The following contracts were approved during the last two weeks by the Department of Defense involving Maryland companies.

ARMY

Tompkins Builders Inc., Washington, D.C., was awarded on Oct. 16, 2006, a $57,421,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of an addition to the Langley Air Force Base Hospital. Work will be performed at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and is expected to be completed by Nov. 15, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were an unknown number of bids solicited via the world wide web on Jan. 31, 2006, and two bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (W91236-07-C-0011).

NAVY

BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $5,231,495 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-02-C-3058) for engineering and technical services for design, development, integration, test and evaluation, installation, fielding certification, maintenance, and logistic support of Navy Joint National Agency C41 communications electronic equipment and systems. Work will be performed in California, Md., (90 percent) and St. Inigoes, Md., (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

SNC Telecommunications LLC, Washington, D.C., (Small Disadvantaged Business) is being awarded a maximum $23,820,000 firm fixed price contract for Aircrew combat coats and trousers for Army. Other location of performance is Orocovis, Puerto Rico. This is a sole source competition with one solicited and one responded. This is an indefinite delivery/quantity type contract. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is Dec. 29, 2007. Contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM1C107D-0015).