Press Release
☷Contracts For March 12 2024
U.S. Department of Defense ( By Press Release office)
Mar 14,2024
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Bell Textron , Inc . , based in Fort Worth , Texas , has been awarded a contract worth $455 million to produce and deliver 12 AH - 1Z helicopters for the government of Nigeria . The contract also includes engineering , program management , logistics support , and non - recurring engineering for obsolescence . The work will be performed in Fort Worth , Texas ( 80% ) and Amarillo , Texas ( 20% ) , and is expected to be completed by July 2028 . The contract is funded by the Foreign Military Sales customer in the amount of $82 , 345 , 771 . The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River , Maryland , is the contracting activity . Bahfed Corp . in Portland , Oregon; Pacific IC Source in Yucaipa , California; Laguna Components in Laguna Beach , California; and Federal Merchants in Indianapolis , Indiana have each been awarded an indefinite - delivery , indefinite - quantity contract . The total value of all contracts is estimated to be $45 million , and the companies will have the opportunity to compete for individual orders . These contracts are for the procurement of various types of instrumentation and electronic components to support machine shop inventory for the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division ( NAWCWD ) Applied Manufacturing Technology Division and NAWCWD Propulsion Laboratory . The work will be performed in Portland , Oregon; Yucaipa , California; Laguna Beach , California; Indianapolis , Indiana ( 90% ) ; and China Lake , California ( 10% ) , and is expected to be completed by March 2029 . No funds will be obligated at the time of award , and funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued . These contracts were competitively procured as a small business set - aside , with five proposals received . The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake , California , is the contracting activity . Northrop Grumman Systems Corp . , based in San Diego , California , has been awarded a $19 , 227 , 992 modification to a previously awarded contract . This modification provides logistics and test support for mission control and operator training systems for MQ - 4C Triton air vehicles . The work also includes engineering and field service representative technical support to sustain the vehicles for intelligence , surveillance , and reconnaissance missions for the Navy and the government of Australia . The work will be performed in Patuxent River , Maryland ( 37 . 55% ) ; San Diego , California ( 23 . 54% ) ; Jacksonville , Florida ( 8 . 75% ) ; Mayport , Florida ( 7 . 54% ) ; Baltimore , Maryland ( 6 . 34% ) ; Salt Lake City , Utah ( 1% ) . We ' ve got some contracts going out to different locations like Sterling , Virginia and even outside the U . S . The work is expected to be done by May 2024 . Funds are being allocated for various projects , including the design and construction of a craft in Louisiana . Additionally , there ' s a contract for a U . S . Flag container vessel to support the Air Force , with potential options to extend the contract . The Army also awarded a contract for technical services for the M109 Family of Vehicles . Lots of work happening in different locations , with more to come in the future . Moving on to the Defense Logistics Agency , M&M Manufacturing LLC in Lajas , Puerto Rico just got a modification to their contract . They ' re getting an additional $8 , 446 , 500 for the second one - year option period of their one - year base contract ( SPE1C1 - 22 - D - 1519 ) with three one - year option periods for trousers . This is a firm - fixed - price contract with indefinite delivery and quantity . The ordering period will end on March 11 , 2025 . The Army and Air Force will be using these trousers , and they ' re using fiscal 2024 through 2025 defense working capital funds for this contract . The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania is handling the contract . In Cincinnati , Ohio , they just got a contract worth $56 , 579 , 967 to get some armor kits for the M109A7 Self - Propelled Howitzer and M992A3 Carrier , Ammunition , Tracked vehicles . They put out a call for bids online and got four responses . The specific work locations and funding will be figured out for each order , and they expect to finish everything by December 31 , 2029 . The Army Contracting Command in Detroit Arsenal , Michigan , is handling the contract ( W56HZV - 24 - D - 0019 ) . Call Henry Inc . in Titusville , Florida just got an upgrade on their contract . They ' re getting an additional $12 , 069 , 893 to exercise Option Year 1 on their previously awarded contract FA4610 - 23 - D - 0001 . This modification covers management and support , maintenance and repair , operations , other services , and minor alterations related to launch operations support . The work will be done at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California , and it ' s expected to be done by March 31 , 2025 . They ' re using $12 , 000 , 000 in fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance funds for this award . The contracting activity is the 30th Contracting Squadron at Vandenberg SFB , California ( Awarded Feb . 17 , 2024 ) . Over on the Air Force side , General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc . in Poway , California just scored a contract for Taiwan . They ' re getting $250 , 063 , 810 for the procurement of four MQ - 9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles , two ground control stations , spare parts , and support equipment . They ' ll be doing the work in Poway , California , and they ' re aiming to finish by August 11 , 2027 . This contract was a sole source acquisition and involves foreign military sales to Taiwan . They ' re using $120 , 400 , 030 in foreign military sales funds for this award . The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in Wright Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio , is managing the contract ( FA8689 - 23 - C - 2018 P00003 ) ( Awarded March 11 , 2024 ) . Jersey City , New Jersey just got a contract modification worth $8 , 040 , 600 for some trousers . It ' s a one - year contract with options for three more years . The contract is for a fixed price and can include any quantity needed . The trousers will be made in Kentucky and Mississippi , and the ordering period ends on March 11 , 2025 . The Army and Air Force will be using these trousers . The contract is funded by defense working capital funds from 2024 to 2025 . The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia is handling the contract . It ' s a small business deal .
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