by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2005 | Contracts - Modifications, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, UAVs, USA
MQ-8B Fire Scout(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Systems Corp in San Diego, CA is being awarded an $8.3 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-00-C-0277) for shipboard testing of the RQ-8 Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
CVN 75 Harry S Truman(click to view full) DID’s article re: costing the CVN-21 Class noted the lifetime cost role played by mid-life refuelings and “incremental availabilities.” As part of the Nimitz Class super-carrier USS Harry S. Truman’s...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2005 | Fighters & Attack, Middle East - Other, Security Contractor, Support & Maintenance
Kuwaiti F/A-18C(click to view full) On August 25, 2005, DID covered Kuwait’s $295 million, 6-year DSCA request for services related to its F/A-18 C/D Hornet fleet. DynCorp International LLC in Fort Worth, TX was named as one of the three beneficiaries, and they...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Financial & Accounting, IT - Software & Integration, T&C - SAIC, USA
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) in San Diego, CA received a $28.7 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-reimbursement contract for engineering support for the Capital Asset Management System (CAMS). CAMS is a computer network system...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 16, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
Creating the US Army’s ubiquitous (and mine-vulnerable) up-armored Humvees is a two-step process. First, one procures the vehicle itself, usually a variant with uprated suspension et. al. designed to accommodate the weight of the armor and other add-ons. This is...
