Department of Defense Contract Review: April 17-28

This series from the Huntsville Business Journal covers Department of Defense (DoD) contracts awarded to Huntsville-Madison County and Alabama businesses. Every two weeks, the Huntsville Business Journal provides you with an update to the various military contracts that local and state businesses are awarded. This entry covers contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings from Monday, April 17th – Friday, April 28th.

For this time period, there were 17 contracts listed on the Department of Defense daily postings for Huntsville and Alabama based companies totaling around $8,687,088,711.

The businesses listed below may or may not be located in Huntsville but work directly with their contracting activity located in Rocket City, hence their inclusion in the article.

• Army:

Torch Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $7,521,440 modification (P00101) to contract W31P4Q-21-F-0038 for engineering services for virtual simulators. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 19, 2024. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity. (Awarded April 18, 2023)

Engineering Research and Consulting, Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $70,684,809 modification (P00018) to contract W91CRB-22-F-0282 for support services for the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center. Work will be performed at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 20, 2023. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $8,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award.

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Torch Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $12,282,735 modification (P00057) to contract W31P4Q-21-F-0052 for various types of simulation support for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of April 19, 2024. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds and fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation, defense-wide funds in the amount of $12,282,735 were obligated at the time of the award. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Summit Technical Solutions,* Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $12,090,885 modification (P00009) to contract W91260-18-D-0001 for support services for U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May 15, 2025. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $2,451,432,304 modification (P00084) to contract W31P4Q-20-C-0023 for Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) Advanced Capability-3 missile production. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2029. Fiscal 2023 missile procurement, Army funds; and 2023 Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $2,451,432,304 were obligated at the time of the award. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was awarded a $13,300,335 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Common Avionics Architecture System procurement. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 25, 2025. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-23-F-0122).

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $4,791,431,928 modification (P00003) to contract W31P4Q-23-D-0003 for Lots 18 and 19 for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 30, 2026. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Torch Technologies Inc.,* Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $10,455,758 modification (P00102) to contract W31P4Q-21-F-0038 for engineering services for the Aviation and Missile Center. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 26, 2024. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $615,958,506 modification (P00005) to contract W31P4Q-23-C-0006 for production of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas; Archbald, Pennsylvania; Camden, Arkansas; York, Pennsylvania; Palm Bay, Florida; Brownsboro, Alabama; Boca Raton, Florida; Whippany, New Jersey; Clearwater, Florida; Dallas, Texas; and Jackson, Mississippi, with an estimated completion date of May 30, 2026. Fiscal operation and maintenance, Recovery Act funds in the amount of $207,921,658 were obligated at the time of the award. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Parker-Hannifin Corp., Irvine, California, was awarded a $221,525,069 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance and overhaul of helicopter servos. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 27, 2028. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-23-D-0033).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $194,121,470 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and fixed-price-incentive) contract to recapitalize Multiple Launch Rocket Systems into the M270A2 configuration. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Camden, Arkansas; Grand Prairie, Texas; and New Boston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2027. Fiscal 2023 missile procurement, Army funds; fiscal 2022 Foreign Military Sales (United Kingdom); and fiscal 2023 Foreign Military Sales (Italy) funds in the amount of $194,121,470 were obligated at the time of the award. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-23-C-0032).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $64,448,906 modification (PZ0008) to contract W31P4Q-22-C-0047 for production of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas; Archbald, Pennsylvania; Camden, Arkansas; Palm Bay, Florida; York, Pennsylvania; Brownsboro, Alabama; Boca Raton, Florida; Clearwater, Florida; Dallas, Texas; Whippany, New Jersey; and Jackson, Mississippi, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2025. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Recovery Act funds in the amount of $64,448,906 were obligated at the time of the award. 

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

• Defense Health Agency:

Shee Atika Enterprises LLC, Huntsville, Alabama, is awarded a $15,938,981 firm-fixed-price level of effort contract (HT942523C0037) to support requirements related to precision nutrition for improving performance in Special Operations Forces. The contractor shall conduct research, development, test, and evaluation for the refinement and trials of precision nutrition technology for improving performance in Special Operations Forces. The precision nutrition technology will undergo development, refinement, and in vitro testing in preparation for a potential future project to pilot the results of this effort in human testing to assess the safety, effectiveness for performance improvement, gastrointestinal tolerability, acceptability, and military utility. The period of performance is April 17, 2023, to April 16, 2025. The place of performance is Cambridge, Massachusetts. Fiscal 2022 and 2023 research, development, test and evaluation funding are obligated at time of award. 

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Fort Detrick, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Intrepid LLC, Huntsville, Alabama (HT001123C0077), was awarded a 12-month, firm-fixed-price contract in the amount of $11,112,148 to support financial management which includes budget execution, programming, and funds allocation for the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) $8 billion Department of Defense-level program. Additionally, the contractor will assist DHA personnel with proper access into the General Fund Enterprise Business System and aid with the resolution of any issues, allowing the government to perform their duties. The contractor will also provide support to the Executive Steering Committee, the Corporate Executive Board, and the Resource Optimization Board, which are key DHA governance organizations. Work will be primarily performed at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $11,112,148 are obligated for fiscal 2023. The contract was awarded on a sole source basis in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 One Responsible Source. The period of performance for this award is April 15, 2023, to April 14, 2024. 

The Defense Health Agency, Professional Services Contracting Division, Falls Church, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (Awarded April 13, 2023)

• Defense Logistics Agency:

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Andover, Massachusetts, has been awarded a maximum $14,422,046 firm-fixed price delivery order (SPRRA2-23-F-0054) against a 10-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (SPRBL1-15-D-0017) for Patriot missile parts. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as stated in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. This is a three-year contract with no option periods. The performance completion date is Feb. 17, 2026. Using military service is Army. The type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2026 Army operations and maintenance funds. 

The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 

UPDATE: Signature Flight Support, Orlando, Florida (SPE607‐23‐D‐0056, $18,008,305), has been added as an awardee to the multiple award contract for fuel support at Huntsville International Airport, Alabama, issued against solicitation SPE607‐23‐R‐0202 and awarded March 6, 2023.

• Missile Defense Agency:

Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a $180,361,391 modification (P00062) to a previously awarded contract (HQ0147-17-C-0032) for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Interceptors and associated one-shot devices to support the U.S. government. The THAAD Interceptors and associated one-shot devices will be procured under fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract line items. The value of this contract is increased from $8,141,500,094 to $8,321,861,484. The work will be performed in Dallas, Texas; Sunnyvale, California; Huntsville, Alabama; Camden, Arkansas; and Troy, Alabama, with an expected completion date of March 1, 2028. Fiscal 2023 U.S. government procurement funds in the amount of $180,361,391 are being obligated at time of award. 

The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.