DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 22, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 22, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued December 22, 2011 are undermentioned;
CONTRACTS
U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND
Federal Express Charter Programs Team Arrangement, Memphis, Tenn., is being awarded an estimated $693,634,631 firm-fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $268,207,111. Team members include: Air Transport International, L.L.C., Little Rock, Ark.; Atlas Air, Inc., Purchase, N.Y.; Delta Air Lines, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.; Federal Express Corp., Memphis, Tenn.; and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., Purchase, N.Y. Work will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed September 2012. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 32 proposals received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-12-D-CC02).
Alliance Contractor Team, Leesburg, Va., is being awarded an estimated $631,908,135 firm-fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $211,132,975. Team members include: American Airlines, Inc., Ft. Worth, Texas; Arrow Air, Inc., Miami, Fla.; ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc., Florence, Ky.; Evergreen International Airlines, Inc., McMinnville, Ore.; North American Airlines, Inc., Jamaica, N.Y.; US Airways, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.; and World Airways, Inc., Peachtree City, Ga. Work will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed September 2012. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 32 proposals received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-12-D-CC01).
Patriot Team, Tulsa, Okla., is being awarded an estimated $303,582,984 firm fixed-price contract for international airlift services with a minimum guarantee of $153,617,594. Team members include: ABX Air, Inc., Wilmington Ohio; Continental Airlines, Inc., Houston, Texas; Omni Air International, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.; Sky Lease I, Greensboro, N.C.; Southern Air, Inc., Norwalk, Conn; and United Airlines, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill. W ork will be performed at worldwide locations, and is expected to be completed September 2012. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Electronic proposals were solicited and 32 proposals received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-12-D-CC04).
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
The Missile Defense Agency is announcing the award of a contract modification (P00009) to Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., under the HQ0276-11-C-0002 contract. The total value of this modification including all options is $394,464,055, increasing the total contract value from $294,502,270 to $688,966,325. Under this modification, the contractor will provide SM-3 design and engineering, in service engineering support, production engineering and obsolescence, surveillance and flight test support, and transition to production. The work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz. The performance period is from date of award through Sept. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2011 and 2012 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be used to incrementally fund this initial effort. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is not a Foreign Military Sales acquisition. The Missle Defense Agency, Dahlgren, Va., is the contracting activity.
AIR FORCE
United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $202,022,751 cost-plus-incentive fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract for calendar year 2012 sustainment of F119-PW-100 engines. The location of the performance is East Hartford, Conn. Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2012. F-22 Program Office Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8611-08-C-2896, P00075).
Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems, Aurora, Colo., is being awarded a $29,999,998 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-award-fee contract for the Launch and Checkout System. This is an additional element added to the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System. The Launch and Checkout System is necessary to support the launch of the GPS III Space Vehicle I, which includes support exercises, rehearsals, launch, early orbit and checkout. The location of the performance is Aurora, Colo. Work is expected to be completed by March 31, 2016. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity (FA8807-10-C-0001, P00054).
