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  • Serbia looks to acquire Chinese drones and the technological know-how

    September 25, 2018 | International, Aerospace

    Serbia looks to acquire Chinese drones and the technological know-how

    By: Jaroslaw Adamowski WARSAW, Poland — Serbia's acting assistant defense minister has announced the ministry is negotiating with a number of Chinese drone manufacturers to acquire UAVs for the Serbian military. Nenad Miloradovic said Serbia aims to buy Chinese drones for its armed forces as well as the technology that will allow the country's defense industry to produce UAVs in the long term. "This package deal, under which we plan to purchase, but also produce reconnaissance drones for the Serbian military, should be implemented shortly," Miloradovic said, as reported by local daily Blic. The official said that Serbia is positioning itself as a military-neutral country, and its government aims to procure weapons and military gear for the country's armed forces from various suppliers. "We don't have ideological prejudices in what concerns buying weapons," Miloradovic said. In a sign of strengthened military cooperation with Russia, Serbia's government earlier this year approved the purchase of six Mil Mi-17 helicopters, complementing acquisitions of other aircraft and weapons from Moscow. In contrast, Serbia signed a deal in 2016 to buy nine H145M helicopters from Dutch-French company Airbus. The value of the planned UAV deal was not disclosed by the Serbian official. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2018/09/20/serbia-looks-to-acquire-chinese-drones-and-the-technological-know-how

  • Interview: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics EVP Michele Evans

    September 25, 2018 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR

    Interview: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics EVP Michele Evans

    In her first on-camera interview since taking on her new position, Lockheed Martin EVP for Aeronautics, Michele Evans, talks her priorities and gives an update on several programs. https://www.defensenews.com/newsletters/tv-next-episode/2018/09/24/interview-lockheed-martin-aeronautics-evp-michele-evans/

  • Canadian military ditches plan to paint new search-and-rescue planes grey, will stick with familiar yellow

    September 24, 2018 | Local, Aerospace

    Canadian military ditches plan to paint new search-and-rescue planes grey, will stick with familiar yellow

    David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen Canada's military has reversed its plan to abandon the familiar yellow paint scheme for the country's new search-and-rescue planes after debate within the ranks over the aircraft's need to be visible on such missions. The new fleet of 16 Airbus C-295W planes will replace the main Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue fleet of Buffalo aircraft as well as the Hercules transport planes which are also used at times in a search-and-rescue role. Postmedia reported last year that RCAF leadership had requested the new planes be painted tactical grey, asking for a change to the original contract which had stipulated the familiar yellow colour scheme, because they wanted the aircraft to be available for other missions, including combat. But the move to the grey paint scheme has now been reversed. “While there was, last year, a stated interest in painting the C-295W grey, a decision was made following further consultation to maintain the iconic yellow colour scheme of the RCAF's current SAR fleet, such as the Buffalo, Twin Otter, Cormorant and Griffon,” the Department of National Defence said in a statement Wednesday. “This colour, which provides a higher level of visibility and recognition in the ground and the air, is also widely known by Canadians — especially those who might find themselves in a situation requiring our aid.” Asked last year about the plan to ditch the yellow paint scheme, the Forces said in a statement to Postmedia that “the RCAF has made the decision to use a grey colour scheme for the C-295W fleet to enable surging flexibility for the very wide range of missions the RCAF is required to conduct, from humanitarian and disaster relief missions, to security missions with partners, and all the way to full spectrum operations.” Military sources said RCAF leadership wanted to redirect some of the planes for use on international missions instead of search-and-rescue. But that unilateral decision sparked heated debate inside the military and DND and, sources said, the air force was forced to abandon its plans. When the federal government awarded the contract to Airbus in December 2016, cabinet ministers highlighted the importance of having the right aircraft for the search-and-rescue job. “With this technology, we are giving our women and men in uniform the tools they need to continue to deliver effective and essential search and rescue operations,” defence minister Harjit Sajjan said at the time. Construction of the first aircraft began in 2017 and the first new planes are expected to be delivered in 2019. They are outfitted with sensors that allow RCAF personnel to share real-time information with searchers on the ground. Equipment also includes sensors for searching in low-light conditions. A centre, equipped with simulators, is being built at Comox, B.C. to support training for the air crews. The RCAF's Buffalo and Hercules aircraft assigned to search and rescue perform more than 350 missions annually, according to the Canadian Forces. The Canadian military is responsible for providing aeronautical search and rescue operations. But the project to purchase the new planes has faced a rough road over the years. The competition was announced in 2004 by the then-Liberal government and re-announced by the Conservative government in 2006. But it took another decade before it could be completed and Airbus declared the winning company. Even then, Leonardo, an Italian aerospace firm, launched a lawsuit against Canada over what it claimed was a rigged purchase that favoured Airbus. That lawsuit was dropped earlier this year, shortly before the federal government awarded Leonardo a new sole-source deal potentially worth billions of dollars to upgrade Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopters. Officials with the Canadian Forces and Leonardo say the ending of the legal action in May had nothing to do with the company being picked for the new project the same month. https://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-military-ditches-plan-to-paint-new-search-and-rescue-planes-grey-will-stick-with-familiar-yellow

  • FAA inks aviation agreements with Canada and Brazil

    September 24, 2018 | Local, Aerospace

    FAA inks aviation agreements with Canada and Brazil

    Federal Aviation Administration Press Release he Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed separate agreements with Brazil's Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) that will make it easier to approve each country's aircraft and aviation products for their growing aviation markets. The FAA and TCCA are continuing their long tradition of cooperation. The two agencies signed a shared surveillance management plan that defines the process by which they recognize each other's surveillance of manufacturers and their suppliers in the United States and Canada. The Plan ensures manufacturers, certificate holders, production approval holders and suppliers are complying with the responsible countries' applicable regulatory requirements. The plan requires manufacturers to comply with an approved quality system and ensure their subcontractors and suppliers also meet the applicable requirements and adhere to quality standards The result will be less need for FAA and TCCA aviation inspectors to travel to each other's facilities to do surveillance. Previously this was done on a case-by-case basis. https://www.skiesmag.com/press-releases/faa-inks-aviation-agreements-with-canada-and-brazil

  • U.S. approves Canada's purchase of used Australia fighter jets - deal to be completed by end of year

    September 24, 2018 | Local, Aerospace

    U.S. approves Canada's purchase of used Australia fighter jets - deal to be completed by end of year

    DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN The sign-off from the Americans for the 25-jet purchase was needed because the aircraft were built in the U.S. with U.S. technology. The U.S. government has approved Canada's purchase of used F-18 fighter jets from Australia, paving the way for the deal to be completed by the end of the year. The sign-off from the Americans was needed because the aircraft were built in the U.S. with U.S. technology. Dan Le Bouthillier of the Department of National Defence said Friday negotiations with Australia over the sale of the 25 used fighter jets is on-going. “Should all negotiations and approvals move forward as planned, aircraft would start arriving in Canada in 2019, and the project remains on track to achieve this milestone,” he said. “The delivery plan, including mode of delivery, will be finalized once negotiations are complete and the aircraft being purchased are selected.” In June, Postmedia reported that Canada had boosted the number of used Australian fighter jets it is purchasing to 25 from 18 but that the deal still hinged on approval from the U.S. government. Although U.S.-Canada relations have hit a slump, with President Donald Trump vowing to punish Canadians because of ongoing trade disputes, DND officials hope the situation won't affect approvals for the fighter jet sale to proceed. The Liberal government originally announced it would buy 18 used Australian F-18 jets to augment the Royal Canadian Air Force's CF-18s until new aircraft can be purchased in the coming years. But it has added seven more used Australian F-18 aircraft to the deal. Those extra aircraft will be stripped down for parts or used for testing. The exact cost of purchasing the 25 aircraft, along with weapons and other equipment, is not yet known, Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough pointed out earlier this year. The Liberal government has set aside up to $500 million for the project. Earlier this year, Pat Finn, the Department of National Defence's assistant deputy minister of materiel, said the government has received what's called a letter of cost proposal on the impending sale. “The Australians have now gone to the U.S. State Department for the transfer under ITAR,” Finn explained to MPs on the Commons defence committee at the time. Finn indicated the DND wants to have the deal in place by the end of this year. “The idea of firming this up in the fall of 2018 was for the start of delivery of the two first aircraft to be next summer, and then quickly beyond it,” he added. The federal government has confirmed the Australian aircraft will be operating alongside the RCAF's other CF-18s at Bagotville, Que., and Cold Lake, Alta. “The aircraft will be employed at 3 Wing Bagotville and 4 Wing Cold Lake,” a government official noted. “DND is currently reviewing infrastructure requirements to accommodate the additional aircraft. Any modifications are expected to be minimal as the supplemental jets are of similar age and design to the CF-18.” The Liberal government had planned to buy 18 new Super Hornet fighter jets from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing. But last year Boeing complained to the U.S. Commerce Department that Canadian subsidies for Quebec-based Bombardier allowed it to sell its C-series civilian passenger aircraft in the U.S. at cut-rate prices. As a result, the Trump administration brought in a tariff of almost 300 per cent against the Bombardier aircraft sold in the U.S. In retaliation, Canada cancelled the deal to buy the Super Hornets. That project would have cost more than US$5 billion. https://theprovince.com/news/politics/u-s-approves-canadas-purchase-of-used-australia-fighter-jets-deal-to-be-completed-by-end-of-year/wcm/f39380f7-98e9-45a2-8a7b-525c3eda6901

  • France wants to buy Airbus tankers sooner

    September 24, 2018 | International, Aerospace

    France wants to buy Airbus tankers sooner

    By: Pierre Tran PARIS — France renewed a pledge to speed up by two years delivery of 12 Airbus A330 multirole transport tanker jets for the French Air Force by 2023. “At the ministerial investment committee, the Direction Générale de l'Armement received the mission to accelerate the delivery of the A330 MRTT Phénix,” the armed forces ministry said in a Sept. 20 statement. A 12-strong fleet of the A330 MRTT by 2023 brings forward delivery of the air tankers by two years, the ministry said. A further three units will be ordered to bring the total fleet to 15 in the following years, the ministry added. No dates were given for a contract for the A330 MRTT or the value of the planned order. No date was set for a further batch of three more units. That boost for inflight refuelling was among the equipment modernization measures included in the 2019-2025 military budget law, formally signed by French president Emmanuel Macron just before an official garden party on July 13. The French Air Force has long lobbied for renewing the aerial capability, as the present aging tanker fleet is a key element in the airborne nuclear deterrent. French air operations in allied operations in the sub-Saharan Sahel region and the Middle East rely heavily on U.S. air tankers. The A330 MRTT will replace a mixed fleet of C-135FR and KC-135R tankers — some of which are close to 60 years old — and A310 and A340 strategic troop and transport aircraft. The A330 MRTT is a military conversion of the Airbus A330 airliner. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/09/21/france-wants-to-buy-airbus-tankers-sooner

  • Here’s how Air Mobility Command will improve aircraft survivability

    September 24, 2018 | International, Aerospace, C4ISR

    Here’s how Air Mobility Command will improve aircraft survivability

    By: Charlsy Panzino In a great power conflict, mobility aircraft will be essential to deliver fuel and supplies to the warfighters. But increasing concern over anti-access/area denial threats from potential foes, and the fact that big bodied mobility aircraft present inviting, in fact, critical targets has the attention and concern of Air Force leadership. The new head of Air Mobility Command is focusing on four key areas to improve the survivability of mobility aircraft and gain persistence over the battlefield. Gen. Maryanne Miller, who took the controls Sept. 7 when Gen. Carlton Everhart retired, told reporters at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference that the Illinois-based command is looking at four categories of survivability improvements: Situational awareness of the battlefield New countermeasures to operate in a combat environment Self-defense systems Disciplined signature management “Looking at each one of these categories will help advance the survivability for our platforms in the threat environment,” Miller said Tuesday. Miller is carrying forward work that was done under her predecessor. Early this year, AMC completed an assessment about how to improve the survivability of aircraft in contested environments. The “High Value Airborne Asset” study recommended improvements to communications, situational awareness and self-protection systems. There are many different technologies to consider and develop for self-protection. including light armor, signature management tech and high-energy lasers. Former AMC commander Gen. Carlton Everhart often talked about his desire to put lasers on mobility aircraft, beginning with the KC-135, and the command has also been working to improve secure communications, notably on the C-17. The service needs integrated situational awareness capabilities that provide all aspects of pertinent battlefield information. New sensors will help the command better understand everything that's happening within the battlefield. As Air Mobility Command looks at how best to build that situational awareness, it could mean building sensors onto the aircraft or new air frames to meet those requirements. “Given the threat environment, it's probably a little bit of both,” Miller said. With signature management, or detection avoidance, Miller said AMC is looking at new air frames that will have common cockpits, advanced propulsion systems, payload, offload, range, speed and fuel efficiency. Miller said the command is figuring out if modifications can be made on current air frames or if new ones need to be built. “We're really trying to take advantage of signature management properties associated with each air frame itself,” she said. Meanwhile, U.S. Transportation Command and the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense have been assessing the number of tanker aircraft, airlift aircraft and sealift ships needed to meet future combatant commander requirements. The study, known as the Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study, is expected to be completed this fall. “America's air refueling fleet is the most stressed of our air mobility forces," Gen. Darren McDew, commander of USTRANSCOM, told the House Armed Services Committee earlier this year. “The combination of an aging fleet, increasing demand, and global tanker distribution puts a significant strain on this scarce national resource.” “Our ability to deploy decisive force is foundational to the National Defense Strategy. The size and lethality of the force is of little consequence if we can't get it where it needs to go when we want it there,” said McDew. The rate of change in technology requires quick innovation to overcome threats, Miller said. The force needs aircraft that are “able to survive, integrate and operate in DoD forces in current and future threat environments.” Miller said the key is understanding the threats of the future and modifying or building a plane that allows the Air Force to operate through that threat environment. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/09/22/heres-how-air-mobility-command-will-improve-aircraft-survivability

  • Contract Awards by US Department of Defense - September 21, 2018

    September 24, 2018 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

    Contract Awards by US Department of Defense - September 21, 2018

    Contracts for Sept. 21, 2018 CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Harris Corp., Clifton, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $255,421,604 fixed-price, requirements contract for B-52 and C-130 Special Operation Forces aircraft parts. This is a seven-year contract with no option periods. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. Location of performance is New Jersey with a May 24, 2026, performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Warner Robins, Georgia (SPRWA1-18-D-0014). Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $48,365,907 firm-fixed-price delivery order (SPRPA1-18-F-LS9Q) against basic ordering agreement SPRPA1-15-G-001Y for V-22 PRGB right hand aircraft assembly parts. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. Location of performance is Texas, with an April 21, 2024, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2024 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $48,365,907 firm-fixed-price delivery order (SPRPA1-18-F-LS9R) against basic ordering agreement SPRPA1-15-G-001Y for V-22 PRGB left hand aircraft assembly parts. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. Location of performance is Texas, with an April 21, 2024, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2024 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Interstate Storage and Pipeline Co., Nashua, New Hampshire, has been awarded a maximum $42,888,271 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor-owned, contractor-operated storage and handling facilities. This is a four-year base contract with one five-year option period and an option to extend, not to exceed six months. Locations of performance are New Hampshire and New Jersey, with a Sept. 30, 2022, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and other federal government agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2022 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SPE603-18-C-5026). Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been awarded a maximum $35,262,656 firm-fixed-price, requirements contract for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle parts. This was a competitive acquisition with one response received. This is a three-year contract with no option periods. Locations of performance are Wisconsin and New Jersey, with a Sept. 6, 2021, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2021 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Warren, Michigan (SPRDL1-18-D-0138). Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $18,439,388 firm-fixed-price, requirements contract in support of the V-22 aircraft platform hub assembly. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a seven-year contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Texas, with an April 30, 2026, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2026 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPRPA1-18-F-LS9S). Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $13,655,072 firm-fixed-price, requirements contract in support of the V-22 aircraft platform hub assembly. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a seven-year contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Texas, with an Oct. 31, 2025, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2025 Navy working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPRPA1-18-F-LS9T). Gentex Corp., Simpson, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a maximum $12,719,425 modification (P00011) exercising the fourth one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPM1C1-14-D-1078) with four one-year option periods for the aircrew integrated helmet system, HGU-56/P and components. This is a firm-fixed-price, requirements contract. Location of performance is Pennsylvania, with a Sept. 25, 2019, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2019 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bluewater Defense Inc., Corazol, Puerto Rico, has been awarded a maximum $12,315,000 modification (P00006) exercising the first one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-18-D-1030) with four one-year option periods for Army Combat Uniform coats and trousers. The modification brings the maximum dollar value of the contract to $24,564,000 from $12,249,000. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is Puerto Rico, with a Sept. 23, 2019, performance completion date. Using military services are Army and Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2019 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Labatt Food Service, San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $9,954,437 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-quantity contract for full-line food distribution. 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. This is a 238-day contract with no option periods. Locations of performance are Texas and New Mexico, with a May 18, 2019, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 through 2019 defense working capital funds. The contracting agency is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-18-D-3202). Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a $9,550,512.00 firm-fixed-price contract for control-display units. 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 one-time buy contract. Location of performance is Iowa, with an Oct. 30, 2020, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2018 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (SPRRA1-18-C-0061). (Awarded Sept. 20, 2018) Constellation NewEnergy Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, has been awarded a maximum $8,219,513 firm-fixed-price, requirements contract to supply and deliver retail electricity and ancillary/incidental services. This was a competitive acquisition with five offers received. This is a two-year contract with no option periods. Locations of performance are Maryland and New York, with a Dec. 31, 2020, performance completion date. Using customers are Customs and Border Protection, Department of Labor, and Department of Energy. Using customers are solely responsible to fund this requirements contract and vary in appropriation type and fiscal year. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SPE60418D8012). AIR FORCE JT4 LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, has been awarded a $222,100,000 cost-plus-award-fee modification (P00004) to contract FA8240-18-C-7218 for technical engineering services. This modification provides for updated technical performance requirements and exercises the first available option for range engineering services to be performed at Edwards Air Force Base, California; Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis AFB, Nevada; Utah Test and Training Range, Hill AFB, Utah; and the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Ranges at China Lake and Pt. Mugu, California. The work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds; and working capital funds in the amount of $17,200,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $289,100,000. Air Force Test Center, Hill AFB, Utah, is the contracting activity. Chugach Federal Solutions Inc., has been awarded a not-to-exceed $19,495,814 firm-fixed-price modification to contract FA500-13-C-00005 for Installation Support Services – Geographically Separated Locations. This contract modification provides operations and maintenance of installation infrastructure, utilities, services, and airfields capable of receiving emergency aircraft diverts within 30 minutes notice for Eareckson Air Station, Alaska; King Salmon Airport, Alaska; and Wake Island Airfield, Wake Island. Work will be performed at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska, and is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,453,001 are being obligated at the time of award. The 766th Specialized Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is the contracting activity. Raytheon Co., Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been awarded a $14,071,825 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Phase II risk reduction for the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). This contract provides for risk reduction activities related to early system-level integration; AWACS-specific modifications to the existing sensor electronics unit; AWACS-specific antenna solutions; and integration prototyping. Work will be performed in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is expected to be completed by March 20, 2020. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $5,612,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8730-18-C-0065). L3 Technologies Inc., Arlington, Texas, has been awarded an $8,655,585 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00193) to contract FA8621-09-C-6292 for the F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC). The contract modification is for incorporation of the F-16 MTC distributed mission operations mission package 18 standards update engineering change proposal. Work will be primarily performed in Arlington, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Nov. 29, 2019. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,655,585 are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $605,958,036. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. ARMY American Ordnance LLC, Middletown, Iowa, was awarded a $92,341,823 modification (P00017) to contract W15QKN-15-C-0044 for the acquisition of M918E1 40mm high velocity target practice cartridge. Work will be performed in Middletown, Iowa; Bonaparte, Iowa; Mountainside, New Jersey; Lynchburg, Virginia; O'Fallon, Missouri; Radford, Virginia; Coachella, California; and Louisville, Kentucky, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2020. Fiscal 2017 and 2018 other procurement, Army funds in the amount of $92,341,823 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, is the contracting activity. LOC Performance,* Plymouth, Michigan, was awarded a $58,838,967 modification (0002) to contract W56HZV-17-D-0078 for 345 each Bradley Engineering Change Proposal kits and installation. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 15, 2020. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity. American Ordnance LLC, Middletown, Iowa, was awarded a $56,883,137 modification (0003 19) to foreign military sales (Austria and Lebanon) contract W52P1J-16-D-0050 for 155mm HE projectile M795 TNT. Work will be performed in Middleton, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2021. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity. Ernst & Young LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, was awarded a $24,026,244 time-and-materials contract for commercial audit support services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Washington, District of Columbia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 20, 2021. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $644,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-18-F-0238). SRCTEC LLC, Syracuse, New York, was awarded a $20,429,720 modification (P00002) to contract W56KGY-15-D-0022 for reliability, maintainability, and improvement kits to upgrade the Duke V3 system. 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. 22, 2019. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Creative Times Dayschool Inc., doing business as Creative Times,* Ogden, Utah, was awarded a $20,264,866 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of classrooms, conference rooms, training space, instructor offices, supply rooms, team rooms for training, administrative space, elevator, building information systems, and covered training area (General Instruction Building). Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of March 16, 2020. Fiscal 2018 military construction funds in the amount of $20,264,866 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles, California, is the contracting activity (W912PL-18-C-0036). Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Boulder, Colorado, was awarded a $15,156,662 modification (P00069) to contract W9113M-12-C-0005 for operational systems. Work will be performed in Boulder, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2021. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $15,156,662 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity. Mission 1st Group Inc.,* Arlington, Virginia, was awarded a $14,538,390 modification (P00020) to contract W52P1J-15-F-0039 for subject matter experts to assist with theater communications and networking infrastructure mission requirements, as well as perform critical functions such as project management and information assurance. Work will be performed in Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Jordan, with an estimated completion date of March 23, 2019. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $2,522,577 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity. GP Strategies Corp., Columbia, Maryland, was awarded a $13,356,046 modification (0005) to contract W52P1J-15-D-0087 for life cycle logistics support and chemical demilitarization training facility operation and maintenance. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 23, 2020. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance Army; and research, development, test and evaluation funds in the combined amount of $13,356,046 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity. General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, was awarded a $12,190,571 modification (P00010) to contract W81XWH-17-F-0078 for services to support all aspects of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity mission. Work will be performed in Fort Detrick, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2019. Fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $12,190,571 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Sept. 13, 2018) Jjbrun JV LLC,* San Antonio, Texas, was awarded a $11,396,361 firm-fixed-price contract to design and construct an ambulatory care center, dental addition and alteration to existing clinic at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Three bids were solicited with two bids received. Work will be performed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of May 14, 2021. Fiscal 2014 and 2018 military construction; and operations and maintenance Army funds in the combined amount of $11,396,361 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-18-F-0281). City of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Maryland, was awarded a $10,469,784 modification (P00099) to contract DAAD05-99-C-0008 for water and wastewater utility capital improvements. Work will be performed in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $4,720,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Tompco-Triton,* Seabeck, Washington, was awarded a $10,050,800 firm-fixed-price contract for repairs to bridges at Military Ocean Terminal Concord, California. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Concord, California, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 1, 2019. Fiscal 2018 military construction funds in the amount of $10,050,800 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California, is the contracting activity (W91238-18-C-0037). Goodloe Marine Inc.,* Wimauma, Florida, was awarded a $9,362,765 firm-fixed-price contract for Atlantic Intercostal Waterway maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $9,362,765 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston, South Carolina, is the contracting activity (W912HP-18-C-0011). L3 Technologies Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded a $9,054,373 firm-fixed-price contract to procure RQ-7B Shadow spares. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2020. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $9,054,373 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911QY-18-C-0233). AeroVironment, Monrovia, California, was awarded an $8,868,341 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales (Estonia) contract for RQ-20B Puma AE II. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work will be performed in Monrovia, California, with an estimated completion date of March 23, 2021. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $8,868,341 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911QY-18-C-0219). Power Engineering Construction Co., Alameda, California, was awarded a $7,110,250 firm-fixed-price contract for pier repairs at Military Ocean Terminal Concord, California. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Concord, California, with an estimated completion date of May 1, 2019. Fiscal 2018 military construction funds in the amount of $7,110,250 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California, is the contracting activity (W91238-18-C-0046). NAVY Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, is awarded $64,800,000 for firm-fixed-price delivery order N0001918F2470 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-15-G-0026). This delivery order provides for the low rate initial production 3 initial spares operational requirement to support organizational level maintenance for the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS). The initial spares requirement consists of six antenna group assemblies, six wideband receivers/exciters, ten radar signal processors (RSP), two antenna drive electronics and two RSP external power supplies for the MFAS. Work will be performed in Linthicum, Maryland (35 percent); Andover, Massachusetts (21.5 percent); Baltimore, Maryland (12.3 percent); Exeter, New Hampshire (9.1 percent); San Diego, California (6.3 percent); Annapolis, Maryland (4.5 percent); Stafford Springs, Connecticut (3.8 percent); Hampstead, Maryland (2 percent); various locations within the continental U.S. (4.8 percent), and various locations outside the continental U.S. (0.7 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 2022. Fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $64,800,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, St. Petersburg, Florida, is awarded a $61,992,392 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-only modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-5212) for Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) design agent and engineering services requirements. CEC is a sensor netting system that significantly improves battle force anti-air warfare capability by extracting and distributing sensor-derived information such that the superset of this data is available to all participating CEC units. CEC improves battle force effectiveness by improving overall situational awareness and by enabling longer range, cooperative, multiple, or layered engagement strategies. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (86 percent) and the governments of Australia (9 percent) and Japan (5 percent) under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in St. Petersburg, Florida, and is expected to be completed by September 2019. Fiscal 2018 and 2017 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); 2018 other procurement (Navy); foreign military sales (Australia, Japan); fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy and Marine Corps), funding in the amount of $8,617,678 will be obligated at the time of award and funds in the amount of $690,772 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. L3 Technologies Inc., Londonberry, New Hampshire, is awarded a $48,500,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the production of Squad Aiming Lasers (SAL), spare parts, and training in support of U.S. Special Operations Command. The SAL is a compact, ruggedized, aiming, pointing and illuminating laser system for compact rifles and assault rifles. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the performance period to ten years. Work will be performed in Londonberry, New Hampshire, and is expected to be completed by September 2023. If options are exercised, work will continue through September 2028. Fiscal 2018 Defense-wide procurement funding in the amount of $8,668,680 will be obligated at time of 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 five offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, is the contracting activity (N00164-18-D-JQ27). Johnson Controls Navy Systems LLC, York, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $38,941,842cost-plus-fixed fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and technical services in support of Naval research, development, testing and evaluation program for shipboard air conditioning and refrigeration programs. The services under this contract will provide for development and fabrication of compressors, control systems, refrigeration systems and air conditioning systems and technology integration kits based upon current Navy designs, testing and qualification of modified air conditioning and refrigeration systems; installation start-up services; carryout engineering analyses and in-service field support. Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2021. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $100,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c) (1) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N64498-18-D-4007). Kranze Technology Solutions Inc.,* Prospect Heights, Illinois, is awarded a $37,370,955 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support production, testing, installation, supportability, and technical documentation upgrades on an emerging Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence suite of equipment known as the Roll On/Roll Off Communications Suite for the V-22 Program. Work will be performed in Prospect Heights, Illinois, and is expected to be completed in September 2020. Fiscal 2017 and 2018 aircraft procurement (Navy) and fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluations (Navy) funds in the amount of $37,370,955 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (N68335-18-C-0780). G-W Management Services LLC,* Rockville, Maryland (N40080-17-D-0022); Desbuild Inc.,* Hyattsville, Maryland (N40080-17-D-0023); CFM/Severn JV,* Millersville, Maryland (N40080-17-D-0025); Ocean Construction Services Inc.,* Virginia Beach, Virginia (N40080-17-D-0026); C.E.R. Inc.,* Baltimore, Maryland (N40080-17-D-0027); and Tidewater Inc.,*Elkridge, Maryland (N40080-17-D-0028), are awarded Option Year One under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price multiple award contract for design and construction services within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington Integrated Product Team (IPT) Gold area of responsibility (AOR). The combined total value for all six contractors is $33,000,000. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $66,000,000. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed primarily within the NAVFAC Washington IPT Gold AOR to include Washington, District of Columbia (40 percent); Virginia (40 percent); and Maryland (20 percent). The term for this option is from September 2018 to September 2019. Future task orders will be primarily funded by fiscal 2019 military construction, (Navy); fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy and Marine Corps); and fiscal 2019 Navy working capital funds. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. BAE Systems Hawaii Shipyards Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, is awarded a $31,927,422 cost-plus-award-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to definitize previously-awarded undefinitized contract action N00024-14-C-4412 for scheduled extended docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA) for USS Hopper (DDG 70), homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii. A focal point of the work is to support alteration installation team modernization packages. The scheduled EDSRA is the opportunity in the ship's life cycle primarily to conduct repair and alteration to systems that will update and improve the ship's military and technical capabilities. Work will be performed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by July, 2020. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $19,641,877, fiscal 2018 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $2,790,109, and fiscal 2018 working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $111,793, will be obligated at time of award. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity. Telephonics Corp., Farmingdale, New York, is awarded a not-to-exceed $23,523,298 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of AN/ZPY-4 Radar supplies for the MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Air System for the Navy. The maximum quantities that can be procured under this contract include a quantity of 14 complete AN/ZPY-4 Radar sets; 17 antenna pedestals; 17 receiver transmitters; 20 signal processors; 48 waveguide assemblies; 15 harness assemblies; 15 radio frequency (RF) cable assemblies (W110); 15 RF cable assemblies (W111); 15 RF cable assemblies (W112); 19 Radar Command and Control Systems. Work will be performed in Huntington, New York, and is expected to be completed in September 2019. No funds are being obligated at 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 Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001918D0130). The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded $22,757,050 for modification P00009 to a delivery order (0025) previously issued against basic ordering agreement N00019-16-G-0001. This modification exercises an option for engineering, logistics, and program management in support of F/A-18A-D, E-F and EA-18G aircraft in support of reducing fleet out of reporting rates and maintenance planning. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed in September 2019. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,157,000 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Advancia Technologies LLC,* Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is awarded a ceiling price $20,054,685 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide non-centrally managed Home Station Role Players services. Work will be performed at 11 active duty and reserve Fleet Marine Force training locations (Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Bogue Field, North Carolina; Quantico Marine Corps Base, Virginia; Fort Story (Joint Expeditionary Base), Virginia; Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia; Camp Pendleton, California; Twentynine Palms, California; Bridgeport, California; Fort Hunter Liggett, Monterey County, California; Yuma, Arizona; and Hawaii); and work will be completed by Sept. 21, 2020. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $543,800 will be obligated on the first task order immediately following contract award and funds will expire the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-5 and 15 U.S. Code 637. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contract activity (M67854-18-D-7850). L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is awarded $16,332,950 for modification P00007 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N61340-17-D-0005) to exercise an option to provide for intermediate level maintenance, repair, and logistics services in support of the Chief of Naval Aircraft Training aircraft. Work will be performed at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida (50 percent); NAS Corpus Christi, Texas (45 percent); and NAS Whiting Field, Florida (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2019. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida, is the contracting activity. MACNAK Construction LLC,* Lakewood, Washington, is awarded $11,737,841 for firm-fixed-price task order N4425518F4410 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N44255-17-D-4013) for the removal and replacement of three generators at Naval Radio Station Jim Creek. The work to be performed provides for the removal and replacement of two existing Mitsubishi generators in Building 76 and one Worthington generator in Building 38. This work also includes modifications to Building 39 which include the removal of the fan room, remote radiators, fuel pumps, fuel day tanks, fuel piping, and switch gear. Additional requirements for Building 39 include seismic upgrades, installation of a fire sprinkler and alarm system, and demolishing and replacing the restroom. Work will be performed in Arlington, Washington, and is expected to be completed by December 2020. Navy working capital funds in the amount of $11,737,841 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity. BEAT LLC,* San Antonio, Texas (N62645-18-D-5060); and QED Systems Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia (N62645-18-D-5065), are each awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity, multiple award task order contract for Dental Digital Imaging (DDI) systems in support of various Naval Dental Treatment Facilities. These contracts have a combined maximum aggregate dollar value of $11,587,255. The multiple award contracts have a five year ordering period or until the time that orders totaling the sum of the maximum quantities have been issued, whichever occurs first. Places of performance will be various dental treatment facilities yet to be determined - specific sites will be specified on individual delivery orders as they are issued. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 27, 2023. Initial task orders using fiscal 2018 Defense Health Program other procurement funds will be obligated upon award in the amount of $742,943 to BEAT LLC, and $477,579 to QED Systems Inc., and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These contracts were competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The Naval Medical Logistics Command, Fort Detrick, Maryland, is the contracting activity. U.S Marine Management Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, is awarded a $10,545,649 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N3220517C3503) to fund the second one-year option period for one U.S. flagged Jones Act Tanker, M/T Maersk Peary for the transportation of petroleum products in support of Operation Deep Freeze in accordance with the terms of the charter. The vessel is capable of deployment to worldwide locations. Work will be performed worldwide and is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2021. Subject to availability of funds, fiscal 2019 working capital funds (Transportation) funds in the amount of $10,545,649 will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with eight proposals received. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity. BAE Systems, Rockville, Maryland, is awarded $9,919,748 for firm-fixed-price contract modification P00001 under a previously awarded contract (N00604-18-C-4001) to exercise option period one for munitions handling and management services which involves receiving, storing, segregating, issuing, inspecting, and transporting various types of ammunition, explosives, expendable and technical ordnance material and weapons for Joint Service commands. This contract includes a nine-month base period, and four 12-month option periods. The exercise of this option will bring the estimated value of the contract to $14,835,063, and if all options are exercised, it will bring the total value to $44,923,252. Work will be performed in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and work is expected to be completed by September 2019; if all options on the contract are exercised, work will be completed by September 2022. Subject to availability of funds, fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the full amount of $9,919,748 will be obligated once the modification to exercise option year one is awarded, and funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with the solicitation posted to the Federal Business Opportunities and Navy Electronic Commerce Online websites, with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity. Textron Aviation Defense LLC, Wichita, Kansas, is awarded $7,263,870 for modification P00013 to exercise an option to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement contract (N00019-15-C-0124). This option provides for the procurement of 255 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (AD-B) Out production kits for the T-6 aircraft for the Navy (251) and the Army (4). The ADS-B Out capability ensures receipt of information in real-time precision, shared situational awareness, advanced applications for pilots and controllers. Work will be performed in Wichita, Kansas, and is expected to be completed in September 2019. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida, is the contracting activity. WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, Alaska, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a $46,730,000 ceiling for a DoD-wide University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for research, development, testing, and evaluation services in the area of geophysical detection of nuclear proliferation. The UARC will be managed by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control, reporting to the assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs. This was a sole-source acquisition in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). The face value of this action is a ceiling amount of $46,730,000. No funding is issued with the award. Funding will be executed at the task order level using operations and maintenance; and research, development, test and evaluation funds. Work will be performed in Fairbanks, Alaska. The period of performance is a five-year ordering period. The Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HQ0034-18-D-0027). DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY NCS Technologies Inc., Gainesville, Virginia, is awarded firm-fixed priced delivery order HE125418F3012 in the amount of $15,844,337 via the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) for life-cycle replacement of laptop and desktop computers with storage carts to be delivered to multiple Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools and offices in the U.S., Europe and Pacific areas. DoDEA received eight quotes. The one time purchase will use operations and maintenance funding. DoDEA Headquarters, Alexandria, Virginia, is the contracting activity. *Small Business https://dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1642195/source/GovDelivery/

  • Royal Thai Air Force expands fleet with additional H225M order

    September 21, 2018 | International, Aerospace

    Royal Thai Air Force expands fleet with additional H225M order

    Thailand, – Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of four H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), as part of the fleet strengthening programme. This follow-on order will bring the RTAF's H225M fleet to 12 units by 2021. Specially equipped with emergency flotation gear, fast roping, cargo sling, search light and electro-optical systems, these four new multirole H225M helicopters will join RTAF's existing fleet of six H225Ms for combat search and rescue missions, search and rescue flights and troop transport operations. The air force will also be receiving two H225Ms from its earlier order, by end of this year. This latest contract will also cover on-site technical support and continuing airworthiness management organisation services, fully supported by Airbus' Thailand team. “The H225Ms have served the Royal Thai Air Force well since the delivery of its first batch in 2015, and we are truly honoured by this renewed order, underscoring their continued trust and confidence in our helicopters and the committed support to their fleet. With its proven versatility, reliability and endurance, we know that the H225 will continue to capably fulfil the most challenging missions. RTAF can count on our Thailand-based customer centre for continued availability of the fleet,” said Philippe Monteux, Head of Southeast Asia and Pacific region. Featuring state-of-the-art electronic instruments and the renowned 4-axis autopilot system, the 11-ton-catergory twin-turbine H225M offers outstanding endurance and fast cruise speed, and may be fitted with various equipment to suit any role. Close to 90 units are in service, achieving 100,700 flight hours to-date. About Airbus Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2017 it generated revenues of € 59 billion restated for IFRS 15 and employed a workforce of around 129,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world's leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/09/royal-thai-air-force-expands-fleet-with-additional-h225m-order.html

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