JSF Helmet/Ejection Fix Nears for Small Pilots
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With just one test to go, Defense News reports, the F-35 joint program office is confident modifications to the aircraft’s helmet and ejection seat will ultimately fix issues that increase risks to lightweight pilots ejected from the plane.
Two destroyers to be named for WWII Marines who received the Medal of Honor. The 509-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will be named for Jack H. Lucas and Louis H. Wilson Jr., reports RealClearDefense.com.
Space.com reports technical difficulties will delay Russia’s next crew launch to the Space Station.
The Aviationist has video of live fire tests of Russian Stealth Fighter’s 30 MM gun and descriptions of the capabilities of the fighter from the state-run Sputnik news media outlet.
A five-member team from the NAS Whidbey Island in Washington rescued a small group of people trapped on a sandbar near the High Steel Bridge in the Olympic Mountains, reports Huron Daily Tribune.
A week after his arrest, the Navy fired the CO of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, accused of trying to sexually assault female officer, reports Navy Times.
Military.com presents eight keys to understanding VA loan occupancy rules.
Saudi Arabia appears to be using US-supplied white phosphorus munitions in its war in Yemen, The Washington Post reports based on images and videos posted to social media.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CN) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke in support of a resolution to block the US latest planned arms sale to Saudi Arabia, which is leading the coalition fighting against rebels in Yemen, reports The Hill.
The Air Force’s new bomber, the B-21 Raider, should come in almost $40 million below the official $550 million estimate, Breaking Defense reports.
Ahmad Rahami’s capture: More than 8,000 cameras helped snare the bomb suspect, the result of steadily growing numbers of cameras in New York City since the attack on the World Trade Center, NBC News reports.
Contracts:
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, is being awarded $166,263,229 for modification P00010 to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-14-D-0011) to exercise an option for organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance and logistics services in support of approximately 200 T-45 aircraft based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi; NAS Kingsville, Texas; NAS Pensacola, Florida; and NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. Services to be provided include sustaining engineering, supply and government property management, and procurement of associated parts and materials required to prepare the aircraft for approximately 320 launchers per day across four sites, which fly an estimated total of 75,000 hours each year. Work will be performed in Kingsville, Texas (48 percent); Meridian, Mississippi (44 percent); Pensacola, Florida (7 percent); and Patuxent River, Maryland (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2017. Funds will not be obligated at time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Contrack Watts Inc., McLean, Virginia, is being awarded a $44,180,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of upgrades to an aircraft maintenance hangar at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The work to be performed provides for selective demolition, interior/exterior painting, interior and exterior doors, masonry walls, metal stud and gypsum board walls, acoustical ceiling panels, interior finishes, fire sprinkler, fire and security alarm systems, aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) system, sanitary sewer and industrial waste systems, electrical power and lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, passenger/freight elevators, bridge cranes, plumbing systems, and incidental related work. Site preparation includes site clearing, excavation, grading, fencing, generators, pad-mounted transformer, primary and secondary distribution systems, telecommunications infrastructure, compressed air, water distribution systems and AFFF industrial waste systems. Hangar 101 is a national historic landmark and renovations will include the refurbishment of selected historical features. The contract also contains one unexercised option, which if exercised, would increase the cumulative contract value to $45,168,296. Work will be performed in Oahu, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by April 2019. Fiscal 2014 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $44,180,000 are obligated on this award, of which $8,928,437 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with six proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-16-C-1325).
Northrop Grumman, Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $64,861,324 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for continued support of the air and missile defense workstation requirement, and continued support of the Army common operating environment/integrated air and missile defense battle command system integration. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work will be performed in Herndon, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 18, 2021. Fiscal 2016 operations procurement, Army funds in the amount of $2,809,973; and fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $2,028,474, were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-16-C-0132).
NCI Information Systems Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $42,759,282 modification (P00004) to contract W91RUS-14-D-0003 for non-personnel information technology services and support requirements for the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command G3/5/7, cyber network operations and security support. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 29, 2017. Army Contracting Command, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is the contracting activity.
W.F. Magann Corp., Portsmouth, Virginia, was awarded a $20,679,412 firm-fixed-price contract for replacement fuel pier and distribution facility, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Bids were solicited via the Internet with two received. Work will be performed in Hampton, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 19, 2018. Fiscal 2016 military construction funds in the amount of $20,679,412 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-16-C-0025).
Technology Service Corp., Silver Spring, Maryland, has been awarded a $48,683,329 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Rapid Reaction Technologies and Systems Small Business Innovation Research III effort. Contractor will use rapid prototyping processes and modular architectures to deliver mission critical and urgent technological capabilities. Work will be performed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 20, 2021. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $6,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-16-C-9205).
Enterprise Resource Planned Systems International LLC, Laurel, Maryland, was awarded a $7,660,834 firm-fixed-price task order for information technology services to maintain, operate, and provide engineering and technical support for the Defense Health Agency E-Commerce Program. This is a one-year base period to include an 11-day transition-in period, with four one-year option periods. Location of performance is Aurora, Colorado. The base transition-in period of performance will be completed on Sept. 27, 2016. The Defense Health Agency – Aurora will use this this task order to support Contract Resource Management, Contract Management, and Contract Operations Divisions to procure, manage, and account for the TRICARE Healthcare program for the Department of Defense. For this task order, fair opportunity was used on the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 3 Small Business’s Government-Wide Acquisition Contract, with seven proposals received. Fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $5,680,880; fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,463,717; and fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $516,237 are being obligated at time of award. The Defense Health Agency Contract Operation Division, Aurora, Colorado, is the contracting activity (HT9402-16-F-0011). (Awarded on Sept. 16, 2016)
Long Wave Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded an $11,651,100 firm-fixed-price contract for High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS) antenna program support. Contractor will provide necessary engineering, labor, parts and materials for antenna systems inspections, installation, demolition, and maintenance. Work will be performed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; Beale Air Force Base, California; Naval Computer & Telecommunications Area Master Station, Hawaii; Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; U.S. Air Force Isabella, Puerto Rico; U.S. Air Force Ascension Auxiliary Air Field, United Kingdom; Royal Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom; Lajes Field, Portugal; Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy; Naval Support Facility, Diego Garcia; Naval Computer & Telecommunications Area Master Station West Pacific, Guam; and Yokota Air Base, Japan, and is expected to be complete by Sept. 18, 2017. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with two offers received. Fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $11,651,100 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8102-16-D-0006).
Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions LLC, doing business as CNTS, Catoosa, Oklahoma, was awarded a $17,093,260 firm-fixed-price contract (HT0011-16-C-0027). This contract supports the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Healthcare Operations Directorate Public Health Division Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch in its mission to conduct comprehensive health surveillance efforts for the Department of Defense (DoD). The scope of this award is to maintain established infrastructure and capabilities; respond to inquiries from the DoD medical and health authorities; assist in analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating information regarding the status, trends, and determinants of the health and fitness of U.S. armed forces and other DoD-approved target populations strengthening DoD health surveillance activities and global infectious disease reduction efforts. CNTS will provide on-site scientific, professional, administrative, and information technology support services, including Epidemiology and Analysis support; Global Emerging Infections Surveillance support; Integrated Bio surveillance support; Army Satellite support; Air Force Mortality Registry support; and, Data Management and Technical Support support to successfully enable execution of its comprehensive health surveillance mission. Work will be performed at the primary location in Silver Spring, Maryland, with additional support at DHA satellite locations at Aberdeen, Maryland; and Dayton, Ohio. The period of performance is one year with no option periods. The estimated completion date is Sept. 14, 2017. The award was a sole-source selection as a Direct 8(a) Award under the U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a) Program as authorized by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-5(b)(4) and FAR 19.8. Fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $17,093,260 are obligated for this contract. The Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia is the contracting activity. (Awarded on Sept. 15, 2016)
