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ByEd Adamczyk Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing Co. a $2.6 billion contract to build 15 KC-46 tanker aircraft, as well as spares and support documents. The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, calls for exercise of a contract option to build the additional aircraft, as well as supply two spare engines, five wing refueling pod kits, spare parts and support equipment. Work on the contract will be performed in Seattle, Wash., and is expected to be completed by March 2023. The Air Force plans to purchase 179 such aircraft, known as the Pegasus, by 2027, and Japan's air defense force has purchased four. The plane is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft with origins in the Boeing 767 passenger plane, capable of midflight refueling of fighter planes and other aircraft. Designed to replace the Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers, the Air Force acquired its first KC-46 in January 2019. The plane's development has a troubled history. Boeing received a $55.5 million contract in August to redesign the plane's boom telescope actuator, which controls the device that swings out from beneath the plane to refuel other planes. The tankers were grounded in March for one week after the Air Force said it found loose tools and other foreign object debris inside the completed airplanes. The issues came just weeks after the company delivered the first two aircraft to the Air Force, and Boeing called the problem "a big deal" in an internal memo in February. These and other issues caused the plane's development program, and delivery of the first 18 planes, to be three years behind schedule. Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., became the first guard base to receive a KC-46 plane in August. https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/09/30/Boeing-nets-26B-for-next-15-KC-46-Pegasus-tankers/9411569856689

NAVY United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $2,195,644,813 modification (P00011) to a previously awarded advanced acquisition contract (N00019-18-C-1021). This modification definitizes the production and delivery of 112 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the Air Force, 46 F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for the Marine Corps, and 25 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the Navy. In addition, this modification definitizes award of long lead components, parts and materials associated with 129 F135-PW-100 and 19 F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for non-U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in East Hartford, Connecticut (67%); Indianapolis, Indiana (26.5%); and Bristol, United Kingdom (6.5%), and is expected to be completed in February 2023. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy); non-U.S. DoD participant; and FMS funds in the amount of $3,561,262,259 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the Air Force ($878,133,063; 40%); the Marine Corps ($619,150,637; 28%); the Navy ($178,828,697; 8%); non-U.S. DoD Participants ($420,087,247; 19%); and FMS customers ($99,445,169; 5%). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Sprint Communications Co. L.P., doing business as Sprint, Reston, Virginia (N00244-19-D-0013); and Manhattan Telecommunications Corp., doing business as MetTel, New York, New York (N00244-19-D-0014), are awarded an estimated $993,500,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for wireless services and devices in support of the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, other Department of Defense agencies, and federal agencies. The contract will include a base period, Sept. 30-Nov. 7, 2019, due to an on-ramp to the existing Spiral 3 Wireless Services multi-agency contracts with three one-year option periods which if exercised, the total value of this contract will be $993,500,000. The program ceiling amount is $993,500,000. The contract line item numbers (CLIN) amounts are not firm individual ceilings, but are rather representative of the program amount for administrative purposes. Therefore, if the amounts stated on a given CLIN are not utilized in a given year, they shall be available for subsequent option periods if exercised. The whole unobligated program ceiling amount remains available throughout the life of the contract until such time as the amount becomes obligated. Work is expected to be completed by November 2019; if all options are exercised, work will be completed by November 2022. Work will be performed at various locations throughout the U.S. and percentage of work cannot be determined at this time. Annual fiscal year operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,000 will be obligated ($5,000 on each of the two contracts to fund the contracts' minimum amounts), and funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract resulted from a full and open competitive solicitation, with two offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center San Diego, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin Space, Titusville, Florida, was awarded a $494,875,260 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (PZ0001) to a previously awarded and announced un-priced letter contract (N0003019C0100) for TRIDENT II (D5) missile production and deployed systems support. Work will be performed in Cape Canaveral, Florida (23%); Kings Bay, Georgia (19.5%); Bangor, Washington (19.4%); Sunnyvale, California (16.7%); Denver, Colorado (8%); Titusville, Florida (4.8%); Magna, Utah (2.7%); Orlando, Florida (1.3%); and other various locations (less than 1% each, 4.6% total). Work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2024. The maximum dollar value of the modification, including the base and all option items, if exercised, is $1,226,750,858. Fiscal 2019 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $38,341,216; and United Kingdom funds in the amount of $4,165,366 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is being awarded to the contractor on a sole source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded an $84,577,989 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of the basic training command for Naval Special Warfare Command at Naval Base Coronado. The contract also contains two unexercised options and six planned modifications, which, if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $106,789,165. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of a new basic training command schoolhouse and includes a combat training tank complex. An addition to the existing operational storage and distribution facility is also included, along with renovations to two buildings and demolition of 19 buildings. The options, if exercised, provide for a boat support facility and a medical facility renovation and addition. The planned modifications, if issued, provide for furniture, fixtures, audiovisual equipment, and physical security equipment. Work will be performed in Coronado, California, and is expected to be completed by August 2022. Fiscal 2018 military construction, (defense-wide) contract funds in the amount of $84,577,989 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 11 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity (N62473-19-C-1238). The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (CSDL), Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded an $83,424,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00030-20-C-0004 to provide research into the applications of technologies to meet guidance requirements for the U.S. Trident II (D5) Strategic Weapon System, and provide specialized technical knowledge for the guidance, navigation and control applications that will support Navy programs. Work will be performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $40,239,000 will be obligated on this award. 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). CSDL has been the design agent for Navy Strategic Missile Guidance Systems since the Fleet Ballistic Missile Program inception in the late 1950's. CSDL possesses the unique knowledge of the total Trident Guidance system including its design and use on the Trident II weapon system. The purpose of a MK6 life extension effort also procured under this contract is to provide credible deterrence throughout the TRIDENT II weapon system's extended service life. The unique expertise and experience at CSDL makes them uniquely qualified to perform this life extension effort. No source other than CSDL has the technical capacity, facilities, and critical expertise, including comprehensive knowledge and understanding of design, to provide the engineering, program management, and repair and refurbishment support of deployed TRIDENT II MK6 missile guidance systems or the development of the MK6LE guidance systems. No other known source possesses similar capability, and no other institution possesses the combined, unique system test facilities, receives knowledge and overall experience to understand and resolve the issues associated with the Navy's TRIDENT II guidance and reentry mission. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. RQ Construction LLC, Carlsbad, California, is awarded a $70,864,328 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of P5825 Joint Task Force Barracks at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The work to be performed provides for the construction of austere standard design barracks. Primary facilities include living and sleeping quarters, information systems, fire protection and alarm systems, and energy monitoring and control system connection. Work will be performed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is expected to be completed by March 2022. Fiscal 2018 military construction, (Army) contract funds in the amount of $70,864,328 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-1324). The Boeing Co., Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded a $70,825,736 modification (P00002) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-19-D-0003). This modification exercises an option to provide F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft inspections, modifications and repairs as well as F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G inner wing panel (IWP) modifications and repairs. The remanufacturing efforts for the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G will restore aircraft and IWP service life projections to the new design specifications. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida (77%); St. Louis, Missouri (13%); and Lemoore, California (10%), and is expected to be completed in September 2020. No funds are being obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. EMCube Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, is awarded a $67,371,583 mixed contract type containing both cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price line items to provide services for the U.S. and United Kingdom Trident II D5 Strategic Weapon System programs and the United Kingdom Dreadnought programs. Specifically, this procurement will provide systems engineering and training support; orientation and culture awareness training; security engineering; independent system safety and surety support; Trident training to the United Kingdom Royal Navy; leadership training for Strategic Systems Programs and Field Activities; Ship Submersible Guided Nuclear support and life extension II (LE2) system support. Work will be performed at Alexandria, Virginia (60%); Washington, District of Columbia (20%); Kings Bay, Georgia (5%); Silverdale, Washington (5%); United Kingdom (4%); Pittsfield, Massachusetts (1%); and Baltimore, Maryland (5%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2024. Subject to the availability of funding, fiscal year 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $7,554,770 will be obligated and United Kingdom funds in the amount of $462,785 will be obligated. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole-source acquisition in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and (4). Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00030-20-C-0009). Delphinus Engineering Inc.,* Eddystone, Pennsylvania (N64498-19-D-4038); NDI Engineering Co.,* Thorofare, New Jersey (N64498-19-D-4039); Q.E.D. Systems Inc.,* Virginia Beach, Virginia (N64498-19-D-4040); LPI Technical Services Inc.,* Chesapeake, Virginia (N64498-19-D-4041); Continental Tide Defense Systems Inc.,* Reading, Pennsylvania (N64498-19-D-4042); Tecnico Corp.,* Virginia Beach, Virginia (N64498-19-D-4043); and Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc.,* Portsmouth, Virginia (N64498-19-D-4044), were each awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-priced ordering provisions for engineering and technical services to support Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division's (NSWCPD), Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) modernization programs. Delphinus Engineering Inc. was awarded a $62,366,080 contract. NDI Engineering Co. was awarded a $55,325,516 contract. Q.E.D. Systems Inc. was awarded a $50,780,791 contract. LPI Technical Services Inc. was awarded a $58,966,325 contract. Continental Tide Defense Systems Inc. was awarded a $62,697,337 contract. Tecnico Corp. was awarded a $56,143,802 contract. Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc. was awarded a $59,386,372 contract. The mission of the NSWCPD HM&E Division is to transition HM&E machinery technology to the Navy active/reserve fleet and to support various sponsors for Navy modernization programs. This requires development and execution of various ship changes (SC), specialty trade industrial and prototype engineering support, and ship alterations to upgrade and maintain in a more cost-effective and timely manner the system/equipment readiness of various Navy HM&E and electronic systems. The Navy modernization program provides a full spectrum of industrial specialty trades and technical support encompassing all phases of the alteration/SC installation process. These services are accomplished in whole or in phases that minimize interruption in ship operating schedules while maximizing the capacity of type commander and Naval Sea Systems Command agencies to upgrade and modernize HM&E and electronic systems. Work will be performed at various Navy bases, shipyards, repair facilities and contractor facilities in the continental U.S. and overseas. Work performed under this multiple-award contract will contain a five-year ordering period and is expected to be complete by September 2024. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $483,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year (10 U.S. Code 2410(a) authority will be invoked at time of award for the fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding.) The total value of all task orders issued under these multiple-award contracts, when combined, shall not exceed the value of the highest proposal received. The guaranteed minimum for each contract awarded is $10,000. These contracts were competitively procured via Federal Business Opportunities website as a total small business set-aside, with seven offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Sept. 27, 2019) Korte Construction Co., St. Louis, Missouri, was awarded a $55,962,617 firm-fixed-price contract for P-471 design and construction of a new Navy Gateway Inn and Suites (NGIS) and demolition of older lodging facilities at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West. The contract also contains three unexercised options, which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $76,356,204. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of an NGIS with at least 244 rooms on no more than four floors and demolition of four buildings (A-648, A-649, A-650, and A-727) located on Boca Chica Key, near the main NAS Key West airfield. The new facility, located at Trumbo Point, NAS Key West, will accommodate transient personnel associated with year-round training operations, and will serve as a satellite facility for the adjacent NGIS “Fly Navy” lodging facility. 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. The options, if exercised, will add an additional 134 rooms and provide for furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Work will be performed in Key West, Florida, and is expected to be completed by January 2022. Fiscal 2018 military construction, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $55,962,617 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website with six proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (N69450-19-C-0903). (Awarded Sept. 27, 2019) L3 Harris Technologies Inc., Anaheim, California, is awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee $48,747,332 contract modification (P00020) to exercise an option to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030-18-C-0001), and award two new procurement contract line item numbers (CLIN) to provide support in the acquisition and engineering of both on-board and off-board FTI systems. Work will be performed in Anaheim, California (56%); Cape Canaveral, Florida (27%); Washington, District of Columbia (4%); Bremerton, Washington (3%); Kings Bay, Georgia (3%); Norfolk, Virginia (2%); Laurel, Maryland (2%); Silverdale, Washington (2%); Barrow-In-Furness, England (1%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2020. Fiscal 2019 other procurement funds in the amount of $1,625,928; fiscal 2019 weapons procurement funds in the amount of $30,109,163; fiscal 2019 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $12,119; and fiscal 2020 United Kingdom funds in the amount of $2,039,000 are being obligated on this award. Strategic Systems Programs, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, is awarded a $43,889,245 firm-fixed-price delivery order N0002419F5637 under previously awarded contract N00024-15-D-5217 for 281 Technical Insertion Sixteen (TI-16) Common Display System (CDS) Variant A water-cooled and air-cooled production consoles. CDS is a set of watch station consoles designed to support the implementation of Open Architecture in Navy combat systems. The TI-16 CDS is the next evolution in the CDS family and consists of a three-eyed horizontal display console. This delivery order combines purchases for the Navy (64%); Coast Guard (2%); and the governments of South Korea (28%); and Japan (6%). Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be complete by March 2020. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy); fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) (Navy); fiscal 2019 weapons procurement (Navy); fiscal 2018 other procurement, Navy (OPN); fiscal 2018 weapons procurement (Navy); fiscal 2018 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); fiscal 2017 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); and governments of South Korea and Japan funding in the amount of $43,356,682, will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Funding: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) (South Korea) $12,650,960 (29%); fiscal 2019 OPN $8,283,690 (19%); fiscal 2017 shipbuilding and conversion, Navy (SCN) $7,752,076 (18%); fiscal 2018 SCN $4,222,532 (10%); fiscal 2016 SCN $2,956,338 (7%); FMS (Japan) $2,612,224 (6%); fiscal 2019 RDT&E $2,057,016 (5%); fiscal 2018 OPN $1,997,434 (5%); fiscal 2019 weapons procurement, Navy (WPN) $561,332 (1%); fiscal 2018 WPN $263,080 (less than 1%). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is awarded a $40,277,158 modification (P00039) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursable, labor hour indefinite-delivery, requirements contract (N00019-14-D-0011). This modification opens up the ordering period to provide organizational, intermediate, and depot-level maintenance, logistics, and engineering support. The effort involves providing services in support of the T-45 Pilot Production Recovery effort, equipment, tools, direct material, and indirect material required to support and maintain all Navy T-45 aircraft, aircraft systems, and related support equipment to support flight and test and evaluation operations. Work will be performed in Kingsville, Texas (53.6%); Meridian, Mississippi (39.6%) and Pensacola, Florida (6.8%), and is expected to be completed in March 2022. No funds are being obligated at time of award, funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded a $33,594,304 for cost-plus-fixed-fee job order N6339419F0043 under previously awarded blanket order agreement N6339416G0006 for providing in-service engineering; design; integration; test and evaluation; software development, logistics product development and distribution; configuration management and training support of the Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom variant combat system initiatives for Naval Sea Systems Command. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey (52%); Baltimore, Maryland (20%); Arlington, Virginia (12%); Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (7%); Jacksonville, Florida (6%); Orlando, Florida (1%); Berlin, New Jersey (1%); Clearwater, Florida, and Charlottesville, Virginia (combined 1%), and is expected to be complete by September 2022. Fiscal 2019 and 2018 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); and 2019 and 2018 other procurement (Navy), funding of $3,006,539 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, (Navy) funding of $928,008 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This job order was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c) (1), this contract was non-competitively procured (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $30,468,348 modification (P00005) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-19-C-0004). This modification exercises the option to continue lab infrastructure activities in support of F-35 system integration labs. In addition, this modification provides administration, maintenance and preparation of F-35 labs to test updated or corrected software and hardware configurations across the F-35 platform. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland (70%); and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (30%), and is expected to be completed in March 2020. Non-U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) participant funds in the amount of $5,424,586 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. DeMaria Building Co., Novi, Michigan, is awarded a $28,729,993 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of the ambulatory care center at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River. The work to be performed provides for construction of an ambulatory care clinic to incorporate the Marine centered medical home concept for Marine active duty personnel at MCAS New River. Supporting facilities include utilities, site improvements, facility special foundations, parking, anti-terrorism force protection measures, demolition, and environmental protection measures. Existing building AS100 will be demolished. Work will be performed in New River, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by October 2021. Fiscal 2019 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $28,729,993 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. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-19-C-9124). Asturian-Consigli JV LLC,* Virginia Beach, Virginia, is awarded firm-fixed-price task order N4008519F7139 at $25,737,473 under a small business, design build/design bid build general construction multiple award construction contract for the envelope repair of Building 261 and 1539 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The work to be performed provides for envelope repairs to the facility to provide a long-term solution for effective water penetration resistance. The project also includes fire protection upgrades to the facility to comply with applicable criteria and the removal of the existing 165-ton stiff leg derrick, associated support machinery, and associated utilities. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by August 2022. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $25,737,473 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-18-D-1124). Chugach Consolidated Solutions LLC,* Anchorage, Alaska (N62473-19-D-4427); TerraNul, LLC,* Pembroke Pines, Florida (N62473-19-D-4428); King and George LLC,* Fort Worth, Texas (N62473-19-D-4429); and Miramar International Group Inc.,* Riverside, Illinois (N62473-19-D-4430), are each awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award service contract for facility support and maintenance services at various reserve centers located in California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The maximum dollar value including the base and four option periods (60 months) for all four contracts combined is $25,000,000. Chugach Consolidated Solutions LLC is awarded the initial task order (seed project) at $3,049,161 for facility support and maintenance services at various Marine Corps Reserve training centers (Pasadena, Concord, San Bruno, and Pico Rivera) in California. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by September 2024. The work to be performed provides for maintenance, repair, and alteration services for systems and facilities, including minor construction (incidental to services) associated with various support service functions including family housing, bachelor quarters, facility management, facility management (relocatable facility) and facility investment. All work on this contract will be performed primarily within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest area of responsibility, which includes California (91%); Arizona (5%); Colorado (1%); Nevada (1%); New Mexico (1%); and Utah (1%). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of September 2024. Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance (O&M), (Marine Corps Reserve) contract funds in the amount of $231,399 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the fiscal 2020. Future task orders will be primarily funded by O&M, (Navy Reserve) and O&M (Marine Corps Reserve). This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website with five proposals received. These four contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity. Rockwell Collins Inc., a Collins Aerospace Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is awarded a $24,708,215 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide for the engineering and manufacturing development of the Enhanced Visual Acuity (EVA) system. EVA will increase flight safety and mission effectiveness by allowing Department of the Navy rotary-wing and tiltrotor (RW/TR) aircrews to maintain required visual situational awareness down to Very-Low-Light-Level (VLLL) flight operations. In addition, the EVA system will provide a heads up display for pilot and co-pilot viewing of mission specific video imagery generated by the host aircraft. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (40%); Santa Clara, California (30 %); Westborough, Massachusetts (15%); and Los Gatos, California (15%), and is expected to be completed in March 2023. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,000,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract 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 (N00421-19-C-0038). The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $17,603,904 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001919F4078) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-16-G-0001). This order procures non-recurring engineering support to design, develop, validate and verify the Cabin Pressure and On-Board Oxygen Generation System Monitoring System (CPOMS) kit. In addition, this order provides validation installs and the production and delivery of 112 CPOMS kits for the Navy. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri (90%); and San Antonio, Texas (10%), and is expected to be completed in December 2022. Fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement and research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $16,300,077 will be obligated at time of award, $6,540,661 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Greenbelt, Maryland, is awarded a $16,460,896 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of reserve training center complex at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The work to be performed will provide low-rise reinforced concrete and a steel framed building will be of permanent construction with masonry exterior walls and gypsum board interior walls, concrete floors, and pile foundation. The joint reserve center areas include an assembly hall, classrooms, medical exam rooms, conference room, storage, crews lounge, administrative areas, recruiting office, toilets/locker room/showers, janitorial space, and mechanical equipment spaces. The Marine Corps exclusive use areas include active duty administrative offices, unit conference space, administrative space, supply/storage areas, recruiting space, armory, shops for communications equipment maintenance, multi-media/local area network control center, NEXGEN secure and equipment room, firearm training simulator, training aids storage, exercise and double locker room area. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by September 2021. Fiscal 2019 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $16,460,896 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 three proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-19-C-9061). The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $15,537,941 modification (P00003) to a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (N0001917F173) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-16-G-0001). This modification provides for the design and development of the Environmental Control System (ECS), test article, and associated unique instrumentation and equipment for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. The ECS is a critical capability that will assist in eradicating physiological episodes and improving aircrew safety. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri (60%); and El Segundo, California (40%), and is expected to be completed in December 2020. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $14,305,907 will be obligated at time of award, $9,864,158 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. The National Marine Mammal Foundation Inc., San Diego, California, is awarded a $13,317,292 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-reimbursement-type contract to provide veterinary care, research support, animal care, and training of marine mammals in the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program. This one-year contract includes four one-year option periods which, if exercised, would bring the overall potential value of this contract to an estimated $70,662,266. Work will be performed at government facilities in San Diego, California (92%); at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia (5%); and at Naval Base Kitsap in Bangor, Washington (3%). The period of performance of the base award is from Sept. 30, 2019, through Sept. 29, 2020. If all options are exercised, the period of performance would extend through Sept. 29, 2024. Fiscal 2019 funds will be obligated using Navy working capital funds. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is awarded 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 San Diego, California, is the contracting activity (N66001-20-C-0023). Diversified Service Contracting Inc.,* Dunn, North Carolina, is awarded a $13,186,727 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) modification to extend the period of performance under an IDIQ contract for small base operations support at Patuxent River. After award of this modification, the total cumulative contract value will be $97,003,688. The work to be performed provides for all labor, management, supervision, tools, materials and equipment required to perform pest services, grounds services, janitorial services, and transportation services. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland. This extension covers the period from October 2019 to September 2020. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance (Navy) in the amount of $13,186,727 for recurring and non-recurring work will be obligated on individual task orders issued during the period of the contract extension. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N40080-11-D-3020). Veterans Northwest Construction LLC,* Seattle, Washington, is awarded a firm-fixed-price task order (N4425519F4418) from the basic contract (N44255-17-D-4015) at $11,226,000 under a multiple award construction contract for the Building 983 controlled industrial facility (CIF) design-bid-build ventilation repair project, Naval Base Kitsap, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and intermediate maintenance facility (PSNS and IMF), Bremerton, Washington. This project will repair the antiquated structural, mechanical and electrical systems of Building 983, CIF at PSNS and IMF, Bremerton Washington. Architectural work includes demolition, replacement and repairs to insulation, roof penetrations, walkways, flashing, vents, and necessary components that have deteriorated to the point of failure. Mechanical and electrical work includes disconnecting, relocating, reinstalling and testing of heat vent and air conditioning and their associated control systems. Site preparation includes laydown, storage, necessary tools, materials and equipment, and safety features. The work will be completed in Bremerton, Washington, and is expected to be completed by August 2020. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,226,000 are obligated on this award and will expire in five years. Five solicitation emails were sent and four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity for the basic contract (N44255-17-D-4015) and the NAVFAC Bremerton Field Engineering Acquisition Department, Bremerton, Washington, is the contracting activity for the task order. Harris Corp., Palm Bay, Florida, is awarded a $10,113,048 modification (P00014) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-17-C-0024). This modification is for the procurement of 114 Fibre Channel Network Switches for the Navy and government of Kuwait EA-18G, F/A-18E/F, E-2D aircraft, including two units for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's Manned Flight Simulator Laboratory. Work will be performed in Malabar, Florida, and is expected to be completed in December 2021. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy); working capital (Defense); and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds in the amount of $10,113,048 are being obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Harris Corp., Palm Bay, Florida, is awarded a $9,959,544 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 23 digital map computers (DMC); and 72 digital video map computers (DVMC) for Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP); 28 DMCs and 24 DVMCs for the Navy; and 13 DMCs for the government of Bahrain. These capabilities will be integrated on the F/A-18E/F, AH-1Z and H-1 aircraft. Work will be performed in Malabar, Florida, and is expected to be completed in August 2021. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy); fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); working capital fund (Navy); and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds in the amount of $9,959,544 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for NAVSUP ($6,238,989; 63%); the Navy ($3,088,404; 31%); and the government of Bahrain via the FMS program ($632,151; 6%). This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00421-19-C-0039). Gomez Research Associates Inc.,* Huntsville, Alabama, is awarded a $9,442,774 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for counter improvised explosive devices and unmanned aerial system technology. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $47,463,250. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama (60%); Sofia, Bulgaria (20%); Belgrade, Serbia (15%); and Kiev, Ukraine (5%); and is expected to be complete in September 2024. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Army) funding in the amount of $5,000,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website and is a sole source award in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-5 Authorized or Required by Statute – 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c) (5).The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, Indian Head, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00174-19-C-0021). T&E Technologies LLC,* Anchorage, Alaska, is awarded an $8,945,065 for cost-plus-fixed-fee contract berthing and messing barge organizational level maintenance support services in support of Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The contract will include a one-year base period and four one-year option periods which if exercised, the total value of this contract will be $44,624,743. Work is expected to be completed by November 2020. If all options on the contract are exercised, work will be completed by November 2024. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (33%); Bremerton, Washington (26%); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (18%); Yokosuka, Japan (9%); Apra Harbor, Guam (8%); and Sasebo, Japan (6%). Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,945,065 will be obligated at time of award and funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The solicitation for this requirement was issued under authority 10 U.S. Code 2304 (b)(2), with three offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center San Diego, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity (N00244-19-C-0008). Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Massachusetts, is awarded an $8,804,039 firm-fixed-price, and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-17-C-5145 to procure, build, install, and test onboard trainer hardware for DDG 1000 ship class combat systems. The DDG 1000 ship class is a multi-mission surface combatant designed to fulfill volume firepower and precision strike requirements. DDG 1000 combat systems provide offensive, distributed, and precision firepower and long ranges in support of forces ashore, while incorporating signature reduction, active, and passive self-defense system and enhanced survivability features. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Rhode Island (50%); and Tewksbury, Massachusetts (50%), and is expected to be complete by January 2021. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $8,804,039 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. Valiant Government Services LLC, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, is awarded an $8,765,195 (firm-fixed-price $7,358,383 and indefinite quantity $1,406,812) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification for the exercise of Option Number Two under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for base operations support services in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (EURAFSWA) area of responsibility. The work to be performed provides for all management and administration, facilities management and investment, janitorial, pest control, integrated solid waste, pavement clearance, and environmental services to provide base operations support services. After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $25,570,646 (firm-fixed-price $21,350,211 and indefinite quantity $4,220,435). Work will be performed at Capodichino, Gaeta and Gricignano, Italy. This option period is from October 2019 to September 2020. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $7,358,383 for recurring work will be obligated on individual task orders issued during the second option period. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, EURAFSWA, Naples, Italy, is the contracting activity (N62470-17-D-4011). Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville Inc., Jacksonville, North Carolina, is awarded an $8,170,504 firm-fixed-price modification under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the exercise of Option One for naval hospital custodial services at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $16,179,944. No task orders are being issued at this time. The work to be performed provides for various custodial services including, but not limited to, emptying trash cans, sweeping, dusting, mopping, cleaning toilets, and medical waste disposal for the naval hospital, medical clinics, dental clinics, and wounded warriors' barracks. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and this option period is from October 2019 to September 2020. No funds will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued. Task orders will be primarily funded by fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance (Navy), Defense Federal Health Program. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-18-D-6161). Souza Construction Inc.,* Farmersville, California, is awarded a firm-fixed-price task order (N6247319F4901) for $8,100,307 under a multiple award construction contract for design and construction of repair Sky Top substation and circuit five repair at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The work to be performed is to provide material, equipment and labor to repair Sky Top substation and replace existing power poles and cross arms, insulators and disconnects. Work will be performed in China Lake, California, and is expected to be completed by October 2020. Fiscal 2019 Navy working capital fund contract funds in the amount of $8,100,307 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One proposal was received for this task order. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity (N62473-19-D-2429). Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $8,004,622 modification (P00006) to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-19-C-0004). This modification provides additional contractor support to increase the development flight test aircraft capacity for F-35 test. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland (80%); and Edwards Air Force Base, Florida (20%), and is expected to be completed in March 2020. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (Marine Corps); and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) participant funds in the amount of $8,004,622 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 Marine Corps ($6,579,479; 82%); and non-U.S. DoD participants ($1,425,143; 18%). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Metson Marine Services Inc.,* Ventura, California, is awarded $7,618,818 for modification P00009 to the previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68836-19-C-0002) to exercise Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-9 for Option Period One for port operations support services that include maintenance and repairs of government furnished boats, service craft, and waterfront equipment; oil spill response; industrial marine services; docking regular overhauls; ship movement and fleet liaison support services; berth day support; facility response team services; counter-terrorism support; barrier and gate services; and exclusion buoy inventory in support of Commander, Navy Region Southeast. The contract will include a nine-month base period and four one-year option periods which if exercised, the total value of this contract will be $35,545,878. Work is expected to be completed by September 2020. If all options on the contract are exercised, work will be completed by September 2023. Work will be performed in Kings Bay, Georgia (30%); Kingsland, Georgia (28%); Mayport, Florida (18%); Pensacola, Florida (15%); Key West, Florida (4%); Port Canaveral, Florida (3%); Panama City, Florida (1%); and Jacksonville, Florida (1%). Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds (98%); and fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (U.S. Coast Guard) funds (2%) in the amount of $3,398,123 will be obligated at time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with the solicitation as a 100% total small business set-aside requirement with five offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity. Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is awarded a $7,497,412 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures product and hardware support required to provide rapid response to fielded unmanned aerial systems, unmanned air vehicles and operational personnel. Work will be performed in Bingen, Washington (90%); and China Lake, California (10 %), and is expected to be completed in September 2024. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, California, is the contracting activity (N68936-19-D-0026). AIR FORCE United Launch Services (ULS), Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $1,175,842,965 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to previously awarded contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Delta IV Heavy launch services. This contract modification is for Launch Operations Support (LOPS) services for five NSSL National Reconnaissance Office missions, all of which require ULS's Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle. Work will be performed at Centennial, Colorado; Pueblo, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; and Harlingen, Texas, with launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 29, 2024. The total contract value is increased from $467,537,345 to $1,643,380,310 to include five annual options. Fiscal 2019 procurement funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity. The MITRE Corp., Bedford, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $451,345,707 cost reimbursement option contract for services. This contract provides for support to the Air Force from MITRE as the administrator of the National Security Engineering Center Federally-Funded Research and Development Center. Work will be performed in Bedford, Massachusetts; McLean, Virginia, and various locations throughout the continental U.S. and outside the continental U.S., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2020. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $327,003 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity. Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $200,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Small Diameter Bomb II Life Cycle Support Contract III. This contract provides lifecycle support includes, but is not limited to, all efforts related to the SDB II and variants in various support efforts for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development integration, production, sustainment, testing, obsolescence analysis and management, logistics support, testing, training, upgrades, and software updates. Additionally, studies and analysis related to current and future expansion of system performance, simulations, modeling, test hardware, technical support, aircraft integration activities, and procurement of all associated test hardware to support the activities and repair of non-warranted assets will be procured using this contract vehicle. Technical support for the SDB II system provides for engineering, management fielding and logistical tasks required to ensure technical baselines remain current and effective and that future growth requirements remain feasible. Work will be performed at Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2024. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 and 2020 Air Force and Navy ammunition procurement; and research and development funds will be used, and no funds are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8672-19-D-0001). L-3 Technologies Inc., San Diego, California, contract has been awarded a $92,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price/time and material contract for Telemetry and RF Production and Sustainment Services. This contract provides for miniature cryptographic unit 110B/C and KI-700 hardware and technical support of these products. Work will be performed at San Diego, California, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2024. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 space procurement; and fiscal 2019 research and development funds in the amount of $6,195,846 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, is the contracting activity (FA8307-19-D-0001). M1 Support Services, Denton, Texas, has been awarded a $71,449,848 modification (A00051) to previously awarded contract FA3002-16-C-0006 for aircraft maintenance services. This modification exercises the fourth option period of a seven-year, firm-fixed-price contract for T-6, T-38 undergraduate pilot training and T-38 Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals aircraft maintenance services. Work will be performed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2020. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $204,286,163. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds will be used and no funds will be obligated at the time of the award. The 82d Contracting Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, is contracting activity. The Boeing Corp., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $70,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators. Will be performed at St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be complete by Dec. 31, 2022. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2018 ammunition procurement funds in the amount of $26,285,280 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8681-19-D-0008). Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, has been awarded a $42,156,000 bilateral, shared ceiling increase modification (P00003) to previously awarded FA8650-15-D-1953 for research and development. The Microelectronics and Embedded Systems Assurance (MESA) contract modification will provide for basic, applied, and advanced research and development to develop, evaluate, and facilitate the transition of technologies to improve the security and reliability of microelectronics and embedded systems. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 21, 2022. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $90,877,000. No funds are being obligated at the time of the award. The Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. Riverside Research Institute, New York, New York, has been awarded a $42,156,000 bilateral, shared ceiling increase modification (P00003) to previously awarded contract FA8650-15-D-1847 for research and development. The Microelectronics and Embedded Systems Assurance (MESA) contract modification will provide for basic, applied, and advanced research and development to develop, evaluate, and facilitate the transition of technologies to improve the security and reliability of microelectronics and embedded systems. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 21, 2022. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $90,877,000. No funds are being obligated at the time of the award. The Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. Cubic Defense Applications, San Diego, California, has been awarded a contract valued at $41,100,000 for P5 Air Combat Training System (P5CTS) equipment delivery. This contract provides for the procurement of Air Force and Qatar P5CTS equipment. Work is performed at San Diego, California, and is expected to be complete by October 2021. This contract involves foreign military sales to Qatar. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $31,249,695 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8210-19-C-0002). AT&T Government Solutions, Vienna, Virginia, has been awarded a $23,615,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Tyndall Air Force Base Supplement Communications Recovery Effort (TSCR). This effort is for relief in rebuilding Tyndall AFB, a disaster area due to Hurricane Michael. The TSCR is to complete the holistic communication infrastructure and IT services restoration effort by delivering a modernized Wide Area Network and Base Area Network delivery solution. Work will be performed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 25, 2020. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $23,615,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8726-19-F-0153). L3 Technologies Inc., Arlington, Texas, has been awarded a $17,374,120 firm-fixed-price contract for an F-16 A/B Block 15 simulator. This contract provides for one F-16 A/B Block 15 simulator. Work will be performed at Arlington, Texas, and is expected to be complete by Nov. 30, 2023. This contract involves 100% foreign military sales to Thailand. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $17,374,120 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8621-19-C-0009). PKL Services Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded $13,143,186 for a modification and a request for equitable adjustment to previously awarded FA4897-18-C-2002 for flight operations and maintenance. The contract modification provides for the exercise of Option Year Two and an increase due to a request for equitable adjustment under 52.222-43(f) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. This modification involves foreign military sales to Singapore. Work will be performed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2020. The total cumulative value of the contract is $24,972,317. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $13,143,186 are being obligated at the time of the award. The 366 Financial Acquisition Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, is the contracting activity. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, has been awarded a $12,496,295 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Mercury Program, a top secret/special compartmented information special access program. The overall objective of the program is to research electronic warfare. Work will be performed at Linthicum Heights, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2021. This award is being awarded to the subject contractor under limited competition and six offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $5,700,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-19-C-7926). Umyuaq Technology LLC, San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a $12,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for fiber optic cabling and infrastructure support services for the 88th Communications Squadron. This contract provides for communications cable installation support services to defense activities at all areas of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2025. This award is the result of a directed 8(a) Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) acquisition. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $44,238 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management, Information Technology Contracting, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8604-19-D-3501). Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded an estimated $10,515,989 delivery order to provide software maintenance updates and engineering support on the C-5M Galaxy weapons system. Work will be performed in Toronto, Canada; and Torrance, California, and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2021. This award is a result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 transportation working capital funding in the amount of $10,515,989 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8525-19-F-0034). Valley Tech Systems Inc.,* Folsom, California, has been awarded a $9,924,238 cost-per-fixed-fee contract for the development and testing of open system signal intelligence framework. This contract will further enhance the body of knowledge in the cyber domain through the research and development of innovative concepts and advancement in the software defined radio state-of-the-art to support signal intelligence related capabilities including real-time collection, geolocation and signal exploitation. Work will be performed at Folsom, California, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2022. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-19-C-1531). Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., doing business as Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $9,374,145 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the B-2 Crystal Oscillator Replacement Engineering Services. This contract provides engineering labor services for B-2 Crystal Oscillator replacement. Work will be performed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Heath, Ohio; Redondo Beach, California; Mitchel Field, New York; and Placentia, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 29, 2022. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 working capital funds in the amount of $9,374,145 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8117-19-C-0007). Thales Defense and Security Inc., Clarksburg, Maryland, has been awarded an $8,500,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 Helmet Mounted Integrated Targeting System interim contractor support. This contract provides for repairs of the F-16 Helmet Mounted Integrated Targeting System and assistance in starting up the organic depot repair program. Work will be performed at Clarksburg, Maryland, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2024. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2017 and 2018 Air National Guard procurement funds in the amount of $1,067,222 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8232-19-D-0019). Multibeam Corp., Santa Clara, California, has been awarded an $8,164,910 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development. The MEBL-Embedded Chip ID to Assure Traceability and Provenance of All Integrated Circuits contract's objective is to develop technology to address design assurance to ensure that the Department of Defense maintains access to advance and legacy integrated circuit technology nodes through the implementation of assurance technologies embedded within an integrated circuit. Work will be performed at Santa Clara, California, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2021. This award is the result of a non-competitive acquisition. Fiscal 2019 research and development funds in the amount of $8,164,910 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-19-C-1938). Classic Site Solutions Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $7,795,409 firm-fixed-price contract for the Repair East Ramp and Taxiway Golf project. This contract provides for the maintenance and repair on primary pavements critical to the mission and operations at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. This project will prolong the life of the existing pavements by replacing old joint sealants on Taxiway G, as well as repairing spalls, cracks and selective slab replacements on the East Ramp Parking Apron which is the primary parking apron for the C-5 aircra

Par Maxime Bertrand Airbus vise toujours une réduction de 20 % des coûts de la part de ses fournisseurs afin d'assurer la rentabilité de l'A220. C'est ce qu'ont déclaré les pdg d'Airbus et d'Airbus Canada, Guillaume Faury et Philippe Balducchi, lors d'une rencontre avec la presse montréalaise jeudi. Nous avons progressé, mais le processus n'est pas terminé, a déclaré Philippe Balducchi, pdg d'Airbus Canada L'A220 a vraiment besoin d'une accélération, d'un renforcement du programme de réduction des coûts, a renchéri Guillaume Faury, pdg d'Airbus. Le géant européen a pris les commandes du programme né de la C Series de Bombardier – renommé A220 depuis – en juin 2018. Pas plus tard qu'en octobre 2018, le pdg d'Airbus affirmait qu'il lui faudrait « des années » avant que l'A220 devienne une réussite économique. En entrevue avec la presse montréalaise, les deux dirigeants ont soutenu jeudi qu'il était normal que l'effort demandé soit plus important pour l'A220 que pour les autres appareils de la flotte d'Airbus, car le programme en est à ses débuts et qu'il faut repositionner l'appareil, accélérer la cadence de production et entrer dans une zone de rentabilité. Selon la direction de l'avionneur, tous les appareils en début de production doivent relever ce genre de défi. Airbus se donne trois ans pour terminer le processus entamé il y a une quinzaine de mois et parvenir à une réduction des coûts de 20 %. La démarche ne s'arrêtera pas là, préviennent les dirigeants, car les baisses des coûts devront également s'inscrire dans le temps. À la fin de mai dernier, le carnet de commandes d'Airbus comptait 536 appareils A220. Au salon aéronautique du Bourget, en juin, l'entreprise a annoncé de 70 appareils A220. Dossier des avions de chasse Dans le dossier des avions de chasse, la direction d'Airbus a dit s'être retirée avec beaucoup de regret de l'appel d'offres du gouvernement canadien. Elle croit que sa présence au Canada gr'ce à l'A220 permettra d'accroître sa visibilité et de saisir les occasions futures qui se présenteront. Différend commercial entre l'Europe et les États-Unis Par ailleurs, la direction d'Airbus a réagi à la décision de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) d'autoriser les États-Unis à imposer des droits de douane annuels de 7,5 milliards de dollars sur les produits européens dans le cadre du conflit sur les subventions dans le domaine de la construction aéronautique. Il s'agit d'un différend de 15 ans entre Boeing et Airbus, donc entre les États-Unis et l'Europe, qui s'accusent mutuellement de consentir des aides illégales à leurs avionneurs. Nous croyons que tout le monde sort perdant d'une guerre commerciale, a déclaré Guillaume Faury. Si des droits sont imposés par les deux parties, cela entraînera une hausse des coûts de déplacement et nous rendra moins concurrentiels. Nous croyons que les parties finiront par s'entendre et que la voix de la sagesse sera la plus forte. Nous continuons à militer en faveur d'une entente, nous croyons qu'il est possible d'y parvenir. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1319890/a220-avion-reduction-couts-programme-airbus

AIR FORCE The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $2,628,005,872 modification (P00165) to previously awarded contract FA8625-11-C-6600 for Lot 5 production KC-46 aircraft, initial spares, and support equipment. The contract modification provides for the exercise of an option for an additional quantity of 15 KC-46 aircraft, data, two spare engines, five wing refueling pod kits, initial spares, support equipment, subscriptions and licenses, and G081 flat file being produced under the basic contract. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be completed by March 2023. Fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $112,957,314; fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $363,104,247; and fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $2,151,944,310 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Woodland Hills, California, has been awarded, a $1,392,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Embedded GPS Inertial Navigation System Modernization (EGI/EGI-M) follow-on production and sustainment. This contract provides for production, sustainment and engineering technical services in support of the EGI/EGI-M system. Work will be performed at Woodland Hills, California; and Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 26, 2032. This contract will allow foreign military sales. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Funding types that can be used at the order level are aircraft procurement, operations and maintenance, research and development and foreign military sales. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $17,645 is being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8576-19-D-0001). Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, has been awarded a $495,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft. This contract provides for modernization and sustainment of 16 mission and one trainer aircraft. The contract will support the current JSTARS Program Office and Air Combat Command projections of improvements to increase or maintain E-8C performance, capability, reliability, and maintainability. Work will be provided at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia; and Melbourne, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 26, 2024. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 Air National Guard operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $55,345 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8529-19-D-0002). United Technologies Corp., doing business as Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $78,118,288 indefinite-delivery-requirements contract for engine module remanufacture. This contract provides for F100-PW-220/-220E engine module remanufacture for Foreign Military Sales partner country of Jordan. This contract involves 100% foreign military sales to Jordan. Work will be performed at East Hartford, Connecticut; Midland, Georgia; and Midwest City, Oklahoma, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2024. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8121-19-D-0001). Kudu Dynamics LLC,* Chantilly, Virginia, has been awarded a $49,211,463 cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract for Tactical Proficiency Synthesis software/hardware prototypes. This contract will provide the Air Force and their mission partners with state-of-the-art cyber capabilities by performing multiple activities through the research, development and integration of cyber capabilities across all war-fighting domains to advance cyber dominance. Work will be performed at Chantilly, Virginia, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 26, 2024. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $100,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-19-C-1529). Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington, has been awarded a $44,985,323 modification (P0004) to previously awarded FA8726-18-9-0002 for Network as a Service. The contract modification adds Wi-Fi, public cellular connectivity, Base Area Network transformation and dual path Wide Area Network connectivity at all three bases on the agreement. Work will be performed at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico; Hurlburt Air Force Base, Florida; and Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2021. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the agreement to $109,815,137. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $25,578,356 are being obligated at the time of award. The Enterprise IT and Cyber Infrastructure Division, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity. CAE USA Inc., Tampa, Florida, has been awarded a $33,093,470 modification (P00151) to previously awarded contract FA8223‐10‐C‐0013. This modification exercises the fiscal 2020 option to extend the KC‐135 Aircraft Training System contract. Work will be performed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio; Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma; March Air Reserve Base, California; Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; Kadena Air Base, Japan; Ramstein Air Base, Germany; and Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England; and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2020. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $505,527,083. No funds are being obligated at the time of the award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. CDO Technologies Inc., Dayton, Ohio, has been awarded a $27,145,759 firm-fixed price and cost reimbursement contract. This contract provides for the installation hardware and software to provide Voice Over Internet Protocol capability. Work will be performed at 180 Air Force installations world-wide and is expected to be completed by Jan. 5, 2025. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and five offers were received. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 other procurement funds in the amount of $7,868,771 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is the contracting activity (FA8307-19-F-0006). Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, Azusa, California, has been awarded a $23,454,970 modification (P00031) to a previously awarded contract FA8810-15-C-0001 for the Defense Support Program (DSP) on-orbit satellite and anomaly resolution support. This support provides root cause analysis as a key component of the lifetime extension of DSP. Work will be performed in Azusa, California; Aurora, Colorado; and Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2020. The total cumulative face value is $132,431,047. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds are being used and no funds are being obligated at the time of the award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is the contracting activity. Four Tribes Enterprises LLC, Los Angeles, California, has been awarded a $22,000,000 firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services. The contract provides for all labor, materials, equipment and supervision required to perform repair, maintenance, and replacement of HVAC systems inclusive of energy management and control systems. Work will be performed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 27, 2024. This award was made on a direct 8(a) award basis. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $157,278 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA9301-19-D-A009). L3Harris Technologies Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $17,952,383, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification (P01001) to a previously awarded contract F19628-02-C-0010 for fiscal year 2020 Distributed Space Command and Control – Dahlgren (DSC2-D) Sustainment Support. This contract modification provides a range of system sustainment and support activities for the Mission Processing System (MPS). The MPS is the computation center and directly supports the DSC2-D mission by providing space control data from all space surveillance sensors. The DSC2-D functions as the backup to U.S. Strategic Command's 18th Space Control Squadron Space Situational Awareness Operations cell. Work will be performed in Dahlgren, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2020. The total cumulative face value is $17,952,383. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds are being used and no funds are being obligated at time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is the contracting activity. Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $13,519,008 modification (A0007) exercising option year one on the previously awarded contract FA3002-18-C-0003 for Base Maintenance Service Contract (BMC). This contract will provide all labor, supplies, materials, parts, supervision and other items or services necessary to perform the management and operation of the Base Maintenance Contract services. Work will be performed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Frederick Airfield, Oklahoma; and Sheppard Annex at Lake Texoma, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Sep. 30, 2020. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funds will be used and no funds will be obligated at the time of the award. The 82nd Contracting Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity. The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a total cumulative face value of $13,420,210 firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee contract under Delivery Order FA8634-19-F-0011 for F-15 Non-ADCP II Video Situational Display Replacement (NA-VSDR) program. This contract provides for the production and integration of the NA-VSDR units and related equipment into the F-15 Air National Guard platform. Work will be performed at St. Louis, Missouri and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2023. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2018 National Guard and Reserve equipment appropriation funds in the amount of $12,157,659 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Fighter/Bomber Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8634-17-D-2696). Systems and Technology Research, Woburn, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $10,413,599 cost plus, fixed fee contract for the Mercury Program, a Top Secret/Special Compartmented Information Special Access Program. The overall objective of the program is to research electronic warfare. Work will be performed at Woburn, Massachusetts and is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2021. This award is being awarded under limited competition and six offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $4,744,123 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-19-C-7927). BAE Systems, Merrimack, New Hampshire, has been awarded a $10,076,247 cost plus, fixed fee contract for the Mercury Program, a Top Secret/Special Compartmented Information Special Access Program. The overall objective of the program is to research electronic warfare. Work will be performed at Merrimack, New Hampshire and is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2021. This award is being awarded under limited competition and six offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $4,500,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-19-C-7925). CUBRC Inc., Buffalo, New York, has been awarded a $ $9,687,554 cost plus, fixed fee completion contract for Enhanced Exploitation of Multi-Int Data For Space Situational Awareness. The objective of this contract is to research, develop and mature innovative concepts to support space situational awareness. The effort addresses concepts including: enhanced tracking and characterization of space objects, exploitation of non-traditional data sources, ontology development, anomaly detection, rendezvous and proximity operations, decision support and further develop several current capabilities to address known, current operational needs. Work will be performed at Buffalo, New York, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 25, 2023. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research and development funds in the amount of $93,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York is the contracting activity (FA8750-19-C-0214). The Boeing Co., Defense Space Security, Saint Louis, Missouri has been awarded an $8,522,717 fixed price incentive firm modification (P00007) to previously awarded FA8634-18-C-2697 for Infra-Red Search and Track (IRST) Low Rate Initial Production 2. The contract modification provides for the purchase of an additional quantity of three LRIP 2 pods. Work will be performed at Saint Louis, Missouri and Orlando, Florida and is expected to be completed by Feb. 1, 2021. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $315,227,059. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $8,522,717 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity. L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado has been awarded an $8,123,263 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification (P01009) to a previously awarded contract F19628-02-C-0010 for the National Space Defense Center (NSDC) Sustainment effort. This modification provides sustainment support for the NSDC at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado which is housed within the Distributed Space Command and Control – Dahlgren program of record. Work will be performed at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado and is expected to be completed by Jan. 15, 2020. The total cumulative face value is $10,509,482. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,123,263 are being obligated at time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado is the contracting activity. BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, FAST Labs – Advanced Information Technologies, Burlington, Massachusetts has been awarded a $7,850,071 cost plus, fixed fee contract for the MAPLE Exploits Multi-INT Data for Directed Energy Weapons Discovery software. This contract provides for the addressing of topics including multi-source data (radar, optical and other) exploitation and analysis and fusion for timely, accurate and complete characterization of space objects and mathematical approaches for fusing, assessing and characterizing data from new sensor and information sources to provide robust threat detection, prediction and decision aids based on complex patterns of events. Work will be performed at Burlington, Massachusetts and is expected to be completed by Sep. 27, 2023. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $45,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome New York is the contracting activity (FA8750-19-C-0529). United Technologies Corp. doing business as Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Harford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $7,647,790 firm-fixed price delivery order on Basic Ordering Agreement SPE4A1-15-G-0006. This order provides the new manufacture of the F100-220 Digital Electronic Engine Control Assembly build sets for Foreign Military Sales Partner Countries. Work will be performed at East Hartford, Connecticut and is expected to be complete Dec. 31, 2021. This order involves foreign military sales to Chile, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Taiwan, Portugal and Belgium. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $7,647,790 will be obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity. NAVY Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC, Arlington, Virginia, is awarded a $1,071,180,002 cost-plus-fixed fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-18-C-2130) to exercise the fiscal 2020 option for Naval Nuclear Propulsion work at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. Work will be performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (46%), Schenectady, New York (45%), and Idaho Falls, Idaho (9%). No funds are being obligated at time of award. For more than 60 years, the Naval Nuclear Laboratory has been developing advanced naval nuclear propulsion technology and providing technical support to ensure the safe and reliable operation of our nation's submarine and aircraft carrier fleets. The Laboratories are solely dedicated to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, which is a joint Navy-Department of Energy program responsible for the research, design, construction, testing, operation, maintenance, and ultimate disposition of naval nuclear propulsion plants. The solicitation required a transition of the entire incumbent workforce at their current pay levels and will not result in a reduction in force. Operations will continue at all sites. No completion date or other additional information is provided on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Vigor Marine LLC, Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $254,566,432 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Chosin (CG 65) and USS Cape St. George (CG 71) modernization periods (MODPRD). These availabilities will include a combination of maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Chosin (CG 65) and USS Cape St. George (CG 71). These are Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) scheduled MODPRDs. This is a “long-term” availability and was competed on a coast-wide (West Coast) basis without limiting the place of performance to the vessel's homeport. Vigor will provide the facilities and human resources capable of completing, coordinating, and integrating multiple areas of ship maintenance, repair, and modernization for the USS Chosin and USS Cape St. George. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $303,677,110. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be completed by November 2021. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy) and fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of in the amount of $254,566,432 will be obligated at time of award, and funding in the amount of $185,170,177 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured using full and open competition via the Federal Business Opportunities website with three offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-19-C-4447). (Awarded Sept. 25, 2019) Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $150,544,969 modification (P00022) to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract (N0001919C1048). This modification provides for Autonomic Logistics Information System hardware and support equipment in support of low rate initial production Lot 11 Lightning II aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Participants, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida (35%); Fort Worth, Texas (20%); Redondo Beach, California (18%); Windsor, Connecticut (13%); Franklin, Ohio (3%); Rome, Italy (3%); Winter Springs, Florida (2%); Riverside, California (2%); Chatsworth, California (2%); and Bend, Oregon (2%). Work is expected to be completed in November 2023. Fiscal 2017 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps); non-U.S. DoD Participant; and FMS funds in the amount of $150,544,969 are being obligated at time of award, $11,150,805 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the Air Force ($24,176,311; 16.06%); Navy ($11,150,805; 7.41%); Marine Corps ($9,630,405; 6.40%); non-U.S. DoD Participants ($80,050,789; 53.17%); and FMS customers ($25,536,659; 16.96%). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is awarded a $123,968,905 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-5112 for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 production of AEGIS Weapon System fire control system MK 99 equipment, AEGIS Modernization production requirements, and associated engineering services. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (99%), and the government of Japan (1%) under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts (66%); Chesapeake, Virginia (15%); Marlborough, Massachusetts (13%); Portsmouth, Rhode Island (3%); San Diego, California (2%); and Burlington, Massachusetts (1%), and is expected to be completed by April 2023. Fiscal 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); 2019 other procurement (Navy), Defense-wide procurement; and FMS case funding in the amount of $123,968,905 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1). Raytheon IDS is the only existing source that has the specific production engineering background and in-depth technical expertise to produce and deliver fully functionally tested Missile Fire Control System MK99 ship sets without adverse impact to scheduled deliveries and ship deployment requirements for operational use. These services are in support of DDG 51 Class Flight III destroyers. This contract also covers the production of Multi-Mission Signal Processor (MMSP) Ordnance Alteration (ORDALT) kits, Kill Assessment System (KAS) ORDALT kits and spares, Radio Frequency Coherent Combiner kits, High Voltage Power Supply Sidewall Capacitors, and Solid State Switch Assembly kits. The AMOD program fields combat system upgrades that will enhance the Anti-Air Warfare and Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities of AEGIS equipped DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and CG 47 Ticonderoga-class cruisers. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, is awarded a $113,252,163 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification to previously awarded contract N00024-17-C-6259 to exercise, and fund options for Navy engineering services and required materials. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (65%); Clearwater, Florida (32%); Syracuse, New York (2%); and Marion, Florida (1%), and is expected to be complete by June 2021. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy), 2018 other procurement (Navy), and 2019 research development test and evaluation (Navy) funding in the amount of $13,494,031 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Fiscal 2017 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $498,198 will also be obligated at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Port Madison Enterprises Construction Corp.,* Suquamish, Washington, is awarded with a maximum not-to-exceed $99,000,000 indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity job order contract for construction, repair, and alteration of non-complex construction projects in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest area of responsibility (AOR). Initial task order is being awarded at $197,577 for installation of a fence at the controlled industrial area of Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton. This contract is intended to provide rapid response for construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, demolition, and repair of real property in a cost effective manner. Firm-fixed-price task orders for construction will be placed against the contract. The majority of projects will be performed in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. The remainder of projects will be performed in other outlying areas within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR, which includes Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by December 2019. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of September 2024. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $ 197,577 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by operations and maintenance, (Navy). This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website and Federal Business Opportunities website with five proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N44255-19-D-0008). Dawson Enterprises LLC,* Honolulu, Hawaii (N62478-19-D-4039); Interior Alaska Roofing Inc., * Fairbanks, Alaska (N62478-19-D-4040); Southwest Construction & Property Management, * San Bruno, California (N62478-19-D-4041); and TABCON Inc., * Queen Creek, Arizona (N62478-19-D-4042), are each awarded a maximum dollar value including the base period and four option years for all four contracts combined $98,000,000 indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity multiple award design-build/design-bid-build construction contracts for construction projects located primarily within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for, but is not limited to, reroofing, recovering, removal of existing roofing materials (including asbestos abatement for asbestos containing material), abatement of lead-based containing paint and lead-based contaminated materials along with other associated work by design-build or design-bid-build for JBPHH, Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Camp Smith, Pacific Missile Range Facilities, and other Federal facilities. No task orders are being issued at this time. All work on the contract will be performed within the NAVFAC Hawaii AOR. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2024. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance, (Navy) (O&M,N) contract funds in the amount of $20,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by O&M,N. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with nine proposals received. These four contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, is the contracting activity. COSMEZZ S.a.r.l.,* Djibouti, Africa (N33191-19-D-0831); INNOX, LLC JV,* Alexandria, Virginia (N33191-19-D-0836); Sea Pac Engineering,* Los Angeles, California (N33191-19-D-0835); Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc., Houston, Texas, (N33191-19-D-0833); Consorzio Stabile GMG S.c.ar.l,* Catania, Italy (N33191-19-D-0832); Prime Projects International,* Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) (N33191-19-D-0834); and United Infrastructure Projects,* Dubai, U.A.E. (N33191-19-D-0837), are each being awarded a maximum total combined amount of $95,000,000 including the base period and four option years indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity multiple award design-build and design-bid-build contract for construction projects located primarily within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Southwest Asia area of responsibility. COSMEZZ S.a.r.l. is awarded the initial task order of $899,999 for the combat aircraft loading area hangar drainage repair at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. The work to be performed provides for general building type projects including new construction, renovations, alterations, demolition, repair work and any necessary design work. All work on this contract will be performed in Djibouti and Kenya including, but not limited to, Camp Lemonnier and Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti and Camp Simba and Manda Bay in Kenya. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by September 2020. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of September 2024. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance, (Navy) (O&M,N) contract funds in the amount of $30,000 for the guaranteed minimums are obligated on these awards and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by O&M,N funds. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website with 27 proposals received. These seven contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Southwest Asia, Naples, Italy, is the contracting activity. A&D GC Inc.,* Santee, California (N62473-15-D-2403); Bristol General Contractors LLC,* Anchorage, Alaska (N62473-15-D-2404); Cox Construction Co.,* Vista, California (N62473-15-D-2405); I.E.-Pacific Inc.,* Escondido, California (N62473-15-D-2406); and Insight Pacific LLC,* Brea, California (N62473-15-D-2407), are awarded $92,000,000 to increase the aggregate capacity of the previously awarded suite of firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity, multiple award construction contracts. The maximum dollar value including the base year and four option years for all five contracts combined is increased from $105,000,000 to $197,000,000. The contracts are for new construction, repair, and renovation of commercial and institutional buildings at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility. All work will be performed at various federal sites within the NAVFAC Southwest area of responsibility. No funds are being obligated on this award. No funds will expire. Future task orders will be primarily funded by military construction, Navy, and operation and maintenance (O&M), (Navy). The original contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with 42 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity. Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a $67,000,000 cost plus fixed fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-15-C-4301) to continue performance of the repair, maintenance, upgrades, and modernization efforts on USS Columbus (SSN 762) Engineered Overhaul. The contracted requirements include the continuance of execution and new work efforts arising from the Availability Work Package (AWP) and additional required work discovered during the inspection of shipboard components. This work is necessary to ensure the submarine is operating at full technical capacity as defined in the AWP during the CNO scheduled availability. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by November 2020. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $67,000,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, USN, Newport News, Virginia, is the contracting activity. American Systems Corp., Chantilly, Virginia (N6660419DL901); Oceaneering International Inc., Chesapeake, Virginia (N6660419DL902); and Serco Inc., Herndon, Virginia (N6660419DL903), are awarded a $49,452,651 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) multiple-award contract to fabricate hardware, and provide technical and engineering services. For these base ID/IQ five-year contracts, funding will not be obligated at time of award; the $1,000 minimum guarantee will be executed on each awardee's initial task order. Work will be performed at the contractors' site and minimally at government locations, and is expected to be completed by September 2024. This multiple-award contract was competitively procured with three offers received via the Federal Business Opportunities website. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy the needs of the agency for the Deep Submergence Systems – Scope of Certification tasking (65%). This requirement is to provide hardware, systems, subsystems, software, and supporting engineering and technical services required to support Dry Deck Shelter Payload Integration efforts that fall within the scope of the Deep Submergence Systems – Scope of Certification (DSS-SOC) program (65%). This tasking was limited to those activities qualified to perform DSS-SOC work per the NAVSEA Notice 5000. The remaining tasking at 35% was competitive. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, is the contracting activity. Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, is awarded a $41,446,604 firm-fixed price, cost and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to produce MK11 Shallow Water Combat Submersibles and provide related engineering services. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, and is expected to be completed by December 2022. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $178,181,112, and be complete by December 2023. Fiscal 2019 procurement (Department of Defense) funding in the amount of $41,446,604 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 (N00024-19-C-6402). Chugach Federal Solutions Inc.,* Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a $40,047,866 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) modification for the exercise of option six under an IDIQ contract for base operations support at various installations in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest area of responsibility (AOR). After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $374,597,725. The work to be performed provides for all management and administration, visual services, security, fire and emergency, facilities management and investment, pest control, pavement clearance, base support vehicles and equipment, and environmental services for base operations support services. Work will be performed at various installations in the NAVFAC Northwest AOR, including, but not limited to, Washington (90%), Alaska (1%), Idaho (1%), Iowa (1%), Minnesota (1%), Montana (1%), Nebraska (1%), Oregon (1%), North Dakota (1%), South Dakota (1%), and Wyoming (1%). This option period is from October 2019 to March 2020. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance, (Navy) and fiscal 2020 Defense health program contract funds in the amount of $22,348,104 for recurring work will be obligated on individual task orders issued during the option period. The NAVFAC Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N44255-14-D-9000). Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC, Covington, Louisiana, is awarded a $36,030,519 modification for the fixed-price portion of a previously awarded firm, fixed-price contract (N6238715C2507) to exercise a one-year option period for the operation and maintenance of four modified offshore-Supply vessels identified as T-AGSEs serving as blocking vessels in support of the U.S. Navy. The contract includes a 215-day base period, nine one-year option periods and one 150-day option period. Work for this option period will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2020. Transportation working capital funds in the amount of $36,030,519 are obligated for fiscal 2020, and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was issued on an other than full and open competition basis. The U. S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N6238715C2507). U.S. Marine Management Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (N3220517C3000), is awarded a $35,219,188 modification under previously awarded firm fixed-price contract to fund the second one-year option period. Contract option two is being exercised in the amount of $35,219,188 from the firm, fixed-price contract. This contract is for operation and maintenance of seven USNS Bob Hope class surge large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off vessels. This contract includes one 12-month base period, four 12-month option periods and one six-month option under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-8, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $196,303,408. Work will be performed at sea worldwide, which has commenced Oct. 1, 2017, and is expected to be completed, if all options are exercised, by March 31, 2022. Working capital contract funds in the amount of $35,219,188 are obligated for fiscal 2020, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220517C3000). Triton Marine Construction Corp., Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $34,635,584 firm-fixed-price contract for the Poseidon Wharf repairs at Naval Ordnance Test Unit Cape Canaveral, Florida. The work to be performed provides for repairs and improvements to the Poseidon Wharf, to include the following: demolition of the wharf deck down to the piles caps; installation of new precast concrete piles and new wharf deck consisting of concrete deck panels and concrete toping; repair to structural components including deteriorated concrete pile caps, piling, superstructure, and appurtenances; placement of concrete filled fiberglass reinforced plastic jackets with passive cathodic protection; and repairs to existing mechanical and electrical systems. Work will be performed in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is expected to be completed by September 2021. Fiscal 2019 operation & maintenance, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $34,635,584 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with three proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (N69450-19-C-0906). Skookum Educational Programs, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $34,569,805 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) modification for the exercise of option number one under an ID/IQ contract for base operations support services at various installations in the NAVFAC Northwest area of responsibility (AOR). After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $68,914,088. The work to be performed provides for janitorial services, grounds maintenance, facility investment, pest control, regulated medical waste, chemical toilets, pavement clearance, and warehousing services. Work will be performed in the NAVFAC Northwest AOR, including but not limited to, Washington (97%), Idaho (1%), Montana (1%), and Oregon (1%). This option period is from October 2019 to September 2020. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $28,619,705 for recurring work will be obligated on individual task orders issued during the option period. The contract was awarded under the AbilityOne program, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 8.7, Acquisition from Non-Profit Agencies Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely Handicapped. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N44255-18-D-5009). Skookum Educational Programs, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $30,243,269 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) modification for the exercise of option two under an ID/IQ contract for base operations support services at various installations in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest area of responsibility (AOR). After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $87,820,579. The work to be performed provides for all management and administration, facilities management and investment, pest control, integrated solid waste, pavement clearance, utilities management, base support vehicles and equipment, and environmental services for base operations support services. Work will be performed at various installations in the NAVFAC Northwest AOR, including, but not limited to, Washington (90%), Alaska (1%), Idaho (1%), Iowa (1%), Minnesota (1%), Montana (1%), Nebraska (1%), North Dakota (1%), Oregon (1%), South Dakota (1%), and Wyoming (1%). This option period is from October 2019 to September 2020. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $22,431,983 will be obligated on individual task orders issued during the option period. The contract was awarded under the AbilityOne program, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 8.7, Acquisition from Non Profit Agencies Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely Handicapped. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N44255-17-D-4039). Bamforth Enginers & Surveyors,* Norfolk, Virginia, is awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract with a maximum amount of $30,000,000 for civil and geotechnical architect-engineering (A-E) services for projects primarily in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The work to be performed provides A-E design and engineering services for various civil, structural, and geotechnical related projects and other projects under the cognizance of Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic. Projects will primarily be for civil and/or geotechnical design and engineering services, but may also include multi-discipline services. Projects may involve single or multiple disciplines, including, but not limited to, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, landscape design, fire protection, and interior design. Planned projects include primarily, but are not limited to, Navy military construction projects, special projects, investigations, studies, and minor construction projects involving new construction, repair, replacement, investigation, studies, and alteration of waterfront/marine facilities, and other shore-based facility projects. Task order 0001 is being issued in the amount of $187,318. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of September 2024. Fiscal 17 operations and maintenance, (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $187,318 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by military construction. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with eight proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-19-D-9164). Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Marine Systems, Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a cost-plus incentive-fee $28,805,731 contract modification (P00041) to exercise an option to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030-16-C-0010) to provide support for technical engineering services, design and development engineering, component and full scale test and evaluation engineering to support the Underwater Launcher Subsystem ULS. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California (55%); Ridgecrest, California (20 %); Cape Canaveral, Florida (10%); Bangor, Washington (5%); Kings Bay, Georgia (5%); Barrow-In-Furness, England (2%); New London, Connecticut (1%); Quonset Point, Rhode Island (1%); and Arlington, Virginia (1%) with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2020. Fiscal 2019 other procurement funds in the amount of $96,506 are being obligated on this award. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Subject to the availability of funding, fiscal year 2020 operations and maintenance and United Kingdom funding in the amount of $28,709,225 will be obligated on this award. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $28,319,306 firm fixed price contract for spare parts and section level spares in support of the Evolved Seas Sparrow Missile Block 1 Program. Work will be performed in Mississauga, Canada (30%); Rothenbach, Germany (27%); Raufoss, Norway (22%); Hengelo, Netherlands (9%); Ankara, Turkey (4%); Adelaide, Australia (2%); Joplin, Missouri (2%); and various locations below one % (4%), and is expected to be completed by December 2022. This contract is for the procurement of ESSM Block 1 spare parts and assembly-level components for the U.S. and the NATO Sea Sparrow Consortium nations. The ESSM program is an international cooperative effort to design, develop, test and procure ESSM missiles. The ESSM provides enhanced ship defense. This is a sole-source award under 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(4) authority pursuant to an international agreement between the United States and NATO Sea Sparrow Consortium nations. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy); fiscal 2019 weapons procurement (Navy); and fiscal 2019 other customer funds in the amount of $28,319,306 will be obligated at time of award, and $17,988,971 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-4 (international agreement). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contract activity (N00024-19-F-5424). The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Greenbelt, Maryland, is awarded a $22,911,402 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of medical/dental replacement at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The work to be performed provides for construction of a new two story freestanding medical/dental replacement located at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. All Engineering systems will be furnished including structural; fire suppression; plumbing; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; electrical; and communications. The basic structural frame will be comprised of steel beams supporting a steel bar joist and steel deck roof system. Work will be performed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by October 2021. Fiscal 2018 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $22,911,402 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 three proposals received. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-19-C-9265). The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Greenbelt, Maryland, is awarded a $21,875,257 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of medical/dental replacement at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The work to be performed will construct a medical/dental clinic replacement to deliver primary medical and dental care to incorporate new two- team marine centered medical homeport (MCMH) concept in supporting marine active duty personnel currently being seen in substandard battalion aid stations located across MCB Camp Lejeune. Exterior shall be compatible with base exterior appearance plan and Branch Health Clinic French Creek existing structure. Temporary buildings numbers 67 A,B,C,D,G,H,I,J and Interim MCMH will be demolished. Supporting facilities include utilities, site improvements, access drive, parking, and shall include low impact development. Work will be performed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by October 2021. Fiscal 2018 military construction, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $21,875,257 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 three proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-19-C-9266). Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (N6238715C5301), is awarded a $17,427,389 modification under a previously awarded firm, fixed-price contract to fund the fourth, one-year option period. Contract option four is being exercised in the amount of $17,427,389. This contract is for operation and maintenance of five roll-on/roll-off and container vessels. This contract includes a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $137,812,218. Work will be performed at sea worldwide and is expected to be completed, if all options are exercised, by Sept. 30, 2020. Working capital contract funds in the amount of $17,427,389 are obligated for fiscal 2020, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N6238715C5301). 3e Technologies International Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is awarded a $17,119,084 modification to previously awarded cost plus fixed fee, firm fixed price contract (N00174-16-C-0046) to exercise option year III (three) for continued naval facility infrastructure support. This SBIR Phase III Critical Infrastructure Control and Monitoring System project is structured to provide Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division Indian Head, Maryland (NSWC IHEODTD) and other selected ashore Naval shore facilities the ability to monitor critical areas for anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) intrusions, provide a decision support and command control system that will optimize the use of energy systems and utilities assets by automating energy systems monitoring, and provide real-time sensor network connectivity for NSWC IHEODTD and ashore infrastructure to facilitate collaboration within the local Command Center, AT/FP security responders, and public works/utility systems providers via Critical Infrastructure Monitoring of existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/Direct Digital Control systems into a central monitoring capability. Work will be performed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii (56%), San Diego, California (44 %), and is expected to be complete by September 2020. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy), 2019 operations and maintenance, (Air Force), working capital fund (Navy), and 2019 operations and maintenance (Army National Guard) funding in the amount of $1,499,961 will be obligated upon execution of this modification and expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Working capital funds (Navy) are true working capital funds however, they included a note upon acceptance stating funds expire and must be executed by September 30, 2019. This contract was awarded on a sole-source basis in September 2016 in accordance with FAR 6.302-5: Authorized or Required by Statute – 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (5). The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division Indian Head, Maryland, is the contracting activity. The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $13,489,070 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (N0001919F2968) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-16-G-0001) for supplies and engineering services in support of government flight operations on the P-8A flight test aircraft and the Naval Air Station System Integration Laboratory. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland (64%); Seattle, Washington (33%); and St. Louis, Missouri (3%), and is expected to be completed in September 2020. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $13,489,070 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. CounterTrade Products Inc., Arvada, Colorado, is awarded a $13,332,995 modification for the option exercise of a previously awarded contract (M67854-19-F-2038). This modification is to exercise certain option contract line items for the previously agreed upon quantities. Work will be performed in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Items will be delivered according to the schedule appearing in the awarded contract. All deliveries are expected to be complete by July 2020. Fiscal 2019 procurement (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $13,332,995 will be obligated for the modification and funds will not expire the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured using full and open competition after exclusion of sources as a Small Business Set-aside via National Aeronautics and Space Administration Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement website with six offers received. The Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-19-F-2038). General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $13,032,726 not-to-exceed, undefinitized delivery order under a previously awarded multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract (N00024-16-D-4300) for the planning, material procurement, and repair work for USS Indiana (SSN 789). Work will be performed in Groton, Connecticut and is expected to be completed by December 2019. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $6,516,363 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), a Fair Opportunity Notice was issued to both multiple award contracts ID/IQ holders Sept.5, 2019. Only GDEB expressed interest in performing the work. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Groton, Connecticut, is the contracting activity. Global Connections to Employment Inc., Pensacola, Florida, is awarded $12,147,228 for modification P00013 to extend the previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68836-17-C-0005) to exercise Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-9 for option period three for full food and mess attendant services in support of Naval Air Station, Pensacola and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal School Elgin Air Force Base (AFB), and mess attendant services in support of Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport. The contract includes a one-month base period, two 12-month option periods, one 11-month option period, and a six-month extension option under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-8, which if all options are exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $45,737,677. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Florida (60%); Elgin AFB, Florida (20%); and Gulfport, Mississippi (20%), and work is expected to be completed by August 2020. If all options on the contract are exercised, work will be completed by February 2021. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,532,017 will be incrementally funded throughout the period of performance, and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a sole-source procurement under the Ability One Program (Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 8.704), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity. EG Designbuild LLC,* Germantown, Maryland, is awarded a firm-fixed-price task order N4008519F7102 at $11,677,128 under a small business design-build/design-bid-build general construction multiple award construction contract for the repair and renovation of Bachelor Enlisted Quarters 288 at Navy Medical Center Portsmouth. The work to be performed provides for renovation of the residential units, laundry rooms, common and administrative areas; and replacement of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and associated equipment consisting of ductwork, piping, hardwired programmable thermostat controls, occupancy sensors, exhaust systems, water booster pump and architectural finishes. Repair of fire protection systems, plumbing systems with fixtures and exterior residential unit doors with latching/locking. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by November 2020. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $11,677,128 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-18-D-1126). Hexagon US Federal Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, is awarded an $11,601,118 firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of Consolidated Emergency Response 2.0 System Integration and Installation at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona; MCAS Iwakuni, Japan; and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Work will be performed at MCAS Yuma (26%); MCAS Iwakuni (37%); and MCB Camp Lejeune (37%). Full System and start of warranty is to be delivered no later than Sept. 29, 2020, with completion of warranty and ultimate contract completion no later than Sept. 29, 2021. Fiscal 2019 procurement Marine Corps (PMC) funds in the amount of $11,601,118 will be obligated for the two-year delivery. This contract was awarded utilizing the authority of other than full and open competition in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 6.302-1). The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-19-C-4924). TOTE Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded an $11,594,773 modification under a previously awarded firm, fixed-price contract (N3220518C3101) to exercise a one-year option for the operation and maintenance of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar Platform (SBX-1). The vessel is operated for the Missile Defense Agency to provide limited test support services and is a contingency component of the ground based mid-course defense element of the ballistic missile defense system for the U.S. Strategic Command. The vessel may also be used for other government missions as directed or placed in a reduced operating status. Work will be performed in the Pacific Ocean operating area, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2020. Working capital contract funds in the amount of $11,594,773 are obligated for fiscal 2020, and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command is the contracting activity. The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded an $11,256,447 firm-fixed-price delivery order (N6833519F0696) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-15-G-0022). This delivery order procures 34 peculiar support equipment (PSE) end items and radar PSE for the APG-79 antenna in support of organizational and intermediate levels of maintenance for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed in September 2021. Fiscal 2017 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,256,447 will be obligated at time of award, $9,805,015 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity. Opportunities and Resources, Inc., Wahiawa, Hawaii, is awarded a $10,749,214 modification under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the exercise of option three for custodial services at various locations on Oahu. The work to be performed provides for custodial services to ensure facilities are clean and sightly. The work includes, but is not limited to, emptying waste containers, low area cleaning, high area cleaning, interior and exterior window cleaning, floor care, restroom cleaning services, and building perimeter services for approximately 545 buildings. Total amount of the option (recurring and non-recurring) is $10,749,214 -- recurring $10,198,440 and non-recurring $550,774. After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $41,290,273. Work will be performed in Oahu, Hawaii, and this option period is from October 2019 to September 2020. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $10,198,440 for recurring work will be obligated on individual task orders during the option period. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl-Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62478-16-D-2452). Shape Construction, Inc.,* Poulsbo, Washington, is awarded a firm-fixed-price task order N4425519F4431 at $10,374,690 under a multiple award construction contract. The work will renovate building 1 located at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Keyport, Washington. The work to be performed includes seismic retrofit, fire protection and renovations including structural, architectural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, communications, elevator upgrades, with incidental related work. The task order also contains two unexercised options and a furniture, fixtures, and equipment contract line item number, which, if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $13,214,293. Work will be performed in Keyport, Washington, and is expected to be completed by April 2021. Fiscal 2019 Navy working capital fund, contract funds in the amount of $10,374,690 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Three proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N44255-17-D-4006). Harris Corp., Palm Bay, Florida, is awarded a $10,113,048 modification (P00014) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-17-C-0024). This modification is for the procurement of 114 Fibre Channel Network Switches for the U.S. Nav

Graham Warwick Italy has become the first F-35 operator to deploy the fifth-generation fighter on a NATO mission, sending the aircraft to perform air policing in Iceland. Six Italian F-35s touched down at Keflavik airfield on Sept. 25 for the temporary deployment. Unlike the Baltic Air Policing mission, which is supported year-round by NATO air forces, the Icelandic mission usually lasts several weeks and occurs three-four times each year. The F-35s are due to make Iceland their home for three weeks. According to NATO's Air Command, the deployment by Italy is the country's fifth detachment to Iceland and the second this year; Rome previously provided Eurofighter Typhoons for the mission. “The Italian Air Force detachment is scheduled to work with the controllers at the Combined Air Operations Center in Uedem, Germany, and the Control and Reporting Center at Keflavik, Iceland,” NATO Air Command officials said. No details of the deployment had been released by the Italian air force or defense ministry at the time of writing. The deployment was supported by one of Italy's Boeing KC-767 tanker aircraft, a C-130J airlifter, and a P-72 maritime patrol derivative of the ATR-72 providing cover in the event of an ejection over water. The F-35s will perform a series of familiarization flights to achieve certification for the mission. Italy declared its F-35s operational last November, becoming the fourth air arm to do so after the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Air Force and the Israeli Air Force. Iceland does not have an air force, and the U.S. stopped basing fighters on the island in 2006, prompting the government in Reykjavik to request occasional fighter deployments starting in 2008. NATO describes the mission as a “peacetime preparedness mission,” helping the country to “stay prepared, to monitor and to manage its airspace in peacetime.” The UK Royal Air Force will deploy Typhoons to the island later this year. https://aviationweek.com/defense/italian-f-35s-iceland-first-nato-deployment

September 26, 2019 - Saab has signed a contract with the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command, and received an order to provide and integrate the combat system for the Finnish Navy's new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 programme. This follows the previously announced selection on 19 September. The order value is 412 million Euro and the contract period is 2019-2027. The Finnish shipyard RMC Defence will build the Finnish Navy's four new corvettes, with construction 2022 to 2025. The corvettes will be fully operational by 2028. “We are proud that Finland has chosen Saab as combat system provider and integrator for their new corvettes. Saab has a long history in Finland and the Squadron 2020 contract means that we will increase our footprint in and deepen our relationship with Finland for many years to come”, says Micael Johansson, Senior Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO at Saab. The contract includes, among other things, Saab's Combat Management System (9LV) and Saab's radars Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face and Sea Giraffe 1X. The communication system TactiCall as well as the remote weapon station Trackfire, are also included in the contract. “This is going to be the world's most modern and advanced corvettes, with state of the art technology and capabilities, including the 9LV Combat Management System and the integrated mast featuring Saab's sophisticated Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face radar and the Sea Giraffe 1X radar”, continues Micael Johansson. Saab will carry out the work in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Australia and South Africa. For further information, please contact: Saab Press Centre, +46 (0)734 180 018, presscentre@saabgroup.com www.saabgroup.com www.saabgroup.com/YouTube Follow us on twitter: @saab Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions within military defence and civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents around the world. Through innovative, collaborative and pragmatic thinking, Saab develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers' changing needs. https://saab.com/news-and-media/2019-09/saab-receives-finnish-squadron-2020-order/

Fort Worth, Texas (September 26, 2019) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced a teaming agreement with Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), as Bell competes for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program. Bell is designing a vertical lift aircraft, as part of the contract awarded in April of 2019, with advanced performance capabilities and high operational availability to meet the threats faced in multidomain operations. As the mission systems integrator, Collins Aerospace will deliver a new generation of avionics hardware and software featuring cyber-hardened and digital backbone solutions to the prototype. “This team has a lot of experience supporting attack reconnaissance requirements and will deliver a smart, lethal aircraft at an affordable cost,” said Keith Flail, vice president of Advanced Vertical Lift Systems at Bell. “The Army is looking for revolutionary solutions for warfighters and we are confident that our team has the right combination of innovative technology and experience to build an aircraft with transformative capabilities on a compressed timeline.” Collins Aerospace will also provide Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and processes to configure and integrate mission avionics for the FARA. The company's use of the new MBSE methodologies will enable rapid mission capability insertions into the FARA platform. “By teaming with Bell, we can reduce the overall lifecycle costs and risks associated with this next generation of aircraft and effectively meet the FARA objectives in multidomain threat environments,” said Dave Schreck, vice president and general manager for Military Avionics and Helicopters at Collins Aerospace. “With a long history of providing avionics solutions to both Army and Special Operations aviators, Collins Aerospace is uniquely positioned to provide Bell with the cutting-edge cockpit technology necessary to enable warfighter mission success.” Although the configuration has not yet been revealed, the Bell FARA prototype takes advantage of technologies demonstrated on the V-280 Valor, Bell 525 and other Bell programs incorporating expertise in fly-by-wire flight controls, rotors and drives, as well as design to build technology that enhances sustainability, manufacturability and affordability. This team has the experience to produce an affordable, high-performance aircraft at reduced technical risk that will meet or exceed all requirements and provide reliable capability to the warfighter. To learn more about Bell and Future Vertical Lift, please visit https://www.bellflight.com/, and follow us on YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. https://www.collinsaerospace.com/en/newsroom/News/2019/09/bell-teams-collins-deliver-high-performance-solution-us-army-future-attack-reconnaissance-aircraft

ByTauren Dyson Sept. 26 (UPI) -- BAE Systems was awarded a $2.7 billion contract by the Navy for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems II upgrades, pushing the program into full-rate production. The contract, announced Wednesday, will procure WGU-59/B units to upgrade the current 2.75-inch rocket system to a semi-active laser-guided precision that support Navy, Army and Air Force. The award also includes foreign military sales for the governments of Australia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Netherlands, Jordan, Philippines, Tunisia and United Kingdom. The APKWS guidance kit converts an otherwise unguided 2.75-inch rocket into a weapon with semi-active laser-guided precision. The rocket is capable of being fired from more than 20 different fixed- and rotary-wing platforms. These platforms include the widely used AH-64D/E Apache, AH-1W/Z Super Cobra and Viper, and UH-60L/M Black Hawk helicopters, as well as the F-16 Fighting Falcon, A-10 Thunderbolt and AV-8B Harrier aircraft. According to BAE, APKWS rockets have over a 93 percent hit rate. In February, BAE won a previous contract for $225 million to provide the same APKWS upgrades for the Defense Department. Work on the new contract will be performed in New Hampshire and Texas, and is expected to be completed by December 2025. https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/09/26/BAE-nets-27B-for-APKWS-guidance-units-for-rocket-upgrades

By Paul Lungen, Staff Reporter Col. Amos Nachmani has been in Canada for a couple of years now and, along with his family, he's embraced the cold. It's not something he's used to, coming as he does from warm weather Israel. Winter snow and skiing are something they've learned to enjoy, so while they're here, they'll take full advantage of it. As Israel's defence attaché in Ottawa, his sojourn in Canada is slated to last three years. But it's a busy three years, during which he represents the Israeli military and serves as a liaison to the Canadian Armed Forces. It turns out that there is a great deal of co-operation between the two militaries – everything from the exchange of ideas, to trade in hardware. Nachmani, a former tank combatant, infantry battalion officer and intelligence officer, is one of only 22 international military attachés stationed in Canada. The Canadian Armed Forces liaises with other militaries from around the world, but most of them are based in Washington, D.C. Yet ever since then-prime minister Stephen Harper and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a greater level of military co-operation in 2011, Israel has stationed a military attaché to Canada. At the same time, Canada has its own attaché in Tel Aviv. Military co-operation between the two countries has continued under both Conservative and Liberal governments. “Our relationship is robust and totally agnostic to the notion of who is in power,” Nachmani said. Nachmani said he engages “regularly with the different services in the Canadian Armed Forces, to understand your capabilities, your needs, your plans, in order to see where we can help each other out.” During his time in Canada, he has been invited to military briefings, witnessed exercises and visited bases. In 2017, Nachmani joined former Canadian chief of the defence staff, Gen. Thomas J. Lawson, to discuss “The Future of the Israel-NATO Strategic Partnership.” On Nov. 11 for the past two years, Nachmani laid a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. He's discussed with his Canadian colleagues “force buildup,” in which they share tactical methodologies, best practices and partake in military diplomacy. The idea, he said, is to find areas of common interest, “bridge gaps and find common solutions,” and make sure his Canadian counterparts understand “our side of the picture.” How does that translate in a practical sense? Nachmani points to Canadian involvement in Afghanistan, where our military was part of an international effort to fight al-Qaida. Canadian forces had unfortunate experiences with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which caused casualties. “This is a serious problem. We also encountered this in the past in southern Lebanon and Gaza,” Nachmani said. The two militaries addressed the problem jointly by engaging in research and development of a system that would warn of concealed IEDs. “That brought a good, robust solution and both militaries have implemented it,” Nachmani said. Trade is also part of the military relationship between the two countries. Altogether, Israel defence industries sell to Canada an annual average of a little under US$100 million ($133 million) in military hardware, mostly radar and electronic warfare equipment, he said. Prior to moving to Ottawa, Nachmani commanded the IDF's International Cooperation Unit, where he met Canadian officers. For other militaries, the IDF “is a very valuable partner and ally for a country like Canada, due to our deep understanding of the situation in the Middle East, our intelligence capabilities and assessment, and our operational experience,” he said. Canada has sent troops to Afghanistan, on peacekeeping missions and to Iraq to fight ISIS. Canada turns to Israel, and others, for added value in learning ways to understand the Middle East, he said. From his experience interacting with Canadian soldiers, Nachmani believes the IDF and the Canadian Forces share many values: “These are two Western allies that value the Western way of living, liberal values, law-abiding militaries and countries.” Both have a respect for human life and always try to minimize collateral damage in their operations, he added. While Canada is much larger in size than Israel, its Armed Forces are much smaller. They include only 65,000 career soldiers and another 35,000 reservists. Israel has about 40,000 career soldiers, along with 100,000 conscripts serving at any one time. In times of emergency, it can call up as many as 650,000 soldiers, he said. As for the differences between Israeli and Canadian soldiers, Nachmani pointed out that when Canadians are deployed, they're often sent to the other side of the world. “They don't think how this will affect the people at home,” he said, whereas the average Israeli soldier is usually deployed an hour drive from home, so the attacks on Israel feel personal. https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/israeli-defence-attache-cultivates-ties-with-canadian-military