October 12, 2018 | Aerospace, Land, Security
ARMY
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W58RGZ-18-D-0008); AAR Supply Chain Inc., Wood Dale, Illinois (W58RGZ-18-D-0030); Dyncorp International Inc., Fort Worth, Texas (W58RGZ-18-D-0031); Arma Aviation Corp., Tampa, Florida (W58RGZ-18-D-0032); North American Surveillance Systems Inc.,* Titusville, Florida (W58RGZ-18-D-0033); Pinnacle Solutions Inc.,* Huntsville, Alabama (W58RGZ-18-D-0034); Black Hall Aerospace Inc.,* Huntsville, Alabama (W58RGZ-19-D-0008); and Leidos Innovations Corp., Gaithersburg, Maryland (W58RGZ-19-D-0009), will share in a $25,500,000,000 cost, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for worldwide logistics support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 10 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 11, 2028. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
AECOM Technical Services Inc., Los Angeles, California (W912DQ-19-D-3001); Black & Veatch - Geosyntec JV, Overland Park, Kansas (W912DQ-19-D-3002); and Ecology and Environment Inc., Lancaster, New York (W912DQ-19-D-3003), will share in a $120,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for multiple environmental government acquisition unrestricted architect-engineer services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 11 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 10, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Corp., Muskegon, Michigan, was awarded a $29,937,585 modification (P00061) to contract W56HZV-15-C-0119 for hydro mechanically propelled transmissions for the Integrated Logistics Support Center. Work will be performed in Muskegon, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 11, 2018. Fiscal 2019 Army working capital funds in the amount of $29,937,585 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.
AIR FORCE
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies-LibertyWorks, Indianapolis, Indiana, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $100,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract (FA8650-19-D-2063) for Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission-Capability (ATTAM) Phase I. The mission of the ATTAM Phase I program is to develop, demonstrate, and transition advanced turbine propulsion, power and thermal technologies that provides improvement in affordable mission capability. This approach extends to a range of legacy, emerging, and future military propulsion, power and thermal technology needs in multiple applications. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed by October 2026. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and 54 offers were received. No specific funds are obligated on the basic IDIQ, although in conjunction with the basic IDIQ award, the first task order (FA8650-19-F-2078) is incrementally funded with fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $17,000 at time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Marketing Assessment Inc., Sterling, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $48,125,000 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for medical equipment. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. This was a competitive acquisition with 20 responses received. Location of performance is Virginia, with an Oct. 10, 2023, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D1-19-D-0002).
Goodrich Corp., Rome, New York, has been awarded a maximum $11,098,944 firm‐fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract for tail rotor shaft assemblies. 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 contract with no option periods. Location of performance is New York, with a Sept. 30, 2023, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2023 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (SPRRA1-18-D-0231).
Timken Aerospace Drive Systems LLC, Manchester, Connecticut, has been awarded a maximum $7,240,500 firm-fixed-price contract for aircraft gearbox assemblies. This was a limited competitive acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 (a)(2), with one offer received. This is a one-time buy with no option periods. Location of performance is Connecticut, with a May 30, 2021, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (SPRRA1-19-C-0001).
*Small Business
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February 12, 2024 | International, Aerospace
The new order is subject to approval by the Norwegian Parliament and will come in addition to repurchasing the equipment that has already been donated to Ukraine.
November 29, 2021 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
Le Forum innovation défense (FID), qui ouvre ses portes ce jeudi 25 novembre à Paris, est l'occasion de montrer que la défense française « a repris la course en tête » de l'innovation, relèvent les Echos. Les moyens dédiés à l'innovation ont été portés de 730 M€ en 2019 à 1 Md€ dans la Loi de finances 2022, et les méthodes et processus d'aides aux innovations ont été en partie revus pour accélérer sur des sujets tels que l'intelligence artificielle, le quantique, la surveillance spatiale, les armes à énergie dirigée, ou encore l'hypervélocité. L'Agence de l'Innovation de Défense (AID), créée il y a trois ans, a joué un rôle important d'accélérateur. « Le mouvement enclenché pour s'ouvrir aux innovations civiles est désormais bien implanté dans le ministère des Armées », explique le directeur de l'agence, Emmanuel Chiva. Il indique que ses équipes ont référencé 760 startups, et en ont sélectionné 290 pouvant offrir des technologies intéressantes pour le secteur de la défense. Les Echos du 25 novembre
May 8, 2019 | Local, Aerospace
By: David Pugliese VICTORIA, British Columbia — The U.S. is threatening to pull the F-35 from Canada's fighter jet competitionif the ally to the north doesn't change requirements for the winning bidder to stipulate specific industrial benefits for domestic firms. The U.S. government is arguing that since Canada is a partner in the F-35 program it cannot request guaranteed industrial benefits for its companies. Canada has pre-qualified four aircraft for its fighter jet project worth up to 19 billion Canadian dollars (U.S. $14 billion): the Lockheed Martin F-35, Boeing Super Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon and the Saab Gripen. The Canadian government plans to purchase 88 new jets to replace its aging CF-18 fighter aircraft fleet. Canada will require that a robust package of guaranteed industrial benefits or offsets be provided by the winning bidder, government officials have said. But the U.S. government has objected to that, as Canada is still a partner in the F-35 program, which does not guarantee participating nations a set number of contracts. Work on the F-35 program is based on best value and price. U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Mathias Winter, program executive officer for the Joint Strike Fighter, wrote Canadian procurement officials Dec. 18, 2018, pointing out that the F-35 agreement prohibits partners from imposing requirements for industrial benefits. “We cannot participate in an offer of the F-35 weapon system where requirements do not align with the F-35 Partnership," he noted in his letter. Winter's letter was leaked this week to defencs analysts and the Canadian journalists. The letter has prompted ongoing discussions between Canadian and U.S. procurement officials in an effort to work out some kind of solution, multiple industry and government sources told Defense News. But the Canadian government will also respect any decision by the U.S. to not bid the F-35 if an agreement can't be reached, sources added. The Canadian government is putting the final touches on the bid requirements for new fighter jet project. That bid package is expected to be issued sometime this year. Asked about the U.S. ultimatum, Ashley Michnowski, spokeswoman for Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, said feedback from aircraft suppliers is continuing to be collected by the Canadian government. That process has yet to be finished and a final request for bids is expected to be released soon, she added. Michnowski said Canada continues to be a member of the Joint Strike Fighter program, giving the country “the option to buy aircraft through the program, should the F-35 be successful in the competitive process for the future fleet.” Lockheed Martin Canada noted in a statement that Canadian firms have earned more than $1.2 billion in work on the program, resulting in hundreds of domestic jobs. “We continue to provide our feedback to the U.S. government, which leads all government-to-government discussions related to the Canadian fighter replacement competition,” the statement added. Email: dpugliese@defensenews.com https://www.defensenews.com/air/2019/05/08/us-canada-talks-underway-to-decide-if-the-f-35-will-be-pulled-from-canadas-fighter-competition/