Virginia Militia Run by Guard Members
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US Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Abbott, during the 2023 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Black Rapids Training Area in Alaska on July 10, 2023. (US Army photo by Sgt. Kinsey Geer)
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US Army Sgt. Alexandra Griffeth, Virginia National Guard, at the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center in Little Rock, AR, in August 2021. (Photo by US Army Staff Sgt. Michael Hunnisett)
The Virginia National Guard confirmed that it has launched an investigation into two soldiers who have espoused anti-government views while running a county militia in the state. Military.com reports Staff Sgts. Daniel Abbott and Alexandra Griffeth are running the Campbell County Militia, which operates in the countryside around Lynchburg, VA, with the blessing of Campbell County’s Board of Supervisors.
AP News fact checked the ABC moderated debate on Tuesday between VP Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The list is long.
The unemployment rate for female veterans rose to 7% in August while the rate for all veterans bumped up to 3.5%, compared with a tick down from 4.3% to 4.2% for the overall population. Military.com reports the employment news isn’t so great for female vets either, they make $59,000 annually in the job market versus $70,000 for male veterans.
Ten generals and admirals are mobilizing to defend Vice President Harris from Republican attempts to tie her to the chaotic 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, reports Axios. The effort includes three with four-stars: ADM Steve Abbot, who served as deputy homeland security adviser to George W. Bush, GEN Lloyd W. Newton, and GEN Larry R. Ellis, who has never previously endorsed a political candidate.
The GOP members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, in a 12-7 party-line vote, will subpoena the VA for information about the third-party organizations establishing voter registration services at the VA in Michigan. Chair Mike Bost (R-IL) says a 3-year-old executive order to promote voter access prompted the VA to set up the services, reports Stars and Stripes.
Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Texas are among US states benefiting most from funding and investment to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russia, a breakdown of spending by the Pentagon shows. Pennsylvania has received the most of any state with $2.52 billion in spending and investments to build arms and ammunition in support of Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion, according to Reuters.
Ukrainian wants to use weapons western nations have supplied to strike military warehouses inside Russia because of strong suspicions Iran has provided ballistic missiles for the Kremlin’s war effort, reports Military.com. AP reports the US believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine.
Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace, one flew into Romania during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine while another crashed in eastern Latvia, reports Stars and Stripes.
A third Navy amphibious warship, the USS Iwo Jima, suffered a major mechanical failure this week forcing a return to port. In March, USS Wasp, the same class of ship as the Iwo Jima and in the same waters off of Virginia, also abruptly returned to port. The USS Boxer finally deployed in mid-July, delaying arrival of Marines, aircraft, and vehicles by months. Military.com says the delays and breakdowns are set to reignite friction between the services regarding the Navy’s reliability to transport Marines to sea.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they shot down another American-made multimillion dollar surveillance MQ-9 drone flying over the country, reports Military Times. The US launched airstrikes over Houthi-controlled territory afterward, the rebels said. The US military told The Associated Press it was aware of the claim but has “received no reports” of American military drones being downed over Yemen.
Jam-resistant GPS elusive as M-code delays pile up, reports Breaking Defense. To make matters worse, the Defense Department is now facing down a possible shortage of microchips and processor cards to allow ground vehicles, ships, and aircraft to access GPS at all, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
Bills to counter China’s influence and power through its biotech companies, drones, and electric vehicles will dominate the House’s first week back from summer break. Military.com reports many bills have bipartisan support, reflecting strong consensus that lawmakers address measures targeting Beijing.
China’s Defense Ministry announced joint naval and air drills with Russia will start this month, underscoring the closeness between their militaries as Russia presses its grinding invasion of Ukraine, says AP News. The ministry said the Northern United-2024 exercises would take place in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk farther north but gave no details.
A recent Gallup poll shows only 47% of Americans are “very satisfied” with the way their life is going, the personal-finance website WalletHub ranked Maryland #2 in its report on the Happiest States in America in 2024. WalletHub compared the 50 states across 30 key indicators of happiness, from the depression rate and the share of adults feeling productive to income growth and the unemployment rate. Wallet Hub also released the States that Vaccinate the Most in 2024, which ranks Maryland 5th., DC 9th, and Virginia 18th. According to the WHO, vaccines prevent 4 to 5 million deaths per year worldwide.
Contracts:
Schuyler Line Navigation Co. LLC, Annapolis, Maryland, was awarded a $17,155,000 firm-fixed-price, with reimbursable elements (N3220524C4137), for time charter of one approved upon delivery U.S. flag or foreign flag to be reflagged prior to delivery, double hull tankers with segregated ballast tanks that is capable of carrying a minimum of 38,500 barrels of clean product (intentions F76, JP5, JP8, or JA1) as long as two clean products can simultaneously be carried within vessel’s natural segregation in designated cargo tanks with double valve isolation without losing the capacity to carry the established minimum. This contract includes a 12-month base period with three one-year option periods, and a fourth 11-month option which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $71,013,000. The contract will be performed in the Far East. The contract is expected to be completed, if all options are exercised, by September 2028. Working capital funds (Transportation) in the amount of $17,155,000 is obligated for fiscal 2024 and will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under full and open competition with proposals solicited via the System Award Management website and 14 offers were received. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220524C4137). (Awarded Sept. 5, 2024)
Pacific Shipyards International LLC,* Honolulu, Hawaii (N0002424D4236); East Coast Repair & Fabrication LLC,* Portsmouth, Virginia (N0002424D4237); Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc.,* Portsmouth, Virginia (N0002424D4238); Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon (N0002424D4239); Ohana Marines Services JV1 LLC,* Honolulu, Hawaii (N0002424D4240); Marisco LTD.,* Kapolei, Hawaii (N0002424D4241); Propulsion Controls Engineering LLC,* San Diego, California (N0002424D4242); Delphinus Engineering Inc.,* Eddystone, Pennsylvania (N0002424D4243); Caliedo & Sons Services Inc.,* Waipahu, Hawaii (N0002424D4244); and Regal Service Co.,* Honolulu, Hawaii (N0002424D4245), are awarded a combined $669,905,295 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract for repair, maintenance and modernization requirements of non-nuclear Navy Surface ships homeported in or visiting the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, region. The scope of work includes continuous maintenance, emergent maintenance, and Chief of Naval Operations availabilities. Each awardee will be awarded $10,000 (minimum contract guarantee per awardee) at contract award. Work will be performed in the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii homeport area and is expected to be completed by September 2029. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $100,000 will be obligated at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. All other funding will be made available at the delivery order level as contracting actions occur. This contract was competitively procured via the SAM.gov website, with 15 offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Accenture Federal Services LLC, Arlington, Virginia, was awarded a $1,598,720,367 ceiling firm-fixed-price, time and material task order under a previously awarded General Services Administration multiple award, schedule contract (GS-35F-540GA) for the enterprise-scale cloud service provider reseller and enterprise-scale cloud software management services. This contract provides for enterprise level CSP reseller and software management. Work will be performed at the contractor’s designated facilities and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2, 2029. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and two offers were received. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8726-24-F-B071).
American Electronic Warfare Associates Inc., California, Maryland, is awarded a $28,559,944 modification (P00009) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0042120D0071). This modification increases the contract ceiling to include classified work not incorporated at contract award to optimize existing support to include research, development, management, design, fabrication, installation, integration, upgrade, analysis, documentation and operations and maintenance required for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Digital Analytics Infrastructure and Technology Advancement Group. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland, and is expected to be completed in June 2025. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. NAWCAD, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Textron Systems Corp., Hunt Valley, Maryland, is awarded a $15,219,207 firm-fixed-price order (N0001924F5002) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0008). This order provides Unmanned Aircraft Systems intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services for the Department of Defense and other government agencies, and domestic and overseas contingency operations. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland (20%); and various locations outside of the continental US (80%), is expected to be completed in September 2029. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $15,219,207 will be obligated at the time of award, $15,219,207 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Virginia (N00189-18-D-Z042); CACI Inc. – Federal, Chantilly, Virginia (N00189-18-D-Z043); Deloitte & Touche LLP, Arlington, Virginia (N00189-18-D-Z044); Systems Planning and Analysis Inc., Alexandria, Virginia (N00189-18-D-Z045); and Serco Inc. (formally known as Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc.), Reston, Virginia (N00189-18-D-Z046), are awarded an estimated $80,831,355 for modification P00006 under previously awarded multiple award, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with fixed-price provisions to exercise the second 36-month option period to provide contractor support of strategic assessment and planning; manpower assessment; planning and programming analysis support; financial program management; manpower, personnel, training and education program and policy assessment and management; and quantitative analysis, forecasting, performance assessment, and research, development, test and evaluation program management support in support of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCNO) Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education domain comprised of the DCNO, the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Personnel Command, the Navy Manpower Analysis Center, Commander Naval Education and Training, and Commander Navy Recruiting Command. The contracts run concurrently, and the exercise of this option will bring the total value to an estimated $223,902,299. The exercise of this option is expected to begin October 2024 and be completed by October 2027. Work will be performed in Millington, Tennessee (50%); Arlington, Virginia (30%); Pensacola, Florida (10%); various locations throughout the continental US (8%); and various contractor facilitates (2%). Appropriate annual fiscal year operations and maintenance (Navy) funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued, and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These modifications will exercise Option Two of the multiple award contracts pursuant to contract clause Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Terms of the Contract. The requirement was solicited through the Federal Business Opportunities website, with 11 offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Contracting Department Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.
Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. LLC, Newport News, Virginia (FA4890-24-D-0011); Blue Air Training Corp., North Las Vegas, Nevada (FA4890-24-D-0012); Coastal Defense Inc., Mill Hall, Pennsylvania (FA4890-24-D-0013); Valkyrie Aero LLC, Mesa, Arizona (FA4890-24-D-0014); Top Aces Corp., Mesa, Arizona (FA4890-24-D-0015); Tactical Air Support Inc., Reno, North Carolina (FA4890-24-D-0016); Draken International LLC, Lakeland, Florida (FA4890-24-D-0017); and RAVN Group Inc., San Juan Capistrano, California (FA4890-24-D-0018), were awarded a $5,400,000,000 ceiling, multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for combat air forces close air support operations. This contract provides complete contracted air support services for adversary air threats and close air support threats. Work will be performed throughout the contiguous U.S.; and outside the contiguous US, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 13, 2029. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and 11 offers were received. No funds are being obligated at the time of the award. The Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Joint Vase Langley-Eustis, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $13,102,146 cost-reimbursement contract for a Genesis Chamber: design, evaluation, and construction high powered microwave prototype. This contract will cover the breadth of ongoing system development for the purpose of providing a transition pathway from technology demonstrator systems to military-specification equipment. Work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is expected to be completed by December 2027. This contract was the result of a competitive acquisition, and one offer was received. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $600,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the contracting activity (FA9451-24-C-X046).
Elbit Systems of America, Roanoke, Virginia, was awarded a $27,792,187 modification (P00001) to contract W91CRB-24-C-5022 for AN/PVS-14 Monocular Night Vision Devices. Work will be performed in Roanoke, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2026. Fiscal 2010 Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $27,792,187 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Serco Inc., Herndon, Virginia, was awarded an $11,073,236 hybrid (cost-no-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for staff support functions in support of Army Sustainment Command and their subordinate commands. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Rock Island, Illinois, with an estimated completion date of March 12, 2030. Fiscal 20XX other procurement, Army funds in the amount of $2,609,700 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W519TC-24-F-0433).
Dominion Privatization Virginia LLC, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $42,591,024 modification (P00323) to a 50-year contract (SP0600-06-C-8252) with no option periods incorporating the sixth prospective price redetermination for electric utility services. This is a fixed-price prospective price redetermination contract. The performance completion date is Aug. 1, 2057. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2057 Army operations and maintenance funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Intrepid Eagle Logistics Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, has been awarded a maximum $9,790,600 firm-fixed-price contract for commercial shipping and storage containers. This was a competitive acquisition with three responses received. This is a seven-month contract with no option periods. Location of performance is South Korea, with an April 17, 2025, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8ED-24-C-0010).
Federal Prison Industries Inc., doing business as UNICOR, Washington, DC, has been awarded a maximum $7,621,443 modification (P00010) exercising the third one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-21-D-F074) with three one-year option periods for cold weather trousers. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is South Carolina, with a Sept. 27, 2025, ordering period end date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2024 through 2025 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc., Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $14,874,409 firm-fixed-price contract for environmental remediation investigations and feasibility studies. Bids were solicited via the internet with 10 received. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 10, 2031. Fiscal 2024 and 2029 Defense Base Closure funds in the amount of $14,874,409 were obligated at the time of the award. US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W912DR-24-C-0035).
Lyon Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (N5005420D0001); BMFT JV, Chesapeake, Virginia (N5005420D0002); Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (N5005420D0003); Fairlead Boatworks, Newport News, Virginia (N5005420D0004); and East Coast Repair and Fabrication, Newport News, Virginia (N5005420D0005), are awarded a modification to increase the cumulative ceiling value in the amount of $37,800,000 to the previously awarded multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts. These contracts provide messing and berthing barges support for the Navy. Work will be performed in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia and is expected to be completed by February 2025. Fiscal 2024 and 2025 operations and management (Navy) funding will be utilized through the issuance of delivery orders. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
McKinsey & Co. Inc., Washington, DC, was awarded a ceiling $50,000,000 firm-fixed-price blanket purchase agreement for technical advisory and assistance services. This contract will include a one-year ordering period and provides for fulfillment of the systems and warfighting acquisition navigator requirement. Work will be performed in Washington, DC, and is expected to be completed Sept. 8, 2025. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,207,304 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space Systems Command Enterprise Sourcing Contracting Division, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8802-24-A-0002).
CORRECTION: The contract announced on Aug. 26, 2024, for BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland; and Fort Walton Beach, Florida (FA8251-24-D-0011), was not awarded on that date. The correct award date is Sept. 10, 2024. The work is now expected to be completed Sept. 10, 2031.
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