Friday, March 04, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 4, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated March 4, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - March 4, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued March 4, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Sippican, Inc., Marion, Mass., is being awarded a $50,681,257 fixed-price incentive, firm-fixed price, cost-plus-fixed fee, cost-type contract for the production of MK48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) functional item replacement (FIR) kits, engineering services hours, hardware repair support, test equipment, additional spares and production support material, and warranty options should all options be exercised. The MK48 Mod 7 kit production program will supply the Navy with FIR upgrade kits consisting of a guidance and control box, broadband analog sonar receiver, preamplifier, cable assemblies, and guidance and control materials. The CBASS program will provide the MK48 ADCAP Mod 6 torpedo with a wide band sonar system, and the advanced broadband signal processing algorithms which will allow for enhanced detection and prosecution of shallow water threat targets employing advanced countermeasures. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $235,243,085. Work will be performed in Marion, Mass. (99 percent), and Akron, Ohio (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with five offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-11-C-6404).

SimVentions Inc.*, Fredericksburg, Va., is being awarded a $40,096,811 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for continued research and development of an open collaborative toolset used to provide a clear view for all acquisition stakeholders of each phase of the engineering process including requirements definition, design, test and evaluation, deployment; and in some cases, decommissioning. Work will be performed in Fredericksburg, Va., and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Contract funds in the amount of $60,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Va., is the contracting activity (N00178-11-D-3010).

Navistar Defense, LLC, Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $32,511,500 firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0015 Mod 005 under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5032) for the procurement of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) recovery vehicles (MRVs) contractor logistics support (CLS) for spare parts, basic initial issue tool kits and training support. The objective of the MRVs and CLS requirement is to support the war fighters and coalition forces that require assistance resulting from disabled vehicles during Operation Enduring Freedom. Work will be performed in Louisville, Ky. (96 percent), and Warrenville, Ill. (4 percent), and work is expected to be completed by the end of September 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Daniels and Daniel Grunley, JV, Goldsboro, N.C., is being awarded a $29,800,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a consolidated telecommunications/information technology complex at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The work to be performed provides for construction of a communications administrative facility; a communication services facility; a base telephone facility; and a telephone exchange building. The contract contains two unexercised options which, if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $33,050,000. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and is expected to be completed by July 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 11 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-11-C-4002).

Arete Associates*, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $26,400,000 firm-fixed-price letter contract for the engineering, manufacturing, production and delivery of three Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) AN/DVS-1 low rate initial production Block 1 systems as part of the Mine Warfare Mission Package onboard the littoral combat ship. As a result of this Small Business Innovative Research Phase III award, the COBRA system will have the software that satisfies the performance requirements, the mine counter measure, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, and tactical littoral sensor modes installed. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by March 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City Beach, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61331-11-C-0007).

Alloy Surface Co., Aston, Pa., is being awarded a $19,645,313 delivery order #0002 under previously awarded contract (N00104-10-G-0726) for manufacture of MJU-64/B infrared decoy devices. Work will be performed in Aston, Pa., and is expected to be completed by December 2012. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Environmental Management, Inc., dba EMI Services*, Idaho Falls, Idaho, is being awarded an $18,795,390 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N40085-10-D-0213) for facilities maintenance and repair and heavy equipment repair at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River, and other outlying properties in the eastern North Carolina area. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $37,837,562. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and is expected to be completed March 2012. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

Martin-Baker Aircraft Co., Ltd., Middlesex, England, is being awarded an $18,346,701 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N00019-07-C-0011) to exercise an option for 65 Navy Aircrew Common Ejection Seats (NACESs) for the F/A-18 A+, C+, E, F, and EA-18G aircraft for the U.S. Navy and the governments of Australia and Kuwait. In addition, this option provides for associated hardware, equipment, technical data, and production support services. Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pa. (60 percent), and Middlesex, England (40 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($18,233,051; 99.4 percent) and the governments of Australia ($51,920; .27 percent) and Kuwait ($61,730; .33 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Inc., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $15,055,700 cost-plus-award-fee contract for USS Jason Dunahm (DDG 109) post shakedown availability. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $31,030,362. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by September 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $3,011,140 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with three offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-11-C-2314).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, Manassas, Va., is being awarded an $11,887,702 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification (N00024-10-C-6266) to exercise design and support for the manufacture of hardware for the Acoustic Rapid Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Insertion (A-RCI) System Improvement and Integration Program. The A-RCI System is a sonar system that integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array, and other ship sensor processing. The contract modification exercises options for two Los Angeles-class submarine hardware sets and pre-cable kits. Work will be performed in Manassas, Va. (90 percent), and Clearwater, Fla. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by June 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Honeywell International, Inc., Defense & Space Electronic Systems, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded an $8,289,979 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0061) to exercise an option for the procurement of 131 Advanced Multi-purpose Displays (68 5x5 forward displays; 42 5x5 aft displays; and 21 8x10 displays) for Lot 35 F/A-18F and EA-18G aircraft. Work will be performed in Albuquerque, N.M., and is expected to be completed in December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

Alenia North America, Washington, D.C., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $20,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for repair and return of Afghanistan G222/C-27 program parts. Work will be performed in Madison, Miss., and Rome, Italy. WR-ALC/GRBKB, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8553-11-C-0004).

Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $14,554,690 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for modeling, building and testing of a single channel transceiver to demonstrate improvements in the Identification at Range Integrated Sensor Program. Work will be performed in El Segundo, Calif. AFRL/PKSE, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-11-C-1162).

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DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Is Libya On The Brink Of Civil War

DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Is Libya On The Brink Of Civil War
(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - March 4, 2011:

Libya is fast moving towards civil war, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said.

'Libya has been and is on the brink of a civil war, and our task was to save the lives of our citizens there,' Medvedev said during a meeting with Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu.

'A complete disintegration in state governance usually occurs during such events, which is what we have seen in Libya,' he said.

Gaddafi must leave, says Obama

Russia on Wednesday completed the evacuation of its citizens from the North African country, where at least 2,000 people have been killed in violent clashes between troops loyal to long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi and protesters.

'This was a large-scale and complicated operation,' Medvedev said, referring to the evacuation.

The Russian embassy in Tripoli said Russia has evacuated 520 Russians and 593 foreign nationals from Libya.

The unrest in Libya began on Feb 14, following the ouster of regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Libyans are demanding an end to Gaddafi's 42-year rule.

ICC investigating Gaddafi for crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Thursday opened a probe into the role of Gaddafi and his top aides in atrocities allegedly committed in the crackdown on protesters.

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DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: U.S. Military Aircraft To Aid Egyptians Leaving Libya

DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: U.S. Military Aircraft To Aid Egyptians Leaving Libya
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- March 4, 2011:

President Barack Obama announced today he has approved the use of U.S. military aircraft to help Egyptians who have fled to the Tunisian border get back home to Egypt.

Speaking from the White House, Obama said the United States and the world continue “to be outraged by the appalling violence against the Libyan people.”

Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has ordered U.S. Africa Command to take the lead for defense planning regarding the situation in Libya, according to a Pentagon statement. The DOD will continue to work in close coordination with the State Department and other agencies as needed. Since Feb. 17, Libyan citizens have protested against Col. Moammar Gadhafi, who has ruled Libya since 1969. Gadhafi’s forces have since engaged in increasingly violent clashes with protesters throughout the country, while Libya’s military forces are divided between the two sides. An estimated 180,000 people have fled Libya, many gathering along the border with Tunisia.

“The United States is helping to lead an international effort to deter further violence, put in place unprecedented sanctions to hold the Gadhafi government accountable, and support the aspirations of the Libyan people,” Obama said. The United States also is responding to the urgent humanitarian needs that are developing, he said.

“Tens of thousands of people, from many different countries, are fleeing Libya,” the president said. “We commend the governments of Tunisia and Egypt for their response, even as they go through their own political transitions.”

The president also has authorized the U.S. Agency for International Development to charter additional civilian aircraft to help people fleeing Libya return to their homes.

“We’re supporting the efforts of international organizations to evacuate people as well,” the president said. “I’ve also directed USAID to send humanitarian assistance teams to the Libyan border, so that they can work with the United Nations, [non-governmental organizations] and other international partners inside Libya to address the urgent needs of the Libyan people.”

The United States will continue to send a clear message that the violence in Libya must stop, and Gadhafi must go, the president said.

Libya’s ruler “has lost legitimacy to lead, and he must leave,” Obama said. “Those who perpetrate violence against the Libyan people will be held accountable. And the aspirations of the Libyan people for freedom, democracy and dignity must be met.”

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: South Korean Air Force Deploys First Boeing E-737 Peace Eye

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: South Korean Air Force Deploys First Boeing E-737 Peace Eye
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(NSI News Source Info) SEOUL, South Korea - March 4, 2011: The South Korean Air Force’s first airborne early warning and control aircraft, the E-737 Peace Eye, has been unveiled at Boeing’s factory in Seattle.

A taegeuk mark symbolizing Korea along with the letters of the South Korean Air Force were clearly seen on the side of the aircraft Thursday last week. The early warning aircraft detects enemy movements from a distance for reporting to a ground base and controls the combat planes of friendly forces.

Boeing will deliver the first “Peace Eye” to South Korea in June, a month earlier than planned. A total of four will be delivered by the end of 2012 at a cost of 2 trillion won ($1.85 bil.). The first will be built in the U.S. and the others will be fitted with radars and undergo final modification in Korea. South Korea will be the third country to deploy the E-737 after Australia and Turkey.

The E-737 is fitted with Northrop Grumman’s Multi-mode Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) radar and an identification friend or foe (IFF) system. It performed flawlessly in several test flights under rainy, snowy and windy conditions. The planes fly at between 9 -12 km (5.6 – 7.5 mi.) and can detect low-flying infiltration aircraft seeking to exploit mountainous terrain.

Unlike the disc-shaped radar of existing airborne warning and control systems (AWACS), which rotate once every 12 seconds to transmit and receive radar signals, the MESA radar can freely transmit and receive radar signals in any direction and distance. The maximum surveillance range of around 370 km (241 mi.), but focused transmissions of radar signals in one direction can expand the range up to 500 km (310 mi.). The E-737 can monitor all of North Korea from near the DMZ.

The E-737’s radar can also monitor ships and other maritime targets. Surveillance data can be transmitted to command headquarters and other weapons systems, including F-15K fighter jets. The E-737 can fire aluminum chaff and flares to evade heat-seeking missile attacks. It is fitted with six missile advance warning systems above and below the fuselage.

The military will operate the E-737s in three shifts of eight hours each. They can fly up to 20 hours after refueling.

Seoul decided in 2006 to purchase four E-737s for 1.6 billion U.S. dollars. The first one will be delivered in June and the remaining three by year`s end.

Boeing’s E-X program manager Randy Price said, “A ground radar base has difficulty detecting flying objects behind mountains and is vulnerable to aircraft flying at a low altitude, such as the AN-2 of North Korea, but the E-737s can overcome these shortcomings because they detect enemy flight in the air.”

“They are movable radars fitting the terrain of the Korean Peninsula.”

A 10-meter long antenna called MESA is attached to the top of the aircraft. Price said, “Previously, a radar in the shape of a cylinder circled every 12 seconds to detect enemy objects. In contrast, the MESA radar shoots beams in all directions simultaneously, so there is no blind spot in monitoring.”

An early warning airplane can monitor all objects in the airspace above the Korean Peninsula simultaneously. Seoul, however, has purchased four units as one airplane can fly for eight hours considering fuel and crew fatigue.

If three planes take turns in operations on a given day, the remaining one can undergo maintenance for the next operation.

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.DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Saif Gaddafi Talks To Al Jazeera

DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Saif Gaddafi Talks To Al Jazeera
**Libyan leader's son accuses international media of blowing the crisis out of proportion
(NSI News Source Info) - March 4, 2011:

One of Muammar Gaddafi's sons, Saif al Islam, has been the public face of the Libyan regime since the unrest began.

He has accused the international media, including Al Jazeera, of blowing the crisis out of proportion. In an interview with Anita McNaught, he repeated the allegation claiming the West was trying to take over Libya's oil.

You can watch the full Talk to Al Jazeera interview with Saif Al Islam Gaddafi at 15:30 GMT on Friday.

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