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September 20, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

Contract Awards by US Department of Defense - September 19, 2019

NAVY

HII Fleet Support Group LLC, Virginia Beach, Virginia (N00039-19-D-0010); Cambridge International Systems Inc., Arlington, Virginia (N00039-19-D-0011); KBRwyle Technology Solutions LLC, Columbia, Maryland (N00039-19-D-0012); M.C. Dean Inc., Tysons, Virginia (N00039-19-D-0013); Parsons Government Services Inc., Pasadena, California (N00039-19-D-0014); Serco Inc., Herndon, Virginia (N00039-19-D-0015); SigNet Technologies Inc., Beltsville, Maryland, (N00039-19-D-0016); and VT Milcom Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia (N00039-19-D-0017), are being awarded a $968,150,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-incentive fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price multiple award contract (MAC) to provide worldwide installation services for all shore-based command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and supporting systems, current and future, under the cognizance of the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR). C4ISR installation services include decommissioning and modernization of existing shore facilities, as well as installation design and installation of integrated C4ISR systems, program and project management, engineering design, industrial work, troubleshooting, operational verification, end-user training and other installation services and material necessary to accomplish NAVWAR C4ISR maintenance, modernization and new system installation. Work will be performed in various worldwide locations based on the requirement for each task order placed. This 10-year contract includes one five-year base ordering period and one five-year option ordering period that, if exercised, would bring the potential contract value to $968,150,000. If the option is exercised, ordering could continue until September 2029. No contract funds will be obligated on the basic MAC awards. Contract funds in the amount of $5,000 will be obligated on the first task order under each contract utilizing fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy). All awardees will have the opportunity to compete for task orders during the ordering period. The types of funding to be obligated include fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy); fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy); and 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This requirement was solicited using full and open competition via the NAVWAR e-Commerce Central website and the Federal Business Opportunities website, with nine offers received. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.

Black Construction Corp., Barrigada, Guam, is being awarded a $177,999,500 firm-fixed-price contract for the replacement of Andersen Housing Phases I, II and III, Naval Support Activity Andersen, Guam. The work to be performed includes the construction of duplex buildings of reinforced concrete and/or pre-cast reinforced concrete typhoon shelter/housing structures. The new duplex buildings replace an equivalent number of existing duplexes. The new housing units are to be designed vent-less and using hot humid design principles that apply to the Guam environment. These housing unit structures are to be built with reinforced concrete foundations, concrete floors, concrete walls, and concrete sloped roofs designed for 170 mph wind speed to withstand Guam's frequent typhoons. Work will be performed in Yigo, Guam, and is expected to be completed by June 2022. Fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 family housing, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $177,999,500 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 five proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-19-C-1309).

International Enterprises Inc., Talladega, Alabama, is being awarded an $85,739,062 five-year requirement type, firm-fixed-priced contract for repair of the digital display indicator system in support of the F/A-18 aircraft. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. Work will be performed in Talladega, Alabama (99 %); and Haifa, Israel (1 %). Work is expected to be completed by September 2024. Fiscal 2019 annual working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $2,539,963 will be issued at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One company was solicited for this sole sourced requirement under authority 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. (N00383-19-D-VV01)

RQ Construction LLC, Carlsbad, California, is being awarded a $57,860,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of P-160 solid waste facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB). The work to be performed provides for the construction of a solid waste management building and a maintenance building, required to comply with the Environmental Final Governing Standards, Cuba and the Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document, and to manage all solid waste generated at NSGB. Work will be performed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is expected to be completed by March 2022. Fiscal 2019 military construction, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $57,860,000 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 two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (N69450-19-C-0501).

Marvin Engineering Co. Inc., Inglewood, California, is being awarded a $42,395,430 firm-fixed-price contract for 770 F/A-18E/F LAU-127 E/A guided missile launchers for the Navy (567); and the governments of Kuwait (185) and Switzerland (18). Work will be performed in Inglewood, California, and is expected to be completed in May 2024. Fiscal 2017 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy); and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds in the amount of $42,395,430 will be obligated at time of award, $19,270,650 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(a)(2)(ii)(B). This contract combines purchases for the Navy ($31,218,453; 74 %); and the governments of Kuwait ($10,185,915; 24 %) and Switzerland ($991,062; 2 %) under the FMS program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001919C0076).

Progeny Systems Corp.,* Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded a $34,151,512 fixed-price-incentive-firm target, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost only contract for Navy systems engineering services. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $81,944,297. Work will be performed in Charleroi, Pennsylvania (74 %); and Manassas, Virginia (26 %). Fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); and fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $19,926,668 will be obligated at time of award, and $5,703,725 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. In accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(5), authorized or required by Statute 15 U.S.C. 638(r)(4) states: “To the greatest extent practical, Federal agencies and Federal prime contractors shall issue Phase III awards relating to technology, including sole source awards, to the SBIR and STTR award recipients that developed the technology.” The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-19-C-6201).

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, is being awarded a $23,746,128 task order (N6134019F0166) against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, requirement contract (N6134019D0004). This order procures high pressure compressor stator vane assemblies to support T-45 F405-RR-401 Adour engines. Work will be performed in Kingsville, Texas (45 %); Meridian, Mississippi (44 %); Pensacola, Florida (10 %); and Patuxent River, Maryland (1 %), and is expected to be completed no later than February 2023. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $23,746,128 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida, is the contracting activity.

Communications & Power Industries, Microwave Power Products Division, Palo Alto, California, is being awarded a $20,470,000, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of evaluations, repairs, rebuilds, and production of the Simplified Driver Traveling Wave Tubes (SDR TWTs). Communications & Power Industries is the only known source, which has the capability to evaluate, produce, repair, and rebuild the SDR TWT within the required schedule. SDR TWTs are microwave tubes installed in the AN/SPY-1D(V) Radar System on board the DDG 51 Class AEGIS destroyers, AEGIS Ashore, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) DDG ships. The procurement is in support of Navy new ship construction, AEGIS Ashore, Navy ship sustainment, and FMS cases. Work will be performed in Palo Alto, California, and is expected to be completed by June 2025. This contract includes foreign military sales to Japan and Australia. Fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); and Foreign Military Sales funding in the amount of $3,648,011 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, Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, is the contracting activity (N0016419DWP21).

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded a $19,867,103 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00007) to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030-19-C-0007) to provide logistics engineering and integration support of the U.S. Ohio-class and UK Vanguard-class Strategic Weapon System (SWS) platforms, including support of future concepts. Work will be performed in Saint Mary's, Georgia (47.8 %); Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (30.9 %); Rockville, Maryland (11.7 %); Silverdale, Washington (3.2 %);Portsmouth, Virginia (1.07 %); Mount Dora, Florida (1.07 %); NewMarket, Maryland (1.07 %); Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1.07%); Mooresboro, North Carolina (1.06 %); and Mesa, Arizona (1.06 %), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2020. United Kingdom funds in the amount of $3,652,728, are being obligated on this award. Subject to the availability of funding, fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $16,214,375 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)(4). Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting Activity.

Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded a $19,062,362 modification (P00011) to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (N61340-17-D-0005). This is modification exercises an option for Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department support for Chief of Naval Air Training aircraft, tenant activities, and transient aircraft at these locations. Support to be provided includes intermediate-level maintenance, repair, and logistics support services, as well as tools and equipment. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Florida (50 %); Corpus Christi, Texas (45 %); and Whiting Field, Florida (5 %), and is expected to be completed no later than September 2020. No funds will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida, is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $13,557,150 firm-fixed-price modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-5406 to exercise options for Mk 15 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) sensor kits. CIWS is a fast-reaction terminal defense against low- and high-flying, high-speed maneuvering anti-ship missile threats that have penetrated all other defenses. The CIWS is an integral element of the Fleet Defense In-Depth concept and the Ship Self-Defense Program. Operating either autonomously or integrated with a combat system, it is an automatic terminal defense weapon system designed to detect, track, engage and destroy anti-ship missile threats penetrating outer defense envelopes. CIWS consists of three variants: Phalanx, which utilizes a six barrel Gatling gun; Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) and SeaRAM, which replaces the gun with an 11-round Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) guide. CIWS is currently installed on Navy and Coast Guard ships and is also in use in foreign navies. The Phalanx Block 1B CIWS weapon systems are also being installed on low-boy trailers with self-contained diesel electric power and cooling water. This configuration of the Phalanx CIWS is the Mk 15 mod 29 Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) and has been deployed to Iraq. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by December 2022. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 weapon procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $13,557,150 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, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, South Carolina (N3220519C6010), is being awarded a $10,880,307 firm-fixed-price contract for a 45-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry-docking of USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13). The contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the total contract value to $11,440,238. Work will be performed in North Charleston, South Carolina, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 20, 2019. Contract funds in the amount of $10,880,307 are obligated in fiscal 2019 using (Navy) working capital funds. This contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website and two offers received. The Navy's Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220519C6010).

US21 Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, is being awarded a $10,290,684 firm-fixed-price contract for the delivery of weapons, various types of equipment, equipment accessories, organizational clothing, and in-country training under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Building Partner Capacity programs in support of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Counterterrorism Enhancement Program, Mongolia Defense Enhancement Program, and Philippines Defense Enhancement Program. This contract is for the governments of Boznia-Herzegovina, Mongolia, and the Philippines under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Fairfax, Virginia (99 %); and the Philippines (1 %), and is expected to be completed by September 2020. Fiscal 2019 FMS funding in the amount of $10,290,684 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured using the Unison (formally Fedbid) website (with notice made to the Federal Business Opportunities website), with six offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-19-C-4159).

Arcturus UAV Inc.,* Petaluma, California, is being awarded an $8,281,570 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Arcturus unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) brand-name materials and components, hardware, and engineering services to support integration, testing and evaluation of UAV sensor system integration projects. The integrations include multiple airframes and information operations sensors, as well as custom-developed and commercially procured antennas, electronics systems and communications links. Work will be performed in Petaluma, California. This modification increases the estimated total value of the contract to $13,494,645. This ceiling increase does not obligate funds. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $8,281,570 will be obligated via task/delivery orders and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification is issued using other than full and open competition in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 6.302-1 and 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Diego, California, is the contracting activity (N66001-19-D-0018).

Desbuild Inc.,* Hyattsville, Maryland, is being awarded a $7,880,933 firm-fixed-price task order N6945019F0871 under a multiple award construction contract for the construction of P731 fire station at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. The work to be performed provides for the construction of a one-story fire/rescue station with a pile foundation, reinforced concrete floor and concrete panel and block walls. Work will be performed in Key West, Florida, and is expected to be completed by January 2021. Fiscal 2018 military construction, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $7,880,933 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (N69450-16-D-1111).

DRS Laurel Technologies, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $7,160,671 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-17-C-5200 for a ceiling increase to perform services for evaluation, implementation, proofing of equipment changes, related engineering services and repairs, modifications/alternations and government-furnished equipment repair and maintenance in support of Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) “Bravo” equipment. The CEC program provides a sensor network with integrated fire control capability that significantly improves strike force air and missile defense capabilities by coordinating measurement data from strike force air search sensors on CEC-equipped units into a single, integrated real-time, composite-track air picture. CEC improves battle force effectiveness by improving overall situational awareness and by enabling longer range, cooperative, multiple, or layered engagement strategies. Work will be performed in Largo, Florida, and is expected to be completed by December 2019. No funding is being obligated at time of award. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

BAE Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Totawa, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $494,879,892 contract modification (P00015) against a five-year contract (SPE4AX-15-D-9441) with one five-year option period adding two national stock numbers for receiver/processors and high band receivers in support of the ALR-56C Digital Upgrade. This is a fixed-price, cost-reimbursement incentive fee, and cost-reimbursement no fee requirements contract. Locations of performance are New Hampshire and New Jersey, with a Dec. 27, 2025, performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2020 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio.

Northrop Grumman, Electronic Systems, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, has been awarded a maximum $11,000,000 firm-fixed-priced delivery order (SPRPA1-19-F-KF06) against a five-year basic ordering agreement (SPE4A116G0005) for electronic surveillance in support of the P-8 aircraft program. 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 two-year contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Maryland, with a Dec. 1, 2021, performance completion date. Using customers are Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Awarded Sept. 6, 2019)

Ultralife Corp., Newark, New York, has been awarded a maximum $7,900,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for non-rechargeable batteries. This was a competitive acquisition with two offers received. This is a three-year base contract with two one-year option periods. Location of performance is New York, with a Sept. 17, 2022, performance completion date. Using military services are Army and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2022 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio (SPE7LX-19-D-0206). (Awarded Sept. 18, 2019)

AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $156,911,600 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity bilateral contract modification (P00020) to previously awarded contract FA3002-13-D-0012 for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) F-15SA Original Equipment Manufacturer Training Program. This modification adds a two year ordering period to the multi-year basic contract. This modification involves 100% foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia. Work will be performed at King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushayt; King Faisal Air Base, Tabuk; and King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2021. Total cumulative face value of the contract is estimated and not to exceed $461,000,000. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $156,911,600 are being obligated at the time of award. The 338th Specialized Contracting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, is the contracting activity.

Dawson Enterprises LLC,* Honolulu, Hawaii, has been awarded an maximum value $50,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity construction requirements contract vehicle for Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The maximum dollar value for the five-year ordering period is $50,000,000. SABER is a program that expedites contract execution of base civil engineering (BCE) requirements by reducing design work and acquisition lead times. It is particularly well-suited for reducing the BCE work order backlogs and accomplishing construction, maintenance, and repair requirements on real property that require less than a 35% design effort. Work will be performed on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 20, 2024. The first task order will be for $1,000 for a post award conference. This award was the result of an 8(a) Direct, Small Business Set Aside to a Native Hawaiian Corporation. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation; and operation and maintenance funds will be utilized for work under this contract award and will be obligated appropriately under each task order. The Air Force Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.

Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Arizona, has been awarded a $17,064,898 firm-fixed-price supplemental agreement contract modification (P00010) to previously awarded FA8109-16-D-0016 for repair and overhaul requirement contract to support aircraft accessories and aircraft instruments to ensure serviceable assets are available to support the E-3,E-8, C-130, F-16, C-135, C-5, A-10, and B-52. The contract modification provides the pricing for the repair overhaul services for Option Year Three and Option Year Four which were not included in the basic contract. Work will be performed at Tempe Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona; Tucson Arizona; and Torrance, California, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 22, 2021. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $30,832,042. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $9,750,000 ceiling requirements contract for C-130J country specific technical orders (CSTOs) and other related maintenance publications. The contractor will provide multiple Foreign Military Sales (FMS) countries with CSTOs, standard maintenance publications, 515c inspections and other related maintenance publications for the legacy C-130 aircraft platform. Work will be performed at Marietta, Georgia; and at various FMS country locations and is expected to be completed by Sept. 18, 2024. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition and is 100% foreign military sales. Foreign Military Sales funds will be used and no funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8553-19-D-0004).

Long Wave Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded an $8,222,269.52 modification (P00007) to firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract FA8102-16-D-0006 for services and supplies in support of High Frequency Global Communications Systems Antenna Support Program. The contractor will provide Antenna Support in support of Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard requirements. Work will be performed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in support of this Sept. 20, 2019, through Sept. 19, 2020 ordering period. This option exercise is the result of a competitive acquisition. With award of this option the total estimated contract value is $39,703,959. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity.

ARMY

Colt's Manufacturing Co. LLC, West Hartford, Connecticut, was awarded a $41,924,594 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Federated States of Micronesia, Hungary, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Palau, St. Vincent and Grenadines, and Tunisia) contract for production for the M4 and M4A1 carbines. 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. 18, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-19-D-0116).

Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $31,907,280 firm-fixed-price contract for concrete sill remover. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2020. Fiscal 2019 military construction funds in the amount of $31,907,280 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (W912EP-19-C-0030).

Navistar Defense LLC, Lisle, Illinois, was awarded a $19,847,322 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Iraq) contract for cargo trucks (6x6 General Transport Trucks, 6x6 Ton Recovery Wrecker and GTT spares). Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Lisle, Illinois, with an estimated completion date of May 15, 2020. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $19,847,322 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-19-F-0622).

T & T Construction Enterprises LLC,* Leitchfield, Kentucky, was awarded a $17,775,595 firm-fixed-price contract for construction services necessary to complete the repair and replacement of pavement. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 19, 2021. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $17,775,595 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-19-C-0037).

General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $13,751,564 modification (P00072) to contract W56HZV-13-C-0319 for labor and vendor costs to furnish and install new horizontal boring mill machines. Work will be performed in Lima, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of June 13, 2023. Fiscal 2019 procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, Army funds in the amount of $13,751,564 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.

C.J. Mahan Construction Co. LLC, Columbus, Ohio, was awarded a $10,347,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Olmsted Lock and Dam operations maintenance support, fleet support and dive deflector box lifting and setting for the replacement of dam wickets. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Olmsted, Illinois, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, civil funds in the amount of $3,460,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-19-C-0034).

Two Six Labs LLC,* Arlington, Virginia, was awarded a $7,897,997 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to build a system that can deal with unstructured, uncurated data, event extraction, bias detection, multi-lingual translation and build human-computer interfaces. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2022. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,500,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911NF-19-C-0080).

American Ordnance, Middletown, Iowa, was awarded a $7,236,526 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for facility disposal and demolition. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Middletown, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2021. Fiscal 2019 procurement of ammunition, Army funds in the amount of $7,236,526 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W52P1J-19-F-0610).

*Small Business

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    June 11, 2020 | International, C4ISR

    What the Army’s TITAN program means to multidomain operations

    Nathan Strout For a little more than one year, Brig. Gen. Rob Collins served as the program executive officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S), where he was responsible for ensuring the soldier can detect, recognize and identify the enemy. Collins' vast portfolio included airborne and terrestrial sensors, position, navigation and timing devices, biometric solutions, and the TITAN ground station program, which will take data from aerial, terrestrial and space sensors to distribute essential data to shooters. The officer has a long career working in this arena: he previously served as project manager for the Army's Distributed Common Ground System and before that as product manager for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increments 2 and 3. On June 1, Collins officially took over as the new head of the Army's Program Executive Office – Command, Control and Communications (Tactical) where he will oversee the Army's network modernization efforts and work with the network cross functional team at Army Futures Command. In May, during his final days at PEO IEW&S, Collins talked to C4ISRNET's Nathan Strout about his approach to acquisitions, how the Army fits into Joint All Domain Command and Control, and the legacy he'll leave at the program office. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. C4ISRNET: How has your office helped the Department of Defense's shape its approach to Joint All Domain Command and Control? COLLINS: Enhancing deep sense and linking sensor to shooter is fundamental to our Army multi-domain operations concept, and really, the future of large-scale ground combat operations. And specifically for our PEO, we've been active partners in JADC2 efforts, working closely with our network (cross functional team) and our PEO C3T partners and the Assured Position Navigation and Timing cross functional-team in particular and the ISR task force at large, which is led by the G2. We're working on integrated architectures, multi-functional sensors that are integrated within the network for both [data] transport and mission command, and really solutions that are tailored to meet the unique requirements of our Army ground force. And when I say that, [I meant that they are] really at scale and they can meet the mobility requirements of our ground force. We operate at a scale and at an expeditionary mobile fashion which makes the Army a little bit unique. I'll tell you the collaborations that we've embarked upon with the [program officers] really assisted in some common design principles and components to assist in interoperability and really enabling sensor to shooter. Most recently within the PEO, we really helped the Army with some deep sensing ground stations — TITAN circuits if you will — that participated in some sensor to shooter threads in a training exercise [outside the continental United States]. So that really informed our approach. Across the PEO moving forward we've identified a lot of collaborative areas for experimentation demonstrations, tech maturity and really focused in on sensor integration and really data — how do we share data best across the battlefield? C4ISRNET: From the outside, it seems like TITAN will be an essential piece to the entire JADC2 concept, especially for the Army. How are you approaching redundancy and survivability to that system? COLLINS: TITAN is certainly a significant focus area in the modernization effort. It's a key component for our deep sense capability and really being scalable and expeditionary as an intelligence ground station and supporting commanders across the multi-domain operations battlefield framework. And we're really looking at TITAN to be kind of a LEGO approach that can be tailored based on the echelon it supports. And yes, one of the tenets is that it's going to leverage a multi-layered approach, a robust set of nodes from space, from high-altitude aerial to terrestrial sensors and assist with target nominations and link fires, command and control, informed by all the multi-disciplines of intelligence. And really as it connects all these various feeds, hundreds of thousands of intelligence feeds, it's going to employ artificial intelligence and machine learning to rapidly synthesize that information into meaningful info at the speed of battle —sometimes what we say is time can almost become a weapon in and by itself. Part of the analysis is taking a look at primary and alternate communications, what we call PACE, as part of the design, and I'll tell you TITAN is going to consist of a number of assured communications capabilities designed in the PACE plan, from Beyond Line-of-Sight communications, common tactical network components, direct downlinks, software-defined radios, and other IT and non-IP options that really span the gambit of the security domain. So we understand the criticality of PACE and it's one of these that we'll work closely with our network and APNT CFT partners as we continue to refine and define the concept. C4ISRNET: Speaking more broadly, a key function of JADC2 is being able to network with the other services and pull in their information to your shooters. When you look to the other services, what are the platforms, networks, or developments that you're excited to see feed into TITAN and other Army systems? COLLINS: We're always looking for opportunities to leverage national and other mission partner information, and that can span a number of sense capabilities, certainly within space. We certainly watch all things that are going on within low Earth orbit, capabilities that will provide a lot of opportunity. Across the joint force there are a number of areas — certainly within the Air Force — that have the ability to do deep sense with aerial platforms at altitude, so we watch that closely. And I would just tell you, even in the commercial arena even as far as the geospatial information there is a lot of collect capability. TITAN is really adopting an open systems architecture kind of baked in from the beginning [where it can take data from multiple sources], whether it's a [science and technology] effort — which could come from the Army or another agency — for intelligence warning capability or detect/assess/decide-type capability, or if it's leveraging a mission or national partner capability as I mentioned for deep sense, or really even adopting a commercial capability like geospatial collect or adopting a high performance data platform. C4ISRNET: Leaders at the Space Development Agency frequently note that the Army is the biggest customers for data collected from space. Can you speak a little bit about how you're looking at their architecture and tying into their transport layer? COLLINS: At least on the ISR side, we work closely with many of our partners as we look at opportunities to be able to leverage investments that they're making into the space sense capability, and certainly some of the things we have to be conscious of are the responsiveness to our tactical command. If they have intelligence requirements [we need to be able] to provide those back so we can get the persistent stare or the on demand access that we need for the tactical war fight. We certainly are also aware as we push that information down, some of the impacts that it may have on the Army networks that often operate on disconnected, intermittent, limited bandwidth environments, so to the extent that we can do processing as far forward at the point of collect and sense so we can only distribute the information that's absolutely necessary, we're working those concepts to do that. And that's where the artificial intelligence and machine learning comes into play. C4ISRNET: How have acquisitions changed over the last few years? From the outside we've seen a lot more usage of Other Transaction Authorities across the Department. What is your thinking on OTAs and other acquisition vehicles? COLLINS: We have really adapted our acquisitions — now more than ever — using more agile and more tailored acquisition approaches. Each endeavor, each capability that we go to pursue, often has a unique set of circumstances such as the technology maturity, the types of requirements, the types of things that we need to integrate—even our intellectual property approaches. Now more than ever, we've got multiple pathways on the acquisition approach that we can pursue: tailoring traditional, pursuing mid-tier, there's now software pathways, and there's always quick reaction and engineering change proposals to existing programs. So there's a number of different approaches, and I would tell you, too, our ability to involve soldiers in the operational feedback and operational perspective in the process is also kind of new and something that we've really underscored as part of the process. That starts not only from the requirements process, but how we include them in our source selection to assessing soldiers' hands-on kit and providing that feedback. OTA is just another tool that we have at our disposal. Certainly, if we need to do a little bit more maturation of prototypes prior to finalizing requirements, the OTA does offer an opportunity to more quickly pursue those prototypes in advance of transitioning into a more traditional FAR-type approach. I think there's a lot of flexibility and we're starting to do our critical thinking to decide how we approach each acquisition, because each acquisition and capability is unique. I'll tell you the other thing that we're really doing too is—where appropriate—exercising a DevOps or DevSecOps type of approach, and really that's where you bring material developer, combat developer, user, interoperability certifier, tester, and even to the extent the accrediter for those approaches, and they're all collectively together so you do things in parallel and you can dramatically speed up the process. Those are a number of things that we are really using at our disposal to move both more rapidly but also more efficiently and effectively. C4ISRNET: How do you incorporate smaller, nontraditional vendors that can bring in solutions? How do you bring more people into the fold, especially in tech hubs like Silicon Valley? COLLINS: We've got a lot of footprints in a lot of these technical hubs ... I would tell you that we've also done a tremendous amount of industry outreach even within the portfolio. I think in my tenure, in about a year I've probably done close to almost 200 industry engagements, and that spans from small, medium and large. And we're continuously trying to encourage and build relationships beyond just the traditionals. It is probably one of the advantages of the OTA that we've got, to be able to attract non-traditionals. I think there's other opportunities that we've got within Small Business Innovative Research-type initiatives that we've pursued, and then also CRADAs, the Cooperative Research and Development (Agreements). So we kind of span the gamut of that and I'll tell you we've got a pretty healthy teaming relationship between us and the [cross functional teams] to be able to get out there and attract that type of non-traditionals that really have a lot of the innovative and forward thinking ideas that we want to bring into our Army. C4ISRNET: We know a lot of the programs at places like PEO IEW&S take years to develop, with multiple PEOs overseeing and influencing different platforms. As you finish out your tenure, what are the milestones, programs you're proud of? COLLINS: First and foremost, I'll depart extremely proud of the people and the mission that the PEO IEW&S portfolio has accomplished and continues to accomplish. I'll tell you one of the unique things about our portfolio is about 50 percent of our programs support overseas operations, and so we do a significant amount of investment of things that are going on abroad. Much of our Army is deployed and so for that I'm extremely proud. I'll tell you the other thing — I think we have established a healthy culture that is ready, that is resilient and adaptive to change. And I think that has certainly been one thing that I'll be proud of, that I think will be a lasting legacy within the organization. We kind of walked in focused on a couple basic attributes. First and foremost, people and leadership was one. Two, exercising acquisition discipline. Three, integrating our kits so it can collectively operate and inform on the battlefield. And then four, really working with our partners and stakeholders. I think in each one of those areas we've made tremendous progress and really established a lot of momentum. Some of the major programmatics moving forward ... the Terrestrial Layer System, I think we've made some good progress there. Missile Defense and Space Systems set the conditions for our future aerial deep sense capability and really tightened kind of the major deep collect and nesting in with a lot of collecting in space and with our national mission partners. And then all of that data coming down to the foundational component are probably some of the big areas where we've established a lot of positive, irreversible momentum that will allow us to move forward on our Army modernization front. C4ISRNET: And as you move over to PEO C3T, what are you excited to tackle there and what lessons will you bring with you from PEO IEW&S? COLLINS: Well, I must admit that I am a signal officer and so I am excited to return to my roots as a network professional. And so I do find very much the network (to be) an exciting endeavor, and so I'm looking forward to getting back and contributing with the team. And I think what I would certainly take with me is that ... I have a better appreciation of the types of information, the types of data, the types of intelligence ... that need to traverse our networks, the type of demands that it puts on the network, the types of speed of service and quality of service and performance that are required to support those users of the network. So I think that's one of the key things that I'll take with me as I get ready to move over and be part of the C3T team, which I'm very excited (about). I've been very thankful for the experience here at the IEW&S team— a phenomenal group of professionals — and I'm excited to continue my Army mission. https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2020/06/09/what-the-armys-titan-program-means-to-multidomain-operations/

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    October 7, 2024 | International, Aerospace

    US FAA authorizes SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle for Monday flight

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