The U.S. Department of Defense announced the on April 3, the following contracts were awarded:
AIR FORCE
Lockheed Martin Corp., Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $750,000,000 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, firm fixed price, labor hour, cost plus fixed fee, and cost reimbursable contract. This Defense Message System (DMS) Sustainment acquisition is for the sustainment of the current Defense Message System. The resultant contract will provide for: uninterrupted integration and engineering services supporting DMS technology enhancements; focus on sustainment of fielded system; provide maintenance releases to keep pace with technology; hardware components for purchase, system software for purchase, integration, and maintenance, technical support desk, system maintenance and support services. At this time, $5,990,732 has been obligated. Solicitations began September 2005, and negotiations were complete March 2006. This work will be complete April 2007 and nine one-year options. Public Affairs POC is Monica Morales at (781) 377-8543. Headquarters Operations and Sustainment Systems Group, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8771-06-D-0001).
Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp., Redondo Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $16,657,419 cost plus award fee contract modification to provide for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, to incorporate into the Acquisition and Operations Contract and Engineering Change Proposal to mitigate the adverse effects of radio frequency interference from ground-based, anthropogenic transmitters on the Conical Scanning Microwave Imager/Sounder (CMIS) instrument. The CMIS is being developed by Boeing Satellite System (BSS), a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman Space Technology. The modification will result in a redesign of the system to incorporate sub-banding. This change affects both satellites in the phase of this contract. At this time, no funds have been obligated. The National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, Silver Springs, Md., is the contracting activity (FO4701-02-C-0502/P00057).
Radian Inc., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $8,564,625 firm fixed price contract modification. This action provides for Prime Power Units and various, secondary equipment for the Deployable Power Generator Distribution System. At this time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete April 2007. Headquarters Air Combat Support Systems Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8678-06-C-0105/P00001).
ARMY
AMTEC Corp.*, Janesville, Wis., was awarded on March 27, 2006, a $78,521,300 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for production of M385A1, M430A1, M433, M583A1, M781, and M918 40mm ammunition. Work will be performed in Janesville, Wis., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This was a sole source contract initiated on April 11, 2004. The Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting