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United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty
From 2-27 July, all countries of the world will come together in
New York to negotiate what is seen as the most important initiative
ever regarding conventional arms regulation within the United
Nations. A robust arms trade treaty can make a difference for
millions of people confronted with insecurity, deprivation and
fear.
In all parts of the world, the ready availability of weapons and
ammunition has led to human suffering, political repression, crime
and terror among civilian populations. Irresponsible transfers of
conventional weapons can destabilize security in a region, enable
the violation of SecurityCouncil armsembargoes and contribute to
human rights abuses. Importantly, investment is discouraged and
development disrupted in countries experiencing conflict and high
levels of violence, which also affect their ability to attain the
Millennium Development Goals.
- http://www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/
Litteratur: The global reported arms trade
UN Register of Conventional Arms
UN Programme of Action on small arms
International Tracing Instrument on small arms and light
weapons
National Legislation on Transfer of Arms, Military Equipment and
Dual-Use Goods and Technology
Supporting the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations - UNIDIR
Office for Disarmament AffairsNew York, 2011: The United Nations
Disarmament Yearbook, Volume 35, 2010
07/02/2012
Selected Contract Announcements for U.S. Department of
Defense
U.S. Transportation Command
Maersk Line, Ltd., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $2,100,000,000
indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity fixed-price contract for
international ocean and intermodal distribution services. Work will
be performed worldwide as specified on each individual order, and
is expected to be completed Aug. 31, 2013. Contract funds will
expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 22
proposals received. U.S. Transportation Command, Directorate of
Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting
activity (HTC711-12-D-W013).
American President Lines, Ltd., Inc., Washington, D.C., is being
awarded a $1,700,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
fixed-price contract for international ocean and intermodal
distribution services. Work will be performed worldwide as
specified on each individual order, and is expected to be completed
Aug. 31, 2013. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current
fiscal year. There were 22 proposals received. U.S. Transportation
Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is
the contracting activity (HTC711-12-D-W003).
NAVY
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded June 29 a $145,090,000
firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 34 harpoon missile
bodies; two encapsulated harpoon certification training vehicles;
41 tactical air launch all up rounds (AURs) for the governments of
Saudi Arabia (20) and India (21); eight exercise AURs for the
governments of Saudi Arabia (5) and India (3); four captive air
training missiles (CATMs) for the government of India; three spare
guidance control units for the governments of Saudi Arabia (1) and
India (2); two SLAM-ER CATMs for the government of Korea; 68
shipping containers for the governments of Taiwan (36), Saudi
Arabia (15), India (15), and Korea (2); and associated harpoon
hardware for the U.S. Navy and the governments of Australia, Korea,
Japan, Canada, Chile, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Arab
Emirates. Work will be performed in St. Charles, Mo. (34.6
percent); St. Louis, Mo. (20 percent); McKinney, Texas (8.9
percent); Toledo, Ohio (5.5 percent); Lititz, Pa. (2.4 percent);
Elkton, Md. (2.2 percent); and various locations in (13.8 percent)
and outside the continental U.S. (12.6 percent). Work is expected
to be completed in December 2013. Contract funds will not expire at
the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not
competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air
Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity
(N00019-12-C-0103).
Methuen Construction Corp., Inc., Salem, N.H., was awarded June 29
a $19,499,782 firm-fixed-price contract for energy conservation and
structural repairs to submarine enclosures at Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard. The work to be performed provides for repair and
modernization of the removable submarine covers, which are mission
critical air conditioned structures that enclose submarines during
maintenance and refueling/defueling availabilities in Dry Dock Two.
Energy savings will be gained through repair of the 14 inoperable
existing rooftop air conditioning units that currently prevent
energy recovery of conditioned air, thereby heating and cooling
spaces with 100-percent make-up air. Further savings will be gained
by cladding submarine enclosure units with additional metal
insulated panels, and refurbishing existing insulation and
weatherization throughout. Work will be performed in Kittery,
Maine, and is expected to be completed by May 2016. Contract funds
in the amount of $19,499,782 are obligated on this award and will
expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was
competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online
website with three proposals received. The Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic Northeast Integrated Product
Team, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity
(N40085-12-C-1728).
AIR FORCE
Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., is being
awarded an $110,900,000 firm-fixed-price modification contract of
the Wideband Global SATCOM 7-10 to upgrade the digital channelizer
on satellite vehicles, numbers eight and nine. The location of the
performance is El Segundo, Calif. Work is to be completed by June
30, 2017. SMC/PKJW, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the
contracting activity (FA8808-10-C-0001, P00028). ARMY
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded an $84,199,781
cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the
services in support of the Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft system.
Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., with an estimated
completion date of June 15, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one
bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal,
Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-C-0071). Navarro
Research and Engineering, Oak Ridge, Colo., was awarded a
$68,507,054 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. The award will
provide for the operational and maintenance services at Rocky
Mountain Arsenal. Work will be performed in Commerce City, Colo.,
with an estimated completion date of Aug. 30, 2021. The bid was
solicited through the Internet, with five bids received. U.S. Army
Contracting Command, Commerce City, Colo., is the contracting
activity (W9125F-12-D-0001).
Universal Construction Co., Inc., Nashville, Tenn., was awarded a
$51,330,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for
the construction of Von Braun Complex, Phase IV, at Redstone
Arsenal, Ala. Work will be performed in Redstone Arsenal, Ala.,
with an estimated completion date of July 2, 2014. Three bids were
solicited, with three bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-12-C-0017).
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., was
awarded an $8,600,982 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will
provide for the modification of an existing contract to support the
MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. Work will be performed
in Poway, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30,
2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army
Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting
activity (W58RGZ-09-C-0136).
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