MDA awards SETA contracts

The last round of BRAC moved a significant number of MDA assets to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. Now two SETA contracts were awarded recently to support the agency. DMD was given an ID/IQ contract that could be worth over $40 M if all options are executed. Teledyne Solutions was also awarded one that is worth over $150 M. Both contracts have multiple options, and with all ID/IQ contracts there is no guarantee any work will be given out.

See The Huntsville Times for more.

BRAC money flows to Huntsville

B.L. Harbert International won the contract to build two new building complexes at Redstone Arsenal (RSA) as part of the last round of BRAC moves. See a press release here. BRAC was good to RSA as it moved the headquarters of the US Army Material Command (AMC) and the US Army Security Assistance Command (USACA) to the base. AMC is responsible for buying, fielding and supporting most of the Army’s material. USACA helps transfer US weapons to foreign countries. The $100 M plus contract will build the necessary buildings to house the commands.

Defense Contracts Awarded for April 15, 2008

ARMY

AM General, LLC, South Bend, Ind., was awarded on Apr. 11, 2008, a $650,079,405 firm-fixed price contract for 4,526 high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles. Work will be performed in Mishawaka, Ind., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Mar. 17, 2006. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (DAAE07-01-C-S0001). Read more

Congress now lobbies for KC-X to be based in their states

No matter who wins the contract state delegations are lobbying the Air Force to base the new tanker in their states. See The Hill for more on this. Not only are states choosing sides in which contractor should get the contract, see this previous post and this one as well, they are also trying to get the new aircraft based locally. Read more