If the fiscal year ended with a bit of a bang in September, it started with a little bit of a whimper in October. In general, contracts were smaller in sizer and fewer as the new fiscal year began. The Defense Logistics Agency and Navy dominated the list, with each of them snagging four spots. The Army had a couple that made the list as well.
Top 10 Biggest DoD Contracts for October 2022
Here are the top 10 individual award contracts in October 2022, in order of contract dollar amount.
1. October 27 (Navy, $2,414,000,000)
Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded a $2,414,000,000 detail, design, and construction modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2437 in support of one Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose) Replacement (LHA(R)) Flight 1 Ship (LHA 9). Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Mississippi (72%); Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2%); Baltimore, Maryland (2%); Beloit, Wisconsin (2%); Brunswick, Georgia (2%); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1%); Cincinnati, Ohio (1%); Kingsford, Michigan (1%); Hueytown, Alabama (1%); York, Pennsylvania (1%); Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania (1%); and others individually less than 1% each (14%). Work is expected to be completed by September 2029. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $93,000,001 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $3,190,605,290. If all options are exercised, work will continue through March 2031. This sole source contract modification was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 3204(c)(1), as implemented by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 – only one responsible source. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
2. October 31 (Navy, $1,085,106,892)
General Electric, Lynn, Massachusetts, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,085,106,892 indefinite-delivery, performance-based logistics requirements contract for repair, replacement, and program support of 784 F414 engine components in support of F/A-18 aircraft. This contract includes a five-year base with no options. Work will be performed in various continental U.S. contractor locations that cannot be determined at this time (99%), and in Jacksonville, Florida (1%). Work is expected to be completed by October 2027. Working capital (Navy) funds in the amount of $81,383,017 will initially be issued for delivery order N00383-23-F-0DM0 as an undefinitized contract action at time of award, and funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. Individual delivery orders will be subsequently funded with appropriate fiscal year appropriations at the time of their issuance. One company was solicited for this non-competitive requirement pursuant to the authority set forth in 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N00383-23-D-DM01).
3. October 21 (Army, $640,512,703)
Engineering Research and Consulting Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $640,512,703 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support planning, conducting, analyzing and reporting the results of developmental tests, production tests and other tests conducted by the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 20, 2027. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-23-D-0001).
4. October 3 (Navy, $532,921,125)
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $532,921,125 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-20-C-2120) for Lead Yard Support and Development Studies and Design efforts related to Virginia-class submarines. This contract modification includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the modification to $813,720,300. Work will be performed in Groton, Connecticut (99%) and Newport News, Virginia (1%), and is expected to be completed by October 2023. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation (Navy) $96,759,178 (89%); fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) $8,449,061 (7%); fiscal 2019 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) $2,001,990 (2%); fiscal 2020 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) $1,223,913 (1%); fiscal 2017 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) $720,000 (1%); and fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) $70,000 (1%), will be obligated at time of award, of which, $96,759,178 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
5. October 21 (Army, $476,814,000)
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $476,814,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. 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 Aug. 15, 2025. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-23-D-0003).
6. October 31 (Navy, $280,946,361)
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $280,946,361 firm-fixed-price modification (P00004) to a previously awarded contract (N0001922C0004). This modification exercises an option to procure long lead items in support of full rate production Lot 8, CH-53K aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed in December 2023. Fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $230,000,000 and Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $50,946,361 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
7. October 27 (Defense Logistics Agency, $261,327,102)
Vitol Aviation Co., Houston, Texas, has been awarded an estimated $261,327,102 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for various types of fuel. This was a competitive acquisition with 12 offers received. This is a one-year contract with a 30-day carryover period. Locations of performance are Asia and Middle East regions, with a Dec. 31, 2023, performance completion date. Using customer is Defense Logistics Agency. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SPE602-23-D-0455).
8. October 14 (Defense Logistics Agency, $255,000,000)
Food Services, Inc.,* Mount Vernon, Washington, has been awarded a maximum $255,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for full-line food distribution. This was a competitive acquisition with three responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Okinawa, Japan, with an Oct. 13, 2027, ordering period end date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Morale Welfare and Recreation and other federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2028 defense working capital funds. The contracting agency is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-23-D4111).
9. October 20 (Defense Logistics Agency, $244,308,143)
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems DePuy Synthes Mitek, Piscataway, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $244,308,143 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for orthopedic procedural packages and supplies. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(2), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-2. This is a one-year base contract with four one-year option periods. The ordering period end date is Oct. 19, 2023. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE2DE-23-D-0003).
10. October 25 (Defense Logistics Agency, $238,500,000)
Oakes Farms Food and Distribution Services LLC,* Naples, Florida, has been awarded a maximum $238,500,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for fresh fruit and vegetables. This was a competitive acquisition with four responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. Location of performance is Alabama, with an Oct. 25, 2027, ordering period end date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Department of Agriculture schools. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2028 defense working capital funds. The contracting agency is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-23-D-P403).
