On July 30/09. the US House passed its “H.R. 3326: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010” by a crushing 400-30 vote. Reconciliation with the Senate’s S. 1390 bill will happen in committee, before the final joint bill can be sent to the President for signature – or veto.
The House bill contains a number of provisions that challenge official Pentagon decisions, and could lead to political fights with the Senate or even with President Obama. The key flashpoints include:
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific in Pearl Harbor, HI has awarded a number of cost-reimbursement and firm-fixed-price with award fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity multiple award contracts for construction, repair, and renovation projects at various US Department of Defense (DoD) installations worldwide. The maximum value of the contracts combined is $900 million.
The types of projects include new construction, repair, demolition, and renovation, including utilities and waterfront work, and construction of medical facilities (hospitals, medical clinics, and/or dental clinics). Work may also include energy and water conservation projects. And the winners are…
Boeing Co. in Wichita, KS received a $70.6 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (FA8107-05-C-0001) to enhance the in-theater combat communications of the B-52H bomber. This contract is part of the CONECT program.
At this time, $4.4 million has been obligated. 651 AESS/SYK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is the contracting activity. The B-52H, which went into service in 1961, is the only remaining B-52 model in use by the US Air Force…
Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands (click to view larger)
Croman Corp., a small business based in White City, OR received an $11.9 million modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0005) to provide airlift and recovery functions in support of all Hawaiian military ranges. In addition, this modification provides for utility/ transport missions to carry passengers/ cargo and range clearing operations in the Hawaiian Operating Area.
Croman will perform the work in Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii, and expects to complete the work by August 2010. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD manages the contract. The Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) is located at Barking Sands…
Barnhart in San Diego, CA received an $8.7 million firm-fixed-price task order (#0004) under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, multiple-award construction contract (N62473-08-D-8608) for design and construction of a Special Operations Forces (SOF) combat crew training facility at Naval Base Coronado, CA.
The 2-story structure will provide classrooms for training and a boat maintenance and storage area. Barnhart expects to complete construction of the facility by December 2010. 5 proposals were received for this task order by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest in San Diego, CA. Naval Base Coronado is the largest command in the southwest region of the United States…
