GOP Kills Bill to Police Halliburton
Republicans in Congress have made it clear they're willing to fight for military contractors' right to lie, cheat and defraud taxpayers.
I suppose it's old news at this point that the Bush administration lied us into the Iraq war and that the cost of this mess will be fully realized by the next generation when Bush leaves office with the biggest budget deficit in U.S. history.
And, while Democrats have been complaining for years about the GOP-led Congress abandoning its oversight of the executive branch's wrongdoing, a vote that took place in the Senate last week shows how the Republican desire to ignore fraud and abuse extends right into killing legislation that would help stop defense contractors from ripping off the American people.
In an effort to stop companies like Halliburton and its subsidiaries from cheating our troops and stealing from Americans, Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), introduced S.AMDT.4230 and attached it to the Defense Authorization bill currently being debated in the Senate. The bill was intended to improve contracting "by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in contracting and procurement."
"I think when you are at war, when a massive quantity of money is being pushed out the door, that we ought to decide to get tough on those who would be engaged in war profiteering," said Dorgan in fighting for his amendment last week. "I dare say that never in the history of this country has so much money been wasted so quickly. And, yes, there is fraud involved, there is abuse involved, and it is the case that there is a dramatic amount of taxpayers' money that is now being wasted."
Dorgan's bill -- cosponsored by 17 Democrats and called the Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2006 -- was tabled by a roll call vote of 55-43, effectively rejecting the amendment. Every single Senate Republican voted against the measure to make the contracting process honest and impose penalties on those who break the law.
And just what were the stern rules that the GOP didn’t think their buddies at Halliburton should have to live with? The text of the legislation spelled out that Bush and Cheney's defense-contractor buddies would be in trouble if they did any of the following:
• "Executes or attempts to execute a scheme or artifice to defraud the United States or the entity having jurisdiction over the area in which such activities occur."
• "Falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact."
• "Makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or makes or uses any materially false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry."
• "Materially overvalues any good or service with the specific intent to excessively profit from the war or military action."
The measure called for those found guilty of violating the law to be imprisoned for up to 20 years and be subject to a fine of up to $1,000,000 -- a drop in the bucket for these guys -- or a percentage of their ill-gotten gains.
And Senate Republicans still saw fit to reject penalizing companies engaging in overt war profiteering and fraud despite Dorgan spending a considerable amount of time on the Senate floor trotting out example after example of the hideous abuse that has been occurring in Iraq.
"What we have discovered is pretty unbelievable," said Dorgan last week. "We have direct testimony from physicians, Army doctors, and others about providing nonpotable water for shaving, brushing teeth that is in worse condition as water than the raw water coming out of the Euphrates River."
"Let me describe some of the firsthand eyewitness issues in Iraq," Dorgan continued. "Brand new $85,000 trucks that were left on the side of the road because of a flat tire and then subsequently burned. 25 tons, 50,000 pounds, of nails ordered by Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR), the wrong size, that are laying in the sands of Iraq. 42,000 meals a day charged to the taxpayers by Halliburton and only 14,000 are actually served."
After telling the amazing tale of the KBR Halliburton subsidiary ordering hand towels for soldiers embroidered with the "KBR" logo, to allow them to double the price of the towels, Dorgan told one Halliburton whistleblower's story of his company serving food date-stamped "expired" to American troops rather than throwing it away.
"[Halliburton was] serving food at a cafeteria in Iraq for the soldiers, and a man named Roy who was the supervisor in the food service kitchen said that the food was date-stamped 'expired,''' said Dorgan. "In other words, it had a date stamp, which meant the food wasn't good anymore, and he was told by superiors that it doesn't matter. Feed it to the troops. It doesn't matter that they had an expired date stamped -- feed it to the troops."
But apparently the support-the-troops types on the Republicans side of the aisle only support them until their major contributors are caught feeding them possibly-tainted food before they go into battle -- at that point, I guess the love is gone.
The best the Republicans could offer in response to Dorgan was a lame statement by Senator John Warner (R-VA), Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, who said that his committee is on the case and that "the organization is now in place to try to monitor the situations the Senator has enumerated."
There was no mention from Warner of where the hell his committee -- and the GOP -- have been for the last four years with all of this going on.
I'll leave you with one other Dorgan horror story in which he describes a massive amount of money paid to four contractors to install air-conditioning in a Baghdad building.
"The contract goes to a subcontractor, which goes to another subcontractor, and a fourth-level subcontractor," said Dorgan "And the payment for air-conditioning turns out to be payments to four contractors, the fourth of which puts a fan in a room. Yes, the American taxpayer paid for an air-conditioner and, after the money goes through four hands, there is a fan put in a room in Iraq."
I guess that's fiscal conservatism Republicans can truly embrace.
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CONTRACTS
ARMY
Bulova Technologies LLC*, Lancaster, Pa., is being awarded $21,191,302 (first year total) as part of a firm-fixed-price multi-year contract with a cumulative total of $67,693,829 for M762A1/M767A1 electronic time artillery fuze production, first article testing, 135,600 M762A1 production quantity, 64 M762A1 modified fuzes, 50 M762A1 inert fuzes, 10 M762A1 inert fuze models and an option for 45,680 M672A1 electronic time fuzes. Work will be performed in Lancaster, Pa. (67.71%); East Camden, Ark. (2.90%); Clear Lake, S.D. (6.62%); Atglen, Pa. (1.60%); Horsham, Pa. (5.96%); Joplin, Mo. (2.10%); Pocatello, Idaho (7.14%); and Orange, Calif. (5.97%), and completion is expected by Sept. 15, 2010. Bids were solicited on May 21, 2001, and two bids were received. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (DAAE30-01-C-1101).
Cox Commercial LP, Austin, Texas, is being awarded a $25,022,000 construction contract for the renovation of six historic barracks to current barracks standards. The renovation of one set of historic barracks will be an optional bidding item. The project includes, but is not limited to, reconfiguration of rooms, addition of kitchenettes, rewiring, replumbing, new fan coil units, renovating mechanical and laundry rooms, addition of storage units, repair and replacement of windows, minor exterior finish, sidewalk repair and seismic reinforcing. Work will be performed at Fort Riley, Kan., and completion is expected by Sept. 28, 2002. Of the total contract funds, $14,298,285 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was an announcement on the World Wide Web on July 27, 2001, and three bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (DACA41-01-C-0005).
NAVY
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded $25,400,000 to exercise an option on a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00030-01-C-0100). This option allows for the procurement of additional hardware and/or memorandum of requalification agreement (MORA) effort based on negotiated values for the hardware and MORA effort under the fiscal year 2001 Trident II (D5) Missile Production Item 0001. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, Calif., and is expected to be completed by September 2004. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. The Navy's Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Atkins Benham Constructors Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded a $19,698,968 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of an intelligence and reconnaissance laboratory at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, N.Y. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of a 105,800-square foot new addition to house electronics research laboratory space, engineering support, administrative and storage areas. The project also includes necessary infrastructure upgrades to electrical, mechanical and structural systems. Work will be performed in Rome, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by June 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website, using the two-phase design build process. Five firms responded in Phase I. Of the five responses received from Phase I, only three firms were invited to submit technical and price proposals in Phase II. The Engineering Field Activity Northeast, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Lester, Pa., is the contracting activity (N62472-99-C-0040).
AIR FORCE
IT Corp., Knoxville, Tenn., is being awarded a $25,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for Air Force Institute for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Risk Analysis. The work is expected to be completed September 2005. There were 17 proposals received. Solicitation began January 2001; negotiations were completed September 2001. At this time, $36,000 of the contract funds has been obligated. The 311th Human Systems Wing, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity.
AeroAstro Inc., Herndon, Va., is being is being awarded an $11,166,667 cost-plus-award-fee contract to provide for Space Test Program Satellite One acquisition to procure spacecraft design, build, integration and test; experiment-to-spacecraft integration and test; support to the launch vehicle integration and test; launch support; and on-orbit operations support required to achieve Space Test Program Satellite One mission objectives. The work is expected to be completed November 2005. There were five firms solicited and seven proposals received. Solicitation began February 2001; negotiations were completed September 2001. At this time, $560,748 of the contract funds has been obligated. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity.
The Air Force is modifying a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) National Team, comprised of Lockheed Martin Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif.; TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif.; and Boeing Satellites and Space, El Segundo, Calif. This action provides for additional preliminary design effort and extends the system definition phase of the AEHF Satellite Communication System Program through the end of September 2001. The AEHF system provides secure, survivable communications to warfighters during all levels of conflict and is the protected backbone of the Department of Defense's military satellite communication architecture. The work will be performed at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale, Calif. (33%); TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif. (60%); and Boeing, El Segundo, Calif. (7%). The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles, Calif., is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin Services Inc., Las Vegas, Nev., is being awarded a $5,932,912 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide for services for operation and maintenance (O&M) of full-scale aerial targets at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and O&M of subscale aerial targets, drone control, the Communications and Scoring System, Gulf Range Drone Control System, and the airborne platform/telemetry relay at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. There were two firms solicited and two proposals received. Solicitation began April 2001; negotiations were completed August 2001. The Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity.
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Navajo Refining Co.*, Artesia, N.M., is being awarded a $121,830,878 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work will be performed in El Paso, Texas; Roswell, N.M., and Moriarty, N.M.. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0502)
Paramount Petroleum Corp.*, Paramount, Ca. is being awarded a $94,779,761 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract to provide JP-8 jet fuel and F76 naval distillate for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0516)
Tesoro Hawaii Corp., Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $88,606,265 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract to provide F76 naval distillate and JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is being performed in Kapolei, Hawaii. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0505)
Equilon Enterprise LLC, Houston, Texas, is being awarded a $82,942,470 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract to provide turbine fuel and aviation grade JP-8 for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work will be performed in Martinez, Ca., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 1, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0507)
Amoco Oil Co., Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $71,754,770 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work will be performed in Whiting, Ind. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0513)
U.S. Oil and Refining Co.*, Tacoma, Wa., is being awarded a $50,230,539 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for F76 naval distillate and JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0504)
Gary-Williams Energy Corp.*, Denver, Co., is being awarded a $49,996,725 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0503)
Valero Marketing and Supply Co., San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a $41,166,799 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for turbine fuel and aviation grade JP-8 for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0531)
Petro Star Valdez Refinery*, Anchorage, Alaska, is being awarded a $39,693,144 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel and JP-5 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work will be performed in Valdez, Alaska. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Supply Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0518)
Air BP, Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $38,671,064 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is to be performed in Toledo, Ohio. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0514)
Amoco Oil Co., Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $30,065,680 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is to be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0523)
Refinery Holding Co. LP (RHC), El Paso, Texas, is being awarded a $27,578,149 fixed-price with economic price adjustment for turbine fuel and aviation grade JP-8 for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0511)
Crowley Marine Services Inc., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $26,105,427 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for 450,000 Jet A , 375,000 MUR, 1,729,500 DFA, 790,000 DF2, 87,000 FSI, 600,000 LS2, 240,000 HS1, 388,000 HS2, and 14,5000,000 JP-8 fuel for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard and for federal civilian agencies. Work is expected to be completed Oct. 30, 2004. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 113 proposals solicited, and 20 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-1268)
Williams Alaska Petroleum, Tulsa, Okla., is being awarded a $25,129,139 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work will be performed in Anchorage, Alaska. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0519)
Amoco Oil Co., Warrenville, Ill., is being awarded a $24,259,191 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work is to be performed in Mandan, N.D. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0524)
ARMY
Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Chantilly, Va., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, $145,000,000 as part of an estimated $758,365,300 design/build construction, fixed-price-incentive with award-fee contract for renovation of Pentagon Wedges 2-5. This contract will also be used to repair the damage to portions of the Pentagon caused by the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Work will be performed at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., and completion is expected by Dec. 28, 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were three bids solicited on Jan. 19, 2001, and three bids were received. The Pentagon Renovation Office, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (MDA947-01-C-2001).
AMEC Construction Management, Bethesda, Md., was awarded on Sept. 15, 2001, $25,000,000 as part of an estimated $520,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee contract for the emergency repair and restoration of the Pentagon for the damage inflicted during the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. The initial base action, for work beginning Sept. 11, 2001, through Nov. 9, 2001, shall not exceed $25,000,000 and includes assistance in structural investigation, providing debris removal, performing all temporary support to stabilize the structure, providing all hazardous material removal, providing labor and material to support other federal, state and local agencies involved and starting Wedge 1 restoration efforts. This initial authorization will be increased approximately every 60 days to authorize the restoration of Wedge 1 to its state as of Sept. 10, 2001, in accordance with contract DACA31-98-D-0059. Additionally, the contractor will ensure the structural integrity of areas within Wedge 2 and provide for a suitable building shell for core and tenant fit-out construction by the Wedges 2-5 contractor. Included in the Wedge 1 and 2 work will be a blast-resistant exterior, façade remediation and construction and construction of a new roof over the new structure. Work will be performed at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., and completion is expected by Nov. 9, 2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract. The Pentagon Renovation Office, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (MDA947-01-C-0100).
General Dynamics Communications Systems, Taunton, Mass., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, a $389,516,464 modification to firm-fixed-price contract DAAB07-97-C-F006. This action definitizes and awards Phase II of the Improved Mobile Subscriber System and includes production hardware, initial spares, fielding, training and technical support services and will also include retrofit to upgrade fielded Phase I equipment. Work will be performed in Taunton, Mass., and completion is expected by April 30, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on Oct. 10, 1996. The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity.
SFA Inc.*, Frederick Manufacturing Division, Frederick, Md., is being awarded $774,834 as part of an $84,912,667 (total if three options are exercised) firm-fixed-price requirements contract for the design and production of the Advanced Food Sanitation Center. This facility will provide the Army with a new system to properly clean and sanitize food service equipment in a military field environment. The contract includes a two-year base period (development and testing) and three two-year option efforts (production). Work will be performed in Frederick, Md., and completion is expected by Sept. 17, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was an announcement on the World Wide Web on June 1, 2001, and two bids were received. The U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (DAAD16-01-D-0014).
Caddell Construction Co. Inc., Montgomery, Ala., was awarded on Sept. 12, 2001, a $23,800,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a separate battalion barracks complex. The project consists of a 256-soldier barracks, quad medium company operations facility and medium company operations facility. Work will be performed at Fort Bragg, N.C., and completion is expected by March 30, 2005. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 284 bids solicited on May 30, 2001, and five bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (DACA21-01-C-0037).
Manhattan Construction Co., Fairfax, Va., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, a $20,926,000 (base amount plus Option Item 0002) firm-fixed-price contract for core and shell "S" Block (phase 2), Defense-CEETA at Fort Belvoir. The project consists of construction of an expansion to Building 2800. Utility services sized to support administrative, office and computer activities will be provided. Work will be performed at Fort Belvoir, Va., and completion is expected by Nov. 22, 2002. There were 68 bids solicited on July 12, 2001, and four bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Md., is the contracting activity (DACA31-01-C-0034).
Bruker Daltonics Inc.*, Billerica, Mass., was awarded on Sept. 17, 2001, a $12,840,831 firm-fixed-price contract with options to purchase 49 Chemical Biological Mass Spectrometer Systems. Work will be performed in Billerica, Mass., and completion is expected by June 30, 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on Aug. 28, 2001. The U.S. Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (DAAD13-01-C-0060).
Raytheon Information Systems Co., Reston, Va., was awarded on Sept. 17, 2001, a $2,190,595 increment of a $10,359,532 modification to level-of-effort and completion efforts, cost-plus-award-fee contract NMA100-97-C-5007. This will provide for the extension of all contract line items under the current contract through Dec. 31, 2001, and to renegotiate the operations and maintenance baseline support as a level-of-effort. Work will be performed in Reston, Va., and completion is expected by Dec. 31, 2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on Nov. 21, 1995. The National Imagery & Mapping Agency, Md., is the contacting activity.
KCE Structural Engineers*, P.C., Washington, D.C., was awarded on Sept. 15, 2001, $1,750,000 as part of a $10,000,000 fixed-price contract for the emergency structural assessment, repair and restoration of the Pentagon damaged during the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. The initial base action for work beginning Sept. 11, 2001, through Nov. 9, 2001, shall not exceed $1,750,000 and includes immediate investigation of the Pentagon structure. This initial authorization will be increased following full access to the building for design integration services such as technical review, test reports, materials evaluation, environmental evaluation and elements of overall design of the reconstruction. The contractor will deliver a permanent design for the structural stability of the Pentagon and a structural design for a replacement structure. Work will be performed at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., and completion is expected by Nov. 9, 2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract. The Pentagon Renovation Office, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (MDA947-01-C-0101).
Gilford Corp.*, Beltsville, Md., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, $7,999,999 as part of an $8,723,899 design-build construction, fixed-price with award-fee contract for the build-out of the Pentagon Basement Segment 2A1 and represents an ancillary project for the Pentagon Renovation Program. This project will renovate a portion of Pentagon Basement Segment 2A1 in order to provide a modern office environment for Pentagon tenants that will also meet current health, fire and life safety codes, as well as provide reliable mechanical and electrical services. Options are included in the contract for an additional 200kVA transformer and for an additional waterproofing effort. Work will be performed at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., and completion is expected by June 24, 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were three bids solicited on July 18, 2001, and two bids were received. The Pentagon Renovation Office, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (MDA947-01-C-0014).
W. L. Hailey & Co. Inc.*, Nashville, Tenn., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, a $7,565,503 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of additions and alterations to the storm drainage system at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Completion is expected by Oct. 15, 2003. There were 105 bids solicited on April 10, 2001, and four bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (DACA21-01-C-0038).
Swinerton Builders, Arvada, Colo., was awarded on Sept. 12, 2001, a $6,934,000 construction contract to design/build an addition to the operations facility at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo. Completion is expected by March 31, 2003. There were five bids solicited on June 27, 2001, and five bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Neb., is the contracting activity (DACA45-01-C-0007).
K. L. House Construction Co. Inc.*, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a $6,282,000 firm-fixed-price contract to design/build a new crash fire rescue station. The primary mission of the facility is to provide crash rescue to aircraft and fire protection to buildings on the west side of the base. Work will be performed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and completion is expected by March 15, 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 81 bids solicited on June 18, 2001, and eight bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque, N.M., is the contracting activity (DACA47-01-C-0026).
BCI Construction Inc.*, Stilwell, Kan., was awarded on Sept 13, 2001, a $5,172,920 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a new eleven-story control tower. This new facility will accommodate the current staffing levels and provide state-of-the-art flight controlling equipment. Work will be performed at Cannon Air Force Base, Curry, N.M., and completion is expected by April 28, 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 52 bids solicited on July 19, 2001, and three bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque, N.M., is the contracting activity (DACA47-01-C-0024).
CIVIL WORKS - NON MILITARY
IT Corp., Monroeville, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 17, 2001, $548,678 as part of an estimated $50,000,000 firm-fixed-price or cost-reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for remedial action for EPA Region II and Corps of Engineers Northwest Division. The locations of work performance will be determined on a task order basis with completion expected by Sept. 16, 2006. There were 90 bids solicited on March 23, 1998, and eight bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (DACW41-01-D-0031).
AIR FORCE
SKE Support Services, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a $7,242,605 fixed-price-award-fee and cost-reimbursement contract to provide for consolidation of the ground support equipment, vehicles and transient alert maintenance and operations at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. At this time, the total amount of the funds has been obligated. This work is to be completed August 2002. There were 22 firms solicited in July 2001, and three proposals were received. Negotiations were completed September 2001. SKE Support Services will perform this effort at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (F09650-01-C-0277).
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CONTRACTS
AIR FORCE
Lockheed Martin Integrate Systems Inc., Bethesda, Md., is being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for the Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool (FAST) Program. Lockheed Martin is the third of six companies to receive FAST contracts. FAST provides for the sustainment of Air Force-managed weapon systems, support systems, subsystems and components. This will include services, modifications and limited, contingency and critical spares and repair services. The Air Force can award delivery orders under the FAST Program totaling up to $7,400,000,000. At this time, no funds have been obligated. Solicitation was posted to the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Business Opportunities Page in October 2000, and 10 proposals were received. Negotiations were completed June 2001. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity (F09603-01-D-0207).
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded an $818,371,400 firm-fixed-price contract modification which defines advance procurement and provides for acquisition of 10 low rate initial production (Lot 1) F-22 aircraft and associated equipment. At this time, the total amount of funds has been obligated. This work is to be completed November 2003. Solicitation began in May 1999; negotiations were completed August 2001. This effort will be performed by Lockheed Martin, Marietta, Ga. (30%); Fort Worth, Texas (36%); and the Boeing Co., Seattle, Wa. (34%). The Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-99-C-0036, PZ0001).
United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $222,176,688 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to provide for 20 low rate initial production (Lot 1) F119-PW-100 engines applicable to the F-22 aircraft and associated field support. At this time, the total amount of funds has been obligated. This work is to be completed March 2003. Solicitation began February 2000; negotiations were completed August 2001. The Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-99-C-1236, PZ0002).
TRW ICBM Systems, Clearfield, Utah, is being awarded a $139,055,407 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to provide for fiscal year 2002 sustainment of the Minuteman and Peacekeeper weapon systems. This effort will be performed as part of the ICBM Prime Integration Contract. At this time, no of funds have been obligated. This work is to be completed September 2002. The Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (F42610-98-C-0001).
Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $43,644,600 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for F-22 program support for Period D through Dec. 31, 2001. Solicitation began in May 1999; negotiations were completed August 2001. This effort will be performed by Lockheed Martin, Marietta, Ga. (30%); Fort Worth, Texas (36%); and the Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash. (34%). The Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-99-C-0031, P00016).
NAVY
ITT Systems, a division of ITT Federal Services Corp., Kekaha, Hawaii, was awarded on Sept. 17, 2001, a $34,998,223 modification to a previously awarded combination cost-plus-incentive/award-fee and fixed-price-incentive/award-fee contract (N00604-98-C-0031) to exercise an option for base and range operation support services at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Island of Kauai, Hawaii. Work will be performed at Kauai, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by September 2002. The Regional Contracting Department, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity.
Coakley Williams Construction Co., Gaithersburg, Md., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, a $28,674,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of bachelor enlisted quarters, band support facility, parking structure and infrastructure improvements at 8th and I Street, Marine Barracks Annex, Washington, D.C. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C., and is expected to be completed by August 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 44 proposals solicited and nine offers received. The Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N62477-00-C-0077).
Lockheed Martin Services Inc., Cherry Hill, N.J., is being awarded a $26,504,545 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N65236-00-D-3815) for technical and engineering support services for the operation of the Navy Array Technical Support Center. This effort includes such services as production of the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS), A180R single line and twin line array, SURTASS towed array module repair, AN/SQR-19 and TB-16 towed line array module repair and vibration isolation module production, SPALT 9080 module repair, tow cable manufacturing and termination and AN/SQR-19 and TB-16 hose manufacturing. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $74,951,979. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (87.8 %) and the government of Japan (12.2 %) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va. (98.8%), and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (1.2%), and is expected to be completed by November 2004. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity.
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Schenectady, N.Y., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, a $24,042,023 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-96-C-4052) for procurement of Naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Schenectady, N.Y. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va., is being awarded a $19,577,312 ceiling-priced order for procurement of various low rate initial production Lot 5 spares for the V-22 Osprey. Spares will include gearbox and hub assemblies. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed by July 2004. Contract funds will expire at the end of this current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00383-97-G-002N) (Order 0024).
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, a $19,194,286 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-96-C-4052) for procurement of Naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Pittsburgh, Pa. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Corrosion Engineering Services, San Diego, Calif., was awarded on Sept. 17, 2001, a $12,204,255 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the provision of engineering, training, applications and installation and technical services to support corrosion engineering efforts and continuation of engineering for reduced maintenance and capital investment labor program initiatives. The services will be provided in support of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and each designated Pacific and Atlantic Fleet type commander. Work will be performed at contractor facilities, regional maintenance centers, Navy shore intermediate maintenance activities, depot repair facilities and other DoD facilities, ships and field sites throughout the U.S. and foreign ports. The expected completion date is September 2002. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the total cumulative value of this contract to $62,651,607. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through Navy Electronic Commerce Online with two offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Detachment Seal Beach, San Diego, Calif, is the contracting activity (N00244-01-D-0047).
Veridian Engineering Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., is being awarded an $11,893,179 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for services to support the Force Aircraft Test Squadron of the Naval Air Systems Command, Aircraft Division, Atlantic Range and Facilities Department, with operations, scheduling, engineering and aircrew support. The estimated level of effort of performance is 140,500 hours. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. (95%), and Lexington Park, Md. (5%), and work is expected to be completed in June 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured by electronic solicitation with one offer received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-01-C-0086).
TRW Inc., Systems & Information Technology Group, Fairfax, Va., was awarded on Sept. 12, 2001, an $11,542,714 cost-plus-award-fee contract for nonpersonal technical and general services to support the U.S. Joint Forces Command Joint Warfighting Center, Suffolk, Va., for the execution of the Joint Training Program. This contract contains options which, if exercised, would bring the total cumulative value of this contract to $262,215,446. Work will be performed in Suffolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by December 2001. Contract funds in the amount of $1,575,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 57 proposals solicited and one offer received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00140-01-C-1195).
Corrpro Companies Inc., Arlington, Va., was awarded on Sept. 17, 2001, an $11,377,886 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the provision of engineering, training, applications and installation and technical services to support corrosion engineering efforts and continuation of engineering for reduced maintenance and capital investment labor program initiatives. The services will be provided in support of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and each designated Pacific and Atlantic Fleet type commander. Work will be performed at contractor facilities, regional maintenance centers, Navy shore intermediate maintenance activities, depot repair facilities and other DoD facilities, ships and field sites throughout the U.S. and foreign ports. The expected completion date is September 2002. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the total cumulative value of this contract to $59,457,150. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through Navy Electronic Commerce Online with two offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Detachment Seal Beach, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00244-01-D-0046).
General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., was awarded on Sept. 17, 2001, a $9,325,000 basic ordering agreement for 512 spare parts used on the F-414-GE-400 engine on F/A (E-F)-18 aircraft. Spare parts include items such as afterburner ignition leads, rod end bearings, fan vanes and low pressure turbine nozzle segments. Work will be performed in Lynn, Mass., and is expected to be completed by December 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00383-00-G-0001) (Order 5050).
Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va., is being awarded a $7,938,046 ceiling priced order for procurement of various low rate initial production Lot 5 spares for the V-22 Osprey. Spares will include door assemblies and flight control computer. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., and is expected to be completed July 2004. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00383-97-G-002N) (Order 0025).
Ki LLC*, Colorado Springs, Colo., was awarded on Sept. 12, 2001, a $7,593,152 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for surface ship, submarine and aircraft communications, intelligence, cryptologic and electronic warfare systems engineering, installation and technical support services. Specific efforts include equipment acquisition, installation, system/equipment modification, test and checkout, systems training and documentation preparation for secure and non-secure electronic systems and subsystems. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the total cumulative value of this contract to $22,769,237. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by September 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N65236-01-D-3821).
Mantech Systems Engineering Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J., was awarded on Sept. 12, 2001, a $6,010,527 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for services and materials to provide support for reliability and maintainability, system testability, quality assurance, diagnostic and system safety analyses during the design, development production and in-service cycles of Naval aircraft and their systems. This support is applied to all Naval aircraft (tactical, vertical lift, maritime, unmanned aerial vehicles and targets) weapons and support systems from concept development through disposal. The estimated level of effort for the base year is 103,500 man-hours. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. (95%), and Lakehurst, N.J. (5%), and is expected to be completed in September 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured by electronic request for proposals with 28 proposals solicited and one offer received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-01-C-0062).
Military Construction Corp.*, Jacksonville, Fla., was awarded a $5,667,023 firm-fixed-price design/build contract on Sept. 12, 2001, for C-2 aircraft carrier wharf improvements at Naval Station Mayport. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of utility upgrades to the C-2 aircraft carrier wharf to meet the requirements of supporting port visits by Nimitz class aircraft carriers. Work will be performed in Mayport, Fla., and is expected to be completed by December 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was set-aside for small business competitively procured with eight proposals solicited and three offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division, North Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N62467-00-C-0433).
SARNOFF Corp., Princeton, N.J., was awarded on Sept. 14, 2001, a $5,219,535 cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract for the development of advanced video and imagery processing techniques to existing processes in the Navy's (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) mission package for use aboard joint forces command and control ships and other command ships and facilities in order to demonstrate utility to future concepts of operations. It will also investigate the utility of performing these operations on PC-type computing platforms rather than supercomputers. Work will be performed in Princeton, N.J., and is expected to be completed in December 2002. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured under a broad agency announcement via the Internet. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N00014-01-C-0434).
Atlas Resource Management Inc.*, Fayetteville, N.C., was awarded on Sept. 12, 2001, a $5,145,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a new base dining facility at Shaw Air Force Base. Work will be performed in Sumter, S.C., and is expected to be completed by November 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website with four offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division, North Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N62467-00-C-0397).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Petro Star Inc.*., Anchorage, Alaska, is being awarded a $18,573,065 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work will be performed in North Pole, Alaska. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2001. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0517)
Williams Alaska Petroleum, Tulsa, Okla., is being awarded a $16,520,800 fixed-price with economic price adjust type contract for JP-8 jet fuel for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work will be performed in Memphis, Tenn. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0520)
Chevron Products Co., San Ramon, Calif., is being awarded a $16,280,460 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for turbine fuel and aviation grade JP-8 for the Defense Energy Support Center. Work will be performed in El Paso, Texas, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Work is expected to be completed by Oct. 30, 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 244 proposals solicited, and 31 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0512)
The Merchants Co.*, Hattiesburg, Miss., is being awarded a $12,200,00 firm-fixed-price with indefinite-quantity type contract for full line food distribution for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and federal civilian agencies in the Mississippi/Louisiana area. This contract is for a base year with four one-year options. Work will be performed in Jackson, Miss. Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 14, 2002. There were 30 proposals solicited, and five responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. (SP0300-01-D-3018)
Patriot Petroleum Inc.*, Newburyport, Maine, is being awarded a $8,273,506 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for marine gas oil for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy in Maine. Work will be performed in Malaga, Columbia; Cartagena, Columbia; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Singapore. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 114 proposals solicited, and 20 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-0230)
OGE Energy Resources, Tulsa, Okla., is being awarded a $8,016,773 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for 2,538,962 dekatherms of direct supply natural gas for the U.S. Air Force at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2002. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. There were 77 proposals solicited, and 20 responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. (SP0600-01-D-7639)
Delaware Storage and Pipe Line Co.*, Nashua, N.H., was awarded on Sept. 13, 2001, a $5,104,500 firm-fixed-price with cost reimbursable items type contract to secure the necessary services to receive, store and ship one grade of government-owned JP-8 in the Delaware area for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. This contract is a three-year contract with two one-year options. Work is to be performed at Port Mahone, Del. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The proposals were solicited on the World Wide Web, and only one responded. The Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-01-C-5113).
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before 9/11... almost nothing.. after.. wow.. jet fuel, etc.. look at the 18th on..
