CBP Awards Amentum’s DynCorp $1.3 Billion for Aviation Support
After first winning the contract, and then losing it following protests by losing bidders, DynCorp International once again has won a potential $1.3 billion contract to provide Customs and Border Protection with National Aviation Maintenance and Logistics Services. The contract has a one-year base period and nine one-year options. Under the award, if it holds, DynCorp will provide aircraft maintenance and logistics services to CBP’s fleet of 211 fixed-and rotary-wing assets, excluding P-3 and unmanned aircraft systems, which are serviced under separate contracts. DynCorp, which is part of Amentum, won the contract in 2018 only to lose it in May 2020 to
PAE after PAE and Vertex Aerospace successfully protested and forced a recompete. Now, after another protest round, CBP has awarded the contract again to DynCorp. The original award to DynCorp was for $1.4 billion.
CACI Nabs $48M Recompete Win for FEMA Public Warning System
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded CACI International [CACI] a potential five-year $48 million to continue supporting the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System National Public Warning System. CACI is the incumbent on the contract, which has a one-year base period and four one-year options.
Coast Guard Awards Lockheed $850M for New H-60 Hulls
The Coast Guard awarded Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky business unit a potential $850 million contract for new H-60 helicopter hulls as part of the sustainment program for the service’s MH-60T fleet, which entered service in 1990. Lockheed will provide 25 new hulls under the initial $207 million order. Delivery of the first hull is expected in early 2023 and subsequent deliveries of about one a month will start in late 2023. The contract runs through April 2025. The first helicopters in the fleet will reach their 20,000-hoiur service life limit in 2023. The Coast Guard estimates that 90 percent of its fleet will reach the 20,000-hour service limit by fiscal year 2028. The new hulls provide another 20,000 flight hours of service. The hull replacements along with other service life extension efforts will allot the Coast Guard to synchronize its operations for a future fleet recapitalization to take advantage of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift program.
Citadel Defense Receives Counter-Drone Contract
Citadel Defense has received a multi-million-dollar contract for its artificial intelligence-based Titan counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) following a competitive evaluation. The name of the customer wasn’t disclosed for national security reasons. Citadel says that in the evaluation Titan was “highly effective in complex urban environments and was preferred by operators as it exhibited superiority across many unpredictable threat scenarios, including drone swarms.” Citadel says the Titan radio-frequency C-UAS systems are being supplied to meet urgent needs. Christopher Williams, CEO of Citadel, tells HSR that the “systems will be used for protection across many different missions sets that include maritime, base, vehicle, and critical infrastructure assets.” The company also says it has tripled its manufacturing production to in San Diego to address customer demand.
Coast Guard Awards Fairbanks Morse $53M for Engine Support
Fairbanks Morse says it has received a potential six-year, $53 million contract from the Coast Guard to provide life-cycle engine support for the service’s 270-foot WMEC Famous-class cutters. The award is part of a service life extension program for the ships, which are powered by 18-cylinder FM 251F engines. The contract also includes delivery and installation of new engines, spare parts and non-recurring engineering work. Fairbanks Morse is a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management.
TSA Adds $60M to Ceiling of Accenture Recruitment and Hiring Support Contract
The Transportation Security Administration has increased the ceiling value of its Recruitment and Hiring support contract with Accenture’s [ACN] Federal Service business by $60 million to $350,000 million. TSA is recruiting a modification to the contract with Accenture. The agency says it will reach the current $290 million ceiling value before the contract expires in August. The ceiling increase will allow TSA to meet its ongoing recruitment and hiring needs.