Despite military embargo, India sells Dutch radar technology to Myanmar

An arms embargo is the strongest measure of arms control. And thus must be taken very seriously. In 2013, Stop Wapenhandel published on its website about a possible breach of the embargo against Myanmar by re-export of Dutch defence technology from Thales through the Indian company Bharat Electronics (BEL). Defence company Thales responded immediately by proving that it had explained to BEL its objection to the delivery, as this would breach the EU arms embargo against that country. Based on information from an Indian defence website however, we know that military radar technology originating in the Netherlands is still exported to Myanmar despite an European Union embargo on arms, munitions and military equipment, which is including all military technology and will be in force at least until 30 April 2016.

It is high time to clarify how military equipment, built on a Thales Nederland license, can be sold to embargoed Myanmar. Thales is extending its relations with India and more navy ships with of the same kind of technology will be built. How is arms export regulations applied to re-export of Dutch technology on Indian built ships and what is the authority of the Dutch government?

The military technology in case are systems from Indian defence company Bharat Electronics, meant for six to eight Aung Zeya-class/Kyan Sittha-class guided weapon frigates which Myanmar is building domestically with Chinese help. India is delivering also other technology for these vessels. The ships cost approximately € 175 million. With Chinese help Myanmar is quickly developing a blue water navy, a navy with the potential to operate outside its own coastal waters.

The frigates are fitted with a range of weapons and weapon systems including radar produced by Indian firm Bharat Electronics (BEL), the so-called RAWL02 Mk III military early warning air radar. However Thales itself informed BEL March 2013 that it estimated the chance for the grant of an export license – of the deliverance of this radar built on a license of Thales Nederland - below twenty per cent, even when the EU arms embargo would be lifted. Thales warned BEL not to deliver and thus prevented the sale of this state-of-the-art radar to Myanmar.

Shortly after this however, Scoop.it reported that: “(frigate) Aung Zeya (pennant number F11), is fitted with what appears to be an older variant of the RAWL.” In some sources this radar is still wrongly identified as the 3rd generation radar.

So, Bharat did sell radars to Myanmar. Not the ones Thales told them not to deliver, but an older version of the same radar, the RAWL02mkII instead of RAWL02mkIII. Expert sources which have been consulted by Stop Wapenhandel confirmed that this version is based on an ealier version of the LW-series. The mkIII version is based on the LW08, a long range radar of the 3rd generation and produced on a 100% license, according to a Thales email received June 26, 2015, and several are delivered to India. The major military handbooks underwrite the Dutch origin of the mkII variant. World Naval Weapon Systems (5th edition, p. 240) of the Naval Institute – independent but close to the US Navy – e.g. makes clear the majority of BEL's radar systems originates at Thales (Hollandse Signaal Apparaten, HSA). Thales confirmed in the email of June 26, 2015, that the radar delivered to Myanmar is based on LW04 technology of Thales Nederland. The LW-04 is the first one of the second generation long range air surveillance radars produced by Thales. In 1969 a license was provided by HSA to BEL to build the radar in India. BEL developed the radar into the RAWL02 MK IIAP/N-112110340676. This is advertised by BEL for its salient features and still in use by India as can be concluded by a manual for naval officers. Thales however states in an email of June 30, it is sixty years old and no new parts where deliverd. Although this is an old system, even the previous 1st generation LW03 radar system is still in use. There is also other HSA naval technology from that time presently equiping navies around the world, from Spain to Thailand and from Finland to Egypt or Argentine. It is not new, but also far from obsolete.

Moreover, military deliverances are prohibited by the embargo, new or old. And very clearly this is military technology. The RAWL02mkII is designed for use onboard large and medium naval ships for long range air warning and target detection. “He who sees the most, and sees it before anyone else does, has the advantage,” as Thales itself describes the use of the LW03. It is one of many projects between BEL and Thales Nederland (and its predecessors Hollandse Signaal Apparaten (HSA) and Thomson CSF). Bharat Electronics was largely set up by Signal, according to Stuart Slade, annalist on radar in military magazine Naval Forces. Thales itself states on this cooperation: “In the past, BEL built under license Flycatcher Mk1 Thales systems and naval radars LW04, DA08 and ZW06 and the system ground Reporter.”

The latest major development is a joint venture between the two companies, dedicated to the design, development, marketing, supply and support of civilian and defence radars for the Indian and global markets. That is exactly what is happening in the Myanmar deal.

Until recently, there has been a buzz about lifting of the arms embargo against Myanmar, because the position of opposition leader Aung Suu Kyi has been normalised and political reforms in Myanmar improved democratic rule. But this year the situation has been deteriorated fast. The fight against the Rohingya population in the west of Myanmar is the best documented example of erupting violence in the country, but there are also ongoing clashes between the Buddhist and Muslim populations. “The growing violence against the Muslim population is a tragic reminder that Myanmar is still far from fully relinquishing the problems stemming from decades of military rule,” states journalist Harrison Akins at the website of Al Jazeera. Because of the fighting, many Rohingya are fleeing the country. In the North, fighting between the army and ethnic Han Chinese forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee from the border region. An overview of armed conflict in Myanmar is outside the scope of this blog, but the picture is black. In June Indian commandos crossed over the border into Myanmar to strike separatist bases in retaliation against an ambush in Indian Manipur state early this month. The elections in June were won by the military.

In December 2014, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs Koenders replied (see Parliament minutes, in Dutch) to questions by MP Van Dijk (SP) that no Thales technology has been used for the deliverance to Myanmar. According to the minister, anything delivered is developed by India itself. But he offered to look in further detail into the question. Unfortunately so far no MP used this offer to proceed with investigation into the role of Dutch technology in the Indian export to Myanmar.

Dutch technology for major weapons in the Yemen war

A coalition of 10 countries, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is  fighting in Yemen against Houthi rebels who forced Yemen's government into exile. Dutch weapon systems are playing an invisible but important role in this war; many of the participating navy ships are fitted with Thales Nederland fire control radar. Analysts say the war is not about Yemen's internal situation, but a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. They warn that the only winner will be terrorist groups like al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

The Yemenites are confronted with destruction of their cities, infrastructure, and the scarce industrial facilities. Not to mention their deads, by heavy aerial and naval bombardments on cities. The US had to ask the Saudi's to narrow the scope of attacks.

The coalition against the Houthi's is actively sponsored though by US arms deliverances and fights with weapons sold by European countries as well (in the EU consolidated report on arms export 2013 Saudi Arabia was the second most important customer for EU-weapons, only after the US, with almost € 4 billion in one year). The United Nations installed an arms embargo against Yemen and - unsuccessfully - called to stop the fighting.

When Iran sailed to Yemen with two naval vessels, the destroyer Alborz and the axillary vessel Bushehr, it made headlines in the papers. What was not mentioned was that the Alborz is built at the British Vickers wharf as far back as 1969. The ship is one of a class of five (two others are more recently built in Iran). The Bushehr is build in 1974 at the C. Luhring, Brake wharf in Germany. Sold at their time to the Shah, for the most part of their lives the ships have belonged to the Islamic Republic. In response to the deployment of the oldies the US has send the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and the cruiser USS Normandy to the Gulf.

The Gulf Cooperation Council coalition and their friends are deploying a wide array of war planes and naval vessels (see illustration Business Insider). Jane's Defence Weekly of April 15, 2015 reported that the assets contributed by the countries involved 'remain vague'. The military magazine stated however that countries like Jordan are deploying jets and mentioned photo footage of Egyptian, Jordan and Bahraini F-16's taking part in the war. The kingdom of Jordan got 18 F-16's from the Netherlands and 9 from Belgium. Thus over a third of its 79 F-16 air frames came from the Benelux.

Due to offset policies of the past decades even the other F-16's used by the coalition are equipped with Dutch technology. The Eurofighters (EFA/Typhoon), which the Saudi's use in the operations, are a product of BAe Systems, Finmeccanica, and Airbus, the last company based in the Netherlands for tax reasons. The use of these planes was reported by UK media. Naval missile systems used (like Sea Sparrow, Harpoon) might also have Dutch components.

The map of the region shows that Yemen’s shoreline is almost as long as its land borders. Its beaches along the Gulf of Aden and the narrow entrance to the Red Sea are the route to the Mediterranean through the Suez canal. No wonder naval vessels have been deployed and used by the coalition in the Yemenite waters. It is also expected that Pakistan will join the fleet to enforce the naval blockade, but mission creep is already feared. It may be a method to circumvent the Pakistan Parliamentary opposition to join the forces against Yemen. The newest surface naval vessels of Pakistan were built by the Peoples Republic of China and fitted with Dutch military communication and combat data systems. Its Oliver Perry class is fitted with a Thales Netherlands derivative, the Perry Mk 92 fire control radar (Signaal WM28).

Above all, it is Egypt which is involved in the operations against the Houthi's. It owes this to the Saudi's, because of the generous donations made to al-Sisis by the House of Saud – the most recent donation of March 2015 worth 4 billion. Cairo has also its own reasons; the Suez Canal earns Egypt about $5 billion a year, a vital source of hard currency for a country that has suffered a slump in tourism and foreign investment. It is no surprise that the country has sent its navy to Yemen.

In early April reports turned up that the Egyptian navy fired missiles on Yemen. Of this navy, the guns come mainly from the US, Sweden and Italy and the radar, combat systems, and parts of missiles are also produced in the Netherlands. Jane's mentions the frigate Alexandria (formerly the Mubarak) fitted with Mk92 fire control radar and the fast attack misille craft Ezzat Awent fitted with Thales Nederland Scout data processing. At a Parliamentary round table on arms export however Thales Netherlands pretended not to understand why the Dutch government hesitated with giving permission for the export of Thales products to the wharf building Egypt’s naval vessels. While these are clearly and essential parts of the weaponsystems

Currently, work begins on Egypts Gowind corvette. Thales Netherlands will not only deliver its surface search radar, but also a crucial element of its direct fighting capabilities the target designation radar.

Written for: Stop Wapenhandel 
In Dutch

U.S. defence contracts with Egypt

From the U.S. Department of Defense Contract pages
Only pages with Egypt in the Period Jan 2012 - August 21 2013
The last contract is of August 12, 2013

Recent information to the Dutch Parliament: Letter of October 8, 2012, and of March 5, 2013. Both on technology for Egypts Navy Fast Missile Craft as part of Foreign Military Sales program. (For a list of major US sales to Egypt see link.)

The FMC vessel is equipped with Thales Naval Nederland Scout (I/J band) radar, MRR-3D ES radar for surface and air surveillance and I and K dual-band fire control radar from DRS Radar Systems. It is also fitted with a Thales Naval Nederlands Link ASN 150, LinkYE, Link 14, and Link 11 datalinks, identification, friend or foe (IFF) identification systems.

You can use the list below e.g. for searching collaboration between your country, the US and Egypt.
For the Netherlands I found e.g. 3 projects on naval weapons (Harpoon SSM (2) and technology for Ejection Seats)

2012

January 5
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded an $11,134,389 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure manufacturing and technical assistance to Egypt.  Work will be performed in Cairo, Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-C-0488).

March 15
DynaCorp International, L.L.C., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a $99,879,424 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract for the Egyptian Personnel Support Services Program.  This program will provide support services for Department of Defense employees, contractor personnel, and dependents stationed in Egypt permanently or on temporary duty status.  These personnel support various Foreign Military Sales programs on behalf of the Egyptian military.  This source selection will be the fourth contract to provide support services in Egypt contracted by the Air Force Security Assistance Center.  The location of the performance is Falls Church, Va.  Work is expected to be completed May 31, 2017.  AFSAC/PK, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8630-12-C-5002).

May 10
Morganti HAC, J.V., Danbury, Conn., was awarded a $54,696,965 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of facilities and infrastructure to support the procurement of Apache AH-64D helicopters.  Work will be performed in Kattamia Air Base, Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 22, 2012.  There were 23 bids solicited, with six bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W912ER-12-C-0022).

May 21
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $11,084,479 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of the Harpoon and Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response weapons system components.  This contract combines purchases in support of the U.S. Navy ($4,342,034; 39.2 percent) and, under the Foreign Military Sales Program, the governments of:  Australia ($2,877,199; 26 percent); Turkey ($1,126,694; 10.2 percent); Japan ($916,182; 8.3 percent); Korea ($537,786; 4.9 percent); Saudi Arabia ($313,751; 2.8 percent); Pakistan ($246,452; 2.2 percent); Canada ($241,015; 2.1 percent); United Kingdom ($237,005; 2.1 percent); Kuwait ($79,668; 0.7 percent); United Arab Emirates  ($67,431; 0.6 percent); India ($59,428; 0.5 percent); and Egypt ($39,834; 0.4 percent).  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in August 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-12-C-0058).

August 14
AICI/ARCHIRODON, J.V., Arlington, Va., was awarded a $66,588,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the design and construction of facility upgrades to support the procurement of F-16 fighter aircraft for the Egyptian Air Force.  Work will be performed in Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 8, 2014.  There were 23 bids solicited, with three bids received.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W912ER-12-C-0033).

24 augustus
AICI/ARCHIRODON - Joint Venture, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $66,588,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the design, construction, security and training services at Cairo West Air Base in support of the Egyptian Air Force.  Work will be performed in Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 8, 2014.  There were 23 bids solicited, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W912ER-12-C-0033).

September 11
Stanley Consultants, Inc., Muscatine, Iowa, is being awarded a maximum amount $9,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for the preparation of Navy and Marine Corps Facilities Planning and Environmental Documentation in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Europe Africa Southwest Asia (EURAFSWA) area of responsibility (AOR).  The work to be performed provides for plans, studies, events, project planning documents, geo-spatial information and service, global positioning system services and National Environmental Policy Act planning, multi-discipline architectural, mechanical/electrical, civil/structural, and fire protection projects for activities located in Southwest Asia and Africa inclusive of Bahrain, Egypt, Djibouti and United Arab Emirates.  No task orders are being issued at this time.  Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within the NAVFAC EURAFSWA AOR including, but not limited to Africa (50 percent) and Southwest Asia (50 percent).  The term of the contract is not to exceed 36 months with an expected completion date of September 2015.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 17 proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Europe Africa Southwest Asia, Naples, Italy, is the contracting activity (N33191-12-D-0619).

September 20
Exelis Inc., Van Nuys, Calif., is being awarded a $24,678,610 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the procurement of six radio frequency repeater systems for the government of Egypt’s SPS-48E land-based radar program and associated support for Egypt (100 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  The requirement includes all associated support.  This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $25,000,000.  Work will be performed in Egypt (50 percent), and Van Nuys, Calif. (50 percent), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 19, 2017.  The contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured, due to sole-source direction by International Agreement.  Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-12-C-2443).

October 05
Chrysler Group International L.L.C., Auburn Hills, Mich., was awarded a $10,455,090 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure Wrangler TJL Jeep kits, diesel engines, transmissions, cases and spares in support of Foreign Military Sales.  Work will be performed in Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-11-C-0123).

November 5
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $36,629,496 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-12-C-0103) for the procurement of Harpoon Weapons System components.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in April 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the governments of Australia ($32,044,428; 87.48 percent); Japan ($1,464,478; 4.00 percent); Saudia Arabia ($786,992; 2.15 percent); Korea ($953,400; 2.60 percent); the Netherlands ($848,925; 2.32 percent); Egypt ($311,045; 0.85 percent); Taiwan ($87,710; 0.24 percent); Oman ($73,128; 0.20 percent) and the United Arab Emirates ($59,390; 0.16 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

November 16
Daimler Trucks of North America L.L.C., Portland, Ore., was awarded an $8,589,566 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of trucks and trailers in support of Foreign Military Sales.  Work will be performed in Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 5, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W912ER-13-C-0001).

November 28
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $7,595,267 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) to provide additional integrated logistics and engineering services support for the Harpoon and Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response, Missile System and Harpoon Launch Systems for the U.S. Navy and the governments of various foreign military sales customers.  Work will be performed in St. Charles, Mo. (91.17 percent); St. Louis, Mo. (5.43 percent); Yorktown, Va. (2.64 percent); Point Mugu, Calif. (0.71 percent); and Oklahoma City, Okla. (0.05 percent); and is expected to be completed in November 2013.  Contract funds in the amount of $7,595,267 will be obligated at the time of award, $2,765,989 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This order combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($2,765,989; 36.41 percent) and the governments of Korea ($675,707; 8.90 percent); Taiwan ($641,647; 8.45 percent); Turkey ($565,969; 7.45 percent); Egypt ($375,905; 4.95 percent); Japan ($374,159; 4.93 percent);  United Kingdom ($284,144; 3.74 percent); Pakistan ($251,725; 3.31 percent); Australia ($230,380; 3.03 percent); Chile ($208,507; 2.75 percent); Saudi Arabia ($199,017; 2.62 percent); Canada ($181,946; 2.4 percent); Israel ($146,506; 1.93 percent); Bahrain ($96,780; 1.27 percent); United Arab Emirates ($93,250; 1.23 percent); Germany ($81,773; 1.08 percent); Netherlands ($73,869;  0.97 percent); Kuwait ($68,289; 0.90 percent); Singapore ($64,002; 0.84 percent); Oman ($62,829; 0.83 percent); Portugal ($54,907;  0.72 percent); Thailand ($37,717;  0.50 percent); Denmark ($35,946; 0.47 percent); and Malaysia ($24,304; 0.32 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River Md., is the contracting activity.

December 3
General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded a $37,601,061 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure services in support of the M1A1 coproduction effort at the Egyptian Tank Plant in Cairo, Egypt.  Work will be performed in Sterling Heights and Cairo, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2015.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-C-0488).

December 6
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, (FA8604-13-D-7951) is being awarded a $29,446,000 requirements contract for Engineering and Technical services for the F-16 and F-22 aircraft.  The location of the performance is Bahrain, Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Taiwan and Turkey.  Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2014.  The contracting activity is AFLCMC/PZIEB, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  Contract involves Foreign Military Sales.

December 11
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $23,426,616 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of the Deployable-Advanced Gunnery Training Systems in support of Foreign Military Sales.  Work will be performed in Orlando and Egypt, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2016.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity (W900KK-13-C-0002).

December 20
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $56,370,522 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopters for the Egyptian Air Force. Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-10-C-0086).

AICI--ARCHIRODON JV, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $9,648,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the Synchrolift Safety Repair services in support of Foreign Military Sales. Work will be performed in Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 21, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity (W912ER-13-C-0005).

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $12,239,714 firm-fixed-price contract to procure four each Harpoon Shipboard Command Launch Control Sets (HSCLCS), Type 148 Class Ship, AN/SWG-1A(V), Classified Portion and associated hardware; four each HSCLCS, Type 148 Class Ship, AN/SWG-1A(V), Unclassified Portion and associated hardware; eight Global Positioning System Receiver Assembly (GPSRA) Retrofit Kits and associated hardware; one Installation and Checkout Prime Spares Kit, Classified Portion; one Installation and Checkout Prime Spares Kit, Unclassified Portion; four Ninety Day Primes Spares Kit; one Two Years Classified Prime Spares Kit; two -Two Year Unclassified Prime Spares Kit; one Harpoon Shipboard Equipment Integrated Logistics Support Program; four Ordinance Alteration EGE 3987 kits; and one lot engineering technical assistance for the Government of Egypt. Additionally, this effort procures one Lot HSCLCS Hardware; one Ninety Day Prime Spares Kit; one GPSRA and associated hardware; and one Lot Engineering Technical Assistance for the Government of Turkey.  Contract funds in the amount of $12,239,714 will be obligated at time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Work will be performed in Lititz, Pa. (51 percent); St. Louis, Mo. (32 percent); Pryor Creek, Okla. (5 percent); Santa Fe Springs, Calif. (5 percent); Madison, Ala. (3 percent); Kirkwood, Mo. (3 percent); and Irving, Texas (1 percent),  and is expected to be completed in July 2014.  This contract combines purchases for the Governments of Egypt ($11,927,232; 98 percent) and Turkey ($312,482; 2 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-13-C-0019).

2013

February 27
AM General, South Bend, Ind., was awarded a $7,023,165 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of detuned engines for High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. This contract is in support of Foreign Military Sales for Egypt. Work will be performed in South Bend, with an estimated completion date of July 8, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-13-C-0079).

April 12
L-3 Communication, San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $10,505,889 firm-fixed-price, FMS contract to procure HF transceivers and components for RT-1606 systems and accessories.  This FMS contract is in support of Egypt.  Fiscal 2013 procurement contract funds are being obligated on this award.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W15P7T-13-C-D518).

May 24
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, Morristown N.J., is being awarded a $49,481,279 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering, technical services and materials required for the resolution of obsolescence, reliability/maintainability issues, production/rework, testing, evaluation, installation and life cycle support functions for the Mk 92 Fire Control System.  This contract will support foreign military sales (FMS) to Taiwan (40 percent), Egypt (24 percent), Poland (16 percent), Saudi Arabia (4 percent), Australia (0.4 percent), Turkey (0.2 percent), Spain (0.1 percent), Pakistan (0.1 percent) and Bahrain (0.1 percent). Work will be performed in Huntsville, Ala. (70 percent), and Moorestown, N.J. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2016.  FMS funds, Fiscal 2014 and 2015 Other Procurement, Navy and fiscal 2014 and 2015 Operations and Maintenance, Navy funding in the amount of $100,000 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  Reference FAR 6.302-1.  The Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity (N63394-13-D-1301).

May 28
Universal Propulsion Co., Fairfield, Calif., is being awarded a $6,674,272 firm-fixed-price contract to manufacture 286 each digital recovery sequencer kits, 452 each power modules and 36 each electronic modules as kit sub-component replacement spares in support of F-15, F-16, F-117 and B-1 aircraft for the Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant Device Joint Program Office, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division.  Work will be performed in Fairfield Calif., and work is expected to be completed by Nov. 14, 2014.  Fiscal 2012 Procurement of Ammunition, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Fiscal 2010 Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $6,674,272 will be obligated at time of the award.  Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (39.753 percent) and the governments of Turkey (12.802 percent); Pakistan (9.986 percent); Korea (6.401 percent); Saudi Arabia (5.488 percent); Columbia (5.121 percent); Poland (5.121 percent); Greece (4.913 percent); Indonesia (3.072 percent); Bahrain (1.536 percent); Jordan (1.536 percent); Netherlands (1.366 percent); Portugal (1.024 percent); Taiwan (0.857 percent); Egypt (0.768 percent); and Denmark (0.256 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1).  The Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00104-13-C-K074).

August 1
Camber Corp., Huntsville Ala. (N00244-13-D-0015); Deloitte Consulting LLP Alexandria Va. (N00244-13-D-0016); General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., Needham Mass. (N00244-13-D-0017); Mission Essential Personnel, LLC, Columbus, Ohio (N00244-13-D-0018); and Vose Technical Systems General, Tacoma, Wash. (N00244-13-D-0019), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract with fixed-priced provisions to technical/professional support, and related tailored administrative services for the Center for Civil Military Relations,Camber Corp., is being awarded $32,989,009, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $99,685,514.  Deloitte Consulting LLP is being awarded $10,016,317, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $30,769,810.  General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., is being awarded $30,752,682, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $94,045,583.  Mission Essential Personnel, LLC is being awarded $4,921,667, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $14,975,766.  Vose Technical Systems General LLC is being awarded $5,460,771, and if all options are exercised, the total aggregate value will be $16,498,593.  All six contracts will have the opportunity to bid on the individual task orders.  Funding for these contracts will be provided on individual task orders.  Work will be performed in various locations outside the continental United States (80 percent); Army Active, Reserve and National Guard posts in the United States (10 percent); Monterey, Calif. (8 percent); Kailua, Hawaii (1 percent); and Tampa, Fla. (1 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by July 31, 2014.  If all options are exercised, work will continue through July 30, 2016.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance and Navy funds in the amount of $5,000 for the ordering minimum will be obligated at the time of award and will be equally divided among all contractors.  Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This announcement also identifies potential Foreign Military Sale efforts for training of foreign troops or education of officials.  Potential countries where performance may occur are Egypt, Indonesia, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia, and combined would equate to less than two percent of the total effort.  The contracts were competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online and the Federal Business Opportunities websites, with seven offers received in response to these solicitations.  NAVSUP, Fleet Logistics Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

August 12
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a $13,661,657 firm-fixed-price contract (FA8122-09-G-0001-0032) for 18 Egyptian Air Force F110 Service Life Extension kits. Work will be performed at Cincinnati, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2013. Foreign Military Sales funds to Egypt (100 percent) in the amount of $13,661,657 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Air Force Sustainment Center/PZAAB, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity.