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April 30, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Land, C4ISR

Army’s $2.3B wish list would speed up future helo buy, boost lethality and more

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army's $2.3 billion unfunded requirements list — or wish list — sent to Capitol Hill includes money to speed up the service's plan to buy a future long-range assault helicopter and efforts to boost lethality, such as outfitting more Stryker combat vehicles with a 30mm gun.

The unfunded requirements list is something the military services send to Congress each year shortly following the release of the defense budget request to inform lawmakers on where money would be spent if there was more of it. The lists are usually provided at the request of congressional defense committees.

The service has pivoted toward six modernization priorities it deems necessary to modernize the force, and through a rigorous review of every program within the Army by leadership, billions of dollars were found within its $182 billion fiscal 2020 budget to devote to the ambitious efforts within that modernization portfolio.

But the Army would spend another $243 million to advance certain modernization efforts if it could, according to the wish list.

For instance, if the Army had additional funds, it would want to spend $40 million to buy the XM-913 weapon system — a 50mm gun, ammunition-handling system and fire control — to outfit two next-generation combat vehicle prototypes. The NGCV is the second-highest modernization priority.

The service would also want to spend $75.6 million to speed up decision-making on the future long-range assault aircraft, or FLRAA — one of the two future vertical lift lines of effort to replace the current fleet.

Gen. John “Mike” Murray, Army Futures Command commander who is in charge of the service's modernization, told Defense News in a March 26 interview at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium that the service would like additional funding to close the gap between what it is seeing now with the two technology demonstrators, which are both flying, and a decision on the way ahead to procure FLRAA.

Bell's V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft has been flying for nearly two years, and the Sikorsky-Boeing team's SB-1 Defiant flew last week. The demonstrator aircraft were originally funded to help shape the service's requirements for a future vertical lift family of aircraft.

The Army also wants additional funding to extend the range of the Q-53 counter-fire target acquisition radar and funding to preserve a new program for a low-Earth orbit, space-based capability to extract data and tactical imagery in denied or contested environments, something that is critical to the Long-Range Precision Fires program, the Army's top modernization priority.

Lastly, additional funding would also support rapid prototyping for the next-generation squad weapon—automatic rifle.

The service would want an additional $1 billion to address readiness to include $161 million in more aviation training, $118 million in bridging assets and $128 million for mobilization needs.

Also included in the readiness funding: money to further enhance interoperable communications with allies and partners, and funds to help restore airfields, railheads and runways in Europe that would enhance better movement.

U.S. Army Europe commanders in recent years have stressed the need to build better infrastructure to move troops and supplies more freely in the region and have cited interoperability issues with allies as one of the toughest aspects to overcome in joint operations.

Funding would also be used to enhance the Army's pre-positioned stock in Europe with petroleum and medical equipment.

In the Pacific area of operations, the funding would also cover needed multidomain operations capabilities and force protection for radar sites and mobile ballistic bunkers.

Focusing on lethality requirements, the Army wants an additional $249 million to upgrade more Strykers with 30mm cannons. The service is already up-gunning Strykers for brigades in Europe and recently wrapped up an assessment of the enhanced Strykers to inform a decision on whether to outfit more Strykers with a larger gun. The Army is expected to make a decision within days on whether it will up-gun more Stryker units and how many it plans to upgrade.

Additionally, the Army wants $130 million to prototype hypersonic missile capabilities and another $24 million to integrate the Joint Air-to-Ground Munition's seeker and guidance kit into an Army Tactical Missile System. JAGM is the service's Hellfire replacement, and ATACMS will be replaced with the service's long-range precision fire missile — the precision strike missile — currently under development.

The Army is also asking for $565 billion for infrastructure improvements both in the United States and in the Indo-Pacific area of operation.

Congress reporter Joe Gould contributed to this report.

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/global-force-symposium/2019/03/27/armys-23b-wish-list-would-speed-up-future-helo-buy-boost-lethality-efforts/

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Fiscal 2018 and 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); fiscal 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy), and fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $162,307,879 will be obligated at time of award, and $10,582,474 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is awarded a $57,614,243 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00039-16-C-0050) to exercise an option to produce, test and deliver fully integrated Navy Multiband Terminals (NMT). NMT is a multiband capable satellite communications terminal that provides protected and wideband communications. NMT supports extremely high frequency (EHF) / advanced EHF low data rate / medium ata rate / extended data rate; super high frequency; military ka (transmit and receive), and global broadcast service receive-only communications. Work will be performed in Largo, Florida (54 percent); South Deerfield, Massachusetts (25 percent); Stow, Massachusetts (13 percent); Marlborough, Massachusetts (8 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2020. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy); fiscal 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); and fiscal 2018 and 2019 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $57,614,243 will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This sole-source contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code. 2304(c)(1). The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity. General Dynamics One Source LLC, Fairfax, Virginia, is awarded $45,235,426 for cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price order N6833519F0054 against a previously issued General Services Administration, Government Wide Acquisition contract (GS00Q09BGD0030). This order provides a range of knowledge based and information technology support services such as program management, enterprise architecture, emerging capabilities and requirements implementation, life cycle management, operations and maintenance, enterprise data management, service desk, and training in accordance with Department of Defense and U.S. Cyber Command security standards and mandates in support of the joint strike fighter aircraft. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia (72 percent); Edwards Air Force Base, California (7 percent); Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (5 percent); Patuxent River, Maryland (4 percent); Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (3 percent); Fort Worth, Texas (3 percent); China Lake, California (3 percent); Point Mugu, California (1 percent); Lakehurst, New Jersey (1 percent); and Hill Air Force Base, Utah (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2021. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $6,500,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This order was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposal; two offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, California is awarded a maximum amount $40,000,000 un-priced letter contract for the design, development, build and integration of large diameter rocket motors, associated missile body flight articles, and related support equipment for Navy Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike weapon system flight test demonstrations. Work will be performed at Sunnyvale, California, with an expected completion date of September 30, 2022. Fiscal 2018 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $20,000,000 are being obligated on this award, which will expire at the end of the current 2019 fiscal. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00030-19-C-0025). The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded $35,971,012 for modification P00131 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-14-C-0067). This modification exercises an option for integrated logistics services and site activation support of P-8A aircraft for the Navy and the government of Australia. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington (56 percent); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (37 percent); and Brisbane City, Australia (7 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2020. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds; and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $35,971,012 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the Navy ($32,773,427; 91 percent) and the government of Australia ($3,197,585; 9 percent) under a cooperative engagement agreement. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. BMNT Partners LLC,* Palo Alto, California, is awarded a ceiling $35,000,000 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for the ‘Innovative Approach to Identify, Define, and Execute Successful Technology-at-Scale'. Work will be performed in Palo Alto, California, and is expected to be completed Dec. 19, 2023. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Funding will be provided in subsequent task orders. This contract was awarded on a sole-source basis under Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Only one proposal was received in response to the solicitation. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00014-19-D-1001). Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded $34,979,756 for cost-plus-fixed-fee order N0001919F2522 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-16-G-0012). This order provides engineering and logistics services as well as associated equipment and material in support of AH-1Z aircraft production and AH-1W, UH-1Y and AH-1Z sustainment. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (60 percent); Patuxent River, Maryland (10 percent); New River, North Carolina (10 percent); Camp Pendleton, California (10 percent); and Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2020. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement; and fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $33,549,012 will be obligated at time of award, $4,726,472 of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support/Electronic Solutions, Nashua, New Hampshire, is awarded $34,303,092 for modification P00011 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-16-C-0020). This modification provides for the Lot 9 full rate production of 500 integrated defensive electronic countermeasures AN/ALE-55 fiber optic towed decoy and associated logistics and engineering technical support for the Navy and the governments of Australia and Kuwait. Work will be performed in Nashua, New Hampshire (30 percent); Chelmsford Essex, U.K. (22 percent); Rochester, New York (9 percent); Fremont, California (6 percent); San Diego, California (4 percent); Landenburg, Pennsylvania (2 percent); Toledo, Ohio (1 percent); Hopkinton, Massachusetts (1 percent); and various locations within the continental U.S. (25 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2020. Fiscal 2017 and 2019 procurement ammunition (Navy and Marine Corps); and foreign military sales (FMS) funds in the amount of $34,303,092 will be obligated at time of award, $200,529 of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This modification combines purchase for the Navy ($23,073,468; 67 percent) and FMS ($11,229,624; 33 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Raytheon Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded $24,361,606 for ceiling-priced delivery order N00383-19-F-N700 under previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00383-18-G-N801) for the repair of the APG 65/73 radar systems in support of the F/A-18 aircraft. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and work will be completed by December 2020. Fiscal 2019 working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $11,937,187 will be obligated at the time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One firm was solicited for this non-competitive, sole-source requirement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, and one offer was received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. Georgia Power Co., Atlanta, Georgia, is awarded $22,380,425 for firm-fixed-price task order N6945019F0052 under a previously awarded utility energy service contract (UESC) (N69450-19-G-0102) for implementation of energy improvements at Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay. The work to be performed provides for the design and installation of the following: lighting upgrades in 28 facilities; facility heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) controls upgrades in 22 facilities; electrical transformer upgrades in 22 facilities, and building envelope improvements of 27 facilities. As part of the contract, the utility will provide three years of operations and maintenance on the HVAC controls upgrades. The utility will also provide a performance assurance report to be completed approximately 12 months after all energy conservation measures have been installed and the UESC project has been accepted. As part of their performance assurance requirements, Georgia Power Company will provide operations and maintenance training to NSB Kings Bay personnel. Work will be performed in St. Marys, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by June 2020. The exact amount of the task order will be determined by financing at the time of acceptance. No funds will be obligated with this award as it will be financed and paid for with the savings from the energy improvements. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 authorizes agencies to use appropriations, private financing, or a combination to comply with its requirements for UESCs for evaluations/project implementation. For this project, NSB Kings Bay has agreed to pay for the cost of services/construction from project financing which will be obtained by Georgia Power Company. The contract was procured under the authority of 10 U.S. Code. 2304(c)(5), statute expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made through another agency or from a specific source, as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-5. One proposal was received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $22,138,342 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-12-C-0070) that provides sovereign data merge capabilities that ensure the integrity and protection of country unique data of participants that use the Autonomic Logistics Information systems in support of the F-35 program. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in November 2019. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $12,700,000 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. Raytheon Co. Integrated Defense Systems, San Diego, California, is awarded a $21,678,728 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-15-C-2414) to exercise Option Year Four for life cycle engineering and support (LCE&S) services for LPD 17 class integrated shipboard electronic systems. The services to be provided will include LCE&S services including post-delivery planning; logistics and engineering; homeport technical support; integrated product data environment (IPDE); data maintenance; equipment management; systems integration and design engineering; software support; research engineering; obsolescence management (both technical and logistics); material readiness support; emergent repair planning; training and logistics support; Planning Yard support of integrated electronic systems including fleet modernization program planning, ship alteration development and installation, material management, configuration data management, research engineering, logistics documentation, and other logistics and executing activity coordination, management; sustaining engineering and obsolescence management support for unique LPD 17 Class Integrated Shipboard Electronic systems. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (80 percent); Norfolk, Virginia (15 percent); Sasebo, Japan (3 percent); Mayport, Florida (1 percent); and Pascagoula, Mississippi (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2019. Fiscal 2017 and 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy); and fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $20,073,877 will be obligated at time of award, and $11,036,090 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Motorola Solutions Inc., Chicago, Illinois, is awarded $17,984,077 under a previously awarded fixed-price contract (N39430-16-C-1812) to exercise the Third Option Period for lifecycle sustainment of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Ashore program Enterprise Land Mobile Radio system at various installations worldwide. The work to be performed provides for preventive maintenance of hardware and software; response and resolution of service calls for corrective maintenance to include equipment repair, overhaul, or replacement; asset and configuration management; password management, and software upgrade installation. After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $77,225,495. Work will be performed at various installations worldwide, and work for this option period is expected to be completed in December 2019. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $17,984,077 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity. Ameresco Select Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts, is awarded $17,961,208 for firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N4740899F4117) to increase the maximum dollar value of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract task order (DACA87-97-D-0068-0002) to upgrade the existing cogeneration facility controls, programming, providing updated programs and version software within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic area of responsibility. The work to be performed provides for contractor to install modern operation controls supported by the manufacturer, integration, and electrical wiring of new components for the Combustion Turbines Generator-1 and upgrades to the micro-grid control systems to include fast load shed for compliance with current Navy's risk management framework requirements. The contractor shall continue to perform power plant maintenance for the cogeneration system, boiler and power plant upgrade, shut down central hot water system, and compressed air distribution system. After award of this modification, the total cumulative task order value will be $133,272,894. For this project, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has agreed to pay for the costs of services and construction from project financing which will be obtained by Ameresco Select Inc. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by December 2021. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity. Environet Inc.,* Kamuela, Hawaii, is awarded $17,152,000 for firm-fixed-price task order N6247819F4032 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62478-18-D-4025) for construction and repair of the van pad and its generator building at Marine Corps Base, Hawaii. The work to be performed provides for the following building 390G generator repair includes the removal of existing underground ducts and feeders currently routed through the adjacent site, and relocation of a 4-way, pad-mounted switch and active underground electric feeder 3-1A. Deleting exterior unit substation "US-V1" and moving distribution section into the building 390 electric room. Work in Building 390 removes existing motor generator sets, distribution equipment, and cables. Provides new motor generator sets, and new underground distribution system to van pads 1A and 1B, including manholes. Removes service and distribution equipment, and existing electrical equipment in motor generator set room in building 390G, and replace with new 4-way primary switch, manholes and underground primary ducts and cables, new pad-mounted, oil-filled transformer, new switchboard in Building 390 electrical room for distribution to van pads 1A, new underground secondary distribution to van pad 1A, including manholes, hand holes, ducts, cables and apparatus. Work will be performed in Oahu, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by September 2020. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Marine Corps) contract funds in the amount of $17,152,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Six proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is the contracting activity. Rizzani de Eccher Inc.,* Miami, Florida, is awarded a $13,750,100 firm-fixed-price contract for design and upgrade of P307, modify hangar 831 door; and P308, construction of P-8A rinse rack at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland. The work to be performed provides for modification of aircraft maintenance hangar 831 to accommodate tail vertical stabilizer height and to provide increased door height for full enclosure of P-8A aircraft. The work also includes facility reconnect to 400 HZ power source, partial replacement of an existing utility tunnel floor with thicker floor slab and also restripes the aircraft parking apron to accommodate the P-8A aircraft. The P308 work to be performed provides for construction of outdoor automatic aircraft rinse facility required to support current and future P-8A flight operations allowing returning aircraft to efficiently taxi through the rinse facility to continue operations. The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, engineering, materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies and transportation to perform all work described in the request for proposal. Work will be performed in Keflavik, Iceland, and is expected to be completed by February 2021. Fiscal 2017 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $13,750,100 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N62470-19-C-5009). American Superconductor Corp.,* Ayer, Massachusetts, is awarded a $12,855,394 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for high temperature superconducting (HTS) degaussing hardware as well as engineering and technical services. The services under this contract support the technology transfer and maturation of high temperature superconducting technology by implementing a total-ship demonstration and proof-of-concept of a full HTS degaussing system installed and integrated within a Navy ship. Work will be performed in Ayer, Massachusetts (76 percent); Pascagoula, Mississippi (15 percent); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5 percent); Washington, District of Columbia (2 percent); and New Orleans, Louisiana (2 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2021. Fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funding in the amount of $1,704,349 will be obligated at 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 Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N64498-18-D-4009). Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, South Carolina, is awarded an $11,753,763 firm-fixed-price contract for a 60-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul/dry-docking of USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). Work will include superstructure blast and paint, port side fixed port light repairs, deck steel replacement, starboard main engine 12,000-hour overhaul, fuel injector overhaul, main engine clutch- coupling overhaul, port power take-off clutch air control panel replacement, overhaul ships service diesel generator number 4, constant tension winch number 1, dry-docking and undocking, propeller system maintenance, overhauling sea valves, underwater hull cleaning and painting, stern tube seal maintenance and marine growth inhibitor anode replacement. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the total contract value to $12,161,073. Work will be performed in North Charleston, South Carolina, is expected to begin on March 30, 2019, and to be completed by May 28, 2019. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $11,753,763 are obligated at the time of award. Funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured, with proposals solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220519C4007). Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded an $11,071,294 fixed-price incentive modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-16-C-2431 to provide updates to combat systems and other electronic infrastructure for amphibious transport dock ships LPD 28 and LPD 29. This modification updates the specification for the networks hardware matrix, the top level functional interface requirements and functions, parameters characteristics. This change updates locations of fiber optic interconnection boxes, blown optical tube routing, and Consolidated Afloat Network & Enterprise Services (CANES) cabinets, locations and quantities of drop boxes, nomenclature of CANES cabinets, adds navigation data distribution system connections, deletes small tactical unmanned aerial system, communications external ancillary module, and direction, range and distance connections, updates hull, mechanical and electrical/navigation connection details, and updates path traces. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and is expected to be completed by June 2022. Fiscal 2016 and 2017 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $11,071,294 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair Gulf Coast, Pascagoula, Mississippi, is the contracting activity. RSA Engineering Inc.,* Anchorage, Alaska, is awarded a maximum amount $10,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering (AE) contract for construction surveillance and inspection (Title II) services and other design and engineering services for various National Science Foundation (NSF) projects at Antarctica and New Zealand. AE services may include, but are not limited to, design, studies, reviews, construction surveillance, construction inspection (including preparation of inspection reports, weekly and end of the season reports), cost estimating, life cycle cost analysis, with emphasis on mechanical and electrical work. Other design and engineering services may be required to support various NSF projects. Disciplines shall primarily include mechanical, electrical, fire protection and secondarily structural, architectural and civil review. Mechanical work shall include commissioning. Work will be performed in Antarctica (95 percent); and New Zealand (5 percent), and the term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of December 2023. Fiscal 2019 military construction (planning and design) contract funds in the amount of $10,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. No task orders are being issued at this time. Future task orders will be primarily funded by NSF, Research and Related Activities. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-19-D-0005). RDA Inc.,* Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is awarded $9,324,321 for cost-plus-fixed-fee order N6833519F0001 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-14-G-0003). This order provides for the research and development of acoustic and non-acoustic anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sensors and systems, telemetry and recording systems, signal and data processing, algorithm development, mathematical modeling, system and application prototyping, active and passive display enhancements, as well as information assurance, anti-tamper and cybersecurity concepts, techniques and analysis to predict the performance of the associated ASW system. In addition, the order will provide fleet training and maintenance products for ASW deployed systems and technology. These efforts are in support of Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III work that derives from, extends, or completes an effort performed under SBIR Topics N04-247 entitled “Littoral Environment Parameter Estimation from Bistatic and Multistatic Fleet Air ASW Acoustic Reverberation Data”, N98-035 entitled “Signal Processing and System Concepts to Exploit Passive Signals in Airborne Active ASW Missions” and N06-011 entitled “Multi-Sensor Data Fusion for Littoral Undersea Warfare.” Work will be performed in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed in December 2022. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,755,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity. Alpha Marine Services LLC, Galliano, Louisiana, is awarded $9,323,925 under previously awarded contract N3220517C3505 to exercise Option One for a vessel performing towing and salvage for the Navy. The contract includes a firm period of one-year with options for two additional one-year periods. If all options are exercised the value of the contract will be $27,930,965. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia; and the Atlantic Ocean, and is expected to be completed by January 2019. Working capital funds in the amount of $9,323,925 are being obligated at the time of award. Funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 50 plus proposals solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity. DynCorp International LLC, McLean, Virginia, is awarded $8,309,406 under a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N62742-17-C-3570) to exercise the Second Option period for various support services to several Department of Defense (DoD) components. The work to be performed provides for various support services to the DoD components (e.g., Naval Mobile Construction Battalions, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific, Explosive Ordnance Detachment Group One, Coastal Riverine Group One, etc.) conducting humanitarian assistance, civic assistance, minor military construction projects, contingency efforts, supporting various exercises (i.e., Pacific Partnership, Balikatan, Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, etc.) and other projects located at various sites, usually in remote areas in the Philippines, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and other countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $75,313,168. Work will be performed at various locations in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania, and this option period is expected to be completed in December 2019. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $2,077,352 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity. DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE Ernst & Young LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, is being awarded a labor-hour contract option with a maximum value of $32,961,728 for audit services of the Department of the Air Force General Fund and Working Capital Fund Financial Statements and Examination. Work will be performed in Washington, District of Columbia, with an expected completion date of Dec 31, 2019. This contract is the result of a competitive acquisition for which one quote was received. The contract had a 16-month base period plus three individual one-year option periods, with a maximum value of $135,006,112. This award brings the total cumulative value of the contract to $68,367,603. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance Air Force funds in the amount of $32,961,728 are being obligated at the time of this option award. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Contract Services Directorate, Columbus, Ohio, is the contracting activity (HQ0423-16-F-0114). Ernst & Young LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, has been awarded a maximum $15,554,347 modification number P00033 to exercise option year two to previously awarded labor-hour contract number GS-23F-8152H; HQ0423-16-F-0061 for financial statement audit services of the Defense Logistics Agency fiscal 2019. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $47,286,460 from $31,732,114. Work will be performed in Washington, District of Columbia, with an expected completion date of Dec. 31, 2019. Fiscal 2019 defense working capital funds in the amount of $15,554,347 will be obligated at time of award for the option period. Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Contract Services Directorate, Columbus, Ohio is the contracting activity. Kearney and Company PC, Alexandria, Virginia, has been awarded a Not-to-Exceed $10,946,787 modification, P00007 to previously awarded HQ042317F0096 for Defense Health Program (DHP) for the Office of the Inspector General. This modification exercises option year one with a period of performance of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $25,885,625 from $14,938,838. Work will be performed in various locations including the DHP headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, as well as other federal locations in Texas, Ohio, Indianapolis, Maryland, Colorado, New York, and Maine. The expected completion date is Dec. 31, 2019. Operations and maintenance, defense-wide funds in the amount of $7,971,368 are being obligated at time of award. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, is the contracting activity. *Small business **Mandatory Source https://dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1719367/source/GovDelivery/

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