Contracts for March 19, 2010

Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.

Boeing Can’t Be Seen As Taking Advantage Of Being Sole Bidder

Now, that Boeing is the only bidder on the KC-X, the Seattle Times notes that Boeing now has to make sure that it is not seen as taking advantage of being the sole bidder:

Northrop Grumman walked away from the $40 billion Air Force refueling-tanker competition Monday, drawing a widely criticized and nearly decadelong procurement process close to an outright Boeing victory.

With the likely prospect of air tankers rolling out of Everett until around 2027 at least, the outcome could secure as many as 2,000 direct jobs in Everett and an additional 6,000 statewide at suppliers and others, according to previous Boeing estimates.

Yet Northrop’s withdrawal leaves Boeing with a pricing dilemma as it prepares a final bid. The Pentagon, embarrassed by the lack of competition, now will be under extra scrutiny over what it pays for its tankers.

On one hand, because the contract is a fixed price — meaning the winner must swallow the loss if program costs escalate beyond the price it bids — Boeing typically would be expected to aim high, especially with no competition.

At the same time, Boeing will want to avoid the appearance that it is taking advantage of Northrop’s withdrawal to jack up the price.

“This competition was supposed to be a model for future procurement,” said Issaquah-based aviation analyst Scott Hamilton of Leeham.net. “It’s clear the Department of Defense fell short again in running a procurement process that works.”

The contract is to supply the Air Force with 179 tankers used to refuel fighter, transport and bomber aircraft en route to their targets.

Northrop had teamed with EADS, parent of European planemaker Airbus, to offer a tanker based on the Airbus A330.

In 2008, the Defense Department cited a rough contract value of $35 billion, or about $196 million per airplane, plus an extra $5 billion in operational support and other costs.

Certainly, the rivalry in the previous round of the tanker competition between the Boeing 767 and the A330 drastically reduced the cost to the taxpayer.

Read the entire article at the Seattle Times.

Boeing Completes Preliminary Design of Free Electron Laser Weapon System

Boeing Completes Preliminary Design of Free Electron Laser Weapon System
March 18, 2010

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed the preliminary design of the U.S. Navy's Free Electron Laser (FEL) weapon system, a key step toward building a FEL prototype for realistic tests at sea.

During the preliminary design review held March 9 to March 11 at a Boeing facility in Arlington, Va., the company presented its design to more than 30 U.S. government and National Laboratory representatives. This electric laser will operate by passing a beam of high-energy electrons through a series of powerful magnetic fields, generating an intense emission of laser light that can disable or destroy targets.

"The Free Electron Laser will use a ship's electrical power to create, in effect, unlimited ammunition and provide the ultra-precise, speed-of-light capability required to defend U.S. naval forces against emerging threats, such as hyper-velocity cruise missiles," said Gary Fitzmire, vice president and program director of Boeing Directed Energy Systems. "The successful completion of this preliminary design review is an important milestone in developing a weapon system that will transform naval warfare."

In April 2009, Boeing was awarded an Office of Naval Research contract valued at up to $163 million -- with an initial task order of $6.9 million -- to begin developing FEL. The Navy is expected to decide this summer whether to award additional task orders to Boeing to complete the FEL design and build and operate a laboratory demonstrator.

Boeing Missile Defense Systems' Directed Energy Systems unit in Albuquerque and the Boeing Research & Technology group in Seattle support the FEL program. The company has partnered with U.S. Department of Energy laboratories, academia and industry partners to design the laser.

Boeing is developing laser systems for a variety of defense applications. Besides FEL, these systems include the Airborne Laser, the High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator, and Laser Avenger, among others.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.

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House Armed Services Committee: Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Requests from the U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Northern Command

House Armed Services Committee: Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Requests from the U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Northern Command
Ike Skelton, Chairman
March 18, 2010

Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton
Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Requests from the U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Northern Command

Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) delivered the following opening statement during today’s hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 budget requests from the U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Northern Command:

“The committee will come to order. Today’s hearing is part of our annual series of posture hearings with Combatant Commanders. I am very pleased to welcome General Gene Renuart of the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command and General Doug Fraser of the U.S. Southern Command. General Renuart and General Fraser, welcome.

“I want to express my gratitude and appreciation to all the servicemen and women whom you each command. They provide an invaluable service to our country, and we are in their debt.

“We are fortunate to have the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command represented here today. In many respects, these two commands share more than a common boundary. They take on many similar types of intractable challenges and work closely with their partners to provide for our region’s security and stability.

“Recent events, including the earthquake that devastated parts of Haiti and the drug cartel-related violence near our border in Mexico, remind us of the many important and varied missions of these commands.

“In today’s hearing, I look forward to our witnesses’ testimony on these missions and the issues that they face.

“Starting in the NORTHCOM area of responsibility, I would like to hear from General Renuart about what progress we are making in helping our Mexican neighbors combat narco-syndicates and border violence. I also look forward to hearing about how NORTHCOM is continuing to work to improve coordination with local, state and federal authorities.

“In addition, I would like to hear about how the recent Quadrennial Defense Review recommendations will impact NORTHCOM. In particular, please address the recommendations for faster, more flexible consequence management forces and improved awareness in the Arctic region.

“Turning to the Southern Command, I would like to commend General Fraser and all those men and women at SOUTHCOM for their tremendous efforts in Haiti in conjunction with Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE. Under the command of SOUTHCOM, U.S. military forces quickly responded to the urgent needs of the Haitian people and allowed them to immediately start the relief and recovery process after the devastating earthquake that struck their capitol city of Port au Prince. SOUTHCOM played a critical role in the inter-agency effort in Haiti and I am very proud of all those involved. I am also interested to hear General Fraser’s thoughts on the future of Haiti and what SOUTHCOM’s role and requirements there will be.

“I continue to be very concerned about the flow of illegal narcotics from South and Central America into the United States as well as reports of an increase in trafficking to Europe and the Middle East. I also welcome any comments that General Fraser may have on these issues.

“In addition, I would like to hear a frank assessment of the status of our relationships with militaries and governments in the SOUTHCOM region. Please address how the current state of our relationships impacts our ability to conduct counter-narcotics and other operations.
More broadly speaking, I would like to hear from both of our witnesses today on ideas you may have for improving your command’s ability to execute its missions.

“Once again, I thank our witnesses for being here. The continued efforts of their commands are critical to the security and stability of our nation and the region.
I now turn to my good friend, the Ranking Member, Buck McKeon, for any comments he might care to make.

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House Armed Services Committee: Skelton Statement on Anniversary of Iraq Invasion

House Armed Services Committee: Skelton Statement on Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
Ike Skelton, Chairman
March 18, 2010

Skelton Statement on Anniversary of Iraq Invasion

Washington, D.C.—House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) released the statement below in advance of the seven year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq tomorrow:

“As we begin the eighth year of conflict in Iraq, it is only appropriate to recognize how much progress has been made this past year. I am so proud of our brave men and women in uniform for their dedication, skill, and sacrifice, and I am proud of the Iraqi people for their resolve to overcome the many challenges they have faced.

“Iraq’s determination to stand on its own without large numbers of U.S. troops, as well as the ongoing transition to a capable and largely democratic government, will bring to a close our long deployment in Iraq. U.S. troops have helped build the foundation for a better Iraqi future, and now the future of Iraq rests in the hands of its own people. The recent Iraqi elections, although far from a guarantee of stability and democracy, give us hope for the days ahead. Success and stability in Iraq are not certain—and it is possible that the country could return to violence—but I am optimistic that we will reach our target date to close this mission by the end of next year.”

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JHPSSL Program Receives Acclaimed Laureate Award From Editors of Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine

JHPSSL Program Receives Acclaimed Laureate Award From Editors of Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine
March 18, 2010

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. –– The Defense Department's Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) Phase 3, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has been selected for the prestigious Laureate Award in the IT/Electronics category.

Aviation Week and Space Technology, the industry's premier news publication, bestowed the award at a black-tie event March 17, 2010 at
the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Laureate awards recognize individuals and teams for their extraordinary accomplishments that embody the spirit of exploration, innovation and vision.

"This award is testament to our capabilities and performance in successfully transforming solid state lasers from a promising
technology to a robust capability with the proven attributes to enable application to the evolving security needs of our nation," said Dan Wildt, vice president of Directed Energy Systems at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.

"When the program began four years ago, few believed that solid-state lasers could produce a militarily significant 100kW beam.
Our JHPSSL team proved not only that it could be done, but that it could be done reliably and repeatedly through an innovative, power
scalable approach that has surpassed expectations and for which power limits have yet to be tested."

The JHPSSL team, led by program manager Jay Marmo, became the first to meet or exceed the requirements of a U.S. Defense Department
initiative to demonstrate a solid-state laser capable of producing 100 kilowatts of laser power over a sustained period while maintaining a tightly focused, highly concentrated light beam. This new capability supports self-defense missions from diverse threats such as rockets, artillery, mortar, swarming boats, unmanned aerial vehicles, aircraft and cruise missiles. Ultra-precision strike becomes practical from a variety of ground, sea or air-based platforms while minimizing the risk of collateral damage. Northrop Grumman has been the world's leading supplier of high-energy laser systems, subsystems and components for over 40 years.

The military customer for JHPSSL is the Office of the Secretary of Defense, High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office in Albuquerque,
N.M. Phase 3 was managed by the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Huntsville, Ala.

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Boeing Receives Additional Contract for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems

Boeing Receives Additional Contract for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems
March 18, 2010

ST. LOUIS, -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it received a $39.6 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense in December to provide 85 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS).

Boeing will deliver JHMCS aircraft hardware and pilot equipment for U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard F-15 Eagles, Air Force F-16 Falcons, and 10 international customers.

“The U.S. Air Force and international customers continue to rely on JHMCS to provide state-of-the-art targeting for aircraft weapon systems,” said Phil King, JHMCS program manager for Boeing. “It has become an indispensable tool for increasing pilots’ combat capability.”

The United States and international customers have ordered more than 3,300 systems to date, out of an estimated 3,700-system production program. The contract announced today is Boeing’s eleventh JHMCS production order since 2002.

First used in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multirole JHMCS gives flight crew members the ability to rapidly acquire and designate a target simply by looking at it. By placing an aiming cross, projected on the helmet visor, over the desired target and pressing a button, pilots can quickly and easily aim weapons and sensors to designate and attack airborne or ground targets. The JHMCS visor also displays tactical information, aircraft altitude, airspeed, g-force and angle of attack to increase the user’s situational awareness.

Boeing is the prime contractor and integrator for JHMCS. Vision Systems International, based in San Jose, Calif., is the major subcontractor.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world’s largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Succeeds in First Vertical Landing

Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Succeeds in First Vertical Landing
March 18, 2010 3:02:00 PM

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., -- A supersonic Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing today for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat.

"Today's vertical landing onto a 95-foot square pad showed that we have the thrust and the control to maneuver accurately both in free air and in the descent through ground effect," said F-35 Lead STOVL Pilot Graham Tomlinson.

Tomlinson performed an 80-knot (93 miles per hour) short takeoff from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., at 1:09 p.m. EDT. About 13 minutes into the flight, he positioned the aircraft 150 feet above the airfield, where he commanded the F-35 to hover for approximately one minute then descend to the runway.

"The low workload in the cockpit contrasted sharply with legacy short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) platforms," said Tomlinson, a retired Royal Air Force fighter pilot and a BAE Systems employee since 1986. "Together with the work already completed for slow-speed handling and landings, this provides a robust platform to expand the fleet's STOVL capabilities."

Robert J. Stevens, Lockheed Martin chairman and chief executive officer, said, "Today's vertical landing of the F-35 BF-1 aircraft was a vivid demonstration of innovative technology that will serve the global security needs of the U.S. and its allies for decades to come. I am extremely proud of the F-35 team for their dedication, service and performance in achieving this major milestone for the program."

Doug Pearson, Lockheed Martin vice president of F-35 Test and Verification, said, "The successful first vertical landing today met our test objectives and demonstrates the F-35B's capacity to operate from a very small area at sea or on shore - a unique capability for a supersonic, stealth fighter. This is the first of many such tests to fully define the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) characteristics of the world's most capable 5th generation fighter. We will routinely conduct vertical landings and short takeoffs to further expand the operational flight envelope for the F-35B."

The aircraft in today's test, known as BF-1, is one of three F-35B STOVL jets currently undergoing flight trials at the Patuxent River test site. It is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine driving a counter-rotating Rolls-Royce LiftFan(R). The shaft-driven LiftFan system, which includes a Rolls-Royce three-bearing swivel duct that vectors engine thrust and under-wing roll ducts that provide lateral stability, produces more than 41,000 pounds of vertical lift. The F135 is the most powerful engine ever flown in a fighter aircraft.

The F-35B will replace U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B STOVL fighters and F/A-18 strike fighters. The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and the Italian Air Force and Navy will employ the F-35B as well. With its short takeoff and vertical landing capability, the F-35B will enable allied forces to conduct operations from small ships and unprepared fields, enabling expeditionary operations around the globe.

The F-35 program is using the Lockheed Martin-developed Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) for maintenance actions, spares tracking and technical data support. ALIS is part of the F-35's innovative sustainment architecture monitored by the F-35 Autonomic Logistics Global Sustainment (ALGS) Operations Center in Fort Worth. The early deployment of the F-35 net-enabled logistics system to be used by all nine partner countries helps ensure the F-35's smooth transition to operational status, and is a key enabler for lower life cycle costs.

The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations, advanced sustainment, and lower operational and support costs. Lockheed Martin is developing the F-35 with its principal industrial partners, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. Two separate, interchangeable F-35 engines are under development: the Pratt & Whitney F135 and the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team F136.

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House Armed Services Committee: Skelton to Introduce Legislation to Protect TRICARE

House Armed Services Committee: Skelton to Introduce Legislation to Protect TRICARE
Ike Skelton, Chairman
March 18, 2010

Skelton to Introduce Legislation to Protect TRICARE

Washington, D.C.—Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) released the statement below regarding his intent to introduce legislation to explicitly state in law that TRICARE and the DOD nonappropriated fund (NAF) health plans meet all of the health care requirements currently under consideration by Congress for individual health insurance. These programs provide health coverage to members of the military and their families, military retirees and their families, and employees of U.S. military post/base exchanges and other nonappropriated fund activities.

“Our nation’s military provides us with first-class protection, and it is our obligation to provide them—and their families—with first-class health care in return. While some of this Committee’s members may disagree on overall health care reform, we are united in our commitment to ensuring that any measure signed into law will not have any unintended consequences that adversely impact the military health care programs for our men and women in uniform and their families.

“Although the health care legislation passed by the House explicitly exempted TRICARE from being affected, the Senate bill did not. Unfortunately, the parliamentary rules of the reconciliation process did not allow for the inclusion of language that specifically protects these programs. To reassure our nation’s service members and their families that their health coverage will remain unaffected by this, I will introduce legislation this week to explicitly state that TRICARE and the NAF health plans meet all requirements for individual health insurance; this language will also be included in this year’s national defense authorization bill.”

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DOD CONTRACTS for March 18, 2010

DOD CONTRACTS for March 18, 2010
March 18, 2010

NAVY

Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Irvine, Calif. (N62473-10-D-5405); Harper Construction Co., Inc., San Diego, Calif. (N62473-10-D-5406); Barnhart, Inc., San Diego, Calif. (N62473-10-D-5407); Sundt Construction, Inc., Tempe, Ariz. (N62473-10-D-5408); RQ Construction, Inc., Carlsbad, Calif. (N62473-10-D-5409); R. A. Burch Construction Co., Inc., Ramona, Calif. (N62473-10-D-5410); Solpac Construction, Inc., dba Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego, Calif. (N62473-10-D-5411); T. B. Penick & Sons, Inc., San Diego, Calif. (N62473-10-D-5412); and Clark Construction Group - California, LP, Costa Mesa, Calif. (N62473-10-D-5413), are each being awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple-award construction contract for commercial and institutional building construction at various locations predominantly within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility (AOR). The maximum dollar value, including the base period and four option years, for all nine contracts combined is $900,000,000. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. is being awarded task order 0001 at $5,775,000 for the design and construction of an industrial machine shop facility at the Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, Calif. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by December 2010. All work will be performed at various federal sites within the NAVFAC Southwest AOR including, but not limited to, Southern California (94 percent), Arizona (5 percent), and New Mexico (1 percent). The term of the contracts is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of March 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online Web site, with 54 proposals received. These nine contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contracts. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Simulation, Training and Support, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded an $83,305,442 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to design, develop, fabricate, integrate, and test the electronic Consolidated Automated Support System. In addition, this provides for the procurement of 14 engineering development models during the system design and development phase of the contract. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla. (61 percent); Hunt Valley, Md. (26 percent); North Reading, Mass.(12 percent); and Reston, Va. (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals; three offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-10-C-0225).

AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Raleigh, N.C., is being awarded a maximum $30,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for utilities design and engineering services for projects located at Marine Corps installations at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Work performed includes utility infrastructure design projects; providing/replacing/upgrading sanitary collection and treatment systems; potable water supply, treatment, and distribution systems; stormwater collection and conveyance systems; installation of security fencing and entry control facilities; installation/repair of shoreline erosion control measures; design of new and resurfacing of existing airfields, roads, and parking lots; performing property and topographic surveys; and facility site work to include demolition, underground storage tank removal, layout, and site preparation. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C. (75 percent), and Havelock, N.C. (25 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online Web site, with 28 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-10-D-5313).

Mikros Systems Corp.*, Fort Washington, Pa.,is being awarded a maximum amount $25,959,991 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of adaptive diagnostic electronic portable test sets that will be used by technicians to maintain, calibrate and diagnose problems with complex electronic radar systems. Work will be performed in Fort Washington, Pa. (90 percent), and various other locations (10 percent), and is expected be completed by September 2015. Contract funds willnot expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research action; one offer was received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-D-GR63).

Raytheon Network Centric Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded a $13,680,670 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-5202) for the design agent and engineering services for the cooperative engagement capability (CEC) system. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (97 percent) and the government of the United Kingdom (3 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Largo, Fla. (80 percent); St. Petersburg, Fla. (19 percent); and Dallas, Texas (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by September 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Ocean Systems Engineering Corp., Oceanside, Calif., is being awarded $9,034,935 for task order # 0068 under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (M67854-02-A-9020). The scope of this effort is to provide on-going engineering, technical, acquisition, administrative, and management support to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Command and Control Systems Program Management Office; and a liaison representative on-site at Communications-Electronics Command, Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications Tactical, Project Manager Battle Command. This statement of work includes Combat Operations Center; MAGTF command and control combat operations center capability blocks 2010 and 2012; joint tactical common operational picture workstation; target location designation handoff system; advanced field artillery tactical data system; blue force situational awareness family of systems; joint interface control officer support system; and potential technology insertion opportunities under the science and technology transition office. The programs require support through all phases of the acquisition cycle. Work will be performed in Quantico, Va., and is expected to be completed in March 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $4,458,469 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $7,873,660 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-02-C-3002) for the development, fabrication, and qualification of a polymer matrix composite drag brace for use on the main landing gear on the F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft. Work will be performed in Helmond, the Netherlands (67 percent), and Ft. Worth, Texas (33 percent), and is expected to be completed in October 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

P&S Construction, Inc.*, Lowell, Mass., is being awarded a $6,257,000 firm-fixed-price contract for main gate security improvements at Naval Weapons Station Earle. Work includes gate access realignment; reinforced fencing; new security fencing surrounding the guardhouse area; new hardened guard house; base-wide alarm duress system; site lighting; permanent vehicle inspection shelter with closed circuit television; undercarriage video surveillance equipment; permanent passive security barriers; two active pop-up vehicle barriers; new connector road to explosive ordnance disposal; demolition of existing pass and identification office; construction of new pass and identification office within a new inspection facility; and 54 parking spaces. The contract also contains one unexercised option which, if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $6,276,950. Work will be performed in Colts Neck, N.J., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online Web site with 16 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-10-C-9441).

AIR FORCE

Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., was awarded a $272,581,553 contract which will exercise FY10 third quarter option contract line items for the C17 Globemaster III sustainment partnership contract. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. 330 ASW, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8614-04-C-2004, P00525).

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Kentucky Bioprocessing, LLC, is being awarded a $17,900,500 other transaction/technology investment agreement for developing a proof-of-concept platform capable of yielding a purified vaccine candidate using a whole plant-based process. Work will be performed in Owensboro, Ky., and is expected to be completed in March 2011. Funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. A solicitation was issued via Federal Business Opportunities on March 6, 2009; more than 25 bids were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va. (HR0011-10-3-0004).

ARMY

Disc-O-Bed, LP, Duluth, Ga., was awarded on March 16, 2010, a $12,000,000 firm-fixed-fee contract to procure bunk beds with foot lockers and spare parts. The original estimated dollar value was $1,000,000. This action is to increase the amount of this indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity to $12,000,000. Work is to be performed in Duluth, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 3, 2013. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with one bid received. RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W58P05-08-D-0015).

Arete Associates, Northridge, Calif., was awarded on March 17, 2010, a $7,810,252 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The program seeks to develop advanced technologies to provide superior situational awareness to war fighters operating in maritime environments. Work is to be performed in Arlington, Va. (76.6 percent); Tucson, Ariz. (9.9 percent); North Billerica, Mass. (4.9 percent); and various other locations (8.9 percent), with an estimated completion date of June 16, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (HR0011-10-C-0006).

NextiraOne Federal, LLC, Herndon, Va., was awarded on March 12, 2010, a $6,954,688 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This project manager, network service center performance work statement addresses the Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program effort to engineer, furnish, install, secure, test, document, migrate, and cutover a turn-key solution to upgrade the existing infrastructure and facilities at Germany 3C (Hohenfels). Work is to be performed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 12, 2011. Ten bids were solicited with ten bids received. Army Contracting Command, National Capitol Regional Contracting Center, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0027-0005).

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Today in the Department of Defense, Friday, March 19, 2010

Today in the Department of Defense, Friday, March 19, 2010
March 18, 2010

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn have no public or media events on their schedules.

Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Robert F. Hale and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Installations and Environment Dorothy Robyn testify at a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee on budget overview at 10 a.m. EDT in room H-143, The Capitol.

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Contracts for March 18, 2010

Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.

Northrop Grumman Begins Installing First EHF Satcom Hardware on B-2

Northrop Grumman Begins Installing First EHF Satcom Hardware on B-2
March 17, 2010

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) technicians here have begun installing the first set of hardware for a B-2 stealth bomber upgrade that will eventually allow the jet to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than its current satellite communications system. The work is being done as part of Increment 1 of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications program.

Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2 Spirit, the flagship of the nation's long range strike arsenal, and
one of the world's most survivable aircraft systems. The B-2 is the only combat-proven stealth platform in the current U.S. inventory.

"EHF Increment 1 puts in place the high speed data handling infrastructure that the B-2 will need to perform its most advanced
communications and weapons delivery missions in the future," said Col. Kevin Harms, USAF, Commander, 702nd Aeronautical Systems Group. "The beginning of hardware installation means that we are making solid progress getting this new capability out of the lab and into the hands of the warfighter."

"The installation of EHF Increment 1 hardware also means that we're nearly done with a significant task of software development, integration and testing for the program," added Dave Mazur, Northrop Grumman's vice president of long range strike and B-2 program manager.

According to Mazur, the new software was developed, integrated and tested by Northrop Grumman employees working at the Air Force's
Weapon Systems Support Center, Tinker AFB, Okla. Ground testing of the EHF Increment 1 hardware is planned for March, with flight testing expected to begin in April.

The first "kit" of EHF Increment 1 hardware includes:

-- A new integrated processing unit (IPU) developed by Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, NY., that will replace up to a dozen current stand-alone avionics computers on the B-2;

-- A new disk drive unit developed by Honeywell Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Plymouth, Minn., that will enable transfer of EHF data onto and off of the B-2; and

-- A network of fiber optic cable that will support the high speed data transfers within the aircraft.

The three-increment EHF Satcom program is part of an on-going effort by the Air Force and Northrop Grumman to modernize the B-2 to keep it fully mission capable against evolving enemy threats.

Increment 2 involves installation of a new communications terminal and new antennas that will allow the B-2 to transmit and receive information securely at EHF frequencies using the Advanced EHF satellite communications network. Increment 3 will integrate the B-2
into the U.S. Department of Defense's Global Information Grid, a worldwide network of information systems, processes and personnel
involved in collecting, storing, managing and disseminating information on demand to warfighters, policy makers and military support personnel.

The B-2 is the only U.S. aircraft that combines stealth, long range, large payload and precision weapons in a single platform. In
concert with the Air Force's air superiority fleet, which provides airspace control, and the Air Force's tanker fleet, which enables
global mobility, the B-2 helps ensure an effective U.S. response to threats anywhere in the world. It can fly more than 6,000 nautical
miles unrefueled and more than 10,000 nautical miles with just one aerial refueling, giving it the ability to reach any point on the globe within hours.

The 20-aircraft fleet of B-2s is operated by the 509th Bomb Wing from its headquarters at Whiteman AFB, Mo.

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Raytheon Missile Systems Establishes Air and Missile Defense Systems Product Line

Raytheon Missile Systems Establishes Air and Missile Defense Systems Product Line
March 17, 2010

WASHINGTON, -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems business has established a missile defense product line. Already a world leader in missile defense, the company's new Air and Missile Defense Systems product line will create even greater alignment with its Missile Defense Agency customer.

"Missile defense is a major component of the company's portfolio," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president. "With a broad array of products and solutions, Raytheon is ideally positioned to meet present and emerging missile defense requirements."

The Air and Missile Defense Systems product line includes proven RMS missile defense programs such as Standard Missile-3, Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle and development programs such as the Network Centric Airborne Defense Element.

"This move positions us for greater customer and mission focus, which will lead to even higher quality and execution," added Lawrence.

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U.S. Department of Energy Selects Lockheed Martin to Advance Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Utility Power Plans

U.S. Department of Energy Selects Lockheed Martin to Advance Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Utility Power Plans
March 17, 2010 9:17:00 AM

MANASSAS, Va., -- The U.S. Department of Energy recently selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to receive two grants totaling $1 million to advance the technology commercialization of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). The grants support the company's effort to produce an economically viable, utility-scale renewable energy source leveraging the temperature difference of the ocean's warm surface water and colder water below.

Under the first grant, Lockheed Martin will develop a tool to estimate the amount of energy that can be extracted from the ocean's thermal layers. The geographic information system-based dataset and software tool will be used to identify regions of the world viable for OTEC and seawater-based air conditioning (SWAC). The resulting resource mapping will provide critical information to policy makers, the energy industry and the public about regional OTEC and SWAC feasibility.

SWAC, which uses cold seawater located near coastlines to supply air-conditioner coolant, has the potential to significantly reduce electric utility loads during high summer demand periods and is a proven technology currently in use in Hawaii, Bora Bora, Stockholm and Ottawa.

Under the second grant, Lockheed Martin will develop estimates of performance and life-cycle costs associated with utility-scale OTEC systems to demonstrate the economic feasibility of such projects. The resulting data will provide justification for pursuing commercialization of OTEC and generate investment interest in this stable, renewable energy source.

"The Department of Energy awards provide Lockheed Martin the opportunity to further demonstrate the capability of OTEC," said Jeffrey Napoliello, vice president of Lockheed Martin's New Ventures line of business. "As a self-sustaining energy source, with no supplemental power required, OTEC will help our nation and our military achieve their renewable energy goals."

The Department of Energy grants follow an $8.12 million Department of Defense award to Lockheed Martin in September 2009. That contract from the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command calls for development of critical OTEC system components and further matures its design for an OTEC pilot plant, an incremental step in developing large-scale utility plants. In 2008, Lockheed Martin received a $1.2 million Department of Energy contract to demonstrate how special cold water piping could be fabricated to carry the large volumes of seawater required to produce commercial power.

Lockheed Martin's experience with OTEC technology dates back to the 1970s when the company built "Mini-OTEC." This early prototype remains the world's only floating OTEC system to generate power in excess of what is required for self-sustainment. Since that time, Lockheed Martin has continued to mature and validate the critical technologies necessary for an OTEC system that could generate a utility-scale power supply.

In addition to its work in OTEC, Lockheed Martin is working with its customers to address the nation's energy and climate challenges in the areas of next-generation alternative energy, energy efficiency, and storage and climate monitoring.

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Raytheon Awarded $12 Million for Patriot Missile Field Surveillance Program

Raytheon Awarded $12 Million for Patriot Missile Field Surveillance Program
March 17, 2010

TEWKSBURY, Mass., -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded $11.9 million to provide material and technical services in support of the Patriot Missile Field Surveillance program.

This contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is a modification to a three-year contract awarded to Raytheon in January 2008 for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. Under the contract modification, Raytheon will continue to support the manufacture, assembly and testing of Patriot missiles through 2010.

"This work supports all Patriot customers -- the U.S. and our 11 international partners -- that have selected the combat-proven Patriot as the foundation of their air and missile defense strategy," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Patriot Programs at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS). "Raytheon is committed to supporting the operation of Patriot missile facilities with technical personnel, materials and test-related data to ensure the system performance and mission readiness of all Patriot systems."

Work for this contract will be performed by Raytheon IDS at the Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Mass.; IDS Headquarters, Tewksbury, Mass.; Raytheon Technical Services Company, Burlington, Mass.; Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas; and Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pa.

Raytheon IDS is the prime contractor for both domestic and international Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems and system integrator for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles.

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Northrop Grumman Names Janis Pamiljans Vice President of the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Program

Northrop Grumman Names Janis Pamiljans Vice President of the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Program
March 17, 2010

SAN DIEGO - March 17, 2010 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has named Janis Pamiljans vice president of the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System (N-UCAS) program.

In this role, Pamiljans will manage the continued development of the N-UCAS program, readying the X-47B for first flight later this
year, and the first-ever autonomous launch and recovery operations from an aircraft carrier.

Pamiljans was most recently vice president and program manager of Northrop Grumman's aerial refueling tanker pursuit. His experience
in operations, engineering, and as program manager on F/A-18 and F-35 bring value to the N-UCAS program and the company's continued interest to yield a mature, low risk and cost-effective system for the future of U.S. Navy.

The N-UCAS program, born from the former Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) program, leverages Northrop Grumman's commitment
and investment in technology development. The X-47B UCAS will demonstrate initial capability to produce a fighter-sized, survivable,
long range, high endurance and persistent platform for missions such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and time-sensitive targeting and strike.

In 1987, Pamiljans joined Northrop Grumman as manager of Flight Test Engineering for the B-2 stealth bomber program. He later held
director-level leadership positions on the B-2 and F/A-18 E/F Hornet Strike Fighter programs in the areas of flight test, program
integration, production and integrated logistics support.

Pamiljans earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from San Jose State University. He has completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School, the Duke University Advanced Management Program, and the Defense Science Management College in Acquisition Management. Pamiljans is also a Flight Test Engineering graduate of the National Test Pilot School.

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Northrop Grumman Names Steven L. Enewold Vice President of Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System Program

Northrop Grumman Names Steven L. Enewold Vice President of Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System Program
March 17, 2010

BETHPAGE, N.Y. - March 17, 2010 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has named Steven L. Enewold vice president, Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS).

In this role, Enewold oversees all BAMS UAS activities and the continued development of the U.S. Navy's newest maritime surveillance
program designed to protect the fleet with a persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system to search,
detect, track, classify and identify maritime and littoral targets.

Before leading the BAMS UAS team, Enewold was vice president and deputy integrated product team (IPT) leader for the High-Altitude
Long-Endurance (HALE) systems market segment at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems sector. Enewold helped oversee the continued
development, production, deployment, and support of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system and provided guidance for and oversight of all domestic and international Global Hawk capture pursuits.

Enewold joined Northrop Grumman in 2007 following a 35-year U.S. Navy career from which he retired with the rank of rear admiral
after serving in various aviation capacities, including test pilot, systems engineer, and program manager.

Enewold earned a master's degree in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida, is a graduate of the Air Force Test Pilot School, and has completed the Defense Acquisition University's executive management program

The Northrop Grumman BAMS UAS is a multi-mission maritime ISR system that will support a variety of missions while operating
independently or in direct collaboration with fleet assets. The BAMS UAS will be able to provide a continuous on-station presence while conducting open-ocean and littoral surveillance of targets. When operational, BAMS will play a key role in providing commanders with a persistent, reliable picture of surface threats, covering vast areas of open ocean and littoral regions, minimizing the need to utilize other manned assets to execute surveillance and reconnaissance tasks.

BAMS UAS is the latest addition to a growing family of unmanned systems developed by Northrop Grumman. The BAMS UAS system builds on
the company's extensive experience with autonomous flight control that includes thousands of flight hours by the combat-proven RQ-4 Global Hawk, the MQ-5B Hunter, the MQ-8 Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tactical unmanned system -- the first completely
autonomous VTOL aircraft to land aboard a Navy vessel underway -- and the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System -- the first unmanned air vehicle scheduled to perform carrier landings.

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House Armed Services Committee: Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Requests from the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. Transportation Command

House Armed Services Committee: Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Requests from the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. Transportation Command
Ike Skelton, Chairman
March 17, 2010

Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton
Hearing on the FY 2011 Budget Requests from the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. Transportation Command

Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) delivered the following opening statement during today’s hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 budget requests from the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. Transportation Command:

“The House Armed Services Committee meets today to receive testimony from the commanders of United States Central Command, United States Special Operations Command, and United States Transportation Command on the posture of their respective commands. Our witnesses are: General David Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command; Admiral Eric Olson, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command; and General Duncan McNabb, commander, U.S. Transportation Command. Welcome, all of you.

“Your three commands face a series of inter-related and serious challenges in the immediate future. In Iraq, the United States is set to redeploy almost 50,000 troops and their equipment by the end of August. Originally, we expected this reduction to take place after the formation of a new Iraqi government to allow us to help ensure stability. The Iraqi elections, however, were delayed by months, so now our reduction in force levels will take place while the new government is being formed, a period that could see outbreaks of violence.

“This will stress all three commands. General Petraeus, you and General Odierno will have to deal with the potential instability caused by the formation of the new government and the reduction in U.S. force levels. Admiral Olson, your forces in country will be faced with a reduction in support from the general purpose forces. And General McNabb, TRANSCOM, with CENTCOM, will be carrying out one of the largest moves of military personnel and equipment in decades.

“To complicate matters further, this reduction in forces in Iraq, which is stressful enough on its own, is coming at the same time we are increasing our force levels in Afghanistan. I have long supported increasing our commitment in our war in Afghanistan. But as you, General McNabb, know better than anyone, shipping thirty thousand troops and their equipment into that country while supporting the 68,000 troops already there, is extremely challenging.

“And, the task faced by those troops, which includes a substantial number of Special Operations Forces, is itself daunting. As we discovered in the initial invasion of Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, pushing the Taliban and their al Qa’ida allies out was the easy part. Building security forces and governments that can keep them out is much harder. I supported then and continue to support a fully-resourced counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan because I believe it’s the only option likely to be successful. But, we should not kid ourselves that it will be easy or inexpensive. And, it will require the three of your commands to continue to cooperate closely.

“Looking back, I believe that we made our job in Afghanistan harder because we got involved in Iraq. So the question for the future, General Petraeus, is whether we have learned to do more than one thing at a time. We have a long list of tasks ahead. We need to keep our eye on Afghanistan without losing visibility of the future relationship we would like to build with Iraq. We also need to help Yemen and other countries deal with their al Qa’ida problems, and we must counter Iranian influence and attempts to develop the capability to build nuclear weaponry. Can we succeed in all of this while still keeping our eye on Afghanistan?

“Admiral Olson, you also have challenging tasks in the near term. How do you plan to deal with your incredibly high optempo? My understanding is that 86 percent of your deployed force is deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations. While CENTCOM is certainly the current focus of ongoing operations and the fight against al Qa’ida and its allies, we have to ask if this is making us vulnerable in other ways or in other places. Are we missing out on opportunities for our Special Operations Forces to partner with, train and mentor other important countries across the globe because of these high demands within U.S. Central Command?

“General McNabb, your largest challenges seem to lie in the immediate future. I hope you can identify those for us today, including what tradeoffs may be required. Will meeting the demands in CENTCOM lessen support for other combatant commands or our ability to respond to other emergencies? I also hope that you will discuss with us the results of the recently completed Mobility Capability Requirements Study and how we will meet the challenges identified in that study. We must be able to sustain the wars of today while still making sure that we are prepared for the threats of tomorrow—whatever they may be.

“Thank you all. I now turn to my good friend, the Ranking Member, Buck McKeon, for any comments he might care to make. General Petraeus? Lead us off.”

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DOD CONTRACTS for March 17, 2010

DOD CONTRACTS for March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Cardinal Health, Inc., Dublin, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $206,434,187 requirements-type, prime vendor contract for distribution of pharmaceutical items. Other locations of performance are North Carolina and California. Using service is the Department of Defense. The original proposal was solicited on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site with four responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a 20-month base with two 20-month option periods. The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2012. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM2DX-10-D-0027).

Cardinal Health, Inc., Dublin, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $150,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity, prime vendor contract for pharmaceutical items for the U.S. Naval fleet, USNS Mercy, and USNS Comfort. Other locations of performance are Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, Washington, New Jersey and California. Using service is the Department of Defense. The original proposal was solicited on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site with two responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2012. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM2DX-10-D-0001).

Coastal Pacific Food Distributors*, Stockton, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $18,000,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, sole-source contract for full-line food distribution. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Sept. 13, 2010. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DESP), Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM300-09-D-3280).

World Fuel Services, Inc., dba World Fuel Services of FL, Miami, Fla., is being awarded a maximum $9,606,443 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel. Other locations of performance are in Hawaii. Using services are Army, Navy and Air Force. There were originally two proposals solicited with two responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2014. The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-10-D-0040).

Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., is being awarded a maximum $7,157,519 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for transfer transmission. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is March 12, 2015. The Defense Logistics Agency -Warren (DSCC-ZG), Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (SPRDL1-10-D-0020).

DMS Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.*, Park Ridge, Ill., is being awarded a maximum $2,245,907 requirements-type, prime vendor contract for distribution of pharmaceutical items. Using service is Department of Defense. The original proposal was solicited on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site with one response. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a 20-month base with two 20-month option periods. The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2012. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM2DX-10-D-0130).

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded an $80,886,408 cost-plus-fixed-fee, level-of-effort contract for fiscal 2010 advance planning to prepare and make ready for the refueling complex overhaul of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and its reactor plants. This effort will provide for all advanced planning, ship checks, design, documentation, engineering, procurement, fabrication, and preliminary shipyard or support facility work. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $678,568,820. Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., and is expected to be complete by February 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-10-C-2110).

BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP, Santa Clara, Calif., is being awarded $74,090,258 for firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0006 under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5026) for the purchase of Marine Corps transparent armor gun system kits, battery powered motorized traversing unit - manual traversing unit kits, and turret assemblies. Work will be performed in Santa Clara, Calif., and is expected to be completed by September 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $4,740,748 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $26,604,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-04-C-6207) to exercise a cost-plus-incentive fee/award-fee option for engineering and technical services for the acoustic system improvement and integration in support of the commercial-off-the-shelf Acoustic Rapid Insertion System (A-RCI) program. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., and is expected to be completed by June 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $1,759,160 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

DCS Corp.*, Alexandria, Va., is being awarded an $11,499,976 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N68936-05-D-0002) to provide weapons and systems integration support services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division's integrated product teams and weapons support facilities, and their associated weapons. The estimated level of effort for this modification is 176,017 man-hours. Work will be performed in China Lake, Calif. (90 percent), and Pt. Mugu, Calif. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Oasys Technology, LLC*, Manchester, N.H., is being awarded a $10,726,660 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for hand-held thermal binoculars. The thermal binoculars are used for detection, targeting, and surveillance in low visibility environments. Multiple lenses are available for use to modify the field of view for broader or more focused detection as required. The thermal binocular systems will allow the operators to fulfill their mission more quickly, efficiently, and safely. The thermal binoculars are thermal imaging devices that can be used as either a hand-held detector or a mounted detector. Work will be performed in Manchester, N.H., and is expected to be completed by March 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities Web site, with one offer received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-D-JQ65).

ARMY

Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., was awarded on March 12, 2010, a $45,576,936 firm-fixed-price contract for the delivery order to purchase Generation III extreme cold weather clothing system kits. Work is to be performed in Newark, N.J. (24 percent); Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (24 percent); Lansing, Mich. (18 percent); Fall River, Mass. (10 percent); Tullahoma, Tenn. (10 percent); Virginia Beach, Va. (5 percent); Post Falls, Idaho (5 percent); North Conway, N.H. (2 percent); and Mukilteo, Wash. (2 percent), with an estimated completion date of Dec. 20, 2011. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with three bids received. U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-07-D-0003).

General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on March 12, 2010, a $37,380,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the modification P00142, exercising an option for systems technical support for the ABRAMS tank program. Work is to be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 19, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. TACOM-Warren, AMSCC-TAC-AHLC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).

AC First, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded on March 12, 2010, a $25,688,609 firm-fixed-price contract for the Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program telecommunications systems program management, information technology planning, logistics, and field support service, in support of Project Manager Network Service Center, Project Director Defense Communication Systems-Southwest Asia. This requirement was competed amongst the unrestricted suite of contractors covered under Task Area 12, within the Field & Installation Readiness Support Team multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity. Work is to be performed throughout various locations worldwide with focus on Southwest Asia - primarily Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq - with an estimated completion date of March 14, 2011. Fifteen bids were solicited with one bid received. Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W911SE-07-D-0004).

Elite CNC Machining, Largo, Fla., was awarded on March 12, 2010, a $20,038,550 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 1,628,827 M918 projectile assemblies in support of the M918 target practice cartridge. Work is to be performed in Largo, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2013. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with two bids received. Army Contracting Command, CCRC-AL, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-09-C-0044).

Laser Devices, Inc., Monterey, Calif., was awarded on Mar. 10, 2010 a $6,940,000 firm-fixed-price contract for a sustainment order 10,000 PEQ-15A multi-functional aiming lights for the U.S. project manager soldier sensors and lasers. Delivery of all units will be completed by January 2011. Work is to be performed in Monterey, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2011. Bids were solicited by limited sources justification with one bid received. U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-05-D-0029).

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems of Woburn, Mass., is being awarded a sole-source modification for $17,421,524 under contract HQ0006-03-C-0047. The modification includes both fixed-price and cost-plus-award-fee line items. Under this contract modification, Raytheon will continue concurrent test, training, and operations support unit integration (Phase II) for AN/TYP-2 X-Band radar. The work will be performed in Woburn, Mass. The performance period is through November 2010. Fiscal year 2010 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be utilized for this effort. The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity (HQ0006).

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., of Canoga Park, Calif., is being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee change order modification for $14,222,473 under its contract, HQ0006-08-C-0044. Under this contract modification, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne will complete risk reduction efforts to demonstrate the technology and improve the technology and manufacturing readiness of the components needed in a high performance interceptor liquid fuel upper stage system. The work will be performed in Canoga Park, Calif. This performance period ends in March 2011. The amount obligated on this action is $12,300,000 using fiscal year 2009 research, development, test and evaluation funds. The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

United Launch Services, Littleton, Colo., was awarded a $15,065,010 contract which will provide for the acquisition of launch vehicle propellants and gaseous commodities for Air Force space missions. At this time, $15,065,101 has been obligated. SMC/LRSW, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8816-06-C-0002, P00194).

Aleut Facilities Support Services, LLC, Aurora, Colo., was awarded a $6,876,579 contract which will exercise the fourth option year, to provide non-personal services for customer support; infrastructure and facility maintenance; physical plant operation; and environmental and property management for Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. 21 CONS/LGCAB, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity (FA25174-06-C-5005, P00027).

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Northrop Grumman Awarded Planning Contract for the Refueling and Complex Overhaul of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

Northrop Grumman Awarded Planning Contract for the Refueling and Complex Overhaul of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
March 17, 2010

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – March 17, 2010 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy initially valued at $80.1 million to accomplish planning work for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft
carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). If all options of the contract are exercised, the full potential value of the contract could reach
$678.6 million.

The company's Shipbuilding sector is the prime contractor for the work, which includes planning, design, documentation, engineering,
material procurement, shipboard inspections, fabrication and preliminary shipyard or support facility work.

"Lincoln's RCOH will be a large and complex project," said Jim Hughes,Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's vice president of aircraft
carrier overhaul and carrier fleet support. "Advance planning for a project of this size is critically important to the success of the
overall effort. A group of experienced shipbuilders will partner with the Navy using lessons learned from the four previous RCOHs
accomplished at our Newport News shipyard to ensure the successful completion of this project from the planning stages to redelivery of the ship."

Christened in 1988 and delivered to the Navy in 1989, USS Abraham Lincoln is the fifth Nimitz-class carrier built by Northrop
Grumman Shipbuilding, the nation's sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. It will also be the fifth ship of the class to undergo this major life-cycle milestone. More than 1,000 employees will support the planning effort.

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Today in the Department of Defense, Thursday, March 18, 2010

Today in the Department of Defense, Thursday, March 18, 2010
March 17, 2010

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers remarks at the Women's History Observance Program at 10:40 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Auditorium.

Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn has no public or media events on his schedule.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense East Asia Michael Schiffer testifies at a hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on Taiwan-China: recent economic, political, and military developments across the strait, and implications for the U.S. at 9:30 a.m. EDT in room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Commander, U.S. Southern Command Gen. Douglas Fraser, USAF, Commander Northern American Aerospace Defense Command U.S. Northern Command Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF testify at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2011 national defense authorization budget requests from the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Northern Command at 10 a.m. EDT in room 2118, Rayburn House Office Building.

Chief of Staff, US Air Force General Norton A. Schwartz testifies at a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee on the Air Force budget at 10 a.m. EDT in room H-143, The Capitol.

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Installations and Environment Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations and Housing Joseph Calcara, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy Installations and Environment Roger M. Natsuhara and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations Kathleen I. Ferguson testify at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on fiscal year 2011 national defense authorization budget request for military construction, family housing, base closure, facilities operation and maintenance at 2 p.m. EDT in room 2118, Rayburn House Office Building.

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National Guard (In Federal Status) And Reserve Activated as of March 16, 2010

National Guard (In Federal Status) And Reserve Activated as of March 16, 2010
March 17, 2010

This week the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Coast Guard announced an increase. The Army had no change. The net collective result is 51 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease. The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 108,647; Navy Reserve, 6,228; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 16,062; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,515; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 714. This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 138,166, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found here.

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