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Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Boeing gets $250 million to Upgrade NATO AWACS Fleet

Research and Development

Boeing has been awarded a contract awarded worth $250 million by NATO to set up digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which are based on the Boeing 707 commercial airplane.

The new technology assures conformity with present and future air traffic control and navigation demands, providing the aircraft wider access to airspace around the world.Read complete atory at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/boeing-gets-250-million-upgrade-nato-awacs-fleet-245.php

Egypt plans to dig $4 billion new Suez Canal

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Transport and Related Services

Egypt plans to build a new Suez Canal next to the existing one which is 145-year old waterway in a multi-billion dollar project to boost trade activities.

The 72Km passage will extend the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia and facilitate ships to pass each other as well as cut down on waiting times for vessels from around 11 hours to three.

Suez Canal project is among various mega projects planned to bring in life into the nation, tender which involves modernizing the canal ports and industrial zones.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/egypt-plans-dig-4-billion-new-suez-canal-244.php

Babcock initiates work under small boat service contract

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Transport and Related Services

Babcock has started repair and maintenance work on the small boat fleet support contract, awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in June. The contract came into effect in July, which covers small boats used by the Royal Marines, Royal Navy, British Army and MoD Police.

The three year contract will engage Babcock execute repair and maintenance other services, and undertake spares furnishing and post design services which could involve modification work, and storage. The fleet comprises over 800 inflatables, five dive boats, ten Mexeflotes (landing raft/pontoons), and Gibraltar region police and patrol boats.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/babcock-initiates-work-under-small-boat-service-contract-243.php

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

U.S Navy awards Manitex International $30 - 45 million contract for specialized military equipment

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Transport and Related Services

Manitex Liftking, a subsidiary of Manitex International, Inc. (MNTX), a dominant worldwide provider of cranes and customized material and container handling equipment has been awarded its third military contract award for customized military specification equipment from the US Navy for orders worth around $30 -$45 million over the next five years.

Identical to the earlier orders from the Navy, this lift-truck will need some engineering and custom specifications, and a comprehensive performance testing protocol, consisting EMI and Hi-Shock testing, and the timeline for first supplies is scheduled as either late 2015 or early 2016. Manitex also received firm orders for around $4.7 million,tender along with the contract, that will be additive to our order book. This recent award from the US Navy adds up the worth of contracts for deliveries in the next five years procured by Manitex Liftking in the last fourteen months for six different truck models with a range of $75 to $125 million in total value.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/us-navy-awards-manitex-international-30-45-million-contract-specialized-military-equipment-242.php

NASA awards IAI $1.5NASA awards IAI $1.5 million NEXTGEN contract million NEXTGEN contract

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Technology and Equipment

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), under the SBIR Phase II Select partner program, has awarded Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) a $1.5 million contract to develop an extensive Metroplex planning system to assist coordinate flights between the enroute and Metroplex domains, and maintain surface traffic, applying Next-Generation Air Transportation System (NEXTGEN) concepts.

Futuristic tools to raise the efficiency of air traffic control systems must handle with the complexity generated by a mixture of numerous aircraft types and business news models, increased traffic volume, and differing aircraft performance. To target this need, IAI’s key invention in this effort is the formation of a Metroplex-based arrival, departure, and surface optimization system called MetroSim.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/nasa-awards-iai-15-million-nextgen-contract-241.php

ManTech bags $89 million Army contract for C3 support

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Defence and Security

The U.S. Army has awarded a contract potentially worth $89.4 million to ManTech for software engineering assistance for the service’s Software Engineering Center.

Under the contract award, ManTech will be facilitating command, control and communications system field software engineering assistance, tender the contract was awarded by Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The cost-plus-fixed-fee work order has a 12-month base period of performance with an optional 12-month expansion period.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/mantech-bags-89-million-army-contract-c3-support-240.php

Monday, 22 June 2015

SRO awards $104.4 million freight line track-doubling contract

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Transport and Related Services

The Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO), president H E Mohamed Al-Suwaiket, has inked a $US 104.4 million (Riyals 391.5 million) contract award with a Saudi contractor for the first phase of track-doubling on the Riyadh - Harad - Dammam freight-only line.

The scope of work involves doubling a 214Km section of the line from Hofuf to Harad, and the project is likely to take two years to be done.

According to SRO, the project will facilitate an increased capacity, lengthen trains and cut the 14-hour travel time for freight trains, by cutting down the occasions when trains have to wait in passing loops.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/sro-awards-1044-million-freight-line-track-doubling-contract-239.php

Lockheed Martin awards EMCORE a long-term solar cell supply order

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Energy and Related Services

Albuquerque-based EMCORE Corporation has entered into a new, long-term supply contract award with Lockheed Martin Space Systems to design and build high-efficiency, multi-junction Coverglass Interconnected Cells (CICs) for Lockheed Martin’s satellite partner program needs. EMCORE's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA will produce the solar photovoltaic (PV) cells.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/lockheed-martin-awards-emcore-long-term-solar-cell-supply-order-238.php

Thursday, 18 June 2015

U.S Army awards small firms $7B renewable energy Multiple Award Task Order Contract

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Energy and Related Services

The final round of solar technology contracts awarded by the Army, that will assist a $7 billion renewable and alternative energy power production for Department of Defense installations Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC).

The $7 billion MATOC established mainly to use for Power Purchase Agreements comprising renewable or alternative energy projects greater than 10 megawatts by the U.S. Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville.

These contracts will back up the Army’s accomplishment of its congressionally assigned energy task of 25 percent production of energy from renewable sources by 2025, and enhancing installation energy security and sustainability.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/us-army-awards-small-firms-7b-renewable-energy-multiple-award-task-order-contract-237.php

WestEd gets $3 million contract to study Khan Academy’s effect on community college

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Education

The exquisite credentials and stature of the Khan Academy, the radical non-profit online educational organization established in 2006 by educator Salman Khan, which by 2013 was utilized by around 10 million students per month, and its micro lectures viewed over 458 millions times and is now going to be analyzed by the U.S. Department of Education, to check how effective it actually is in assisting students in community colleges succeed in math courses.

The research agency WestEd’s STEM partner program for the study, has been contract awarded a $3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education.

According to Steve Schneider, director of WestEd’s STEM program - Till date there has never been a stringent, large-scale adequacy study of Khan Academy, in community colleges or in K-12 settings.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/wested-gets-3-million-contract-study-khan-academyrsquos-effect-community-college-236.php

Lockheed Martin secures £90 million Met Police contract

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Computer and Related Services

Lockheed Martin has been awarded by the Metropolitan Police other Service (MPS) a contract worth £90 million to reinstate its command and control system.

As per the contract award the company will execute the first ‘major refresh’ of the Met’s commmand and control system in three decades. Capita and KPMG will work in corporation with Lockheed Martin on the contract, which could run for up to 17 years.

The MPS' existing command and control system is presently facilitated by Unisys via a contract scheduled to expire in October 2015.

Software engineers positioned in Lockheed Martin’s London office will operate to integrate the functions necessary to facilitate the MPS with an up-to-date command and control system.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/lockheed-martin-secures-pound90-million-met-police-contractnbsp-234.php

U.S. Navy awards $49.6 million contract for USS George Washington

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Transport and Related Services

The Newport News Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded with a $49.6 million contract award to start planning for work on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Work under the contract includes planning, engineering and shipboard inspections for work related with the defueling of the ship.

We are delighted to be competent to start planning for the defueling of CVN 73 and consider this award as the first step aiming the highly expected full award of the RCOH planning contract, says, Chris Miner, Newport News Shipbuilding's vice president, in-service aircraft carrier partner programs.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/us-navy-awards-496-million-contract-uss-george-washington-230.php

Friday, 12 June 2015

Transportation Commission awards $35.5 million for highway projects

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Construction and Real Estate

The Wyoming Transportation Commission during its July teleconference meeting awarded seven highway projects around the state totaling around $35.5 million.

McGarvin-Moberly Construction of Worland bags the biggest of the contracts with a low bid of $12.2 million for milling off deteriorating pavement and reinstating it with new pavement on 12 miles of the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 just east of Wamsutter.

A $7.3 million contract award has been awarded to McGarvin-Moberly to remove deteriorating pavement construct new pavement on around 7 miles of Interstate 25 at Chugwater. Rehabilitation of 10 bridges on the highway zone also will be covered.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/transportation-commission-awards-355-million-highway-projects-229.php

Siemens likely to receive €31million contract for Avenio LRVs

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Transport and Related Services

STADTWERKE Ulm (SWU) has chosen Siemens as preferred bidders for a €31m contract award to supply 12 low-floor LRVs for the expansion of the metre-gauge tram network in the German city.

Ulm requires further vehicles for its second tram line, which will run for 11km from the Science Park in the northwest of the city to the main station and Kuhberg in the southwest. The line is likely to be operational in 2018 and the city is presently looking for finance from the German government for the €155m project.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/siemens-likely-receive-euro31million-contract-avenio-lrvs-228.php

NASA awards Wyle $270 million program management contract

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Other Services

Wyle has been appointed as the main contractor on the Fully Integrated Lifecycle Missioin Support other Services (FILMSS) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). As per the contract details, Wyle will deliver mission support to Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. Wyle will facilitate specific program and project management support for bioscience flight development projects on the International Space Station and joint science programs, as well as support various Ames offices.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/nasa-awards-wyle-270-million-program-management-contract-227.php

Monday, 8 June 2015

Dept of Homeland Security awards $102.8 million Identity Management contract

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Other Services

An industry leader in secure identity solutions, XTec Incorporated has been awarded a 10-year contract award worth $102.8 million by the Department of Homeland Security. The award substantiate XTec’s position as the dominant provider of solutions that satisfy Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 and reflect the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management roadmap.

All DHS Components can apply effective identity and access management controls, promoting safe access to DHS applications and resources encouraging enterprise FICAM implementation, with XTec’s Enterprise AuthentX 5 Suite. The first stage of the project, which starts immediately and permit for constant issuance and maintenance of PIV credentials applied all across the nation for physical and logical access control. The next phases will extend the use of credentials to improve authentication and interoperability for other DHS applications.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/dept-homeland-security-awards-1028-million-identity-management-contract-226.php

CRA bags Network Infrastructure contract for Global Bank

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Computer and Related Services

New York-based, Computer Resources of America, Inc. (CRA), an award-winning managed IT solutions firm has been awarded the contract award to rewire the network cabling infrastructure for the midtown headquarters of a large global bank. The bank is a world leader in investment and corporate banking.

According to Chico Ramnarayan, CEO of CRA - The recent contract award provides us an opportunity to further concrete the already existing successful and deep relationship. We are aiming to progressively accomplish this project and operating with our customers in their future IT projects.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/cra-bags-network-infrastructure-contract-global-bank-225.php

Kaman gets $5.4 million award modification from JPF

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Defence and Security

The Aerospace section of Kaman (KAMN) has been awarded a contract modification in the value of $5.4 million for the procurement of Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPF). The award is a follow-on order lifting up the aggregate quantity under Option 11 of Kaman’s JPF contract award with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to more than 15,000 fuzes. Supply of fuzes under Option 11 is predicted to happen in 2015 and 2016.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/kaman-gets-54-million-award-modification-jpf-224.php

Friday, 5 June 2015

Saipem lands on $850 million worth of contracts in Asia, Africa and Latin America

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Energy and Related Services

A number of new drilling contracts worth around $850 million has been secured by Saipem in Indonesia, Nigeria, the Arabian Gulf and Latin America, out of which $540 million are associated to offshore activity and refer to four different units of Saipem’s fleet.

Saipem has inked with Eni Muara Bakau B.V. a contract award for the usage of the Scarabeo 7 which will be functioning offshore Indonesia drilling a minimum of 12 wells; the project is likely to be done in first quarter 2017. The vessel will stay under contract with Eni until February 2018. Scarabeo 7 is a fifth generation semi-submersible drilling rig, capable of functioning in water depths of up to 5,000 feet.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/saipem-lands-850-million-worth-contracts-asia-africa-and-latin-america-223.php

BAE Systems bags Two multi-million Navy contract modifications

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Defence and Security

The US Department of Defense has awarded separate contracts award to BAE Systems in Jacksonville and in Norfolk for ship repairs and modifications as follows:

BAE Systems tender Southeast Shipyards Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida, is being awarded an $54,698,937 modification to an earlier awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4406) for a Docking Selected Restricted Availability to cover structural work and expanded repairs and maintenance in transit USS Gettysburg (CG-64).

This scope of work covers hull, electrical, machinery, electronics, ship alterations, and piping alteration and repair work. Work will be executed in Jacksonville, Florida, and is likely to be done by April 2015.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/bae-systems-bags-two-multi-million-navy-contract-modifications-222.php

Petrofac secures $8.5 million BP’s Shah Deniz 2 project

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Energy and Related Services

The international oil & gas facilities other service provider, Petrofac, has acquired a contract with the BP-operated esteemed Shah Deniz 2 project to facilitate their maintenance build capabilities. The contract worth around $8.5 million (£5 million), covers new onshore, offshore and pipeline assets in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea for what is one of the largest gas developments in the world.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/petrofac-secures-85-million-bprsquos-shah-deniz-2-project-221.php

Monday, 1 June 2015

Colas and URS retains £400m rail track contract

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Transport and Related Services

Network Rail, the infrastructure manager of Britain has contract awarded a 10-year deal to a joint venture of Colas Rail and URS, United States, to renew switches and crossings in Southern England and Wales.

The joint venture deal is worth around £400 million. URS will execute the design work and Colas Rail will set up the switches and crossings.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/colas-and-urs-retains-pound400m-rail-track-contract-220.php

Jordan to invest $1.4 million on sewage project

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Environment and Sanitation

Ministry of Water - Jordan announced that it will fund US$1.4 million to link residential houses to Madaba Governorate’s main sewage network by Q1 2015.

The project initiative will be financed by a GCC grant.

By connecting homes to the main sewage line, the government targets to deal with tender the problem of spreading cesspits, tanks or pits utilized for waste disposal. They induce repeating occurrences of pollution due to poor maintenance of construction.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/jordan-invest-14-million-sewage-project-219.php