ARMY

MES Group Inc., Tampa, FL (W91278-15-D-0034); Patriot Design LLC, Montgomery, AL (W91278-15-D-0037); Knight Architects Inc., Atlanta, GA (W91278-15-D-0041); and Bullock Tice Associates Inc., Pensacola, FL (W91278-15-D-0038), were the small businsses among the companies awarded a $45,000,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery contract for architect and engineering design services with the Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, S. Atlantic Division. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 81 received. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, AL is the contracting activity.

Boecore Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (W91260-15-D-0002); PeopleTec Inc., Huntsville, AL (W91260-15-D-0003); and Summit Technical Solutions LLC, Colorado Springs, CO (W91260-15-D-0004) were the small businesses among the companies awarded a $496,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for advisory and assistance services for Army Space and Missile Defense Command and Army Forces Strategic Command and supported agencies. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 10 received. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, CO is the contracting activity.

Shearer & Associates Inc., Huntsville, AL W912DY-15-D-0086) is a small business among the companies awarded a $150,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract with options for technical and programmatic support services for the utility monitoring and control systems and electronic security systems. Bids were solicited via the Internet with seven received. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, AL is the contracting activity.

AHCI LLC, Stafford, VA was awarded a $27,620,996 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with options for non-personal transition assistance services to the Soldier For Life-Transition Assistance Program. Work will be performed at Ft. Knox, KY. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 12 received. Army Contracting Command, Ft. Knox, KY is the contracting activity (W9124D-15-C-0017).

Cutter Enterprises LLC, Vernon Rockville, CT was awarded a $8,256,194 firm-fixed-price contract for additional alteration of the fuel cell facility, Building P8, Rhode Island Air National Guard Base, North Kingstown, RI. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 11 received. National Guard Bureau, Providence, RI is the contracting activity (W912LD-15-C-0002).

NAVY

Bristol General Contractors LLC, Anchorage, AK (N44255-15-D-0016); GSI Pacific Inc., Honolulu, HI (N44255-15-D-0017); North Star Construction and Engineering Inc., Everett, WA (N44255-15-D-0018); RORE Inc., Gig Harbor, WA (N44255-15-D-0019); Team Maniilaq JV, Seattle, WA (N44255-15-D-0020); and WHH Nisqually Federal Services LLC, Olympia, WA (N44255-15-D-0021) are each being awarded an IDIQ multiple award construction contract for design-build or design-bid-build construction projects within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command NW. The maximum dollar value including the base period and four option years for all six contracts is $99,000,000. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with 29 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, WA is the contracting activity.

MAR Inc., Rockville, MD is being awarded a maximum amount $35,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for operation, maintenance and repair of M/V Independence, a vessel owned by the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with one proposal received. The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, CA is the contracting activity (N39430-15-D-1602).

Trandes Corp., Lanham, MD is being awarded an $11,572,942 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide technical and in-service engineering support services for the Marine Air Traffic Control and Landing System and other systems. Work will be performed in San Diego, CA (75%). This contract was competitively procured as a 100% small business set-aside solicitation via publication on the FBO.gov website and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command e-Commerce Central website, with two proposals received and one was selected for award. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, CA is the contracting activity (N66001-15-D-0146).

Mercury Defense Systems, Cypress, CA is being awarded $7,567,134 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 0004 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-12-G-0059) for work associated with a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research effort. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ is the contracting activity.

DLAWC&R Interests, DBA Diamond Brand Canvas Products, Fletcher, NC has been awarded a maximum $200,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract for commercial shelters. This was a competitive acquisition with 20 responses received.The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA (SPE1C1-15-D-1058).

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