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Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of San Diego, Calif., was awarded July 5, 2005, an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a potential cumulative total of $255 million over a five-year ordering period for advisory and assistant services for the Army’s Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, a.k.a. Nunn-Lugar. Work will be performed at SAIC’s Alexandria and McLean, VA offices.

Through the CTR program, the Department of Defense provides equipment, services, and technical advice to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine to assist them in eliminating (or in the case of Russia, reducing) the weapons of mass destruction remaining from the Soviet era, preventing proliferation, and dismantling the associated infrastructure or transforming portions of it to engage in peaceful civilian activities.

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For the second time in five months, Hizbollah militants operating an Iranian-made drone successfully penetrated Israel’s air defenses and flew unmolested for nearly nine minutes on April 11 over Western Galilee cities and settlements before returning safely to southern Lebanon. Local residents first reported the UAV which was not initially picked up by Israel’s elaborate, overlapping sensor-fused early warning network.

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SNC Telecommunications, LLC dba SNC Manufacturing in Anchorage, AK is rated as a “small disadvantaged business in HUBZone.” Which may explain why it received a maximum $24.7 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for chemical protective coveralls for the U.S. Air Force. This was a sole-source competition with one solicitation and one response.

The contract will be performed in Anchorage, AK and Orocovis, Puerto Rico. This is a total set aside base year contract with two term options for 2 years. Performance completion date is Dec. 14, 2006. The Defense Supply Center in Philadelphia, PA issued the contract (SP0100-05-D-6042).

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A pair of Pentagon contracts have recently been issued related to chemical/biological preparedness. ITT Industries of Alexandria, VA received a $4.8 million increment as part of an $11,801,307 cost-plus-fixed-fee sole-source contract for the Joint Contaminated Surface Detector Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration. Work will be performed in Albuquerque, NM and is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2008. The U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD issued the contract (W911SR-05-C-0015).

On a more prosaic level, KCI Construction Inc. in Afton, MO won a $13.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to build a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training building. Work will be performed at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and is expected to be complete by March 31, 2007. Bids were solicited via the Internet on Jan. 17, 2005, and four bids were received. The U.S. Army Engineer District, Kansas City, MO issued the contract (W912DQ-05-C-0011).

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Mine Safety Appliances, Murrysville, Pa., was awarded on March 17, 2005, a delivery order amount of $2.6 million as part of a $29.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for Neutral, Clear, and Laser Outserts and the Left and Right Lenses for the M40/42 Chemical Biological Protective Masks. Work will be performed in Evans City, PA (78%), and Leominster, Mass. (22%), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2009. Bids were solicited via the Internet on Nov. 8, 2004, and one bid was received. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command at Rock Island, IL issued the contract (W52H09-05-D-0117).

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JBPDS Bio-alarm

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products of Charlotte, N.C., was awarded a $15.9 million modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to Support the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS). JBPDS is an automatic air sampling device which provides visual and audible alarms in the presence of biological agents. This sole source contract was initiated on Jan. 14, 2004, with completion expected by Dec. 30, 2006. Work will be performed in Charlotte, NC (40%) and Columbus, OH (60%). The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD issued the contract (W911SR-04-C-0017).

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