Up to $149M to Preserve US Submarine Fleet

688I-Class SSN: Drydocking

BAE Systems Ship Repair recently received an indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) for blast, paint and preservation work on tanks of nuclear submarines home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. This 5-year contract includes a base year plus 4 one-year options, and presents the opportunity to bid on portions of a work package estimated at $149 million. While BAE has mobile teams on the East and West Coasts and in Hawaii, all work on this contract will take place in Norfolk, VA.

In addition to its non-nuclear ship repair capabilities, BAE Systems provides key hull preservation services to the nuclear submarine force and specializes in corrosion control and habitability work for U.S. Navy ships. BAE Systems release.

USA: $12.4M Order for Semis Hitting the Road

M915s in theater
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The M915 family are almost carbon copies of commercial tractor-trailer trucks; many of them are being up-armored with Crew Protection Kits for service in combat zones.

Well-known truck manufacturer Freightliner LLC in Portland, OR recently received a delivery order amount of $12.4 million as part of a $551.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for M915A3 Semis, M916A3 Light Equipment Transporters, and M915 Flatbed Trucks. Work will be performed in Portland, OR and is expected to be complete by Feb. 28, 2008. Bids were solicited via the World Wide Web on April 21, 2000, and 2 bids were received by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, MI (DAAE07-00-D-S022).

This would appear to be the final delivery order; other Freightliner delivery orders were announced under this contract, whose number and negotiated date remain the same as the final amount changes: Sept 8/2000 ($34.1M order/ $389M), Nov 6/06 ($127.4M order/ $506.1M), and Nov 27/06 ($28.8M order/ $534.9M).

USA: $7.1M for Antimicrobial Socks

Small business qualifier Special T Hosiery Mills, Inc. in Burlington, NC received a maximum $7.1 million firm fixed price contract for antimicrobial boot socks. Using services are the US Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. There were 25 proposals solicited, and 16 responded. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA issued the contract, and the date of performance completion is April 7, 2009 (SP0100-05-D-0386).

The US Department of Commerce has an interesting report assessing the industrial base, and covering US military textile procurement from 1997-2002. Special T Hosiery lists as the contracts leader in its category (“Hosiery, Handwear, Clothing Accy”).