MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: Defense Dept. Contracts for Jan. 14, 2013

             AECOM Technical Services Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., is being awarded a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for plans, studies, project planning documents, geo-spatial information and services, global positioning system services and other services at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest area of responsibility.  Contract funds in the amount of $5,000are obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  No task orders are being issued at this time.  Work will be performed in Calif., (87 percent); Ariz., (5 percent); Nev., (5 percent); Colo., (1 percent); Utah, (1 percent); and N.M., (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2016.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with 11 proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N62473-13-D-3005).

           Austal Hull 130 Chartering, L.L.C., Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $6,968,500 modification under a previously awarded firm, fixed-price contract (N00033-12-C-5504) to exercise a six-month option period for the worldwide charter of one U.S.-flagged passenger/cargo ferry.  The vessel will support the Marine Corps, Third Marine Expeditionary Force, and will operate out of Okinawa, Japan.  Contract funds in the amount of $6,968,500 are obligated for fiscal 2013.  Work will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed by August 2013.  Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

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