of the way. The idea behind the RADBO is to allow airmen to clear threats from current or future airfields – hardly the laser warfare capability sought by Pentagon planners for decades, but still a potentially important step, as it represents the first DoD ground-based laser system to be ordered into full production. The service awarded Parsons the sole-source contract on Sept. 23. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., with a completion date of Sept. 2023. According to a 2018 video from the Air Force’s Installation and Mission Support Center, the majority of development work on the RADBO design was done at the Army’s Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville. Parsons claims the ZEUS design can hit targets “more than 300 meters away from the vehicle and is powerful enough to detonate small submunitions from cluster bombs, land mines, general purposed bombs and thick-cased artillery rounds,” per a company announcement. (Source: C4ISR & Networks)
28 Sep 20. Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $398,329,554 modification (P00031) to contract W31P4Q-17-C-0194 for tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missiles (TOW), TOW obsolescence and safety missiles and practice missiles. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2022. Fiscal 2017, 2019 and 2020 missile procurement (Army); 2019 and 2020 procurement (Defense-wide) funds; and 2018 and 2019 defense revolving funds in the amount of $398,329,553 were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
25 Sep 20. Sherpa 6 Inc.,* Littleton, Colorado, was awarded a $24,565,468 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop a variety of technologies to support research and development concept prototype components for dismounted Soldier mission command systems, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System and Nett Warrior. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Littleton, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2024. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Army) funds in the amount of $2,100,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911QY-20-C-0102).
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30 Sep 20. Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC, Arlington, Virginia, is awarded a $1,120,460,003 cost-plus-fixed fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-2130 to exercise the fiscal 2021 option for naval nuclear propulsion work at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. Work will be performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (48%); Schenectady, New York (42%); and Idaho Falls, Idaho (10%), and is expected to be completed by September 2021. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $5,996,652 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations 2410(a). This contract modification was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
30 Sep 20. Gibbs & Cox will support our partner, Halter Marine, on the recent auxiliary general ocean surveillance ship (T-AGOS(X)) industry study award. With the detail design and construction contract award expected in 2022, we are excited to begin laying the foundation for the anticipated delivery of the first vessel in 2025. The T-AGOS(X) class will replace the existing fleet of four T-AGOS 19 and one T-AGOS 23 small water plane area twin hull (SWATH) ships, which are currently nearing the end of their service life. The new T-AGOS(X) class has options for six additional ships and will be designed with a projected service life of 30 years. As the builder of the T-AGOS 23 class, Halter Marine has extensive experience with the design and construction of this unique hull form. G&C brings our 91 years of engineering and design experience to the team while serving as the design agent. (Source: PR Newswire)
30 Sep 20. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Charlottesville, Virginia, was awarded a $210,104,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost type contract for the production of the AN/WSN-7 Ring Laser Gyroscope navigation system, provisioned items and associated technical support, for use on Navy ships and submarines. Work will be performed in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by December 2022. Fiscal 2020 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) (66%); and fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) (34%) funding in the amount of $19,737,867 will be obligated on the first task order at the time of award and 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 Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-20-D-5230). (Awarded Sept. 25, 2020)
30 Sep 20. Oceaneering International’s Aerospace and Defense Technologies (ADTech) division has received a contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the operation and maintenance of the US Navy’s submarine rescue systems. The contract has a potential value of $119m and is valid for one year. It also has four one-year extension options. Oceaneering will collaborate with the Undersea Rescue Command, which is based at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, for the maintenance, certification and operation of the submarine rescue systems and related equipment. (Source: naval-technology.com)
25 Sep 20. Saab Inc., East Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $25,229,565 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for the production and delivery of two AN/SPN-50(V)1 Shipboard Air Traffic Radars and one installation and checkout kit for the Navy. Work will be performed in Syracuse, New York, and is expected to be completed in November 2022. Fiscal 2017 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,521,900; and fiscal 2020 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $13,707,655, will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-20-C-0072).
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29 Sep 20. AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California (FA8694-20-D-0100); BAE Systems Controls Inc., Endicott, New York (FA8694-20-D-0200); Blue Force Technologies Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina (FA8694-20-D-0300); Fregata Systems LLC, St. Louis, Missouri (FA8694-20-D-0500); Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (FA8694-20-D-0800); Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas (FA8694-20-D-1000); Autonodyne LLC, Boston, Massachusetts (FA8694-20-D-1100); NextGen Aeronautic Inc., Torrance, California (FA8694-20-D-1200); and Sierra Technical Services Inc., Tehachapi, California (FA8694-20-D-1300), have been awarded a $400,000,000 shared ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for all subsequent competitively selected delivery orders in support of the Skyborg Vanguard Program. These contracts provide for Skyborg prototyping, experimentation and autonomy development, used to deliver missionized prototypes in support of operational experimentation. Skyborg is an autonomous attritable aircraft capable of achieving a diverse set of missions to generate massed combat power. Work will be performed in various locations around the U.S., and is expected to be complete by July 2026. These awards were the result of a competitive acquisition and 18 offers were received. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
25 Sep 20. Aerovironment Inc,* Simi Valley, California, was awarded an $8,371,332 firm-fixed-price contract for a Puma unmanned aircraft systems, initial spares, contractor logistics support, reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition, vampire and kestral software, launchers and new equipment training. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, California, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2022. Fiscal 2020 Iraq country funds in the amount of $8,371,332 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-20-C-0043).
01 Oct 20. Airbus continues to expand its portfolio of products supporting the future of space exploration with the delivery of two new H135 helicopters to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from the Airbus Helicopters, Inc. production and completion facility in Columbus, Mississippi. These aircraft, along with a third scheduled for delivery early next year, will be based at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and operated for a variety of missions, including aerial security at rocket launches, emergency medical services, research, and qualified passenger transportation.
01 Oct 20. BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is awarded a $94,022,896 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursable, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for airborne capabilities integration, including but not limited to sensors, communications systems, weapons systems and control technologies for a variety of manned and unmanned airborne platforms in support of the Airborne Systems Integration Division. Work will be performed in Saint Inigoes, Maryland (39%); Lexington Park, Maryland (29%); Patuxent River, Maryland (17%); Hollywood, Maryland (8%); Yuma, Arizona (4%); and California, Maryland (3%), and is expected to be completed in October 2025. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposal; four offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Command Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00421-21-D-0001)
28 Sep 20. Bell Textron, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded an estimated $212,541,342, performance-based, fixed-price incentive, firm-fixed-price requirements contract for H-1 aircraft support. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a five-year base contract with one five-year option period. Location of performance is Texas, with a Sept. 27, 2025, performance completion date. Using military service is Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2020 through 2025 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE4AX-17-D-9410).
01 Oct 20. The Boeing Co., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $298,369,312 firm-fixed-price contract for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications program. This contract provides a prototype payload to develop hardware and software. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, and is expected to be complete by May 2025. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 research and development funds in the amount of $29,447,172 are being obligated at the time of award. The U.S. Space Force, Space and Missile Systems Center, Development Corps, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8808-20-C-0047). (Awarded Sept. 30, 2020)
28 Sep 20. The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded a $249,000,000 undefinitized contract modification (P00067) to previously awarded HQ0147-12-C-0004/-19-C0004 on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Development and Sustainment contract (DSC). The scope of work under the current DSC includes development, fielding, test, systems engineering, integration and configuration management, equipment manufacturing and refurbishment, training and operations and sustainment for the GMD weapon system and associated support facilities. Under this undefinitized modification, the Missile Defense Agency executes the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) upgrade of Ground Based Interceptors (GBI); the upgrade and repair of specialized production equipment necessary to support SLEP activities; systems engineering to support CE-I fleet readiness; cybersecurity activities; and the production of a payload to support system testing requirements. The value of this contract, including options, is increased from $11,519,944,967 to $11,768,344,967. The work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama; Tucson, Arizona; and Chandler, Arizona, and the period of performance is from Sept. 24, 2020, to Dec. 31, 2022. This acquisition was executed on a sole-source basis. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $45,689,000 have been obligated at the time of award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Sept. 25, 2020)
30 Sep 20. Chemring Countermeasures USA (“CCM USA”) has won a competitive 5 year IDIQ contract valued at $49.9m for the supply of MJU-32/38 countermeasures. An initial delivery order of $11.3m will see deliveries being made under this contract in FY21 and FY22. The customer is the US Department of the Navy and all work under this contract will be performed at the CCM USA facility at Toone, Tennessee.
30 Sep 20. Chemring Countermeasures USA has abeen awarded a $33.6m delivery order from the US Air Force for the manufacture and delivery of MJU-53/B countermeasures. This award is the second delivery order under the $90m three year IDIQ contract that was announced in September 2019. Work under this contract will also be performed at CCM USA’s facility in Toone, Tennessee, with deliveries being made in FY21 and FY22.
28 Sep 20. Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, was awarded a $258,664,388 firm-fixed-price for overhaul/repair of T55-GA-714A engines for the CH-47 Chinook. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2021. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-20-D-0098).
30 Sep 20. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $131,596,627 modification (P00011) to contract W58RGZ-19-C-0022 for Gray Eagle aircraft, satellite communications air data terminals, program management and government-furnished equipment maintenance and repair. Work will be performed in Poway, California, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2022. Fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement, Army funds in the amount of $131,596,627 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Sept. 29, 2020)
29 Sep 20. Kratos Unmanned Aerial System Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded a $29,221,165 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract provides for the production and delivery of 35 full rate production Lot I BQM-177A subsonic aerial targets, including associated technical and administrative data in support of Aerial Targets Program Office. Work will be performed in Sacramento, California (55.8%); Dallas, Texas (17.6%); Fort Walton Beach, Florida (4.6%); Springfield, Pennsylvania (2.6%); Newton, Kansas (2.1%); Concord, California (1.9%); Milwaukie, Oregon (1.8%); Santa Ana, California (1.8%); Chatsworth, California (1.5%); Greybull, Wyoming (1.3%); and various location within the continental U.S. (9%), and is expected to be completed by February 2022. Fiscal 2020 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $29,221,165 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-20-C-0075).
01 Oct 20. Marshall wins USMC contract. Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) has won a ten-year multi-million dollar contract with the US Marine Corps to provide depot-level maintenance to its 66-strong fleet of KC-130J tanker aircraft deployed worldwide. The contract, one of the biggest in the company’s history, enables MADG to perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in support of Naval Air Systems Command’s Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207). The Multiple Award Contract (MAC) was issued by Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka after a rigorous international competition that included extensive pre-solicitation audits and demonstration of past performance.
29 Sep 20. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $9,018,804 firm-fixed-price modification (P00023) to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-successive-target contract N00019-17-C-0018. This modification establishes final configuration and final price determination for the unique material required for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. This modification provides for the procurement of three Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) 4.0 material kits and one IFC 4.0 retrofit kit. Additionally, this modification adds scope to support non-recurring engineering efforts associated with wing and v-tail modifications and the procurement of components and associated efforts in support of Lot Three low rate initial production. Work will be performed in Rancho Bernardo, California (28.9%); Palmdale, California (12.6%); Waco, Texas (9.6%); Red Oak, Texas (5.6%); Sparks, Nevada (5%); Verona, Wisconsin (4.4%); Bridgeport, West Virginia (2.4%); Westchester, Ohio (2.4%); San Clemente, California (2.1%); Salt Lake City, Utah (1.2%); Menlo Park, California (1.1%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (24.7%), and is expected to be completed in March 2022. Fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,018,804 will be obligated at the time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. (Source: UAS VISION)
29 Sep 20. The USAF has awarded ATAC, Textron Systems’ military airborne training unit, a contract to provide adversary air combat training to F-22 and F-35 pilots at Eglin AFB, Florida — making it the biggest winner in the initial round of the service’s overarching effort to outsource pilot training that eventually could be worth billions. Under the new award, worth $94m, ATAC will use its fleet of upgraded and refurbished Dassault Aviation Mirage F1 fighters to play the ‘bad guys’ in mock combat against Air Force pilots in more than 1,100 sorties per year for up to four-and-a-half years, ATAC explained in a press release today. The training is expected to begin in January 2021. The award is the last of six Red Air training ‘tasking orders’ solicited this year under the Air Force’s Combat Air Forces (CAF)/Contracted Air Support (CAS) program. The Air Force last October chose seven contractors to compete under an overarching indefinite delivery, indefinitely quantity (ID/IQ) contract, worth up to $6.4bn, for both adversary air combat training and close air support training. As colleague Rachel Cohen explained in March, the ID/IQ originally envisioned 40,000 hours of adversary air combat training at 12 locations. The ID/IQ also envisioned close air support training at up to 10 facilities, of which three were have been awarded this year. (Source: Breaking Defense.com)
28 Sep 20. The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $1,110,220,291 modification (P00039) to previously awarded contract FA8802-19-C-0001 for systems engineering and integration support for the National Space Community. This modification provides for the exercise of Option Year Two for fiscal 2021 services being procured under the multiple year contract. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2021. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $3,268,568,356. The U.S. Space Force, Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, California, is the contracting activity.
TECHNOLOGY
29 Sep 20. CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a four-year, 10-month task order, with a ceiling value of more than $59m, by the Office of Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (OUSD(C)) to provide enterprise expertise and technology in support of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s Comptroller critical mission systems. Under the task order, CACI will provide onsite operational support to the program and budget systems of OUSD(C) in the areas relating to system maintenance, information security/assurance, integration, conversion, migration, report generation, documentation, training, and guidance. Awarded under the GSA Alliant 2 contract, the task order represents continuing work for CACI. This work will include continual, on-site software maintenance, technical support, and development support of software products for OUSD(C)’s automated mission systems, which assist the Comptroller in managing the Defense Department’s budget, which for fiscal year 2019 totaled more than $686bn. CACI will provide continued delivery of rapid, cost-effective software and support for enhancing the systems and for resolving defects, as well as complete life-cycle support, management, and documentation for the OUSD(C) Resource Management Systems suite. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
01 Oct 20. Liqid, provider of the world’s most-comprehensive composable disaggregated infrastructure (CDI) platform, announced today a new contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide the world’s-largest composable supercomputer. The $32m contract, shared with groundbreaking-technology provider Intel, was awarded by the United States Corps of Engineers and will be deployed at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory’s DoD Supercomputing Resource Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The two supercomputers, named “Jean” and “Kay,” provide a total of 15 petaflops of performance. They are named in recognition of Jean Bartik and Kay McNulty, two of the women responsible for developing the first public sector supercomputer in the United States, most of whom never received sufficient recognition for their invaluable contributions to computing in their lifetimes. Day-to-day operations of the two systems will be overseen by the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), a technology-led, innovation-focused program committed to extending high performance computing (HPC) and propelled by artificial intelligence (AI) to address some of the world’s most significant challenges. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
30 Sep 20. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a task order contract by the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) and the Defense Intelligence Agency to help the organization deliver actionable intelligence with speed and enhance decision superiority. Valued at $690m, Northrop Grumman will deliver the Transforming All-Source Analysis with Location-Based Object Services (TALOS) program. The TALOS program focuses on the build of new big data systems for DIA to include the Machine-Assisted Rapid-Repository System (MARS). Transforming current databases housing foundational military intelligence into multi-dimensional, flexible and rigorous data environments, MARS will create a military intelligence environment that will be accessed for up-to-date information by the Intelligence Community and warfighters. Under the TALOS task order, Northrop Grumman will serve as the enterprise module integrator for MARS. In this role, Northrop Grumman will use innovative artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to develop a big data processing system capable of ingesting and managing large volumes of data to inform warfighting decisions. The TALOS task order was awarded Aug. 14 competitively under the GSA Alliant 2 Government-wide Acquisition Contract.
29 Sep 20. Palantir, Washington, D.C., was awarded a $91,176,844 firm-fixed-price contract for general research and development support of the Army Research Laboratory. Bids were solicited via the internet with 999 received. Work will be performed in Adelphi, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2022. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test, and evaluation (Army) funds in the amount of $44,154,209 were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911QX-20-C-0041).
28 Sep 20. Serco Inc., Herndon, Virginia, is awarded a $38,699,699 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-price provisions for radio frequency distribution and control systems. Work will be performed in Herndon, Virginia, and is expected to be complete by September 2025. Fiscal 2020 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $181,762 will be obligated at the time of award and will not 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 Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, is the contracting activity (N66604-20-D-R000).
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01 Oct 20. Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or the “Company”) announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $33m to supply tactical radio systems to a customer in Asia-Pacific. The contract will be performed over a 12-month period. Under the contract the Company will equip the customer’s Artillery and Infantry Forces with tactical radio systems including vehicular, man-packed and handheld configurations. The radio systems feature advanced networking capabilities enabling reliable and secure voice and data communication services over extended ranges. This contract award follows a recent decision by the customer to equip its Army with additional networked combat solutions from Elbit Systems, including E-LynX Software Defined Radios (SDR) and TORCH-X Command and Control systems. Elbit Systems’ radio solutions have been selected by numerous Armed Forces around the world, including those of Switzerland, Sweden, Germany and Israel.
29 Sep 20. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Defence Industry Minister Melissa price have confirmed a $94m contract for NSW-based EOS Systems to supply 251 Remote Weapon Stations to increase the lethality of the ADF’s protected mobility vehicles. Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds said this investment delivers on the Morrison government’s commitment to accelerate capability initiatives that stimulate the economy and support Australians. EOS will introduce a new-generation Remote Weapon Station capability to equip the Bushmaster and Hawkei protected mobility vehicles within a Battle Group. (Source: Defence Connect)
01 Oct 20. International customer awards Rheinmetall contract for 60mm mortar ammunition. An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall for an array of cutting-edge mortar ammunition. South African arms manufacturer Rheinmetall Denel Munition, a Rheinmetall subsidiary, will supply the customer with conventional 60mm, long-range 60mm and advanced 60mm patrol mortar ammunition. Under the agreement, this longstanding customer will take delivery of the products by the end of 2021. The order is worth a figure in the mid-single-digit million euro range. Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) is applying world-class technology to enhance its mortar portfolio. “RDM is collaborating with various partners in order to boost the guidance function in our range of our 120mm mortar ammunition,” stated Frans Landsberg, RDM’s Mortar Product Manager. The complete mortar suite, consisting of 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortar ammunition, features an insensitive high explosive (IHE) warhead with pre-formed fragmentation (PFF). The company plans to follow the artillery systems with rocket-assisted technology in the near future and become the world’s foremost system house for mortar ammunition. “In order for us to meet the needs of our customers we need to enhance our capabilities, as we are one of the leading pioneers in indirect fire.
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28 Sep 20. The Government of Japan has requested to buy up to fifty-one (51) Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) Block 2 Tactical Missiles, RIM-116C. Also included are RAM Guided Missile Round Pack Tri-Pack shipping and storage containers, operator manuals, and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total cost is $55.311m. The prime contractor will be Raytheon Missiles and Defense Company, Tucson, AZ. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. (Source: glstrade.com)
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28 Sep 20. Lockheed Martin Corp., a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $709,792,854 modification (P00006) to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target advance acquisition contract N00019-20-C-0009. This modification provides for the procurement of economic order quantities of material in support of F-35 Lightning II aircraft low rate initial production Lots 15, 16 and 17 for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (60%); El Segundo, California (14%); Warton, United Kingdom (9%); Cameri, Italy (4%); Orlando, Florida (4%); Nashua, New Hampshire (3%); Baltimore, Maryland (3%); San Diego, California (2%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (1%), and is expected to be completed in May 2026. Fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $260,380,000; fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $245,412,998; non-DoD participant funds in the amount of $141,758,199; and FMS funds in the amount of $62,241,657, 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, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
28 Sep 20. Textron Aviation Defense LLC today announced a contract with the Royal Thai Air Force for an Integrated Training System in support of operations at the Royal Thai Air Force Flying Training School at Kamphaeng Saen air base. The contract is for 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, ground-based training systems for pilots and maintenance professionals, a mission planning and debrief system, spare parts and ground support equipment. The work in support of this contract will take place at the company’s Wichita, Kansas facilities. The contract — which supports modernization and interoperability objectives at the forefront of the mutual defense cooperation between the U.S. and Thailand — further strengthens the U.S.-Thai alliance and contributes to the continued growth of Thailand’s aerospace industry. Textron Aviation Defense training of Royal Thai Air Force pilots and maintenance professionals is set to begin in Wichita in 2022 while the 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft — christened the T-6TH in Thailand — are expected to join the Royal Thai fleet between late 2022 and early 2023. Textron Aviation Defense plans to ferry two of the 12 aircraft to Thailand, crating and transporting the remaining 10 aircraft to Kamphaeng Saen air base. (Source: defense-aerospace.com/Textron)