NAVY

Prism Maritime LLC, Chesapeake, VA is the small business among the companies being awarded a combined not-to-exceed $49,900,000 cost-plus-fixed fee, cost-only, firm-fixed-price, IDIQ multiple-award contract for the performance of installations and de-installations of surface electronic warfare systems across multiple ship hulls. Work will be performed in various ship ports as needed. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with five offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, IN is the contracting activity.

Diversified Service Contracting Inc., Dunn, NC is being awarded a $10,397,791 modification under previously awarded IDIQ contract N40080-11-D-3020 to exercise option four for base operations support at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River. After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $46,551,682. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, MD. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Public Works Department, Patuxent River, MD is the contracting activity.

ARMY

Bowhead System Management LLC, Alexandria, VA (W911NF-15-D-0004); Envistacom LLC, Atlanta, GA (W911NF-15-D-0007); Hickory Ground Solutions LLC, Heathsville, VA (W911NF-15-D-0010); Ideal Innovation Inc., Arlington, VA (W911NF-15-D-0011); Janus Research Group Inc., Appling, GA (W911NF-15-D-0012); K2 Solutions Inc., Southern Pines, NC (W911NF-15-D-0013); STS International Inc., Berkeley Springs, WV (W911NF-15-D-0015); and WinTec Arrowmaker Inc., Fort Washington, MD (W911NF-15-D-0016), were awarded an $800,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee multiple award task order contract with options for research and development to counteract asymmetrical threats. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 16 received. Army Contracting Command, Research Triangle Park, NC is the contracting activity.

Sanaria Inc., Rockville, MD was awarded a $7,580,374 firm-fixed-price, multi-year, incrementally funded contract for Phase II clinical trials and manufacturing malaria vaccine. Work will be performed in Rockville, Baltimore, and Silver Spring, MD. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Frederick, Maryland is the contracting activity (W81XWH-15-C-0073).

Gayston Corp., Miamisburg, OH was awarded a $79,681,874 firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract for a four-year total maximum quantity for the 25-pound practice bomb and lug in addition to other units. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, IL is the contracting activity (W52P1J-15-D-0100).

SES Partners LLC, Huntsville, AL was awarded a $9,999,343 firm-fixed-price contract for continued computer facilities management services for the Engineer Research and Development Center office of the chief information officer in service of the research, development, environment network. Bids were solicited via the Internet with five received. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS is the contracting activity (W912HZ-15-D-0007).

LG2 Environmental Solutions Inc., Jacksonville, FL was awarded a $9,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for planning, environmental, and engineering hydrology, hydraulics, and geotechnical services related to the planning function of that program. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, GA is the contracting activity (912HN-15-D-0023).

Cool Roofing Systems Inc., Manteca, CA (W912BV-15-D-0025); and Doyon Project Services, Federal Way, WA (W912BV-15-D-0028), were awarded a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price, multi-year, multiple award task order contract with options for Tinker Aerospace Complex roof program, Building 9001, Tinker Air Force Base, OK. Bids were solicited via the Internet with seven received. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, OK, is the contracting activity.

Agile Infrastructure Services Inc., Kellogg, ID was awarded a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for minor construction projects. Bids were solicited via the internet with nine received. Army Contracting Command, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, is the contracting activity (W9124C-15-D-0005).

Value Recovery Holding LLC, Columbus, OH was awarded an $8,570,405 modification (P00007) to contract W912DY-14-C-0008 for support services to the Office of Energy Initiatives. Work will be performed in Arlington, VA. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville, AL is the contracting activity.

Heritage Disposal & Storage LLC, Alda, NE was awarded a $6,671,296 firm-fixed-price contract for demilitarization and disposal of 504,644 HC smoke canisters and 61,400 HC smoke pots.Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $6,671,296 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W52P1J-15-C-0088).

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