It’s the end of the fiscal year, and with it comes the feeling of use it or lose it in every government office. And the final day in the month didn’t have contract dollar amounts higher than ever seen before. But it did have a lot of contract awards – 77 to be exact. It was a busy week for the contracting office – many of them probably wished for an extended weekend.
Top 10 Biggest DoD Contracts for September 2022
Here are the top 10 individual award contracts in September 2022, in order of contract dollar amount.
1. September 7 (Army, $4,852,867,500)
Pfizer Inc., New York, New York, was awarded a $4,852,867,500 modification (P00004) to contract W58P05-22-C-0001 for the oral therapeutic PAXLOVID. Work will be performed in New York, New York, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2023. Fiscal 2022 American Rescue Plan Act funds; Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds; Coronavirus Preparedness Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funds; and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funds in the amount of $4,852,867,500 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
2. September 30 (Navy, $1,329,680,003)
Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC, Arlington, Virginia, is awarded a $1,329,680,003 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-18-C-2130) to exercise the fiscal 2023 option for Naval Nuclear Propulsion work at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. Work will be performed in Schenectady, New York (52%); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (40%), and Idaho Falls, Idaho (8%). Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance (Navy) $2,750,000 (76%); fiscal 2020 other procurement (Navy) $776,929 (22%), fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) $55,843 (1%), fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation $21,633 (1%) funding will be obligated at time of award, of which, $3,548,562 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
3. September 23 (Air Force, $1,198,735,079)
Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $1,198,735,079 modification (P00091) to previously awarded contract FA8802-19-C-0001 for systems engineering and integration support for the National Space Community. This modification provides for the exercise of Option Year Four for fiscal 2023 services being procured under the multiple year contract. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2023. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $5,692,086,730. Space Systems Command, El Segundo, California, is the contracting activity.
4. September 22 (Air Force, $985,348,124)
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $985,348,124 cost-plus-fixed-fee, with performance incentives, task order for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM). The task order provides for the HACM weapon system design, development and initial delivery through the performance of model-based critical design review, qualification, integration, manufacturing and testing. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by March 2027. This award is the result of a limited sources competition with three sources. Fiscal 2022 research and development funds in the amount of $100,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8656-22-F-A071).
5. September 23 (Army, $886,533,675)
L3 Technologies Inc. Communication Systems, West, Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded an $886,533,675 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for sustainment of the Common Data Link satellite communications program. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 22, 2032. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W56JSR-22-D-0001).
6. September 23 (Navy, $769,866,520)
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $769,866,520 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00006) to a previously awarded, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001920D0013). This modification increases the contract ceiling to procure propulsion system spare parts, modules, support equipment/packaging handling shipping and transportation material, and depot lay-in material in support of the F-135 propulsion system requirements for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales customers and non-Department of Defense participants. Work will be performed in East Hartford, Connecticut (56%); North Berwick, Maine (13%); Indianapolis, Indiana (10%); Jupiter, Florida (7%); Windsor Locks, Connecticut (5%); Bristol, United Kingdom (4%); Rockford, Illinois (2%); Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico (2%); and Phoenix, Arizona (1%), and is expected to be completed in December 2025. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
7. September 26 (Army, $757,406,851)
Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $757,406,851 firm-fixed-price contract to support a software platform and management system requirements. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2032. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W52P1J-22-D-0040).
8. September 19 (Air Force, $532,000,000)
Ideas, Commitment, Results Inc., Aurora, Colorado, has been awarded a $532,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support accelerated special programs for emergent needs. This contract provides unique solutions in the areas of data analytics, data science, machine learning, and visualization techniques. Work will be performed in Aurora, Colorado, and is expected to be completed in September 2032. This award is a sole source Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract. Fiscal 2022 research, development, technology and evaluation funds in the amount of $500,000 are being obligated on the initial delivery order at the time of the contract award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8726-22-D-B001).
9. September 9 (Army, $527,400,979)
AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $527,400,979 firm-fixed-price contract for Contact Maintenance Trucks. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 9, 2028. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-22-D-0002).
10. September 23 (DISA, $429,509,210)
ECS Federal LLC, Fairfax, Virginia, was awarded a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract with a face value of $429,509,210 for the U. S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, which is a managed solution that will drive innovation using current and future best of breed technologies in delivering capabilities to improve security and reduced risk across the Army’s endpoints. The base period of the award is being funded by fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds. Proposals were solicited via the General Services Administration Alliant II contract vehicle, and three proposals were received from the proposals solicited. The period of performance is Sept. 29, 2022, to March 28, 2023, with four 12-month option periods and two 3-month option periods. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is the contracting activity (HC1084-22-C-0005).
