Still More for Bradley/MLRS Support (and why)
Jun 21, 2005 05:58 EDT
The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, MI recently issued $27.1 million worth of modifications to a cost-plus-fixed-fee sole-source contract (DAAE07-01-C-M011) initiated on Dec. 28, 2000 with United Defense LP in Santa Clara, CA. The contracts cover systems technical support and logistics services in Support of the M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle and M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and their derivative vehicles. All work will be performed in Santa Clara, CA, and all of these contract modifications are expected to be complete by Nov. 30, 2006.
DID may also have figured out why the Army keeps issuing so many modifications to this contract, rather than settling on a predictable amount.
Based on this completed Standard Form 30 (Rev. 10-83), it would appear that this contract is structured as a series of man-hours purchased at pre-set but somewhat adjustable rates. Modification of M113 vehicles and reset and reconstitution of Bradley vehicles through depot level seem to be heavy components. This makes sense given the U.S. Army’s preparations to send M113s to Iraq, and the need to rebuild and maintain M2/M3 Bradleys that return suffering from wear and tear.
Note that the term “reset,” used in the linked form, is used by the Land-Based Weapon Systems Group’s Long Term Contracts Team at Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSSC) to capture the business of repairing equipment and replenishing stocks used in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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The most recent modification on June 16, 2005 was for $11.5 million. The other two modifications issued June 15, 2005 were for $8 million and $7.6 million, respectively.
