Security Cooperation News -- 5 October 2006

NAVY

(Defenselink -- 5 October 2006) Data Link Solutions, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $6,249,855 firm-fixed-price delivery order for multifunctional information distribution system-low volume terminals (MIDS-LVTs). The MIDS-LVT provides secure, high capacity, jam resistant, digital data and voice communications capability for Navy, Air Force and Army platforms. This contract is for the government of Greece (100 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Wayne, N.J. (50 percent), and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (50 percent), and is expected to be completed by April 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This delivery order was competitively procured with three offers received via the Space and Naval Warfare Systems E-commerce web site. The synopsis was released via the Federal Business Opportunities web site. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N00039-00-D-2100).

AIR FORCE

(Defenselink -- 5 October 2006) McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded an $8,550,000 cost-plus-incentive fee, fixed-price-award fee and time and materials contract modification. This contract modification is an undefinitized contract action for foreign military sales requirement for FY07 portion of the Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III sustainment partnership program. The RAAF has procured four C-17 aircraft (via a separate contracting action). This action will provide the sustainment of these aircraft over the course of FY07 to include aircraft maintenance, upgrade, and sustainment. At this time, $3,825,000 has been obligated. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-04-C-2004/P00129).