DEFENSE CONTRACTS VALUED AT $7.5 MILLION AND ABOVE
AIR FORCE
National Aerospace Solutions LLC, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, has been awarded a $442,227,417 modification (P00241) to previously awarded contract FA9101-15-C-0500 for test operations and sustainment. The contract modification is for test operations, technology development, equipment and facility sustainment, capital improvements, and some support services for Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The proposed action will extend contract FA9101-15-C-0500 for up to one year (if all options are exercised). The location of performance is Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. The work is expected to be completed by June 30, 2025. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $2,616,438,223. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Test Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, is the contracting activity.
ARMY
Astronics Test Systems Inc., Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $215,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the production and delivery of radio test set TS-4549/T. 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 June 16, 2029. Army Contracting Command, Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-24-D-0027).
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $127,500,000 modification (P00001) to contract W58RGZ-24-F-0043 for the procurement of sustainment parts for CH47 aircraft. 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. 30, 2028. Army contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
NAVY
General Dynamics Mission Systems, Fairfax, Virginia, is awarded a $20,740,804 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-21-C-6425) to exercise an option for Hammerhead units. Work will be performed in Taunton, Massachusetts, and is expected to complete by June 2026. Fiscal 2024 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $20,740,804 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
AeroVironment Inc.,* Simi Valley, California, is awarded a $13,691,731 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N6833524F0079) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N6833519G0059). This order provides for the development of automated entity classification in video using soft biometrics, in support of advanced image and video analytics capabilities for unmanned system technologies, including the optimization of system design through machine learning and techniques to apply to aerial systems, maritime systems, and multi-vehicle coordination and heterogeneous swarming for the Navy. This contract is in support of Small Business Innovation Research Phase III topic N08-077 titled “Automated Entity Classification in Video Using Soft Biometrics”. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, California, and is expected to be completed in June 2026. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,242,731 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.
Progeny Systems Corp., Manassas, Virginia, is awarded an $11,996,038 cost-plus fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-19-C-6118) to exercise options to provide engineering and technical support including modernizing Virginia Class Block I/II submarines to include the common weapon launcher. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by July 2026. Fiscal 2024 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,535,000 (97%); fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $200,086 (2%); and Royal Australian Navy funds in the amount of $147,833 (1%), will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Alabama Shipyard LLC,* Mobile, Alabama, is awarded an $11,339,193 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220524C4220) for a 106-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196). This contract includes a base work package and four unexercised options for additional work and time which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative value of this contract to $11,807,789. Work will be performed in Mobile, Alabama, beginning Aug. 31, 2024, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 14, 2024. Fiscal 2024 working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $11,339,193 are obligated and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was a small business set-aside with proposals solicited via sam.gov and five offers received. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220524C4220).
Thales USA Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, is awarded a $10,455,330 firm-fixed-price contract for the production and delivery of 11 OE-4691 tactical air navigation (TACAN) antenna systems, 196 high power assemblies, 49 low power assemblies, and 49 remote monitor and maintenance controllers, as well as associated data, to upgrade existing shipboard TACAN systems and to support new ship construction to include all air capable ships, providing range and bearing information to equipped aircraft in support of the Navy. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed in November 2026. Fiscal 2024 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,761,124; and fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $694,206, will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1). Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001924C0021).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Northrop-Grumman, Woodland Hills, California, is being awarded a maximum $19,068,036 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements for display control units. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a four-year contract with no option periods. The performance completion date is May 15, 2028. Using military service is Army. The type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2028 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (SPRRA1-24-D-0003).
HC Merchandisers Inc., Ontario, California, has been awarded a maximum $10,023,266 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract for pneumatic tire inflators. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.301-1. This is a three-year base contract with two one-year option periods. The performance completion date is June 16, 2027. Using military services are Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2027 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus Ohio (SPE7LX-24-D-0062).
*Small business
