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Hardwood Products Co. Awarded $110M contract as a commercial contract for industrial base expansion of U.S. domestic production capacity for medical foam tip swabs

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Hardwood Products Co., LP, Guilford, Maine, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $110,085,000 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract as a commercial contract for the industrial base expansion of U.S. domestic production capacity for medical foam tip swabs. This contract is for the procurement of equipment and machinery to enable the expanded production of foam tip nasal swabs. Work will initially be performed in Pittsfield, Maine, and is expected to be completed by October 2021. Fiscal 2021 other procurement funds in the amount of $34,220,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8730-21-C-0019).

Hardwood Products Company LP, doing business as Puritan Medical Products LLC, manufactures medical products. The Company offers swabs and other single-use products for the healthcare, diagnostic, forensic, critical environment, food safety, and drug manufacturing industries. (www.bloomberg.com)

SOURCES SOUGHT: Microwave Systems Laboratory (MSL) Special Test Equipment (STE)

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), John H. Glenn Research Center (GRC), is seeking responses from any interested businesses. The purpose of these sources sought notice (SSN), sources sought synopsis (SSS), and request for information (RFI) is for market research, informational and planning purposes only related to the potential procurement of Microwave Systems Laboratory (MSL) Special Test Equipment (STE) for the range spaces within its new Aerospace Communications Facility (ACF); the ACF is currently under construction. Please see the attached document entitled, “80GRC020MSLSTE Sources Sought Synopsis”, for details. Changes as of September 14, 2020, follows: – Draft Statement of Work (SOW) is posted  – Industry Day – September 24th, 2020 (all interested parties must submit the full name (first & last) and email address for each industry day participant (max. 2 participants). Please follow the directions in the industry day attachment.  Changes as of December 7th, 2020 follows: – RFP Documents are attached. – Attachments A-G  Changes as of January 15, 2021, follows: – SF 30 – RFP Due Date Extension posted Changes as of January 29, 2021, follows: – Updated SOW Posted  – Questions and Answers Posted.

  • Original Set Aside:
  • Updated Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code: 5999 – MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
  • NAICS Code: 334515 – Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
  • Place of Performance: Cleveland, OH 44135 USA
  • Updated Response Date: Feb 26, 2021 12:00 pm EST

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Data Link Solutions LLC Awarded $150M for blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for electronic equipment cabinets

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Data Link Solutions LLC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (N00039-21-A-1001); and DRS Laurel Technologies Partnership, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (N00039-21-A-1002), are each awarded $150,000,000 firm-fixed-price blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for electronic equipment cabinets. These BPAs cover the production of up to 150 units per contractor along with the associated program management, testing, and logistics support to deliver the units. Units will be manufactured in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with an expected completion date of January 2023. The total potential value of these BPAs is $150,000,000 per vendor. The total length of the ordering period is 24 months. Fiscal 2021 other procurement (Navy) funds will be obligated on a delivery order level issued under the BPA at the time of placement of individual delivery calls. These BPAs were negotiated using the procedures defined under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.5 for individual orders less than $15,000,000. The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, is contracting. 

Data Link Solutions, LLC (DLS) provides Link 16 terminals and software solutions. The Company offers multi-functional information technology system, joint tactical information distribution system, and ancillary equipment, as well as logistics and support services. (www.bloomberg.com)

Lockheed Martin Space Awarded $254.7M Contract to provide maintenance and sustainment for two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense batteries for UAE

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Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price definite contract under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The total value of this contract is $254,708,912. Under this follow-on contract, the contractor will provide maintenance and sustainment for two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense batteries for UAE. The maintenance and sustainment scope of work includes providing logistics management, logistics product database, training, missile and ground repair and return, hardware/software development and sustainment, hardware in the loop, engineering services, missile field surveillance program, and country unique specialty engineering for FMS client. The work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California; Grande Prairie, Texas; Camden, Arkansas; Huntsville, Alabama; Anniston, Alabama; and Troy, Alabama. The performance period is from Jan. 15, 2021, through Jan. 14, 2026. One offer was solicited and one offer was received. UAE FMS funds in the amount of $254,708,912 will be used to fund this effort. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0147-19-C-5001).

Lockheed Martin Space Operations Company manufactures and designs aerospace products and technologies. The Company develops and engineers satellites, space probes and vehicles, missiles, and other space equipment and machinery. (www.bloomberg.com)

 

Bay Ship & Yacht Co. Awarded $235M Contract for the purpose of performing on-condition cyclic maintenance, modifications, modernizations and repairs

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Bay Ship & Yacht Co., Alameda, California (W56HZV-21-D-L002); Colonna’s Shipyard Inc.,* Norfolk, Virginia (W56HZV-21-D-L003); Conley Marine Services,* Harvey, Louisiana (W56HZV-21-D-L004); Fairlead Boatworks Inc., Newport News, Virginia (W56HZV21DL005); GMD Shipyard Corp.,* Brooklyn, New York (W56HZV-21-D-L006); Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp.,* Galveston, Texas (W56HZV-21-D-L007); Lyon Shipyard Inc.,* Norfolk, Virginia (W56HZV-21-D-L008); Mare Island Dry Dock, Vallejo, California (W56HZV-21-D-L009); Metal Trades Inc.,* Yonges Island, South Carolina (W56HZV-21-D-L010); Murtech Inc.,* Glen Burnie, Maryland (W56HZV-21-D-L011); Platypus Marine Inc., Port Angeles, Washington (W56HZV-21-D-L012); Swiftships LLC,* Morgan City, Louisiana (W56HZV-21-D-L013); Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon (W56HZV-21-D-L014); and Yank Marine Services,* Dorchester, New Jersey (W56HZV-21-D-L015), will compete for each order of the $235,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the purpose of performing on-condition cyclic maintenance, modifications, modernizations and repairs, requiring the use of a dry dock as well as sustainment maintenance, modernization efforts on the Army Watercraft Fleet of vessels. Bids were solicited via the internet with 16 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 26, 2026. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity.

 

Bay Ship & Yacht Co. provide drydocking and ship repair, yacht refit, industrial fabrication, and shipbuilding services. The Company offers naval architecture and marine engineering, machinery maintenance, painting, repair and installation, structural carpentry, and integrated project management services. Bay Ship & Yacht operates in the United States. (www.bloomberg.com)

US Foods Inc Awarded $377.7M IDIQ Contract For Full-line Food Distribution.

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US Foods Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, has been awarded a maximum $377,791,948 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-quantity contract for full-line food distribution. This was a competitive acquisition with two responses received. This is a two-year base contract with one one-year option period and one two-year option period. Locations of performance are Virginia and North Carolina, with Jan. 7, 2023, ordering period end date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The type of appropriation is fiscal 2021 through 2023 defense working capital funds. The contracting agency is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-21-D-3313). 

 

US Foods, Inc. distributes food products. The Company offers fresh meats, appetizers, prepared meals, and frozen foods. US Foods serves the educational institutions, restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, and government sectors in the United States. (www.bloomberg.com)

Patricia Bonilla: Building a World-Class Construction Firm on Faith

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Learn how to build a world-class construction firm through faith with Patricia Bonilla!

BACKGROUND

Growing up in Dominican Republic and being the eldest, Patricia Bonilla learned to be competitive. She joined different extracurricular activities such as swimming and ballet, and also helped her father with his business during summer or in her free time. 

Meanwhile, after working in the City of Fort Lauderdale as the Head of Construction Division, she decided to build Lunacon Construction Group, a Miami-based company providing different construction services, in 2007.

Currently, Lunacon has a bonding capacity of $15M single and $50 aggregate, as well as catering more than 300 clients worldwide in their five office locations, in the U.S. and in Puerto Rico.

Apart from that, Bonilla has also been recognized as the 2014 SBA State of Florida Minority-Owned Small Business Person of the Year and in the Good to Great and ABC’s in Excellence, among others. 

“I’m very competitive. I don’t think I’ve measured myself by somebody else’s actions. I think I compete with myself. I would say I’m probably a crazy visionary. I see things and I want to get them done.”

LUNACON CONSTRUCTION GROUP

When Patricia Bonilla quit her job, a handful of people, including her brother, thought that she was crazy and that she’s not ready. However, she did what she had to do. 

“And you know what? It’s just the belief inside was stronger than any of those. The belief in what was possible was stronger than the fear that was trying, was being, that people was trying (to impose on me).” 

And because they’re mainly a start-up, she had to invest her time and money in marketing and networking, even though her partner was doubting the results of these activities. She just put everything into faith and waited for something to come. 

“I was proactive in the sense that I was traveling everywhere I could possibly go, to learn about it, to expose the company, brand the company with the federal government.”

Then, when she’s on the verge of giving up, a blessing comes in. Someone she had worked before called her for a  $23 million job.

“If we believe something is coming, what we need to be doing is not retreating from the direction we think we’re going to go, but to prepare for the floodgate to be able to receive what’s coming.”

However, building and managing Lunacon was not that easy. The only thing that helped her is being true with her words and that people believed in Lunacon’s story of a company that started in a garage. 

“And I believe people can see the transparency of the words. Sometimes, I think they can see through to the soul. So again, that doesn’t mean that we have not made a lot of mistakes. I have. And I’ve learned a lot.”

ADVICE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS 

1. Believe in yourself. 

Regardless if you are native to this country or not, you can do what Patricia Bonilla did. The only thing that you need is to believe in yourself and everything that you want to happen will happen. 

“If you were willing to work and work hard, because I think you have to work, go through the process, and be honest to the process, you can get to wherever you want to be. Everyone, including those that don’t look like you, will give you a chance if you have that desire. But just believe that you can do it. That’s the only job we have. Believe it!”

2. Learn to network yourself.

If you are not willing to take time and effort in communicating with other people in your industry, they will never know about you and your capabilities. 

Besides, even when you don’t get a contract, this is a way for you to build relationships and be with people who understand what you do. 

“Every time I go or support any of these institutions, I end up receiving a lot from the people I meet there. It’s a gathering for networking and I cannot tell you enough about networking. Even if you don’t get a contract when you go to a networking, you tend to meet people that are amazing. You know, some of them become really good friends of yours. You may not engage into a transactional relationship, but the gains are far beyond.”

3. Prove your capabilities. 

There might be a small number of women who build businesses but that doesn’t mean that men are at fault. It’s just that we need to catch up and be a motivation to other women. 

“Nobody’s responsible for your growth, but yourself.”

5. Hire diverse talents.

Not because you’re a Cuban-owned small business, then you will only hire employees that are Cuban. The same also goes with a company whose employees are all white. 

You should consider that talent is something that is not specific for one race, it comes from everywhere. And that’s the reason why big corporations hire diverse talent.

“You are preventing yourself from understanding other points of view, from bringing innovation from another side of the world that you might, you might be, what are you missing by not having a company that is diverse and includes all.”

RESOURCES

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Eastern Airlines LLC Awarded $284.9M Firm Fix Price Contract

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Eastern Airlines LLC, Wayne, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract (HTC711-21-D-C001) in the amount of $284,932,621. The contract provides door-to-door, time-definite, pick-up and delivery, transportation, timely and accurate shipment tracking, government third party payment system participation, customs clearance processing (if applicable), and shipment data reporting. This contract provides heavyweight delivery services for domestic and international shipments. Work will be performed internationally and domestically, with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2022. The initial contracts were awarded in April 2019. The estimated program value is for three and a half years. Ordering is decentralized and funding is provided by multiple government agencies. U.S. Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

 

Eastern Air Lines, Inc. provides passenger air transportation services and transports mail and air freight over portions of its routes in the US. On 3/9/89, Eastern and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ionosphere Clubs, Inc., filed for bankruptcy. The Company, a subsidiary of Texas Air Corporation, operates as a debtor-in-possession. (www.bloomberg.com)

SOURCES SOUGHT: Counter Nuclear Smuggling Systems Deployment (CNSSD)

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The NNSA Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) is conducting a market survey for their Counter Nuclear Smuggling Systems Deployment services. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) seeks qualified small businesses, small business-led teams, and joint ventures that qualify as a small business, capable of performing Counter Nuclear Smuggling Systems Deployment services in design, integration, construction, communications, logistics, and training for the Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) Program, under the NAICS code: 237990 — Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction ($39.5M size standard).

  • Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code: Y1PZ – CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER NON-BUILDING FACILITIES
  • NAICS Code: 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
  • Place of Performance: USA
  • Updated Response Date: Feb 11, 2021 12:00 pm MST

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Dec. 10 CA: Collins Engineers Inc Lands $30M IDIQ A/E Contract

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Collins Engineers Inc., Chicago, Illinois, is awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, architect-engineering contract with a maximum amount of $30,000,000 for multi-discipline architect-engineering services in support of small waterfront projects primarily in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia in the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic (MIDLAND) area of operations (AO). The work to be performed provides for comprehensive architect-engineering services for waterfront planning, design, construction, evaluation of new construction, and renovation projects located primarily within the NAVFAC MIDLAND AO, and the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, but may also include work worldwide. An initial task order for the minimum guarantee is being awarded at $5,000. Work on this contract will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within NAVFAC MIDLAND AO primarily in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of November 2025. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) (O&M, N) contract funds in the amount of $5,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by military construction (Navy); and O&M, N. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with five proposals received. NAVFAC MIDLAND, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-20-D-0007).

Collins Engineers, Incorporated provides engineering services. The Company offers structural and transportation analysis and design, and underwater engineering services. Collins Engineers operates in the United States. (www.bloomberg.com)