Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn have no public or media events on their schedules.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Today in the Department of Defense
Today in the Department of Defense, Thursday, December 30, 2010
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn have no public or media events on their schedules.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn have no public or media events on their schedules.
Airstrike Stops Enemy Attack in Afghanistan
Airstrike Stops Enemy Attack in Afghanistan
Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News ReleasesWASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2010 - An International Security Assistance Force patrol that came under small-arms fire today in the Nad'Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, called in an airstrike that killed one insurgent and derailed the enemy attack, military officials reported.
Afterwards, the ISAF patrol moved towards the enemy position and came across an Afghan civilian who claimed that insurgents had shot his daughter, who later died.
Also today, Afghan and ISAF troops discovered several caches in eastern and southern Afghanistan.
In Uruzgan and Kabul provinces, Afghan and ISAF patrols found four weapons and improvised explosive device component caches in Tarin Kot, Musahi and Kabul districts during separate clearing operations. The caches consisted of eight rocket-propelled grenades, 13 mines, 30 fuses, 770 7.62 mm rounds, nine 82 mm mortar rounds, five gallons of liquid explosive, one recoilless rifle round, one machine-gun and several improvised explosive device-making components.
In Paktiya province, an Afghan civilian tip led a combined patrol to a weapons cache in Jaji district. The cache consisted of two IEDs made of anti-tank rounds, nine rockets, three heavy machine-gun barrels and several electrical IED-making components.
In Afghanistan operations yesterday:
-- Afghan and coalition forces detained several suspects, including a senior Taliban leader who is a key link between two of Kandahar province's district cells. The senior leader, operating out of Kandahar province's Panjwa'i district, shares multiple associates within various Taliban cells. He is responsible for distributing supplies, kidnappings, the coordinating and planning of attacks, as well as instructing associates on improvised explosive device construction. The targeted individual is associated with both the Zharay-based suicide vehicle-borne IED network and the Kandahar City IED facilitation network. Forces followed leads to a series of buildings in the Kandahar district. The joint forces questioned the occupants at the location and conducted a search where they discovered multiple mortar shells. The shells were destroyed on site to ensure the safety of local Afghans. The suspects were detained based on initial questioning and evidence at the scene. The joint security team conducted the operations in the hours of darkness to minimize the risk to local citizens. No women or children were injured or detained during this operation. The security forces conducted the operation without firing their weapons.
-- Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban facilitator and several suspects during a joint security operation in Kandahar province. Forces continued efforts to deny sanctuary to terrorists as they successfully conducted the operation, targeting the facilitator who operates out of Kandahar City. The targeted individual is an intelligence operative responsible for providing direction in the form of site selection and target sets for the suicide bombers who reportedly came into the city from Chaman, Pakistan. The facilitator additionally provides support to Taliban operations including recruitment and improvised explosive device facilitation. He is closely associated with senior facilitators and has connections within the Dand and Panjwa'i districts' Taliban networks. Forces followed leads to a series of buildings in the Kandahar district. The joint forces questioned the occupants at the location and conducted a search where they discovered multiple assault weapons and ammunition. The suspects were detained based on initial questioning. The joint security team conducted the operation in the hours of darkness to minimize the risk to local citizens. No women or children were injured or detained during this operation. The security forces conducted the operation without firing their weapons.
-- Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban leader during a joint security operation in Nimroz province yesterday. Forces conducted the operation in search of the now-detained man who leads a Taliban cell in the Khash Rod district. The captured leader recently coordinated the acquisition of mines and rockets for use against coalition forces. He authorized the employment of the weapons once they were acquired. He also has knowledge and involvement in the movement of suicide bombers into the area. The suicide bombers, according to intelligence reports, are intended to be a Taliban tool used to inhibit coalition forces' freedom of movement. Forces followed leads to a series of buildings where the joint forces questioned the occupants at the location and conducted a search. The security team discovered an AK-47 assault rifle, a chest rack and multiple magazines at the site. The suspect was detained based on initial questioning. The joint security team conducted the operation in the hours of darkness to minimize the risk to local citizens. This operation is one of many in which Afghan and coalition forces continue to apply pressure and deny sanctuary to terrorists. The security forces conducted the operation without firing their weapons.
-- Coalition forces conducted a precision airstrike targeting a group of armed insurgents in Pachir wa Agam district in Nangarhar province, killing several insurgents. It is believed that there was a senior leader in the group responsible for planning and conducting attacks against Afghan and coalition elements. Recent reporting indicates the group was coordinating the use of suicide bombers within the district and may have been planning an attack at an Afghan border checkpoint. Following intelligence tips, the precision airstrike was conducted after ensuring no civilians were present. A follow-on force conducted a ground assessment verifying the insurgents were killed. The force found multiple AK-47s, chest racks, rocket propelled grenade rounds and grenades. The International Security Assistance Force is gathering information to confirm if the senior leader was the one of the insurgents killed in the strike.
-- More than 15 insurgents were killed by Afghan and ISAF troops during separate operations in southern and eastern Afghanistan.
In Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, a combined Afghan police and ISAF patrol was engaged by insurgents with small-arms fire. After gaining positive identification, the combined forces returned fire, killing one insurgent. In the same province, a coalition patrol was engaged by insurgents in Kajaki district. After gaining positive identification, coalition forces engaged the enemy position with mortar fire, killing several insurgents.
An ISAF forward operating base declared an imminent threat when numerous insurgents were reinforcing an enemy position in Tagab district, Kapisa province. Coalition forces called for air support and the air weapons team on scene engaged the enemy position, killing more than 10 insurgents.
Afghan security forces and ISAF troops discovered several caches in eastern and southern Afghanistan.
In Uruzgan and Helmand provinces, Afghan National Security Forces and ISAF patrols found three weapons and improvised explosive device component caches in Tarin Kot and Sangin districts during separate clearing operations. The caches consisted of five rocket-propelled grenades, two RPG boosters, three RPG warheads, one hand grenade, one smoke grenade and one heavy machine-gun. The caches also contained several IED-making components, such as 14 pressure plates, one large anti-vehicle pressure plate, 400 pounds of ammonium nitrate, detonation cord and six blasting caps.
In Shaybar district, Bamyan province, an Afghan civilian tip led a separate ISAF patrol force to another weapons cache consisting of 16 107 mm rockets, 77 82 mm mortar rounds and six 75 mm recoilless rifle rounds.
In Kandahar province, a combined patrol found a large weapons cache in Arghandab province. The cache consisted of four anti-personnel mines, explosives, three recoilless rifle rounds, two RGPs, 680 7.62 mm rounds, 50 feet of detonation cord, 12 blasting caps, 10 pressure plates, 40 firing pins and several radio and electrical components.
Initial reports indicate no civilians were injured and no damage was reported during the weapons clearing operations. The weapons from all provinces were confiscated and will be destroyed.
"We want to thank Afghan civilians who cooperate with Afghan and ISAF forces to provide tips that lead us to safely remove these lethal devices," said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Patrick Hynes, ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director.
NATO International Security Assistance Force
Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced
| IMMEDIATE RELEASE | No. 1186-10 December 29, 2010 |
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| Littoral Combat Ship Contract Award Announced The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal USA each a fixed-price incentive contract for the design and construction of a 10 ship block-buy, for a total of 20 littoral combat ships from fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2015. The amount awarded to Lockheed Martin Corp. for fiscal 2010 littoral combat ships is $436,852,639. The amount awarded to Austal USA for the fiscal 2010 littoral combat ships is $432,069,883. Both contracts also include line items for nine additional ships, subject to Congressional appropriation of each year's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program requirements. When all 10 ships of each block buy are awarded, the value of the ship construction portion of the two contracts would be $3,620,625,192 for Lockheed Martin Corp., and $3,518,156,851 for Austal USA. The average cost of both variants including government-furnished equipment and margin for potential cost growth across the five year period is $440 million per ship. The pricing for these ships falls well below the escalated average Congressional cost cap of $538 million. "The awards represent a unique and valuable opportunity to lock in the benefits of competition and provide needed ships to our fleet in a timely and extraordinarily cost effective manner," said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. This award is a unique opportunity to maximize the buying power on the LCS Program by leveraging the highly effective competition between the bidders. Each contractor's 10-ship bids reflect mature designs, investments made to improve performance, stable production, and continuous labor learning at their respective shipyards. The award was based on limited competition between teams led by Lockheed Martin and Austal USA. Under these contracts, both shipbuilders will also deliver a technical data package as part of the dual award, allowing the government a wide range of viable alternatives for effective future competition. This approach, which is self-financed within the program by adding a year to the procurement and utilizing a portion of the greater than $2 billion total savings (throughout the Future Years Defense Program), enables the Navy to efficiently produce these ships at an increased rate and meet operational requirements sooner. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead praised the Navy's plan to add both ship designs to the fleet: "The LCS is uniquely designed to win against 21st century threats in coastal waters posed by increasingly capable submarines, mines and swarming small craft. Both designs provide the capabilities our Navy needs, and each offers unique features that will provide fleet commanders with a high level of flexibility in employing these ships." The innovation and willingness to seize opportunities displayed in this LCS competition reflect exactly the improvements to 'the way we do business' in order to deliver better value to the taxpayer and greater capability to the warfighter. Moreover, the Navy's LCS acquisition strategy meets the spirit and intent of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 and reflects the Navy's commitment to affordability. The benefits of competition, serial production, employment of mature technologies, design stability, fixed-price contracting, commonality, and economies of scale will provide a highly affordable ship construction program. "The rigor and diligence of the source selection process has resulted in the acquisition of quality, capable ships at fair prices," said Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Sean Stackley. "This dual award strategy exemplifies the Navy's compliance with Secretary Gates' and Under Secretary Carter's direction to improve the buying power of the Defense Department. Both teams have shown cost control on their second ships, and we look forward to the delivery of these capable fleet assets in the future." The Navy remains committed to a 55-ship program and the LCS is needed to fill critical, urgent warfighting requirements gaps that exist today. The LCS Program is required to establish and maintain U.S. Navy dominance in the littorals and sea lanes of communication choke points around the world. The LCS Program operational requirements have been virtually unchanged since the program's inception in 2002 and the both hull forms will meet the Navy's operational warfighting requirements. Media may direct queries to the Navy Office of Information at 703-697-5342. | |
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DOD Identifies Marine Casualty
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Cpl. Tevan L. Nguyen, 21, of Hutto, Texas, died Dec. 28, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Awarded Government Contracts
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| CONTRACTS NAVY Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a fixed-price-incentive contract for the fiscal 2010-2015 block buy of Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The fiscal 2010 LCS Flight 0+ ship award amount is $436,852,639. There are additional line items totaling $54,742,639 for technical data package, core class services, provisioned items orders, ordering, a not-to-exceed line item for non-recurring engineering, and data items. The total amount of the contract is $491,595,278. The contract includes line items for nine additional ships and options for post delivery support, additional crew and shore support, special studies, class services, class standard equipment support, economic order quantity equipment, selected ship systems equipment for a second source and selected ship system integration and test for a second source which, if authorized/exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $4,570,604,367. The cumulative value excluding any option items related to the second source is $4,069,913,166. Work will be performed in Marinette, Wis. (56 percent); Walpole, Mass. (14 percent); Washington, D.C. (12 percent); Oldsmar, Fla. (4 percent); Beloit, Wis. (3 percent); Moorestown, N.J. (2 percent); Minneapolis, Minn. (2 percent); and various locations of less than one percent, each totaling seven percent. Work is expected to be complete by August 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year, except for fiscal 2010 RDT&E. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website with two offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-11-C-2300). Austal USA, LLC, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a fixed-price-incentive contract for the fiscal 2010-2015 block buy of Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The fiscal 2010 LCS Flight 0+ ship award amount is $432,069,883. There are additional line items totaling $33,398,998 for technical data package, core class services, provisioned items orders, ordering, a not-to-exceed line item for non-recurring engineering, and data items. The total amount of the contract is $465,468,881. The contract includes line items for nine additional ships and options for post delivery support, additional crew and shore support, special studies, class services, class standard equipment support, economic order quantity equipment, selected ship systems equipment for a second source and selected ship system integration and test for a second source which, if authorized/exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $4,386,301,775. The cumulative value excluding any option items related to the second source is $3,785,807,006. Work will be performed in Mobile, Ala. (50 percent); Pittsfield, Mass. (17 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio (3 percent); Baltimore, Md. (2 percent); Burlington, Vt. (2 percent); New Orleans, La. (2 percent); and various locations of less than two percent each totaling 24 percent. Work is expected to be complete by June 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year, except fiscal 2010 RDT&E. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website with two offers received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-11-C-2301). M.C. Dean, Inc., Dulles, Va., is being awarded a $85,500,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N65236-07-D-5884) for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance initiatives and programs supported by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, European Office. The cumulative value of this contract, including this modification, is $324,513,981. Work will be performed in Europe (80 percent) and Southwest Asia (20 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic is the contracting activity. Kollmorgen Corp., Electro-Optical Division, Northampton, Mass., is being awarded a $41,212,176 multi-year fixed-price incentive for production systems and firm-fixed price for spares, and cost-plus-fixed fee for engineering services contract for the production of eight AN/BVS-1 photonics mast systems for installation on Virginia-class submarines SSN 784-791, plus associated engineering services and optional photonics mast spares. The AN/BVS-1 photonics mast systems will be installed on the Virginia-class submarines (SSN 784 - SSN 791). The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $123,335,849. Work will be performed in Northampton, Mass. (57.7 percent); Seattle, Wash. (6.4 percent); Westfield, Mass. (5.4 percent); Amesbury, Mass. (5.1 percent); Methuen, Mass. (5 percent); Moonachie, N.J. (3 percent); Joplin, Mo. (2.9 percent); Southampton, Mass. (2.2 percent); Orlando, Fla. (1.7 percent); La Mirada, Calif. (1.6 percent); Mason, Ohio (1.6 percent); Westminster, Colo. (1.5 percent); Radford, Va. (1.4 percent); San Diego, Calif. (1.4 percent); Westfield, Mass. (1.4 percent); Southwick, Mass. (1 percent); and Murrieta, Calif. (0.7 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-11-C-6293). Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $37,692,857 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0098) for the production and delivery of common cockpits for the MH-60S Lot 13 helicopters and MH-60R Lot 9 helicopters. In addition, this modification provides for the procurement of common cockpit provisioned items and integrated logistics services in support of the MH-60R and MH-60S helicopter programs. Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y. (58.8 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (13.9 percent); Farmingdale, N.Y. (12.7 percent); Grand Rapids, Mich. (4.7 percent); Woodland Hills, Calif. (3.7 percent); Lewisville, Texas (2.9 percent); Windsor Locks, Conn. (2.2 percent); Middletown, Conn. (.6 percent); and Butler, N.J. (.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in April 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. BAE Systems Land & Armaments, Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., is being awarded $37,394,500 for indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity delivery order #0014 under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5025) for the purchase of 26 U.S. Special Operations Command Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and associated integrated logistics support sustainment. Work will be performed in York, Pa., and is expected to be completed by October 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $33,634,968 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0098) to incorporate the automatic radar periscope detection and discrimination radar into six MH-60R/MH-60S full rate production aircraft. Work will be performed in Farmingdale, N.Y. (86 percent), and Owego, N.Y. (14 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $24,694,108 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., is being awarded $16,820,812 for firm-fixed-price delivery order #0122, under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-04-D-5016) for the purchase of 137 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) reducible height armor kits and four MTVR reducible height wrecker armor kits for the Navy Seabees. Work will be performed in Israel (85 percent) and Oshkosh, Wis. (15 percent), and work is expected to be completed by June 30, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $12,000,000 cost-plus-fixed fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2304) for government-furnished equipment workshare transportation efforts in support of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer. The anticipated modification will provide government-furnished workshare transportation efforts for the procurement of material required for the fabrication of cradles, fixtures, and other equipment that are necessary to safely and securely transport class products from Northrup Grumman Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., to Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss. (95 percent), and Gulfport, Miss. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity. Raytheon Co., Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $7,800,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-10-G-0006) for the retrofit and testing of 33 countermeasure receivers to digital countermeasure receivers in support of the F/A-18 E/F. Work will be performed in Forest, Miss. (65 percent), and Goleta, Calif. (35 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group, Inc., Pasadena, Calif., is being awarded a $7,749,884 modification to firm-fixed-price task order EFE2 under a previously awarded multiple award contract (N00178-05-D-4487) to exercise option year three which provides for program and engineering support of capital improvement projects in the metro San Diego area. The work to be performed provides for the following professional engineering services in support of capital improvement projects: project management and data management to support planning, design, and post construction award for the Navy and Marine Corp clients within NAVFAC Southwest area of responsibility. The total cumulative task order amount after exercise of this option will be $27,238,432. The task order also contains one unexercised option which, if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $35,140,123. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by January 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $1,183,378 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity. Archer Western/RQ, JV, Chicago, Ill., is being awarded a $7,592,110 firm-fixed-price modification to increase the maximum dollar value of a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N40085-09-C-3215) for the design and construction of multiple bachelor enlisted quarters at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The work to be performed provides for design, labor, material and equipment for a new ground source heat pump and geothermal well field systems for bachelor enlisted quarter buildings as an energy reinvestment effort. After award of this modification, the total cumulative contract value will be $178,406,059. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and is expected to be completed by July 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity. Vigor Marine, LLC, Portland, Ore., is being awarded a $6,894,175 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Ericsson. This regular overhaul will include cleaning and gas freeing tanks and spaces; tank rafting and checker boarding; cargo tank preservation; tank deck overhead preservation; and replacement of the surface search radar system. The ship's primary mission is to provide fuel to Navy ships at sea and jet fuel to aircraft assigned to aircraft carriers. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $7,979,868. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., and is expected to be completed by March 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured and posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two proposals solicited and two offers received. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Fleet Support Command, a field activity of Military Sealift Command, is the contracting authority (N40442-11-C-1050). AIR FORCE Jacobs Technology, Inc., Lincoln, Mass., was awarded a $185,000,000 contract modification for the extension of services to provide engineering and technology acquisition support services, advisory and assistance services to the Electron Systems Center. At this time, zero dollars have been obligated. ESC/CAA, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity (FA8721-07-D-0015; P0009). Tinker Support Services, Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a $35,338,299 contract to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, material, vehicles and fuel, supervision and services necessary to perform base civil engineer tasks and functions as defined by the performance of work statement, except as specified in section three. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. OC-ALC/PKO, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8108-08-D-0006). Boeing Aerospace Operations, Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla., was awarded an estimated $25,220,909 contract modification to provide sustaining and non-recurring engineering services to support research and development, aircraft modifications, aircraft maintenance and technical services for Boeing commercial derivative military-use aircraft. At this time, $13,472,645 has been obligated. OC-ALC/GKSKA, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-07-C-0001; P00075). MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a cost-plus-award-fee modification with a total value of $24,349,245 under Missile Defense Agency contract HQ0276-08-C-0001. The modification exercises an option to provide continued systems engineering and development of the Standard Missile-3. The work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz. The performance period is from Jan. 1, 2011 through Jan. 31, 2011. Fiscal 2011 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be used to obligate $5,000,000 to provide the initial funding for this effort. Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a cost-plus-award-fee modification with a total value of $7,546,581 under Missile Defense Agency contract HQ0276-10-C-0001. The modification will exercise an option to provide technical engineering services in support of an emergent threat to be identified by the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program Office. The work will be performed in Moorestown, N.J. The performance period is from December 2010 through December 2014. Fiscal 2010 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be used to obligate $1,000,000 to provide the initial funding for this effort. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Freeman Holding of Washington, LLC, Moses Lake, Wash., is being awarded a maximum $15,127,892 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, contract for KMWH-BV 4,420,000 USG. Other location of performance is Grant County International Airport, Wash. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-10-D-0023). Infrastructure Defense Technologies, Belivdere, Ill., is being awarded a maximum $30,000,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, contract for metal revetments. No other location of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. There was originally a proposal solicited through the Defense Logistics Agency Internet Bid Board System website with three responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 28, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM8EG-11-D-0003). | |
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize 3 Pounds of Meth
Blythe, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector seized three pounds of methamphetamine, yesterday morning.
Border Patrol agents assigned to Blythe Station operating the checkpoint on Highway 95 referred a gray Chevrolet Astro Van to secondary inspection following a canine team alert on the vehicle. While in secondary, the driver, a male Mexican national, consented to a search of the vehicle. Agents searched the vehicle and found methamphetamine concealed in the interior panel behind the driver’s seat.
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The methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of $72,000, the subject, and the vehicle were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
To report suspicious activity, contact the Yuma Sector Border Patrol’s toll free telephone number at 1-866-999-8727.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
CBP Surpasses Milestone, Seizes $1.8 Million in Vehicles at Port of Miami
Miami – U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Miami seaport recently surpassed the $1 million milestone in total vehicle seizures since the beginning of the 2010 fiscal year. The Miami Seaport Vehicle Export Team inspects and investigates the origin and destination of vehicles that are to be exported.
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“Our officers are experts in identifying alterations that may have been done to a vehicle in order to mask its true origin. The team reviews documentation and checks the vehicle identification numbers before releasing them for export,” said the CBP team supervisor.
“CBP is actively working with our law enforcement partners at our seaports to ensure that stolen merchandise is intercepted and returned to its rightful owners. Our commitment to protecting America’s borders is one that encompasses both inbound and outbound inspections,” said Greg McCann, acting director of field operations in Miami.
Most of the vehicles were destined for the Caribbean, South and Central America. Among the vehicles are heavy equipment trucks, SUVs, All Terrain Vehicles and motorcycles.
The seized vehicles are turned over to the Miami-Dade County Auto Theft Task Force who then continue with the investigation to determine who the rightful owner is.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
Agents Seize Nearly $1.3 Million Worth of Marijuana
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Fronton, Texas ─ U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande City station confiscated more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana, with a value of more than $1.3 million in two unrelated incidents Tuesday.
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The largest seizure occurred when agents working near the Rio Grande witnessed a group of people loading narcotics into the bed of a Chevrolet pickup truck. As agents attempted to apprehend the group they fled to the river and escaped in an awaiting boat.
Agents found 135 bundles of marijuana, with a weight of more than 1,200 pounds, in the bed of the pickup and on the ground nearby.
In a similar incident, agents recovered seven bundles of marijuana inside a Pontiac Grand Am in La Grulla, Texas. While on patrol agents witnessed several people fleeing away from the vehicle when they saw the marked unit. When agents went to investigate the abandoned vehicle they could see bundles sitting in the back seat. More than 400 pounds of marijuana were recovered from inside the Grand Am.
The narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
To report suspicious activity, call the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector’s toll-free telephone number at 1-800-863-9382.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
CBP Intercepts 13 Pounds of "MPDV" Purported by Users to be “Legal Coke or Speed”
New Orleans, La. - Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in New Orleans targeted a shipment found to contain substances that have been sending drug abusers to emergency rooms with nasty effects.
When the cargo reached the Port of New Orleans on Nov. 29, CBP officers inspected and ultimately detained the shipment which contained six silver packages with no writing, labels, or descriptions of any kind, an FDA marking violation. Further examination revealed the packages contained an unidentifiable white powdery substance, a sample of which was sent to the CBP laboratory in Houston, TX, for analysis.
On Dec. 21, officers in New Orleans received confirmation from the laboratory that the contents were positively identified as ‘3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone hydrochloride’ (MDPV). While not a scheduled or controlled drug, MDPV has been documented as potentially addictive with dangerous adverse effects on the body and mind as stated by health practitioners.
As a result of the marking violation, CBP officers seized 13 pounds of MDPV on Dec. 27. MDPV is a type of synthetic drug said to mimic the effects of methamphetamine or cocaine. Poison control centers have publicized more than 100 cases of Methylenedioxypyrovalerone hydrochloride overdose cases being reported to various centers, 75 percent having originated in Louisiana and Kentucky.
“The discovery and interception of this potentially dangerous drug product is yet another illustration of how CBP works every single day to keep hazardous substances from entering the commerce of the United States,” said Robert C. Gomez, acting CBP director of the New Orleans field office.
It has been reported that poison control centers are seeing this as an emerging health threat. MDPV overdose has been attributed to multiple deaths in the United States and abroad. The word on the street and the internet is this drug can be sniffed as the “legal cocaine” or “legal speed.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
ACCIDENT I-90 - NYS THRUWAY, Milepost 471.1
ACCIDENT
I-90 - NYS THRUWAY, Milepost 471.1accident I-90 - NYS Thruway westbound between exit 59 and exit 60
Estimated End Time: Until further notice
Updated 12/29/2010 2:16 AM
ROAD MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS I-190 - NIAGARA
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