Cessnas and Hellfires

Someone asked me this week if we were helping the Iraqis retrofit Cessnas as bombers. Not happening. But the AF is helping the Iraqis put Hellfire missiles on the Cessnas and here's some video of one such aircraft.

Huntsville companies awarded defense contracts

Three Huntsville companies have been selected for one of five indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts for advisory and assistance services from the Missile Defense Agency.

ERC, Incorporated was chosen as a small business and Madison Research Corporation and Computer Sciences Corporation were selected as large businesses.

The other two large businesses are General Dynamics information Technologies Incorporated of Fairfax, Va. and Sparta, Incorporated of Lake Forest, Calif.

MDA will award each firm an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Directorate for Engineering and the Directorate for Test, Missile Defense Agency.

The contractors will assist the Engineering and Test directorates in providing engineering and test services in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense System.

This procurement is managed by the MDA Engineering and Support Services (MiDAESS) Program Office. This Directorate is responsible for centrally managing the acquisition of advisory and assistance services for the Agency.

These contracts are being competitively awarded under the full and open (unrestricted) Request for Proposal HQ0147-09-R-0002.

Each contract has a not to exceed ordering ceiling of $1,618,900,000.

The companies will have the opportunity to bid on each individual task order.

Work will be performed in Huntsville; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Vandenberg, Calif. and Washington, DC.

The performance period is through August 2015.

Obligations will be made by task orders using Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds.

Alabama company awarded defense contract

Regal Select Services, Inc. of Abbeville is being awarded a $22,755,119 firm-fixed-price contract for Facility Inmate Grounds and Public Works services at Naval Air Station, Pensacola.

The work to be performed provides for routine grounds maintenance and other as needed Public Works services aboard the air station and surrounding areas. Work will be performed in Pensacola, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Aug. 2015.

Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website,with two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity.

Alabama company awarded defense contract

SUMMA Technologies, Inc. of Huntsville was awarded on Aug. 11 a $28,881,650 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of 3,227 MK1077 flat racks.

Work is to be performed in Cullman, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2011.

One bid was solicited with one bids received. TACOM-LCMC, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity.

Hometown News Tues

After a break, I'm bringing back Hometown News Tues. First, to get caught up on some hometown news releases, and then also to start adding more and more content on Tuesdays.

Happy Tuesday!

Krystal R. Rankin has been promoted to the rank of technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Rankin is an airfield management operations supervisor assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The sergeant has served in the military for nine years.

She is the daughter of Sabrina D. Rankin and Charles A. Rankin Sr., both of Eclectic.

The sergeant graduated in 2001 from Elmore County High School in Eclectic and received an associate degree in 2009 from Community College of the Air Force, Charleston.

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Army National Guard Pfc. Terence T. Thomas has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

He is the son of Sheila Thomas of Montgomery.

The private graduated in 2004 from Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery and received a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from Alabama A&M University.

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Air Force Reserve Airman Timothy E. Bennett has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

He is the son of Tim and Pandora Bennett of Montgomery.

Bennett is a 2008 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery.

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Air Force Airman Summer E. Hatcher has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

She is the daughter of Tammy Cochran of Deatsville and Frank Hatcher of Hazel Green. Hatcher is a 2009 graduate of Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook.

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Marine Corps Pvt. Justin F. Pickett recently graduated from the Marine Corps Basic Combat Engineer Course at Marine Corps Engineer School, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

He is the son of Shelia A. Martin of Clanton and Raymond F. Pickett of Fitzpatrick.

Pickett is a 2007 graduate of Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School in Montgomery and joined the Marine Corps in November 2009.

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Navy Seaman Recruit Andrew A. Sutton recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

He is the son of Jeanette L. Pepping of Prattville.

Sutton is a 2004 graduate of Shaw High School of Mobile.

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Army National Guard Pfc. James P. Tincombe Jr. has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Tincombe is the son of Angela Hatfield of Montgomery.

The private is a 2007 graduate of Charles Henderson High School in Troy.

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Army National Guard Spec. Charles B. Tillery Jr. is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq.

The newly promoted specialist served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Iraq Theater of Operations. While deployed, he was decorated with the Army Commendation Medal for his distinguished service.

Tillery, a military police officer, is a member of the 217th Military Police Company, Prattville. He has served in the military for three years.

He is the son of Charles B. and Sandy A. Tillery of Montgomery. In 2005, Tillery graduated from Chapman Christian Academy in Millbrook.

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Army National Guard Sgt. Daniel B. Richardson is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq.

The sergeant served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Iraq Theater of Operations.

Richardson, a military police officer, is a member of the 217th Military Police Company, Prattville. He is the son of David B. and Belinda J. Richardson of Wetumpka.

In 1996, Richardson received a bachelor’s degree from Faulkner University and earned a master’s degree in 1999 from Auburn Montgomery.

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Army National Guard Spec. Jenna L. Farrell is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraq.

The specialist served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Iraq Theater of Operations. While deployed, she was decorated with the Army Commendation Medal for distinguished service.

Farrell, a human resource specialist, is a member of the 217th Military Police Company, Prattville. She has served in the military for two years.

She is the sister of Robert A. Farrell Jr. and Megan K. Proctor, both of Prattville. In 2005, Farrell graduated from Prattville High School.

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Navy Seaman Recruit Brandon M. O’Bryant recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

He is the son of Julie A. and James M. O Bryant of Prattville.

O’Bryant is a 2009 graduate of Prattville High School.

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Navy Seaman Recruit Victor A. Lewis recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Lewis is a 2009 graduate of Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery.

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Lt. Col. Steve Simmons of the U.S. Marine Corps has graduated from the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., with a Masters of Arts in National Strategy and Policy.

He was awarded the Colonel James T. Larken USMC Award for academic excellence.

Simmons is a 1985 graduate of Jefferson Davis High School and is the son of Martha Poole Simmons of Montgomery.

He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1990 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He has served for more than 20 years and has deployed twice to Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Simmons is now assigned to U.S. Africa Command located in Stuttgart, Germany, where he will be the plans chief for the Standing Joint Force Headquarters.

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Navy Seaman Recruit Freddie J. Hamilton, Jr, a 2007 graduate of Saint Jude Educational Institute High School, Montgomery, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Alabama companies awarded defense contract

Camber Corp. of Huntsville was awarded on July 29 a $16,631,058 firm-fixed-price contract.

This procurement is for the acquisition of services to update Army technical manuals.

Work is to be performed in Huntsville, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2011.

Three bids were solicited with two bids received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity.


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Science Applications International Corp. of Huntsville was awarded on July 28 a $10,843,432 firm-fixed-price contract.

This contract is to procure rapid deployment integrated systems, combat outpost surveillance, and force protection systems to provide early warning force protection.

Work is to be performed in Huntsville, (53.72 percent); Stillwater, Okla. (34.57 percent); and Arab, (11.71 percent), with an estimated completion date of Jan. 25, 2010.

Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with two bids received.

U.S. Army Research Development & Engineering Command-Contracting Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick Contracting Division, Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity.

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Infinite-Wyatt of Coosada was awarded on Aug. 3 a $8,411,005 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a chapel complex located at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Work is to be performed in Fort Campbell, Ky., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 3, 2012.

Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with eight bids received.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity.

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G & G Steel, Inc. of Russellville was awarded on Aug. 3 an $8,166,111 firm-fixed-price contract.

This contract is to fabricate and install "Main lock Miter Gate for lock Miter Gate for Lock 27, Granite City Illinois."

The work consists of fabricating, delivering and installing a replacement main lock for meter gate. Work is to be performed in Russellville.

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Altec Industries of Birmingham is being awarded a maximum $6,163,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for telescopic truck cranes.

There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army.

There were originally seven proposals solicited with four responses.

The date of performance completion is May 11, 2011. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.