NAVY

     American Electronic Warfare Associates Inc., California, MD is awarded a $40,103,262 fixed-price IDIQ contract. This contract provides for technical support services for the Aircraft Prototype Systems Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center – Aircraft Division Integrated Battlespace Simulation and Test Department. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, MD. This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals as a 100% small business set-aside; two offers were received. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD is the contracting activity (N0042119D0076).

      Physical Optics Corp., Torrance, CA is awarded $27,230,891 for modification P00012 to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0078) in support of F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft for the Navy and the government of Kuwait. This modification combines purchases for the Navy (82%); and the government of Kuwait (18%) under the FMS Program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD is the contracting activity.

      Diversified Maintenance Systems Inc., Sandy, UT is awarded a maximum amount $90,000,000 IDIQ contract for other specialty trade contractors construction alterations, renovations and repair projects at Naval Bases Coronado, Point Loma, and San Diego, and Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar. Work will be performed in San Diego. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with 18 proposals received. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, San Diego, CA is the contracting activity (N62473-19-D-2626).

      Butt Construction Co. Inc., Dayton, OH (N69450-19-D-0517) is the only small business among the companies each awarded an IDIQ multiple award design-bid-build construction contract for construction projects located within the Naval Support Activity Mid-South area of responsibility. The maximum dollar value for the five-year ordering period for all six contracts combined is $45,000,000. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 19 proposals received. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, FL is the contracting activity.

ARMY

     B&H International LLC, Bakersfield, CA has been awarded a maximum $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract for computer subassemblies in support of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 system. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1) as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (SPRBL1-19-D-0071).

      Widman Inc., Godfrey, IL was awarded a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for upper river land repair. Bids were solicited via the internet with seven received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis, MO is the contracting activity (W912P9-19-D-0012).

      Berg Manufacturing Inc., Spokane Valley, Washington, was awarded a $44,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for a self-service laundry system. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD is the contracting activity (W911QY-19-D-0027).

      Manufacturing Support Industries Inc., Salisbury, Maryland, was awarded a $9,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for M240 lightweight adjustable bipod. Bids were solicited via the internet with seven received. U.S. Army Contracting Command, NJ is the contracting activity (W15QKN-19-D-0097).

      GiaCare and MedTrust JV LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL was awarded a $218,983,564 firm-fixed-price contract for registered nursing services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. U.S. Army Health Contracting Activity, San Antonio, TX is the contracting activity (W81K04-19-D-0021).

      Lord & Son Construction Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL was awarded a $32,128,489 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a Long-Range Stand-Off Acquisition Facility on Eglin Air Force Base, FL. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, AL is the contracting activity (W91278-19-C-0023).

      GEO Consultants Corp., Kevil, KY was awarded a $9,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for environmental services. Nine bids were solicited with nine bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-19-D-0045).

AIR FORCE

     Next Century Corp., Annapolis Junction, MD has been awarded a $7,607,221 cost-plus-fixed-fee/completion type contract for Multimodal Open Interfaces for Reasoning by Artificial Intelligence software prototype system. Work will be performed in Falls Church, VA. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and 35 offers were received. Air Force Research Laboratory/RIKE, Rome, NY is the contracting activity (FA8750-19-C-0105).

      The Stratagem Group Inc., Aurora, CO has been awarded a $32,600,866 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Radio Frequency Identification, Detection, and Geolocation of Emitting Systems software/hardware. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and two offers were received. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY is the contracting activity (FA8750-19-C-0072).

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