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Archives by date > 2010 > September > 28th

Rapid Fire: 2010-09-29

Sep 28, 2010 22:40 UTC

  • Storm Warning: Cyber Storm III [PDF], being held this week, tests preparedness of cybersecurity personnel in the Pentagon, other US federal and state agencies, US industry, and foreign governments.

  • The Supremes: US Supreme Court to hear appeal by Boeing and General Dynamics over the Pentagon’s 1991 cancellation of the $4.8 billion US Navy A-12 II Avenger attack plane.

  • Deloitte: New report [PDF] identifies 5 growth areas in the aerospace and defense market: ISR, cybersecurity, government services and IT, business process improvements, and globalization and international markets.

  • Azeri Rifle: Azerbaijan’s IST 12.7-caliber, 14.5-mm sniper rifle attracts interest at South African aerospace and defense conference.

  • Shower a Day: GTEC snags a $26 million contract to provide shower water recycling systems for US Army in Afghanistan, the second contract this month.

  • Up to $14 million to BAE Systems to provide technical services for the Tomahawk cruise missile weapon control system.

US Military Issues Its FY 2011 Battery Buys

Sep 28, 2010 17:51 UTC

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If it moves on the battlefield, it needs power. Power often means batteries, in various sizes and shapes. Thermal weapon sights. Soldiers’ radios. Laser rangefinders. Missile targeting systems. Ground robots. On and on, and on. They’re frequently on the soldiers, which is creating weight problems due to the number of spares they have to carry. Until that problem is solved, however, batteries are required and will be carried, packed in vehicles and robots, and otherwise taken where they’re needed.

That’s why the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime in Columbus, OH recently issued firm-fixed-price, indefinite quantity contracts for batteries, on behalf of the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. These were total set-aside contracts for small businesses, and the DLA solicited 5 proposals, receiving 3 responses. The contracts appear to be a multiple-award buy, with competition for each delivery order, running for a year until Sept 26/11.

Veteran-owned small business qualifier Bren-tronics Inc. in Commack, NY wins a maximum $84.2 million contract (SPM7LX-10-D-7153).

Woman-owned small business qualifier Mathews Associates in Sanford, FL wins a maximum $84.2 million contract (SPM7LX-10-D-7154).

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