Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense

The Department of Defense today will honor several small businesses, defense prime contractors, and DoD acquisition professionals, who have all contributed to the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program during Fiscal Year 2007.

The awards will be presented by Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition & Technology James I. Finley, and Director of Defense Department Small Business Programs Anthony Martoccia, in a ceremony in the Pentagon Conference Center today at 4 p.m. EST.

The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program is a federal program that was established in 1999 under Public Law 106-50, to foster career opportunities to disabled servicemembers. Among other initiatives, this important program sets a three-percent annual goal for all federal prime contracting and subcontracting.

More information on the SDVOSB program is available at: www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/programs/veterans/index.htm.

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ARMY

DynCorp International, Forth Worth, Texas, was awarded on Nov. 12, 2008, a $11,178,448 firm fixed fee contract. DynCorp International LLC shall assist the Kuwait Air Force in achieving its aircraft operational rate of 75 precent through the implementation of a Maintenance Augmentation Team (MAT). The MAT members will be selected by the contractor based upon their technical qualifications and their suitability for effectively working in an overseas assignment to Kuwait. Work will be performed in Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited and one bid was received. U.S. Army & Aviation Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-09-C-0060).

AIR FORCE

Design Net Engineering, Lakewood Colo., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $10,712,284. This action will systematically look at each of the spacecraft subsystems and technology development in plug-and-play compatibility and utility, as well as improving robustness to radiation. At this time $100,000 has been obligated. Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., is the contracting activity (FA9453-09-C-0312).

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a firm fixed price contract not to exceed $8,068,000. This action will provide 4 Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems Model B (MTS-B), whole spares and containers to support GWOT requirements for the Predator/Reaper Program. At this time $1,315,084 has been obligated. 703rd Aeronautical Systems Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-06-G-4041).

Libration Systems Management, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract for $6,334,438. This action will advance the state of the air in critical bus components in design, and integration and test of operationally responsive space. At this time $150,000 has been obligated. Det 8 AFRL/RVKS, Kirtland N.M., is the contracting activity (FA9453-09-C-0311).

The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price and time and material contract with Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kan., for $5,789,000. This action will exercise an option for services to include Program Office Support, sustaining engineering, data updates, material and other direct costs. At this time no funds have been obligated. 727th ACSG/PKA, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (F33657-99-C-0017, Modification P00086).

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The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following officers:

Maj. Gen. James W. Rafferty, U.S. Army Reserve, commander (troop program unit), 89th Regional Readiness Command, Wichita, Kan., to special assistant to the commander, U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command for reserve matters, Peterson, Air Force Base, Colo.

Maj.Gen. Abraham J. Turner, deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Va., to chief of staff, U.S Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

Brig. Gen. Allen W. Batschelet, to deputy commanding general, 4th Infantry Division (mechanized), Fort Carson, Colo. He most recently served as chief of staff, 4th Infantry Division (mechanized), chief of staff, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq.

Brig.Gen. Donald C. Leins, U.S. Army Reserve, commander (troop program unit), 2d Battle Command Training Brigade, 75th Battle Command Training Division, Fort Dix, N.J., to deputy commander, Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

Brig. Gen. Robin P. Swan, deputy commanding general (support), 4th Infantry Division (mechanized)/ deputy commanding general (support), Multi-National Division-Baghdad, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, to director of strategy, plans and policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

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As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced today its "preferred alternative" is to homeport a single nuclear powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, Fla.

The EIS examined potential consequences of constructing and operating facilities and infrastructure associated with homeporting additional surface ships at NAVSTA Mayport. The EIS evaluated resources in the Mayport area that may be affected by the proposed action, such as air and water quality, biological resources, marine mammals and threatened or endangered species, land use, cultural resources, and socioeconomics. The EIS also accounted for cumulative impacts from other activities in the Mayport area.

After consultation with the public, key individuals and numerous organizations, the Navy considered 275 official comments while assessing 13 EIS alternatives. Ultimately, the Navy concluded that homeporting a CVN at NAVSTA Mayport would increase operational readiness while affording the necessary environmental protections.

The last Navy aircraft carrier to be homeported in Mayport was the conventionally powered USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), which was decommissioned in 2007.

The Navy's preferred alternative involves homeporting one CVN and associated infrastructure modifications. These include dredging, infrastructure and wharf improvements, and construction of CVN nuclear propulsion plant maintenance facilities. Homeporting a CVN at NAVSTA Mayport reduces risk to fleet resources in the event of a natural disaster, manmade calamity, or attack by foreign nations or terrorists. This includes risks to aircraft carriers, industrial support facilities, and the people that operate and maintain these crucial assets.

A Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact Statement will be published to the Federal Register Friday, November 21. The Record of Decision is expected in late December.

Additional information about the EIS for the proposed homeporting of additional surface ships at NAVSTA Mayport is available online at http://www.mayporthomeportingeis.com/. Media are asked to direct queries to Navy public affairs at 703-697-5342.

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