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  • Bell teams with Collins Aerospace to deliver a high-performance solution for U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft

    September 30, 2019 | International, Aerospace

    Bell teams with Collins Aerospace to deliver a high-performance solution for U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft

    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

  • BAE nets $2.7B for APKWS guidance units for rocket upgrades

    September 30, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Naval

    BAE nets $2.7B for APKWS guidance units for rocket upgrades

    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

  • ISRAELI DEFENCE ATTACHÉ CULTIVATES TIES WITH CANADIAN MILITARY

    September 30, 2019 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land

    ISRAELI DEFENCE ATTACHÉ CULTIVATES TIES WITH CANADIAN MILITARY

    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

  • RPAS community gathers for Tech Demo 2

    September 30, 2019 | Local, Aerospace

    RPAS community gathers for Tech Demo 2

    Once again this year, nearly 150 players in the aeronautics industry met at the Centre d'excellence sur les drones (CED) for the second edition of Tech Demo, where the remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) community got together to share technological advances. During this event, which took place on Sept. 25 and 26 in Alma, Que., participants learned more about the latest developments from Transport Canada, the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy, and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). They also attended various conferences exploring drone image recognition, multi-mission systems, the niche of excellence in civil and commercial UAVs, ways to reduce time to market through drone simulation and trends in the drone ecosystem. Guests also had the opportunity to discuss issues related to operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), and take part in three panels about anti-UAV systems and airspace management. Seven system demonstrations were also carried out during the event, including one featuring a mastodon weighing more than 300 kilograms. “This autonomous system was developed for various surveillance and civil security missions by Quebec company Laflamme in collaboration with the American company General Dynamics. It was the first public technological demonstration of this system in Quebec, which generated a great deal of interest from the stakeholders present,” commented CED director general Marc Moffatt. He also added that, once again this year, the activity welcomed several major manufacturers, including Bell Helicopter, Bombardier, General Atomics, CAE, L3, Leonardo, and many others. According to CED president Alain Fortin, hosting an event like Tech Demo is very significant for the industry. “The drone community needs events around which to gather to feed each other. We are obviously thrilled with the scope of this second edition and, above all, very proud of the quality of the speakers in attendance. Several actors who orchestrate the development of drone regulation in Canada were among us over the past two days to listen to what the community had to teach them and to learn more about the potential of the CED,” said Fortin. “Our speakers come from all over the world, including the United States, England, Italy and even Ukraine. Over the years, the CED and its partners have built a whole regional ecosystem around the drone and we can see now that its strategic role in the development of this sector is recognized and well established,” he added. Made possible with the financial support from the Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation as well as General Dynamics Missions Systems, Kongsberg Geospatial Ltd. and CAE, the event has become a major annual event that is eagerly awaited by the industry. https://www.skiesmag.com/press-releases/rpas-community-gathers-for-tech-demo-2

  • Pose de la première pierre du nouveau laboratoire ExceLab de Safran Landing Systems

    September 30, 2019 | International, Aerospace

    Pose de la première pierre du nouveau laboratoire ExceLab de Safran Landing Systems

    Situé à Vélizy, ce nouveau laboratoire surface d'environ 2 000 m2 regroupera l'ensemble des capacités d'essais de Safran Landing Systems pour ses futurs matériels, du prototype de R&T jusqu'au produit fini dans un éventail de conditions opérationnelles très larges. C'est le 26 septembre 2019 que Ross McInnes, Président du Conseil d'administration de Safran et Jean-Paul Alary, Président de Safran Landing Systems ont, avec Valérie Pécresse, Présidente de la Région Ile de France, posé la première pierre du laboratoire d'essais « ExceLAB » (littéralement laboratoire d'excellence) dédié aux systèmes d'atterrissage et de freinage de demain, notamment électriques. D'une surface d'environ 2 000 m2 , ce nouveau laboratoire regroupera l'ensemble des capacités d'essais de Safran Landing Systems pour ses futurs matériels, du prototype de R&T jusqu'au produit fini dans un éventail de conditions opérationnelles très larges. Il s'inscrit notamment dans la stratégie du Groupe d'électrification progressive des fonctions de l'aéronef, et bénéficiera d'une organisation optimisée pour les essais hydrauliques et électriques. « Ce nouveau laboratoire, outil essentiel de compétitivité et d'innovation pour Safran Landing Systems, permettra d'aller bien au-delà de notre capacité d'essais actuelle. Il accélérera le développement et la mise sur le marché de nos futures solutions notamment plus électriques, » a déclaré Jean-Paul Alary. Ce nouveau laboratoire qui disposera de moyens techniques fortement digitalisés (réalité augmentée, 3D, objets connectés, cobotique, etc.) représente un investissement global de près de 4 millions d'euros qui bénéficie du soutien de la région Ile de France, et devrait être opérationnel d'ici octobre 2020. Plus de 60 nouveaux collaborateurs rejoindront « ExceLAB » et une vingtaine de fournisseurs de la région seront impliqués dans ce projet. https://air-cosmos.com/article/pose-de-la-premire-pierre-du-nouveau-laboratoire-excelab-de-safran-landing-systems-21766

  • Contract Awards by US Department of Defense - September 26, 2019

    September 26, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

    Contract Awards by US Department of Defense - September 26, 2019

    NAVY BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Hudson, New Hampshire, is awarded a $2,684,650,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II full rate production Lots 8-12. This award procures WGU-59/B units to upgrade the current 2.75-inch rocket system to a semi-active laser guided precision weapon to support Navy, Army, Air Force, and foreign military sales requirements to include the governments of Iraq, Lebanon, Netherlands, Jordan, Afghanistan, United Kingdom, Tunisia, Philippines and Australia. Work will be performed in Hudson, New Hampshire (54%); and Austin, Texas (46%), and is expected to be completed in December 2025. No funds will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-19-D-0026). Methuen Construction Co. Inc., Plaistow, New Hampshire, is awarded a $59,397,989 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a paint blast and rubber consolidation facility located at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by September 2023. Project P-293 will consolidate paint, blast, rubber manufacturing, and plastic molding operations into one location within the controlled industrial area by constructing a new facility, converting existing buildings, and demolishing excess footprint. The new facility will be low-rise and consist of high and low-bay industrial shop areas, as well as offices, break rooms, locker rooms, training and support spaces. Buildings #55, #60 and #74 will be renovated and converted to support industrial, maintenance and their administrative functions. Project relocates and consolidates Shop #06 into Building #60. The new facility will support installation of new blast and paint booths requiring ventilation systems, dust collectors, and full floor grit recovery systems. New production areas will also support consolidation of rubber production and molding operations, fiberglass repairs, adequate cleaning/prep areas and environmentally controlled storage for curing preserved products. The high bay area and shaft refurbishment booth will be equipped with bridge cranes. The very large parts work area will have convenient access for portal crane from the waterfront and trucks for component delivery. Fiscal 2018 military construction, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $59,397,989 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 two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-19-C-9261). BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is awarded a $50,383,950 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification (P00037) to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030-17-C-0001) to provide services for the U.S. and United Kingdom Trident II D5 strategic weapon system programs, U.S. SSGN (guided missile submarine) attack weapon systems, nuclear weapon surety, and future concepts. Work will be performed at Rockville, Maryland (70.3%); Washington, District of Columbia (14.33%); Kings Bay, Georgia (5.1%); Silverdale, Washington (2.7%); Norfolk, Virginia (1.5%); San Diego, California (1.5%); Alexandria, Virginia (1.1%); Barrow, United Kingdom (1.1%); Ocala, Florida (0.20%); Ball Ground, Georgia (0.20%); Saint Mary's, Georgia (0.20%); Pittsfield, Massachusetts (0.17%); Montgomery Village, Maryland (0.15%); Thurmont, Maryland (0.15%); Buffalo, New York (0.15%); New Lebanon, New York (0.15%); New Paris, Ohio (0.15%); Downington, Pennsylvania (0.15%); Wexford, Pennsylvania (0.15%); Alton, Virginia (0.15%); Springfield, Virginia (0.15%); Vienna, Virginia (0.15%); and Baltimore, Maryland (0.10%), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2020. Subject to the availability of funding, fiscal 2020 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $39,721,974; and the United Kingdom funds in the amount of $10,661,976, 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 (N00030-17-C-0001). Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded a $49,329,212 modification for the fixed-price portion of a previously awarded contract (N6238715C3135) to fund the operation and maintenance of six maritime prepositioning force vessels, which include the five USNS 2ND LT John P. Bobo class vessels and USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017). This modification exercises the fourth of four one-year option periods of this contract. The vessels will continue to support Military Sealift Command's worldwide prepositioning requirements. Work will be performed at sea worldwide and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2020. Navy Working Capital Funds in the amount of $49,329,212 are obligated for fiscal 2020, and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Navy's Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N6238715C3135). U.S. Marine Management Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, is awarded a $17,838,903 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N3220517C3503) to fund the third one-year option period. The option will continue to provide one U.S.-flagged Jones Act tanker, M/T Maersk Peary (T-AOT 5246) for the transportation of petroleum product in support of Operation Deep Freeze. The vessel is capable of deployment to worldwide locations. The current contract includes a seven-month firm period of performance and four one-year option periods. Work will be performed worldwide and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2020. The option will be funded by fiscal 2020 transportation working capital funds. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220517C3503). The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $16,063,380 modification (P00154) to a previously awarded firm-price-incentive-firm, firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-14-C-0067). This modification provides for the Lots 6-8 retrofit of optical sensor capability A-kits, aircraft updates, remote interface unit wiring and the Dry Bay Fire Protection System as well as the Lots 9-10 production and delivery of the optical sensor capability and the Dry Bay Fire Protection System for the Navy and the governments of Australia, the United Kingdom and Norway in support of P-8A aircraft retrofits and production. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida (50%); Seattle, Washington (30%); and City, Australia (20%), and is expected to be completed in February 2024. Fiscal 2017, 2018 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy); and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $20,230,172 will be obligated at time of award, $4,137,839 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the Navy ($8,609,976; 54%); the government of Australia ($4,190,152; 26%); the government of the United Kingdom ($2,385,272; 15%); and the government of Norway ($877,980; 5%). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Sauer Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded a $12,912,850 firm-fixed-price contract for recapitalization of ordnance magazines at Harvey Point Defense Testing Facility. Work will be performed in Hertford, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by May 2021. The contract also contains two unexercised options, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $22,511,903. Fiscal 2019 operation and maintenance, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $12,912,850 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The work includes demolition of 16 existing magazines and construction of five new magazines. Options if exercised will include demolition of 15 existing magazines and construction of five new magazines. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with five proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-19-C-9163). Compunetix Inc.,* Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $12,566,654 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures hardware and technical services to support the current release of the Mission Voice Platform (MVP) software suite as well as associated hardware components in support of the Atlantic Test Range at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. The MVP software supports real-time voice processing, display, and recording capabilities. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland, 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 Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00421-19-D-0056). Thales Defense and Security Inc., Clarksburg, Maryland, is awarded an undefinitized contract action delivery order (N00383-19-F-AQ05) with a maximum amount of $11,967,442 under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00383-17-G-AQ01 for repair of 73 dome sonars in support of the H-60 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar system. Work will be performed in Clarksburg, Maryland (50%); and Brest, France (50%). Work is expected to be completed by December 2020. Fiscal 2019 working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $6,091,285 will be obligated at the time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One firm was solicited for this non-competitive requirement under authority 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. Woodward Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, is awarded a $10,517,399 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for interface equipment for the Rolls-Royce 501-K34 and 501-K17 ship service gas turbine generator. Work will be performed at the contractor's facility located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and is expected to be complete by September 2024. Fiscal 2018 and 2017 other procurement (Navy) funding in the total amount of $769,323 will be obligated at time of award, and funding in the amount of $100,802 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the contracting activity (N64498-19-D-4035). EMS Development Corp., Yaphank, New York, is awarded a $10,300,821 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for supplies relating to the maintenance and repair of the Advanced Degaussing Systems onboard T-AKE Lewis and Clark class vessels. Work will be performed at the contractor's facilities in Yaphank, New York, and is expected to be complete by September 2024. Fiscal 2019 Defense Working Capital funding in the amount of $69,014 will be obligated at time of award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), this contract was not competitively procured (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). EMS is the original designer, developer, and sole manufacturer of the items covered in this requirement. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N64498-19-D-4021). Harris Corp., Government Communications Systems, Palm Bay, Florida, is awarded a $9,251,213 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 79 mass storage units and 198 bulk data cartridges to integrate Distributing Targeting System (DTS) capabilities into the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft production. In addition, this contract provides for a DTS test set Windows 10 to upgrade one existing test set and replace three test sets with the migration to the Windows 10 Operating System. Work will be performed in Malabar, Florida, and is expected to be completed in September 2025. Fiscal 2017 and 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,059,463 will be obligated at time of award, $1,456,263 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-19-C-0081). Modutech Marine Inc.,* Tacoma, Washington, is awarded a $7,337,175 firm-fixed price, General Services Administration (GSA) schedule delivery order for construction and delivery of one small harbor tug (YTL) service craft, along with Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) accessories and crew familiarization for the YTL. This GSA delivery order includes construction and delivery of one small harbor tugboat along with crew familiarization, FSS accessories, and a contract option for one additional small harbor tugboat, which also includes crew familiarization and FSS accessories. Work under the order will be performed in Tacoma, Washington, and is expected to be completed by July 2021. The cumulative value of this contract is $13,473,350, which includes the value of options. Fiscal 2019 Shipbuilding and Conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $7,337,175 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a small business set aside via the GSA eBuy website with two quotes received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-19-F-2240). DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY The Buffalo Group, Reston, Virginia, has been awarded a base year plus four option year time and materials contract (HHM402-19-C-0091) with a ceiling of $301,029,226 to provide service support for intelligence analysis and support activities to U.S. Central Command Intelligence Directorate (J2). Work will be performed at MacDill Air Force Base, with an expected completion date of Nov. 30, 2024. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $41,139,319 are being obligated at time of award. This contract has been awarded through competitive acquisition and 11 offers were received. The Virginia Contracting Activity, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. VAE Inc.,* Springfield, Virginia, was awarded an $8,390,583 firm-fixed-price contract (HHM402-19-F-0240) to provide information technology products necessary for government operations. The required products will be delivered to the Defense Intelligence Agency's Defense Logistics Operation Center by Dec. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the full amount of $8,390,583 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was awarded through a small business set-aside and nine offers were received. The Virginia Contracting Activity, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. ARMY Lockheed Martin Corp., Liverpool, New York, was awarded a $281,076,408 hybrid (fixed-price-incentive (firm target), firm-fixed-price and cost reimbursable (no profit/fee)) contract to acquire 18 Sentinel A4 Radar Systems. Three bids were solicited with three bids received. Work will be performed in Liverpool, New York, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2026. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $6,500,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-19-C-0058). Gilbane Federal, Concord, California (W912GB-19-D-0040); Bryan 77 Construction JV, Colorado Springs, Colorado (W912GB-19-D-0041); Eiffage Infraestructuras SA, Dos Hermanas, Spain (W912GB-19-D-0039); BBGS SP Z O O, Warsaw, Poland (W912GB-19-D-0042); Warbud SA SKE Support Services GMBH MATOC Poland 1 Spolka Jawna, Warsaw, Poland (W912GB-19-D-0043); and Zafer Taahhut Insaat Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, Ankara, Turkey (W912GB-19-D-0044), will compete for each order of the $249,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design and build. Bids were solicited via the internet with 14 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2024. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe, is the contracting activity. Northrop Grumman Technology Services, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded an $88,074,985 time and materials contract for research facilitation laboratory services. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work will be performed in Monterey, California, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2022. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $14,043,377 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-19-F-1334). Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $72,470,367 modification (P00037) to contract W911QX-16-C-0012 for support of continued operations, sustainment and integration of the Saturn Arch Program. Work will be performed in Bridgewater, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 16, 2020. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $30,657,603 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $43,865,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 25, 2023. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W912HY-19-D-0016). Michels Corp., Brownsville, Wisconsin, was awarded a $34,748,425 firm-fixed-price contract for replacing three pump stations. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Kansas City, Kansas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2022. Fiscal 2019 civil construction funds in the amount of $34,748,425 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the contracting activity (W912DQ-19-C-1089). Dyncorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded an $18,881,501 modification (P00256) to Foreign Military Sales (Taiwan) contract W58RGZ-13-C-0040 for aviation field maintenance services. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Germany, Honduras and Kuwait with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2019. Fiscal 2010 and 2019 Foreign Military Sales; and operations and maintenance, Army funds in the combined amount of $18,881,501 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity. Echo Ridge LLC,* Sterling, Virginia, was awarded a $12,960,856 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for purchase of hardware and software development of Low-Size, Weight, and Power handheld software-defined radio platform. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 24, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911QX-19-D-0007). Tool Masters Inc.,* Tuscumbia, Alabama, was awarded a $12,550,306 firm-fixed-price, economic-price-adjustment contract for the supply of M18/M83 smoke hand grenades, AN-M14 incendiary hand grenades and M8 smoke pot metal parts. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W52P1J-19-D-0089). Patriot,* Dunkirk, Maryland, was awarded an $11,717,372 firm-fixed-price contract for renovation (Building 3072). Bids were solicited via the internet with nine received. Work will be performed in Aberdeen, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of March 18, 2021. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $11,717,372 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W912DR-19-C-0039). Edaptive Computing Inc.,* Dayton, Ohio, was awarded a $10,934,280 modification (P00007) to contract W911QY-17-C-0114 for improving medical technology. Work will be performed in Falls Church, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 25, 2021. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $4,836,038 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity. DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $10,048,373 cost-plus-fixed-fee Foreign Military Sales (Iraq) contract for technical services, logistics, maintenance training and repairs. One bid was solicited via the internet with one bid received. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2020. Fiscal 2019 foreign military sales funds in the amount of $10,048,373 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-19-C-0198). Pontchartrain Partners LLC,* New Orleans, Louisiana, was awarded a $9,787,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dike raise. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2020. Fiscal 2019 construction and civil works funds in the amount of $9,787,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W912HY-19-C-0021). AMTEC Corp.,* Janesville, Wisconsin (W15QKN-19-D-0115); and American Ordnance LLC, Middletown, Iowa (W15QKN-19-D-0118), will compete for each order of the $9,900,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 40mm grenade ammunition integration, fabrication, and testing support. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, is the contracting activity. Sand Point Services LLC,* Anchorage, Arkansas, was awarded an $8,995,802 firm-fixed-price contract for new temporary lodging facility construction. Four bids were solicited with two received. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of April 17, 2021. Fiscal 2019 military construction funds in the amount of $8,995,802 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, West Virginia, is the contracting activity (W912HP-19-F-7010). TDX Quality LLC,* Cookstown, New Jersey, was awarded an $8,602,603 firm-fixed-price contract for construction, demolition, alteration, and replacement of HVAC components; replacement of electrical components; reconfiguration of interior walls, lighting, plumbing, fire suppression systems; and installation of exterior canopies. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Trenton, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of March 17, 2021. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 military construction; and operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $8,602,603 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York, New York, is the contracting activity (W912DS-19-C-0022). Kleinfelder Inc., Rancho Cordova, California, was awarded an $8,000,000 modification (P00002) to contract W91238-16-D-0019 for geotechnical focused engineering, investigation and design services. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2021. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California, is the contracting activity. Butt Construction Co. Inc.,* Dayton, Ohio, was awarded a $7,816,000 firm-fixed-price contract for renovations (Building 310 and Building 333). Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 2, 2021. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $7,816,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-19-C-0043). Structural Associates Inc.,* East Syracuse, New York, was awarded a $7,142,700 firm-fixed-price contract for renovation (Building 252). Bids were solicited via the internet with 10 received. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 25, 2022. Fiscal 2019 sustainment, restoration and modernization funds in the amount of $7,142,700 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (W912WJ-19-C-0013). DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Sterling BV Inc.,* San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $54,990,835 firm-fixed-price contract for various bakery items for unitized group rations. This was a competitive acquisition with three responses received. This is a four-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Texas, with a Sep. 24, 2023, performance completion date. Using military services are Army and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE3S1-19D-Z213). Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $49,500,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Warfighter Information Network-Tactical antennas. This was a competitive acquisition with two responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. Location of performance is New Jersey, with a Sept. 25, 2024, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2024 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland (SPRBL1-19-D-0078). The Lighthouse for the Blind Inc., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a maximum $33,868,706 modification (P00014) exercising the second one-year option period to a one-year contract (SPE1C1-17-D-B027) with two one-year option periods for the Multi-Purpose Hydration System (MPHS) and associated components. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is Washington, with a Sept. 24, 2020, performance completion date. Using military services are Army and Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2020 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Becton, Dickinson and Co., Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $23,686,374 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for medical surgical products. To date, this is the 14th contract awarded from standing solicitation SPM2D0-12-R-0004. This is a one-year base contract with nine one-year option periods. Location of performance is New Jersey, with a Sept. 28, 2020, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2020 warstopper funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D0-19-D-0007). The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $11,761,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order (SPRPA1-19-F-QM32) against a five year basic ordering agreement (SPE4A1-19-G-0013) for F/A-18 aircraft radomes. This was a sole source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), as stated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. Location of performance is Missouri, with a Sept. 30, 2021, performance completion date. Using customers are Navy and Foreign Military Sales. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 Navy working capital funds and Foreign Military Sales funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. IMTT Epic LLC, Savannah, Georgia, has been awarded a maximum $11,728,344 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor-owned contractor-operated services for storage and handling facilities capable of receiving, storing, protecting, maintaining quality and shipping U.S. government owned product. This was a competitive acquisition with one offer received. This is a four-year base contract with one five-year option period and an option to extend, not to exceed six months. Location of performance is Alabama, with a Sept. 30, 2023, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and other federal government agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SPE603-19-C-5009). American Water Operations & Maintenance LLC, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has been awarded a maximum $11,503,080 modification (P00033) to a 50-year contract (SP0600-14-C-8290) for the water and wastewater operations and maintenance and the renewal and replacement monthly utility service charge. This is a fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. Location of performance is Utah, with an Aug. 31, 2064, performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded an estimated $10,680,018 firm-fixed-price delivery order (SPRPA1-19-F-QM30) against a five year basic ordering agreement (SPE4A1-19-G0013) for aircraft moveable canopies. This was a sole source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a four-year three-month contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Missouri, with a Dec. 25, 2023, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ZOLL Medical Corp., Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been awarded a maximum $8,788,500 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for airworthy suction apparatuses under the Corporate Exigency Contract program. This was a competitive acquisition with two responses received. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year option periods. Location of performance is Massachusetts, with a Sept. 24, 2020, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2020 warstopper funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2D1-19-D-0034). Petro Marine Services,* Seward, Alaska, has been awarded a maximum $8,652,127 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for marine gas oil. This was a competitive acquisition with 41 responses received. This is a 60-month contract with one six-month option period. Location of performance is Alaska, with an Oct. 31, 2024, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SPE608-19-D-0371). Bell Helicopter, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $7,930,951 firm-fixed-price delivery order (SPRPA1-19-F-M21T) against a five year basic ordering agreement (SPRPA1-16-G-001W) for H-1 aircraft yoke assemblies. This was a sole source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulations 6.302-1. This is a three-year eight-month contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Texas, with a May 31, 2022, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2022 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. AIR FORCE Good Vocation, Macon, Georgia, has been awarded a maximum value of $35,000,000 requirements, indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support Air Force Material Command. This contract supports Robins Air Force Base-Wide custodial services. This contract provides for a one year basic contract, with four one-year annual ordering periods for a total period of performance of five years. Work will be performed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2024. This award is the result of a mandatory source acquisition in conjunction with Source America and AbilityOne. Fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance and Consolidated Sustainment Activity Group funds will be used and no funds have been obligated to the time of award. The Air Force Material Command Operational Contracting, Warner Robins, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8501-19-D-A018). Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Virginia, has been awarded a $33,119,511 firm-fixed-price task order to deliver Windows 10 migration of the Ground Minuteman Automated Test Stand. Work will be performed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2023. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,523,781 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, ICBM Contracting Division, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8204-19-F-0062). Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Fairborn, Ohio, has been awarded a $16,253,772 task order for natural gas distribution. Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2029. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,353,792 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 (FA8601-19-F-A207). Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nevada, has been awarded a $14,586,963 cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract for Agent Based Core Development and Capabilities software. This contract will extend the Enterprise Engine Model-Oriented Development Environment to an open standards-based agent development architecture and framework and apply it to intelligence and defense use cases. Work will be performed at Sparks, Nevada; and Herndon, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 25, 2022. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation in the amount of $4,812,383 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-19-C-0139). The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded an $11,986,000 modification (P00154) to previously awarded contract FA8625-11-C-6600 for radio frequency (RF) simulator equipment and support. This modification will provide for an RF simulator capable of integrating with the suite of equipment included in the ongoing MDF reprogramming center equipment effort. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington; and Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by July 20, 2021. Fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $11,986,000 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. The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, Florida, has been awarded an $8,974,967 contract for the Peerless Operator Biologic Aptitude effort. This contract maps the complex and hierarchical networks of molecular expression circuits that drive physical, physiological, cognitive, behavioral, and team performance phenotypes considered key to operator success. The contract provides phenotypic assays and biological circuit feature sets predictive of operator and cadre performance as well as multilayered expression circuit analysis tools and platform. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Florida; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Princeton, New Jersey; Birmingham, Alabama; New York, New York; La Jolla, California; and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2021. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and 15 offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $250,000 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-7944). Raytheon Co., Marlborough, Massachusetts, will be awarded a $7,961,184 modification (P00041) to previously awarded contract FA8204-13-F-0009 for the communications installation and sustainment support contract. The contract modification is to definitize a change order and pay actuals incurred for the modification to the design of the Minuteman Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network program update racks. This modification provides for the installation performed under the basic contract. Work will be performed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming; and Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2021. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $62,018,401. Fiscal 2017 and 2018 missile procurement funds in the amount of $7,961,184 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity. General Electric Research, Niskayuna, New York, has been awarded a $7,202,223 contract for the Measuring Biological Aptitude effort. The contractor will develop a generalizable computational platform to assess warfighter aptitude and performance based on expression circuits that link macroscopic phenotypes to the underlying molecular biology of the individual. Work will be performed at Niskayuna, New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Storrs, Connecticut; and Bethesda, Maryland, and is expected to be complete by May 31, 2021. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and 15 offers were received. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $250,000 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-7945). DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY FCN Technology Solutions, Rockville, Maryland (HE125419F3015), has been awarded a delivery order for laptop computers, desktop computer, and computer carts in the amount of $11,659,268. The location of delivery will be U.S., European and the Pacific regions. The initial delivery is 90 days after receipt of award and covers 12 months. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds will be used to fund the initial order. This contract was competitively procured via a request for quote HE125419Q3018 under the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with four offers received. The contracting activity is the Department of Defense Education Activity, Alexandria, Virginia. (Awarded Sept. 23, 2019) *Small Business https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/1971381/source/GovDelivery/

  • Défense : un budget en hausse de 4,5% tourné vers les nouveaux équipements

    September 26, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land

    Défense : un budget en hausse de 4,5% tourné vers les nouveaux équipements

    Le budget du ministère des Armées va de nouveau croître en 2020, à 37,5 milliards d'euros. C'est un budget qui ne connaît pas la crise, malgré le contexte économique. Le budget du ministère des Armées va de nouveau croître en 2020 à 37,5 milliards d'euros, soit +4,5%, conformément à la loi de programmation militaire 2019-2025 (LPM), permettant d'investir dans de nouveaux équipements militaires. Il s'agit du ministère qui bénéficie de la plus forte hausse des crédits dans le projet de loi de finances (PLF) pour 2020. "L'effort en faveur de la défense, très nécessaire après une dizaine d'années de restrictions très fortes, est assez exceptionnel dans le contexte budgétaire et financier actuel", commentait-on mercredi dans l'entourage de Florence Parly. Les crédits de la mission "Défense" (nouveaux programmes d'armements, défense spatiale, cybersécurité, nouvelle politique de rémunération des militaires) seront augmentés de 1,7 milliard d'euros l'an prochain après deux années consécutives de hausse. Objectif: 2% du PIB d'ici 2025 Hors de ce périmètre, les crédits de la mission "Anciens combattants" baissent quant à eux d'environ 150 millions d'euros. La LPM prévoit que le budget défense bénéficie d'une hausse de 1,7 milliard d'euros par an jusqu'en 2022, avant des "marches" de 3 milliards par an à partir de 2023. En 2020, les dépenses consacrées à la défense atteindront ainsi 1,86 % du PIB français. L'exécutif s'est engagé à y consacrer 2% du PIB d'ici à 2025. "Les engagements sont tenus", se félicitait mardi soir la ministre Florence Parly au micro d'Europe 1. L'an prochain, "deux tiers de cette hausse, soit 1,1 milliard d'euros, seront consacrés à l'accroissement de nos capacités" militaires, souligne-t-on au ministère des Armées. En 2020, dans le cadre du programme Scorpion de renouvellement des capacités de combat terrestre, le ministère prévoit de commander 271 blindés lourds Griffon (destinés à remplacer la flotte vieillissante de véhicules de l'avant blindé - VAB), 364 blindés légers Serval et 42 engins de reconnaissance et de combat Jaguar, comme prévu dans la LPM. Dans la Marine, les sept premiers avions de reconnaissance maritime (AVSIMAR) seront commandés, ainsi que trois avions de guet aérien Hawkeye E2D. L'Armée de l'Air bénéficiera de la rénovation de quatre avions de transport C-130H. Côté livraisons, les armées recevront en 2020 128 blindés Griffon et quatre blindés Jaguar, le premier sous-marin d'attaque (SNA) de type Barracuda, deux hélicoptères NH90, deux avions ATL-2 rénovés, deux Mirage 2000D rénovés, un avion ravitailleur A330 Phénix ainsi que deux avions de transport militaire A400M. Quelque 12 000 nouveaux fusils d'assaut Les militaires français recevront 12 000 nouveaux fusils d'assaut HK-416 (remplaçant du Famas), dont le nombre dans les forces s'élèvera à 41 300 d'ici fin 2020. Côté ressources humaines, quelque 300 postes supplémentaires seront créés dans les armées en 2020 (contre 450 en 2019), dont 150 dédiés au renseignement et une centaine dans la cyber-défense. Dans un souci de fidélisation, le ministère consacrera par ailleurs 40 millions d'euros à des "mesures catégorielles", notamment sous la forme de primes. "L'enjeu est de retenir les militaires, alors que l'on recrute 26 000 personnels par an", explique le cabinet de Florence Parly. Le montant des provisions destinées à financer les opérations extérieures (Sahel, Levant...) sera augmenté l'an prochain à 1,1 milliard d'euros, contre 850 millions en 2019. https://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/actualite-economique/defense-un-budget-en-hausse-de-4-5-tourne-vers-les-nouveaux-equipements_2099727.html

  • Faulty $5 Parts Cause 18-Month, $1 Billion Delay to Navy, Air Force Nuclear Upgrades

    September 26, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land

    Faulty $5 Parts Cause 18-Month, $1 Billion Delay to Navy, Air Force Nuclear Upgrades

    Defects found in a $5 electrical component will delay the Navy and Air Force nuclear warhead refurbishment program by 18 months and cost more than $1 billion to fix, a National Nuclear Security Administration official said during a congressional hearing Wednesday. The faulty components are small commercially available capacitors that were to be used in upgrades to the Navy's W88 nuclear warheads. These weapons are deployed on the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile systems. Similar capacitors are needed to upgrade the Air Force's B61-12 gravity bomb, Charles Verdon, deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration, told members of the House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces during the unclassified portion of Wednesday's hearing. When engineers evaluated available parts, they ran tests to determine if the off-the-shelf capacitors were compatible with the systems due for upgrades, Verdon said. Initial results suggested the components would work in the short-term. “Early tests on the capacitors now in question and subsequent tests including component, major assembly and full-up integrated system flight tests demonstrated that these components meet requirement today. Industry best practices were used to stress the components beyond their design planned usage as a way to establish confidence that they will continue to work over the necessary lifetime of the warhead,” Verdon said. “During stress testing, a few of these commercially available capacitors did not meet the reliability requirements.” The problem is, these parts used in the warhead upgrades must survive for decades, up to 30 years after production, Verdon said. However, the quality of each capacitor production lot varied, which led to the stress testing failure. Instead of using the capacitors and risking readiness in the future, Verdon said his agency decided to delay the upgrade work, initially scheduled to begin in December. Replacement capacitors are being produced but will cost about $75 per unit, compared with the $5 per unit cost of the off-the-shelf capacitors that failed stress testing. “The use of commercial-off-the-shelf electric components needs to be improved to reduce future COTS-related risk,” Verdon said. The Navy is working with U.S. Strategic Command to understand how the 18-month delay will affect near-term deployments, Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, the director of strategic systems programs for the Navy, told the panel. “Currently, today, based on what we're doing with STRATCOM, we will meet the requirements as we move forward,” Wolfe said. The Navy and STRATCOM are developing a mitigation plan which includes is reevaluating how to turn around the submarine-based nuclear missile stockpile and how to schedule warheads for upgrades in the future, Wolfe said. More details on the Navy's plan to be discussed in a classified hearing. “If you look at the age of these systems and the technology we're using, these are tough, tough issues to solve, and it's critical technology that we're learning as we modernize these,” Wolfe said. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), chair of the strategic forces subcommittee, said he held the hearing because he wanted more information on what NNSA was doing to avoid more delays. He called the recapitalization “both necessary and hugely expensive” in his written opening statement. “Maintaining Congress and the public's confidence in these programs, and their effective execution, is imperative,” he wrote. https://news.usni.org/2019/09/25/faulty-5-parts-cause-18-month-1-billion-delay-to-navy-air-force-nuclear-upgrades

  • Why Federal A&D Spending Is The Modern Interstate Highway System

    September 26, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

    Why Federal A&D Spending Is The Modern Interstate Highway System

    bY Michael Bruno Lockheed Martin recently broke ground on two new buildings in Courtland, Alabama, a small town 45 mi. west of Huntsville. The buildings will house the manufacturing and testing of hypersonics weapon programs. Lockheed expects to move at least 72 new jobs into Courtland and add another 200 in Huntsville over the next three years. It is big news for Courtland, which saw its population drop to 609 in the 2010 U.S. Census from 769 in 2000. But in the grand scheme of things, the dozens or perhaps hundreds of jobs involved—it is unclear how many are new hires versus relocations or backfill—are a fraction of Lockheed's roughly 105,000-person workforce. Yet it is what President Donald Trump wants to see—and where—and a result of record national security spending of $750 billion annually under his administration that includes new technology priorities such as hypersonics. Not surprisingly, Alabama's powerful Republican Senate appropriator Richard Shelby and Gov. Kay Ivey as well as Lockheed Chairman, CEO and President Marillyn Hewson and officials from the Air Force, Army and Navy made sure to be in Courtland for the public relations event Sept. 16. In 2016, Trump campaigned with a promise to provide a $1 trillion infrastructure plan to upgrade America. Roads, bridges and airports featured prominently. After he took office, Trump latched on to a contentious Republican proposal to outsource FAA air traffic control, which the White House called the cornerstone of his infrastructure push. All of it died legislatively. But before Democrats or others try to score points over the failure, they should understand Trump has still delivered. The truth is that Trump's defense spending and government support of commercial aviation and space are today's equivalent of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. They have been what passes for infrastructure spending, just without roads, bridges and airports. Increasingly, the employment figures are adding up, and so are the beneficiaries such as Courtland. The U.S. aerospace and defense (A&D) industry was responsible for more than 2.56 million jobs in 2018, a 5.5% gain over 2017, thanks primarily to a return to growth across the top tier and supply chain, according to September statistics from the Aerospace Industries Association. The trade association says A&D accounted for 20% of all U.S. manufacturing jobs and paid nearly $237 billion in wages and benefits last year, up 7.72% from 2017. In 2018, the average wage of an A&D worker was $92,742, an increase of 1.36%. That made the average A&D salary 87% higher than the national average salary of a U.S. worker. Hewson promises to hire thousands of workers, almost all in the U.S. “Roughly 93% of our employees are U.S.-based, as are 93% of our 16,000 suppliers, making Lockheed Martin a proud driver of broad-based economic development and opportunity in America,” the company says. A map of employment shows the company has at least 100 employees in half of the 50 states. This is the story across the industry, which is the model for farming taxpayer-funded work across the states in order to build political coalitions to support major A&D programs. On the same day of the Courtland event, Northrop Grumman unveiled its industry team bidding for the Ground-based Strategic Deterrent, including a contractor army of more than 10,000 people in at least 32 states. But all good things come to an end, and warnings are emerging that A&D's infrastructure-like run could sunset. “Trump is now in full ‘2020-reelection mode,' with continued 2022-26 defense funding growth rapidly becoming a secondary issue,” notes longtime defense consultant Jim McAleese. He points to a Sept. 9 rally in North Carolina at which Trump characterized the “rebuilding” of the U.S. military as “complete.” This can matter a lot to communities where federal A&D spending is focused. The Pentagon began to push out information this year to help states and local communities understand how much they depend on defense appropriations. In a report unveiled March 19 at the Brookings Institution, the Defense Department found the top 10 states by total defense spending received in fiscal 2017 accounted for $239.7 billion of the $407 billion total tracked that year. “There's no obvious correlation of red states or blue states, not that there should be,” noted Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow and Brookings analyst. Officials say communities should plan ahead. “It gets back to the rural areas,” says Patrick O'Brien, director of the Pentagon's Office of Economic Adjustment. “Some rural areas see a lot of defense spending; others do not. Where it is occurring, you probably have a very important facility or you have an important presence. And it's up to these local officials to get a better handle on it.” https://aviationweek.com/defense/why-federal-ad-spending-modern-interstate-highway-system

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