The U.S. Department of Defense approved the following contracts last week for Maryland-based companies.

NAVY

Lockheed Martin, Baltimore, is being awarded an $8,702,506 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-04-C-5453) to exercise options for engineering and technical services in support of the FY 07 Vertical Launching System (VLS) Depot, Installation & Check-out (INCO), and logistic requirements. The contract modification will provide funding for technical instructions that will authorize engineering and technical services support for logistics (requisition and repairs), system integration, product improvement, and production support of MK 41 VLS equipment for new construction ships. Work will be performed in Baltimore, Md. (86 percent) and Ventura, Calif. (14 percent) and the work is expected to be completed by October 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting activity (N00024-04-C-5453).

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND

Federal Express Corporation of Washington, DC is being awarded $33,217,675.22 fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for International heavyweight express package delivery. Work will be performed world wide and is expected to be completed 30 September 2007. Contracts will be funded by individual ordering offices by government bills of lading, commercial bills of lading, and/or government credit card. The solicitation was advertised on Federal Business Opportunities unrestricted and seven proposals were received. The contracting activity is United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL (HTC711-07-D-0003).

AIR FORCE

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a $99,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This action provides for government furnished property for the Government of Pakistan for F-16 Block 50/52 new aircraft and modernization program. The procurement of 54 AN/APG-68 (V) 9 Radar Systems will be accomplished under the firm-fixed-price portion of the contract. At this time, $49,750,000 have been obligated. This work will be complete May 2010. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8615-07-C-6033).