CONTRACTS AWARDED

Raytheon Co. Intelligence and Information Systems, Garland, TX and Palantir Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, CA will share in an $876,000,000 contract for Distributed Common Ground System-Army Capability Drop 1, requirements consists of a commercial item that is a combined hardware and software solution to meet the interoperability, security, training, usability, and data management capabilities. Bids were solicited via the Internet with eight received. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, is the contracting activity.

Airbus Helicopters Inc., Grand Prairie, TX, was awarded a $273,289,949 contract for procurement of 35 UH-72A aircraft. Work will be performed in Columbus, MS, with an estimated completion date of March 8, 2021. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Day & Zimmermann Inc., Parsons, KS and Nammo Pocal Inc., Scranton, PA will share in a $84,515,216 contract for the load, assemble, and pack of 60mm and 81mm full-range practice cartridges. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, IL, is the contracting activity.

Orbital ATK, Fort Worth, TX, has been awarded an $86,402,055 contract action for the Afghanistan Air Force AC-208 armed intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft requirement. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas .5th Aeronautical Systems Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

Huntington Ingalls Inc. - Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $77,561,557 contract modification for the execution of USS Fitzgerald emergent repair and restoration. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

URS Federal Technical Services Inc., Germantown, MD, has been awarded a $961,000,000 contract for the remotely piloted aircraft operations and maintenance support. This contract provides a high level of MQ-1, MQ-9, and RQ-4 organizational-level maintenance and qualified launch and recovery element pilot and sensor operator aircrew support for MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft weapons systems to sustain the combat and training capability at tasked locations worldwide. Work will be performed at locations worldwide, and the base period is expected to be complete by June 30, 2019. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,755,966 are being obligated at the time of award. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with three offers received. Headquarters Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA, is the contracting activity.