Rochester @ MindSay 
Mantech Telecommunications and Information Systems Corp., Chantilly, Va., was awarded on July 31, 2008, a $106,000,000 time & materials contract for one lot of route clearance equipment contractor logistics support services. Work will be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was one bid solicited on Mar. 15, 2008, and one bid was received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0516).
Harris Corp., Rochester, N.Y., was awarded on Aug. 7, 2008, a $77,919,400 firm fixed price contract for vehicular installation kits, for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 18, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was one bid solicited on Aug. 1, 2008, and one bid was received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-08-C-0611).
Garco Construction, Spokane, Wash., was awarded on Aug. 7, 2008, a $44,560,000 firm-fixed price construction contract for replacement of family housing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Work will be performed in Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., and is expected to be completed by Jul. 16, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two bids were received on May 16, 2008. US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, Wash., is the contracting activity (W912DW-08-C-0014).
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Aug. 8, 2008, a $20,995,000 cost plus fixed fee contract for systems technical support for the Abrams Tank program. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was one bids solicited on Jun. 8, 2006, and one bid was received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).
Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., was awarded on Aug. 8, 2008, a $20,405,064 firm fixed price , contract for hand held thermal Imagers. Work will be performed in Londonderry, N.H., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Seven bids were received on July 7, 2008. U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-08-F-0073).
DTC Engineers & Constructors, LLC, North Haven, Conn., was awarded on Aug. 4, 2008, a $12,164,809 Firm fixed price for Construction, contract for an Air Sovereignty Alert Complex. Work will be performed in Barnes Army National Guard Bureau, Westfield, Mass., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 15, 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Eight bids were received on Apr. 14, 2008. National Guard Bureau, Westfield, Mass., is the contracting activity (W912SV-08-C-0009).
Raytheon Co., Bedford, Mass., was awarded on Aug. 7, 2008, a $7,511,135 cost plus fixed fee, level-of-effort, contract for fy08 PATRIOT engineering services contract option award. Work will be performed in Burlington, Mass., and across the continental United States, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was one bid solicited on Aug. 26, 2003 and one bid was received. US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-04-C-0020).
US Divers Co., Inc., Vista, Calif., was awarded on Aug. 8, 2008, a $5,478,180 firm fixed price indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract, contract for purchase of portable helicopter oxygen delivery systems. Work will be performed in Vista, Calif., and is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was one bid solicited on Sept. 20, 2007, and one bid was received. US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-08-D-0048).
Watts-Healy Tibbitts, (joint venture), Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded an $84,842,140 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a submarine drive-in magnetic silencing facility at Beckoning Point, Naval Station, Pearl Harbor. The contract is incrementally funded with the first increment of $42,421,000 being allocated at the time of award. The second increment will be funded in FY 09 at $35,850,220. An additional third increment will be funded in FY 10 at $6,570,920. The contract also contains one unexercised option, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $86,062,140. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 41 offers solicited and four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-08-C-1311).
The Harris Corp., Rochester, N.Y., is being awarded a $62,110,538 modification to a previously awarded contract (N66001-07-D-0054). The modification (#P00003) will include additional contract line items for maritime single-channel, handheld radios and maritime handheld and vehicular components and accessories for the U.S. military. The Harris Corp., software-definable radio supports interoperability in joint operations of the U.S. military as well as among other government personnel. This modification brings the cumulative value of this contract to $4,447,504,598. Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y., and work is expected to be completed Jun. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification was negotiated as a supplemental agreement on a sole source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source (FAR Subpart 6.302-1). The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
Thales Communications, Inc., Clarksburg, Md., is being awarded a $56,602,845 modification to a previously awarded contract (N66001-07-D-0107). The modification (#P00003) will include additional contract line items for maritime single-channel, handheld radios and maritime handheld and vehicular components and accessories for the U.S. military. Thales Communications Inc.'s software-definable radio supports interoperability in joint operations of the U.S. military as well as among other government personnel. This modification brings the cumulative value of this contract to $5,685,055,263. Work will be performed in Clarksburg, Md., and work is expected to be completed Jun. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification was negotiated as a supplemental agreement on a sole source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source (FAR Subpart 6.302-1). The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.
Cubic Applications, Inc., Lacey, Wash., a member of the Cubic Corp., family of companies, is being awarded a $31,711,289 firm-fixed-price contract. The Security Cooperation Education and Training Center (SCETC) provide the Training and Education Command oversight of the Marine Corps advisor pre-deployment Training Program for military advisor transition teams and also for training of other security cooperation teams. SCETC is also responsible for ensuring security cooperation teams deployed to various countries throughout the world who receive customized pre-deployment training. Work will be performed at Camp Pendleton, Calif; Camp Lejeune, N.C.; and Twenty Nine Palms, Calif., and work is expected to be completed Dec. 2012. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This effort was competed as a full and open competition procurement, with seven offers received to the solicitation. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (M67854-08-C-8006).
Dell Federal Systems L.P., Round Rock, Texas, is being awarded $13,969,235 for delivery order MU66 under previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Army contract (W91QUZ-06-D-0002) for Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) to provide Marine Corps hardware suite support for the MCSC program manager for training systems (PMTRASYS), in essence providing PMTRASYS high performance laptop configuration hardware suite for the MCSC environment utilizing the MCHS delivery processes. Delivery of Laptops will be performed as follows: Minimum of 500 laptops delivered every 30 days with initial delivery of 500 each 30 days from award. Work will be performed in Round Rock, Texas, and is expected to be completed Nov. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad Co.*, Elma, Wash., is being awarded $12,599,763 for modification P00022 under a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N44255-01-C-1002) for Shelton-Bangor-Bremerton Navy railroad repairs at Navy Region Northwest, West Sound area. The work to be performed provides for all labor, materials, equipment, management and administration, public safety, supply, housing, facilities support, utilities, support vehicles, environmental services, and other incidental work required to perform simultaneous low complexity, minor construction, repair, and alteration. The current total contract value after award of this modification will be $16,262,721. Work will be performed on the Bangor-Shelton-Bremerton Navy Railroad, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, Silverdale, Wash., is the contracting activity.
Teza Design*, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $7,500,000 (base and options - with a guaranteed minimum of $5,000) firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect/engineering contract for mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering services in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed provides for engineering studies and reports, site investigation reports, preparation of requests for proposals for design-build projects, preparation of fully designed plans and specifications for invitation for bid projects, cost estimates, evaluations and construction support services. Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within the NAVFAC Southwest AOR including, but not limited to Calif., (87 percent), Ariz., (5 percent), Nev., (5 percent), Colo., (1 percent), N.M., (1 percent) and Utah, (1 percent), and work is expected to be completed Aug. 2009 (Mar. 2013 with options exercised). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as an 8(a) Small Business set-aside via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website,with six proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-08-D-8605).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Wolverine World Wide, Rockford, Mich., is being awarded a maximum $11,887,628 fixed price with economic adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for hot and temperate weather boots. Using service is Marine Corps. Other locations of performance are Jonesboro, Ark., and Big Rapids and Howard City, Mich. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This proposal was originally Web solicited with 11 responses. The date of performance completion is Aug. 11, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM1C1-08-D-1099).
Belleville Shoe Manufacturing, Co., Belleville, Ill., is being awarded a maximum $11,387,660 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for hot weather boots. Using service is Marine Corps. Other location of performance is Dewitt, Ark. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This proposal was originally Web solicited with 11 responses. The date of performance completion is Aug. 11, 2009. The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM1C1-08-D-1098).
Ram Dis Ticaret A.S., Istanbul, Turkey, is being awarded a maximum $25,165,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for unleaded gasoline. Other locations of performance are in Iraq. Using service is Army. This proposal was originally Web solicited with eight responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2011. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SPO600-08-D-1022).
I bought an account with macintosh's newly owned .Me and set up a site.
On it you'll find a blog with day to day topics. As well as a "Shinanigans" section that will have events that are more notable. If the occasion calls for it, It will have a good number of pictures maybe some video? The last section is called "Knowledge Pool" and it will be a mixture of fun facts, political rants and philosophy talks (I say talks because all sections should have the ability for you to comment on my entries, so it can be a back and forth conversation.)
It will be more interesting once I leave my training and head out to the fleet. I don't know where I am going yet, but a good number of my friends are being sent to Akusa(sp?), Japan. So... who knows.
Some little knick-knacks I got on there are a last.fm data sheet on the top 10 songs of the week that I've been listening to. An email address to contact me, a photo album section, and more to come.
Website: http://web.mac.com/paradoxicalflock/Blog/Welcome.html
So if you are interested feel free to check it out and drop a line.
If you aren't interested, thats okay too, you might be too busy, or maybe just don't care.
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Jaybird
General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $324,937,789 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-C-2101) for long lead time material associated with the FY 09 Va., Class Submarine (SSN 784) and the FY 11 Va., Class Submarine (SSN 787). This contract provides long lead time material for steam and electric plant components; the main propulsion unit and ship service turbine generator set; components that are critical to maintaining the submarine component industrial base; and miscellaneous Hull, Mechanical and Electrical system components to support ship construction of SSN 784 and SSN 787. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn.,/Quonset Point, R.I., (7 percent); Newport News, Va., (7 percent); Sunnyvale and South El Monte, Calif., (50 percent); Coatesville, York and Cheswick, Penn. (5 percent); Linden, Philipsburg, and Florence, N.J. (5 percent); and at various sites throughout the United States (26 percent), and is expected to be completed by Mar. 2013. 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.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems, Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $13,500,258 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-02-C-6324) for a cost growth and new requirements related to development of the Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System (RAMICS). RAMICS is a non-towed airborne mine neutralization system that is deployed from the MH-60S helicopter and provides a rapid response clearance capability against floating and near-surface moored sea mines that have been detected, classified and localized by the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) or other mine hunting systems. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Fla., and work is expected to be completed by Sep. 2009. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity.
The Engineering Partners, Inc.*, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $7,500,000 (base and options - with a guaranteed minimum of $5000) firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect/engineering contract for electrical engineering services in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed includes electrical engineering studies and reports; site investigations reports; preparation of Requests for Proposals for design-build projects; preparation of fully designed plans and specifications for Invitation for Bid projects; cost estimates, evaluations and construction support services. Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps installations within the NAVFAC Southwest AOR including, but not limited to Calif., (87 percent); Ariz., (5 percent), Nev., (5 percent), Colo., (1 percent), N.M. (1 percent) and Utah (1 percent), and work is expected to be competed Mar. 2009 (Mar. 2013 with options exercised). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured as an eight (a) set-aside, with eight offers solicited via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website,with nine proposals received. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest is the contracting activity (N62473-08-D-8622).
RBF Consulting, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $7,500,000 (base year and options - with a guaranteed minimum of $5,000) firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity architect/engineering contract for Civil Engineering Services in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed includes engineering studies and site investigations to support new development on raw land, or re-development of existing developed sites; preparation of Requests for Proposals for design-build projects; preparation of fully designed plans and specifications for Invitation for Bid projects; other civil engineering studies, reports, cost estimates, and evaluations; and construction support services including surveying, geotechnical, and environmental engineering services. Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps installations within the NAVFAC Southwest AOR including, but not limited to Calif., (87 percent); Ariz., (5 percent), Nev., (5 percent), Colo. (1 percent), N.M. (1 percent) and Utah (1 percent). The term of this contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of Mar. 2009 (Mar. 2013 with options exercised). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with 22 proposals solicited via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website,with 14 offers received. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest is the contracting activity. The Contract number is N62473-08-D-8601.
Harris Corp., of Rochester, N.Y., is being awarded a contract for $10,204,063. This action will provide the deployment of the total system of interim single channel handheld (SCHH) radios that are an integral part of the Air Force Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) acquisition requires the acquisition of ancillary items. At this time $10,204,063 has been obligated. Hanscom AFB, Mass., is the contracting activity (GS35-F-0163N; FA8726-08-F-0002).
DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY
Tyson Fresh Meats, Incorporated, 800 Stevens Port Drive, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049, is being awarded an indefinite delivery, requirements type contract on Mar. 20, 2008, to provide as needed, case ready, primal and sub-primal pork products for resale to the commissary stores located in the DeCA East and West Regions, including AK., and Hawaii. The estimated award amount is $308,640,542.70. The contract is for a two year base period with performance starting May 4, 2008 through May 3, 2010. Three one-year option periods are available. If all option periods are exercised, the contract will be completed May 3, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Sixty-five firms were solicited and five offers were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Commissary Agency, Resale Contracting Division, Produce Support Branch, 1300 E Avenue, Fort Lee, Va. 23801-1800. (HDEC02-08-D-0005)
Lakeside Foods Inc. 7 East 13th Street Ste 322 Anniston, AL 36201-1083 is being awarded an indefinite delivery, requirements type contract on Mar. 19, 2008, to provide fresh shell protected eggs for resale at multiple delivery locations throughout DeCA's East Region commissaries to include the following states: S.C., Ga., and Fla. The estimated award amount is $9,347,826.12. Contractor will deliver fresh shell protected eggs to the store locations as needed. The contract is for a two year base period beginning Apr. 6, 2008, through Apr. 3, 2010. Three one-year option periods are available. If all three option periods are exercised, the contract will be completed Apr. 6, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Forty-five firms were solicited and six offers were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Commissary Agency, Resale Contracting Division, Resale Commodities Branch, 1300 E Avenue, Fort Lee, Va. 23801-1800. (HDEC02-08-D-0003)
Hillandale Farms East Inc. P.O. Box 217 Codorus, Pa., 17311-0217 is being awarded an indefinite delivery, requirements type contract on Mar. 19, 2008, to provide fresh shell protected eggs for resale at multiple delivery locations throughout DeCA's East Region commissaries to include the following states: Va., Maine, N.Y., Vt., N.H., Mass., Conn., N.J., Pa., and Md. The estimated award amount is $16,153,893.04. Contractor will deliver fresh shell protected eggs to the store locations as needed. The contract is for a two year base period beginning Apr. 6, 2008 through Apr. 3, 2010. Three one-year option periods are available. If all three option periods are exercised, the contract will be completed Apr. 6, 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Forty-five firms were solicited and six offers were received. The contracting activity is the Defense Commissary Agency, Resale Contracting Division, Resale Commodities Branch, 1300 E Avenue, Fort Lee, Va. 23801-1800. (HDEC02-08-D-0002)
I take my driver's ROAD test tomorrow (Wednesday). We have to leave at 7:15 tomorrow morning to make it in time. I am kind of nervous. One thing that is making me a little er.., a little sweaty, is that it is like a thirty mile drive from Bremen to Rochester, IN. Uncle Bruce picked me up from work today at St. Margaret's, and I drove to Rochester to see where it was.
I don't know why, I've felt so tired today. Overheated and tired. Aunt Judy says sometimes the air conditioning doesn't work as well indoors when it's just starting to turn cool out, and a girl I met today named Katie said sometimes when it is dry (indoors or out), one can feel overheated. So there...lol, I guess those answers belong to my queries.
I also met a girl named Wendy today (not the Wendy that left last week). Both Katie and Wendy are around my age -- 19 and 20. So that was cool meeting new peoples my age. Sadly, today was my friend Erica's last day. I didn't even know she was leaving before!
After we got back home, we had baked chicken, green and yellow beans, and corn on the cob for dinner. I played with the dogs. Fed the cats. Exercised to Luther Vandross. The usual lately. Well...I should get off the internet pretty soon. I think I'll go read about autism in a wwwaaayyy prior Newsweek. Toodles (and wish me luck tomorrow)!
Got up at ten mintues to twelve this morning. To do what ? Nothing really. All I've been doing since getting out of my bed, is watching TV. There's really nothing to do in this town. No place that I wanna go. I am so very bored today.
Dinner was from the Bulavard mall. My father took my mother down there just to get some dinner. Mcdonald's cheeseburgers and fries. Yum.
About ten or twentey minutes ago , someone from an insurance agency called. He saw my job resume on www.monster.com and wanted to talk to me about it. To bad my father answered the phone first. At least he told me the call was for me. I talked to the guy. They have a satelle office in the williamsville area. The only problem is , there main office is in Rochester. Witch is where they do all of there hiring. Umm, problem, I just can't go out to Rochester. So, it looks like this is one job opperunity that I am going to have to turn down. Witch doesnt bother me. Would you wanna work for an insurance agency ? Where the only place they will hire you , is in Rochester ? Hell, I don't even remember the name of the company now. Oh well. Do you think I am an idiot ?
Now, I'll have to deal with the stupid questions my father will have. Great. Since now he know's that I have a resume posted on a website online. That people can view. I can just see the stupid questions coming , in the days to come.
All I hope is that this isn't the last time someone will call or contact me with a possiable job oppertunity.
So, what do I have planned for the rest of the day. Humm... more tv. Why ? Cause I can't think of anything to do. I guess I should of went and had lunch with Denise at tops. At least having lunch with a cute girl would of been more interesting then sitting here watching Mythbusters or listening to my parents whine at each other , or being asked stupid questions about my PC , by my father.
Just so all of you know, my parents couldnt even turn the PC on without someone telling them how. Let alone do anything on it. They are PC nieve , and only hear about bad things people do on them, when stories make the news.
What's on my mind now. Umm... humm.... Mythbusters, cause that's what I am watching. Also, girls , lol , i think I mentioned one in this blog. Anything else? Well , my parents and how STUPID and annoying they are.
Oh, and the fact that I am so bored, that I rather be at work right now. Cause at least then I'd be making money for being bored.
~ what a boring and annoying life 