Lockheed Martin

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract with Lockheed Martin Co., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Marietta Ga., not to exceed $470,000,000. This contract modification is an undefinitized contract action for the procurement of six fiscal 2009 HC/MC-130J aircraft and associated long lead material and non-recurring aircraft production effort using fiscal 2008 advance procurement funding. At this time $75,000,000 has been obligated. USAF/AFMC, Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), 657 AESS/PK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8625-06-C-6456 P00037).    » read more »

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract with McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., of Long Beach, Calif., by increasing it to $114,000,000. This action procures multiple retrofit change modifications which brings Block 13 fielded aircraft configurations to a Block 17 aircraft configuration, the configuration of the production aircraft being delivered. At this time the amount obligated has been increased to $51,300,000. 516 AESG/SYK, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-04-C-2004, P00240).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY    » read more »

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Advanced Technology Construction, Renton, Wash., Coleman Construction Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., Tompco-Triton Inc., Bremerton, Wash., and Cherokee General Corp., Fairview, Ore., are being awarded a firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contract to provide new construction and renovation at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest area of responsibility.    » read more »

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

The Air Force is modifying an undefinitized, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., of El Segundo, Calif., not to exceed $75,000,000. This undefinitized contract action will authorize Boeing to conduct additional Risk Reduction and System Definition (RR&SD) baseline efforts as well as adding two tasks.    » read more »

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., Chicago, Ill. is being awarded a maximum $36,069,448 firm fixed price contract for electricity. Other location of performance is in Illinois. Using services are federal civilian agencies. There were originally 97 proposals solicited with nine responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is Jun. 30, 2010. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-08-D-0409).    » read more »

CONTRACTS

ARMY

Oshkosh Truck Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded on May 30, 2008, a $121,242,434 firm-fixed price contract for a modification to the family of heavy tactical vehicles, load handling system, and wreckers, as well as the addition of 233 vehicles, and the cost of the federal retailers excise tax associated with the vehicles. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 23, 2006. Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0248).    » read more »

Opening Statement of Senator Carl Levin, Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on DOD Acquisition of Major Weapons Systems

June 3, 2008 -- The Committee meets today to consider the performance of DOD’s major acquisition programs at a time when cost growth on these programs has reached crisis proportions.

F-35A “Lightning II” Joint Strike Fighter: Lockheed Martin photo by Tom Harvey    » read more »

CONTRACTS

ARMY

BAE Systems, Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., was awarded on May 23, 2008, a $525,298,032 firm-fixed price contract for remanufacturing of M2A3 and A3 Bradley Fire Support Team Vehicles. Work will be performed in York, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Sept. 14, 2007. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-05-G-0005).    » read more »

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Scientific Research Corp., Atlanta, Ga., is being awarded a $40,269,456 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract to provide acquisition for advanced technology services in the areas of program management, systems engineering, software engineering, technical studies and analysis, modeling and simulation, development and modernization, integration and testing, prototyping and quick reaction production, and life cycle planning and support.

F/A18-E/F Super Hornet: US Navy Photo    » read more »

Firm must investigate former Loral Librascope site

LOS ANGELES, 05/19/2008 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today entered into an agreement with aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin to investigate the site of Loral Librascope, a former electronic weapons manufacturer in Glendale, Calif., for chromium contamination.

Loral Librascope, which produced electronic weapons and combat systems between 1949 and the 1990s, is bordered by Sonora Avenue and Flower Street. The company, acquired by Lockheed by merger in 1996, joined a 2000 consent decree to implement the EPA’s cleanup of solvent-contaminated groundwater in the Glendale Superfund site area.    » read more »

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an advance acquisition contract with an estimated value of $197,050,000 for long lead materials and effort associated with the Joint Strike Fighter Air System Low Rate Initial Production Lot III procurement of 8 Air Force Conventional Take Off and Landing, 8 Marine Corps Short Take-off and Vertical Landing and 2 United Kingdom, STOVL aircraft.

Joint Strike Fighter    » read more »

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Inc., Bethesda, Md., is being awarded a $36,893,216 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract with provisions for firm-fixed price orders.    » read more »

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems of Clearfield, Utah, is being awarded a modified firm fixed prices contract for $50,130,567. This contract action will provide a procurement of 280 ICBM Security Modernization Program (ISMP) launch facility secondary door or Fast B-plug element. At this time $50,130,567 has been obligated. Hill AFB, Utah, is the contracting activity (F42610-98-C-0001).

NAVY    » read more »

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $190,000,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-07-C-0097) for special tooling and special test equipment associated with the Lot two Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP II) of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter    » read more »

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Raytheon Co., Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded a $59,790,100 firm-fixed-price contract for the Fiscal Year 2008 Full Rate Production (Lot VI) procurement of 14 AN/AQS airborne low frequency sonar for the MH-60R helicopter.

MH-60 Seahawk helicopter: Photo by James Gordon (CC)    » read more »