Big Military Contracts to be Carried Out by Hoosiers
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA portion of more than $200 million in U.S. Department of Defense contracts will involve work by Hoosier employees. They include component production for United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines and finance and accounting support for Immixtechnology Inc. May 1, 2015
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United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is being awarded a $156,955,110 fixed-price-incentive-firm target advance acquisition contract to procure long lead-time components, parts, materials and effort in support of 90 low-rate initial production Lot X F-135 propulsions systems for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. These systems include (44) F-135-PW-100 for the Air Force; (9) F-135-PW-600 for the Marine Corps; and (2) F-135-PW-100 for the Navy. In addition, this contract provides for the procurement of (30) F-135-PW-100 and (5) F135-PW-600 systems for international partners and Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed in East Hartford, Connecticut (67 percent); Indianapolis, Indiana (26.5 percent); and Bristol, United Kingdom (6.5 percent); and is expected to be completed in September 2017. Fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement, (Air Force and Navy) funds, as well as international partner and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $156,955,110 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). This contract combines purchases for the Air Force ($64,015,312; 41 percent); the Navy ($32,345,557; 20 percent); international partners ($43,229,790; 28 percent); and foreign military sales ($17,364,451; 11 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-15-C-0004).
Immixtechnology Inc.,* McLean, Virginia, was awarded a $39,169,546, sole-source, firm-fixed-price and labor hours contract for Business Activity Monitoring Services. This contract provides for Business Activity Monitoring Services which allow for the identification of improper payments across various legacy payment systems. It also provides for reconciliation services for the Navy Funds Balance with Treasury and supports the Navy's Audit Assertion efforts. Additionally, this contract provides options to allow the government to in-source these services. Work will be performed at Atlanta, Georgia, and Indianapolis, Indiana, with an expected completion date of April 30, 2020. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance funds not to exceed $7,500,757 are being obligated at time of award. The DFAS Columbus Contract Services Directorate, Columbus, Ohio is the contracting activity (HQ0423-13-F-0035).
Source: The U.S. Department of Defense