CALIFORNIA, Md. (September 28, 2011)—The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced three contract awards that were issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, in Indian Head, Charles County.
The Machine Lab, Wellington, Colo., is being awarded an $11,859,484 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of MMP-30 robots and MMP-30 spare parts repair kits. The Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technical Division has a requirement for a tracked mobile robot system with wireless control and multiple audio/video capability and replacement parts. The contract combines purchases for the Navy (24 percent), and the government of Afghanistan (76 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Wellington, Colo., and is expected to be completed by September 2016. Contract funds will not expire at the end of current fiscal year. This requirement was synopsized via Federal Business Opportunities as a sole-source procurement, and was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-11-D-0014).
W.M. Robots, L.L.C., Colmar, Pa., is being awarded a $9,599,879 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of Vallon mine detectors and consumable spares supporting the government of Afghanistan under the Foreign Military Sales Program. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $12,390,063. Work will be performed in Colmar, Pa., and is expected to be completed by September 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $7,928,618 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was synopsized via Federal Business Opportunities as a sole-source procurement, and was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-11-D-0015).
Allen Vanguard, Inc., Ogdensburg, N.Y., is being awarded a $10,291,862 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of operations search kits and protective equipment in support of the government of Chile under the Foreign Military Sales Program (100 percent). At the time of contract award, $2,553,532 is being obligated. Work will be performed in Ogdensburg, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by September 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was synopsized via the Federal Business Opportunities website as a sole-source procurement, and was not competitively procured. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-11-D-0019).