On Jan. 27, 2005, Kellogg Brown and Root Services of Arlington, VA; Ellis Environmental Group, LC of Newberry, FL; Sauer, Inc., dba Sauer Southeast of Jacksonville, FL; and CH2MHILL Constructors of Englewood, CO, were awarded firm fixed price, indefinite-quantity multiple award construction contracts for emergency repairs and renovations in the northern area of Florida. Splits were not disclosed. These contracts contain a base year and three one-year option periods that could bring the total contract amounts to $350M. The terms of the contracts are not to exceed three years, with an expected completion date of January 2008 (January 2006 for the base period). The basic contract was competitively procured as a one-phase repair/replace solicitation via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website, with 28 offers received. On Feb. 24, 2005, Sauer Inc., dba Sauer Southeast was awarded $6.7M for Task Order 0002 for repair of 48 buildings damaged by Hurricane Ivan at various Naval facilities in Pensacola. Work for this task order will be performed in Pensacola, Fla., and is expected to be complete by August 2005. Four offers were received for Task Order 0002. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division of North Charleston, SC issued the contracts (contract numbers N62467-05-D-0062/0067/0068/0069).
According to Cryptome, a Defense Science Board Task Force on “Identifying and Sustaining U.S. Department of Defense/UK Ministry of Defence Defense Critical Technologies” will meet in closed session on April 1, 2005 at Strategic Analysis, Inc. of Arlington, VA. The Task Force’s mission is to produce a methodology to identify unique defense technologies, as well as commercially developed technologies needing augmentation to fulfill defense niche areas; and then apply the methodology to develop a list of defense critical technologies.
The public statement and directive notes that the task force:
The MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) received its certification of Initial Operating Capability on March 1. The declaration indicates the Predator has completed its testing and achieved predetermined capability and supportability thresholds, and represents a step between Advanced Technology Demonstrator status and Full Operational Capability certification. Meanwhile, Predator drones continue to be part of the surveillance mix currently flying over Iran, along with the Global Hawk, I-Gnat, and other UAVs that have been rushed into service. Aviation Week & Space Technology has an excellent article that discusses UAV operations in the Middle East, and lists many of the procurement and funding initiatives involved (note: this article is now pay-view only: DefenseTech.org has a couple of operational excerpts, but not the budget-related materials).
Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire the SYSTEX Group for $462 million, according to a Lockheed Martin news release issued Feb. 18. SYSTEX specializes in engineering and systems integration; command, control, communications, computers and intelligence; information operations; network security; and integrated logistics and business management systems. The sale, which is subject to U.S. government approval, is expected to close in early 2005. Lockheed-Martin: Full News Release
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Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire the SYSTEX Group for $462 million, according to a Lockheed Martin news release issued Feb. 18. SYSTEX specializes in engineering and systems integration; command, control, communications, computers and intelligence; information operations; network security; and integrated logistics and business management systems. The sale, which is subject to U.S. government approval, is expected to close in early 2005. Lockheed-Martin: Full News Release
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Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire the SYSTEX Group for $462 million, according to a Lockheed Martin news release issued Feb. 18. SYSTEX specializes in engineering and systems integration; command, control, communications, computers and intelligence; information operations; network security; and integrated logistics and business management systems. The sale, which is subject to U.S. government approval, is expected to close in early 2005. Lockheed-Martin: Full News Release
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Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire the SYSTEX Group for $462 million, according to a Lockheed Martin news release issued Feb. 18. SYSTEX specializes in engineering and systems integration; command, control, communications, computers and intelligence; information operations; network security; and integrated logistics and business management systems. The sale, which is subject to U.S. government approval, is expected to close in early 2005. Lockheed-Martin: Full News Release
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Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire the SYSTEX Group for $462 million, according to a Lockheed Martin news release issued Feb. 18. SYSTEX specializes in engineering and systems integration; command, control, communications, computers and intelligence; information operations; network security; and integrated logistics and business management systems. The sale, which is subject to U.S. government approval, is expected to close in early 2005. Lockheed-Martin: Full News Release
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Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire the SYSTEX Group for $462 million, according to a Lockheed Martin news release issued Feb. 18. SYSTEX specializes in engineering and systems integration; command, control, communications, computers and intelligence; information operations; network security; and integrated logistics and business management systems. The sale, which is subject to U.S. government approval, is expected to close in early 2005. Lockheed-Martin: Full News Release
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Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire the SYSTEX Group for $462 million, according to a Lockheed Martin news release issued Feb. 18. SYSTEX specializes in engineering and systems integration; command, control, communications, computers and intelligence; information operations; network security; and integrated logistics and business management systems. The sale, which is subject to U.S. government approval, is expected to close in early 2005. Lockheed-Martin: Full News Release
