30 juillet 2024 | International, Aérospatial

UK launches global MQ-9B drone users’ club for allies

The drone program is growing rapidly, as it initially included six nations and now comprises ten.

https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2024/07/30/uk-launches-global-mq-9b-drone-users-club-for-allies/

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  • Contract Awards by US Department of Defense - August 7, 2019

    8 août 2019 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité

    Contract Awards by US Department of Defense - August 7, 2019

    AIR FORCE United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $156,752,771 firm-fixed-price modification (P00003) to previously awarded contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for National Security Space Launch Delta IV Heavy Launch services. This modification provides for launch vehicle production services for National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Launch Mission Three, the last of three planned NRO launch missions under this contract. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract from $310,784,574 to $467,537,345. Work will be performed in Centennial, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and is expected to be completed by January 2024. Fiscal 2019 missile procurement funds in the amount of $144,637,202 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity. (CORRECTION: The May 9, 2019, announcement of this contract's modification for Launch Mission Two incorrectly stated the total cumulative face value of the contract at the time as $449,813,010. The actual total cumulative value was $310,784,574.) Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, California, has been awarded a $22,500,000 cost-plus incentive-fee modification (P00017) to previously awarded contract FA8808-18-C-0002 for changes to the payload driven by selection of a host space vehicle. The contract provides for the delivery of two Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) payloads. Work will be performed at Redondo Beach, California, and is expected to be completed by December 2023. Fiscal 2019 research and development funds in the amount of $5,900,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity. TFAB Defense Systems LLC,* Warner Robins, Georgia, was awarded an $8,918,791 firm-fixed-price contract for engineering services. This contract provides for develop the software, test hardware and related documentation for test program sets for use with the Air Force's Versatile Depot Automatic Test Station family of testers to isolate failures within line replaceable units and shop replaceable units. Work will be performed at Warner Robins, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 6, 2022. This award is the result of a Small Business Set Aside sole-source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity for contract (FA8571-19-D-A003). ARMY Southwest Valley Constructors Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded an $80,869,000 contract for design-build horizontal construction in support of the Department of Homeland Security in McAllen, Texas. Three bids were solicited with three bids received. Work will be performed in McAllen, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 28, 2021. Fiscal 2019 Department of Homeland Security funds in the amount of $80,869,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-19-C-0118). Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded an $11,812,335 modification (P00240) to contract W56HZV-15-C-0095 for Authorized Stockage List. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2021. Fiscal 2018 and 2019 other procurement, Army and procurement Marine Corps funds in the combined amount of $11,812,335 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity. Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, was awarded a $9,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for geotechnical 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 Aug. 7, 2024. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-19-D-0046). NAVY Data Link Solutions LLC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is awarded a maximum potential value $75,000,000 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract (N00039-15-D-0042) for the Block Upgrade II retrofit of Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) low volume terminals. The terminals provide secure, high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for Navy, Air Force and Army platforms, and for Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed in Wayne, New Jersey (50%); and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (50%), and is expected to be completed by December 2026. No funding is being obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated as individual delivery orders are issued. This contract modification was not competitively procured because it is a sole-source acquisition pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) - only one responsible source (Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 6.302-1). The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity and awarded the contract on behalf of the MIDS Program Office. Oceaneering International Inc., Chesapeake, Virginia, is awarded a maximum value $34,316,273 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Virginia class submarine sail racetracks, payload tube loading platforms and multiple all-up-round canister special support equipment ladder kits with shipping crates. Work will be performed in Chesapeake, Virginia, and is expected to be complete in August 2024. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $3,368,978 will be obligated at time of award, and not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304 (a) via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N64498-19-D-4031). Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts, is awarded $17,695,256 for firm-fixed-price modification to task order N40085-18-F-5881 under previously awarded contract N40085-17-D-5004 for design of a multi-mission dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. This modification will provide for all architectural and engineering services necessary for the final design, including developing the design-bid-build solicitation documents. Work will be performed in Massachusetts (90%); and Maine (10%), and is expected to be completed by March 2021. Fiscal 2021 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $17,695,256 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity. RTL Networks Inc.,* Denver, Colorado, is awarded a $14,399,532 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide services in the areas of cooperative cyber risk assessments and cyber table tops of fighter/attack (fixed and rotary wing) and surveillance aircraft or similarly complex aircraft, tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, GPS guided weapons or similarly complex weapons, training simulators, Portable Electronic Maintenance Aids equipment, software and development environments, and associated communications and networks. Work will be performed in China Lake, California (50%); Placentia, California (48%); and Denver, Colorado (2%), and is expected to be completed in August 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 competitively procured via an electronic request for proposal as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside; two offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, California, is the contracting activity (N68936-19-D-0040). The Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Mitchel Field, New York, is awarded $11,498,789 for cost-plus-incentive-fee modification P00018 for new scope under previously awarded contract N00030-18-C-0045 to provide U.S. Trident II (D5) Strategic Weapon System efforts for the navigation subsystem. Work will be performed in Mitchel Field, New York, with an expected completion date of Dec. 31, 2021. Fiscal 2018 research, development, tests and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,498,789 are being obligated on this award. This contract was a sole-source acquisition pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity. Treadwell Corp., Thomaston, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $7,330,400 ceiling-priced delivery order N00104-19-F-J80J under previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00104-15-G-A408 for repair of 98 items in support of the Navy's Electrolytic Oxygen Generator System. The contract is a four-year contract with no option periods. Work will be performed in Thomaston, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed by September 2023. Working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $3,591,896 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 sole-sourced requirement under authority 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. *Small Business https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/1928698/source/GovDelivery/

  • U.S. Department of the Navy Awards Perspecta $657 Million Extension to Continue Providing IT Services on its Next Generation Enterprise Services (NGEN) Contract

    24 septembre 2019 | International, Naval

    U.S. Department of the Navy Awards Perspecta $657 Million Extension to Continue Providing IT Services on its Next Generation Enterprise Services (NGEN) Contract

    Chantilly, Va. - September 23, 2019 - Perspecta Inc. (NYSE: PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider, today announced that it was awarded a $657 million extension of its NGEN contract with the U.S. Department of the Navy for continued delivery IT services. The extension provides the continued delivery of IT services for an additional four months beyond the current NGEN extension, from June 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020, with three one-month options available. Under NGEN, Perspecta operates the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), the world's largest intranet, with approximately 400,000 seats representing 700,000 Navy and Marine Corps uniformed and civilian users, largely within the continental United States. As originally awarded, the NGEN contract would have expired on June 26, 2018, with the current extension slated to expire on May 31, 2020. “Through NGEN, the Navy has long established itself as a technology leader among government agencies,” said Mac Curtis, president and chief executive officer, Perspecta. “We are proud of the innovative partnership we've built with them and look forward to putting bold new ideas to work in preparation for the next phase of the program.” About Perspecta Inc. At Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), we question, we seek and we solve. Perspecta brings a diverse set of capabilities to our U.S. government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health care and state and local markets. Our 270+ issued, licensed and pending patents are more than just pieces of paper, they tell the story of our innovation. With offerings in mission services, digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of 14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects work tirelessly to not only execute the mission, but build and support the backbone that enables it. Perspecta was formed to take on big challenges. We are an engine for growth and success and we enable our customers to build a better nation. For more information about Perspecta, visit perspecta.com. # # # This press release may contain- forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Perspecta and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Perspecta undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Perspecta believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Contact: Lorraine M. Corcoran Vice President, Corporate Communications 571.313.6054 office 301.529.9429 mobile lorraine.corcoran@perspecta.com M. Stuart Davis Vice President, Investor Relations 703.547.0300 office 571.424.6262 mobile stuart.davis@perspecta.com https://perspecta.com/press-releases/us-department-of-the-navy-awards-perspecta-%24657-million-extension-to-continue-providing-it-services-on-its-ngen-contract

  • Northrop reports strong growth, expects ‘zero profit’ on B-21 contract

    26 octobre 2023 | International, Aérospatial, C4ISR

    Northrop reports strong growth, expects ‘zero profit’ on B-21 contract

    Northrop Grumman officials cautioned that the B-21 Raider won't be profitable at first, though they see it driving future growth.

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