NAVY

      Shadow Objects LLC, Leonardtown, MD is awarded a $48,188,581 firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort-term IDIQ contract. This contract provides oversight and management of the Naval Air Procurement Group eBusiness architecture including data alignment, ePS implementation planning and support, audit readiness, contracts digital business and business process efforts. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, MD. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD is the contracting activity (N00421-20-D-0070).

      R. A. Burch Construction Co. Inc., Ramona, CA is awarded an $8,359,504 firm-fixed-price task order (N62473-20-F-4857) under a multiple award construction contract for the design and construction to renovate Building F at Naval Air Station North Island, Naval Base Coronado. The task order also contains one planned modification, which, if issued will increase cumulative task order value to $9,045,991. Work will be performed in San Diego, CA. Five proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command SW, San Diego, CA is the contracting activity (N62473-15-D-2485).

      Noble Sales Co. Inc., Rockland, MA is awarded a $12,362,495 firm-fixed- price blanket purchase agreement contract to stock, store and issue supplies, construction materials and hardware in support of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Oahu, HI. This is a follow-on award of a blanket purchase agreement under the U.S. General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule Special Item Number 51V for maintenance, repairs and operations with a limited sources justification and one offer was received. The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor, Regional Contracting Department, Pearl Harbor, HI is the contracting activity (N00604-20-A-4000).

ARMY

     LGC Global Inc., Detroit, MI was awarded a $7,506,196 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a youth center annex at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. Bids were solicited via the internet with 11 received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York, NY is the contracting activity (W912DS-20-C-0016).

      Sharp Minds LLC, Alexandria, VA was awarded a $473,021,064 hybrid (firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials) contract to provide Letterkenny Army Depot with labor support. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Chambersburg, PA. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL is the contracting activity (W911N2-20-F-0494).

      Geo Consultants Corp., Kevil, KY was awarded a $25,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for foundation pressure relief well engineering with geophysical surveying for the Great Lakes and Ohio River. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV is the contracting activity (W91237-20-D-0011).

      C2RL Inc., Alcoa, TN was awarded a $9,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect and engineering in support of the Tennessee Air and Army National Guard. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. U.S. Property and Fiscal Office, Nashville, TN is the contracting activity (W50S98-20-D-0001).

      Loc Performance Products Inc., Plymouth, MI was awarded a $15,639,264 modification (P00012) to contract W15QKN-18-C-0073 for 18 improved armored cab modification kits for the M270A2 version of the Multiple Launch Rocket System. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL is the contracting activity.

      Translang Ltd., Waynesboro, VA was awarded a $7,336,562 firm-fixed-price contract to provide training and support services to ensure the continued sustainment and development of United Arab Emirates National Defense College. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Orlando, FL is the contracting activity (W900KK-20-C-0009).

      HHI Corp., Ogden, UT was awarded a $10,898,457 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a company operations facility at Butts Army Airfield. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Fort Carson, CO. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, NE is the contracting activity (W9128F-20-C-0027).

      Inland Dredging Co. LLC, Dyersburg, TN was awarded a $9,032,700 firm-fixed-price contract for furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge on a rental basis. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, LA is the contracting activity (W912P8-20-F-0152).

      Productive Outcomes LLC, Dallas, GA (W911KB-20-D-0019) is the small business among the companies that will compete for each order of the $9,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for administrative and general consulting services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Anchorage, AK is the contracting activity.

DLA

     New Market Veterans, New York, NY(SPE1C1-20-D-1296, $15,061,167); Big Apple Visual Group, New York, NY (SPE1C1-20-D-1294, $14,604,768); and Hilo Enterprises, McLean, VA (SPE1C1-20-D-1295, $13,235,571), have each been awarded a maximum firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract under solicitation SPE1C1-20-R-0102 for surgical masks. These were competitive acquisitions with 98 offers received. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA.

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