Strategic Energy for Fermilab

TESLA Linear Collider
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Strategic Energy, LLC in Pittsburg, PA won a maximum $28.8 million firm fixed price contract for electricity for federal civilian agencies including the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago. There were 49 proposals solicited and 8 responded. Date of performance completion is December 31, 2008 (SP0600-07-D-8006). DID has covered other electricity providers to Fermilab, most notably Peoples Energy Services Corp. in Chicago, IL, who received a $30.1 million contract in January 2006 that lasts until December 2007.

FermiLab works with high energy physics, undertaking projects ranging from linear colliders to cancer treatment research to the search for extra dimensions. As one might imagine, Fermilab uses a lot of electricity. They’ve instituted energy conservation projects with the support of the Department of Energy and collaboration from commercial suppliers, including the development and use of superconducting magnets. Recent improvements will save the laboratory several hundred thousand dollars every year.

$34.5M to Support NAVSAEA Gun Weapons System Department

CACI Inc. Federal in Arlington, VA received a $34.5 million cost-plus-fixed fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for engineering, manufacturing, logistics and technical services to the Gun Weapons System Department at Port Hueneme (pronounced “Why-nee-mee”) Division in Louisville, KY. During the Base Realignment & Closure (BRAC) 2005 process, a realignment recommendation was made to relocate this gun and ammunition Research and Development & Acquisition group to Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.

Work will be performed in Louisville (85%), and various field service locations (15%), and is expected to be complete by March 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $1.8 million will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via Federal Business Opportunities website, with 2 proposals solicited and 1 offer received by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division in Port Hueneme, CA (N63394-07-D-4004)

$29M to Repair non-US APG-68(v)9 Radars

APG-68(V)9 on F-16

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems in Linthicum Heights, MD received a $29 million firm fixed price, time and material contract to provide the total repair and return of the existing APG-68(V)9 Radar flown on many non-US F-16 fighter aircraft, especially the Block 50/ block 52+ models. Interfaces are maintained between the performance work system primary areas of system test/evaluation, project management, repair and facilities. At this time, $1 million have been obligated. The Headquarters Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, UT issued the contract (FA8232-07-D-0001)