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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar

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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar
Nov. 30, 2022
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone today with Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar to offer condolences for the loss of life in the Istanbul attack on November 13, and subsequent attacks in southern Türkiye, and reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Türkiye strategic relationship.

He also expressed concern over escalating action in northern Syria and Türkiye, including recent airstrikes, some of which directly threatened the safety of U.S. personnel who are working with local partners in Syria to defeat ISIS. Secretary Austin called for de-escalation, and shared the Department’s strong opposition to a new Turkish military operation in Syria.

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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Phone Call With France Minister of the A rmed Forces Sébastien Lecornu

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Nov. 30, 2022
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu for their first meeting at the Pentagon. Minister Lecornu’s visit occurred on the margins of President Macron’s State Visit to Washington and meeting with President Biden on December 1.

Secretary Austin and Minister Lecornu reinforced the importance of upholding the strong bilateral cooperation our countries maintain, and signed a Joint Statement of Intent codifying our shared principles. The leaders also discussed support for Ukraine, the strength of the NATO Alliance, and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

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Contracts For Nov. 30, 2022
ARMY

Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Massachusetts, was awarded a $1,216,207,829 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, associated equipment, services and spares in support of the efforts in Ukraine. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 28, 2025. Fiscal 2023 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds in the amount of $1,216,207,829 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-23-C-0002).

AECOM Technical Services Inc., Los Angeles, California (W912WJ-23-D-0001); Arcadis U.S. Inc., Highland Ranch, Colorado (W912WJ-23-D-0002); Wood Environmental & Infrastructure Solutions Inc., Blue Bell, Pennsylvania (W912WJ-23-D-0003); Seres-Arcadis SB JV2 LLC,* Charleston, South Carolina (W912WJ-23-D-0004); Hana-Bay West 8a II JV LLC,* North Chesterfield, Virginia (W912WJ-23-D-0005); SRS Battelle JV LLC,* Milwaukee, Wisconsin (W912WJ-23-D-0006); EAS E&E JV LLC,* Richland, Washington (W912WJ-23-D-0007); Mabbett & Associates Inc.,* Stoneham, Massachusetts (W912WJ-23-D-0008); and Bluestone Environmental Group Inc.,* Malvern, Pennsylvania (W912WJ-23-D-0009), will compete for each order of the $90,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 22 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 29, 2027. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Concord, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity.

Jacobs Government Services Co., Arlington, Virginia (W912DS-23-D-0001); AECOM-HDR JV Design Team JV, Clifton, New Jersey (W912DS-23-D-0002); Dewberry-GF USACE NAN Riverine JV Partners, Fairfax, Virginia (W912DS-23-D-0003); CDM Smith-Arcadis-Wsp Triventure, New York, New York (W912DS-23-D-0004); and GEI Consultants Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts (W912DS-23-D-0005), will compete for each order of the $80,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for general architect-engineering services. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2027. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York, New York, is the contracting activity.

Federal Contracting Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $77,157,410 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a wash rack and maintenance hangar. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed at Ellsworth Air Force base, South Dakota, with an estimated completion date of June 2, 2025. Fiscal 2020 and 2022 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $77,157,410 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-23-C-0003).

American Ordnance LLC, Middletown, Iowa, was awarded a $75,542,332 modification (P00008) to contract W52P1J-20-C-0035 for M795 TNT (trinitrotoluene) load assemble and pack. Work will be performed in Middletown, Iowa, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2027. Fiscal 2021, 2022 and 2023 procurement of ammunition, Army funds; and fiscal 2022 Foreign Military Sales (Brazil and Lebanon) funds in the amount of $75,542,332 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

KRI at Northeastern University LLC, Burlington, Massachusetts, was awarded a $45,456,910 cost-no-fee contract to develop an analysis and assessment methodology for complex systems and technologies. Bids were solicited via the internet with 999 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2026. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911QX-23-D-0002).

BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc., Radford, Virginia, was awarded a $39,477,134 firm-fixed-price contract to finalize design, construct, commission/startup and transition a new chemical grind facility to support operations at Radford Army Ammunition Plant. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Radford, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2022. Fiscal 2023 procurement of ammunition, Army funds in the amount of $39,477,134 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W519TC-23-F-0017).

CAE USA Inc., Tampa, Florida, was awarded a $27,656,384 firm-fixed-price contract for flight training services, single engine aircraft, flight simulators, real property facilities and supporting equipment. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Dothan, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of March 9, 2032. Fiscal 2024 operation and maintenance, Army funds were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Field Directorate Office, Fort Eustis, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W9124G-23-C-0002).

DirectViz Solutions Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, was awarded an $18,823,578 modification (P00029) to contract W91RUS-19-C-0014 for management, administrative and technical support services. Work will be performed in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2023. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $18,823,578 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $16,488,103 modification (P00004) to contract W56HZV-21-C-0072 for contractor logistics support for M1A1SA Abrams tanks and M88A1/A2 recovery vehicles. Work will be performed in Camp Taji, Iraq, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2023. Fiscal 2022 Iraq Train and Equip Fund, Army funds in the amount of $16,488,103 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity.

Navarro Research and Engineering Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was awarded an $8,012,986 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to allow for continuity of operations and maintenance services in support of the environmental remediation effort at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal until the competitive follow-on contract is awarded. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2023. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91CRB-23-D-0006).

AIR FORCE

Richard Manufacturing Co., Ogden, Utah (FA8232-23-D-0002); Interconnect Wiring LLP, Fort Worth, Texas (FA8232-23-D-0003); Cherokee Nation Aerospace and Defense LLC, Stilwell, Oklahoma (FA8232-23-D-0004); Parts Life Inc., Moorestown, New Jersey (FA8232-23-D-0005); and KIHOMAC, Inc, Reston, Virginia (FA8232-23-D-0006), have collectively been awarded a $900,000,000 firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 harness parts and kit assemblies. This contract provides for low-cost and rapid delivery of diverse harness parts and kits for the F-16 fleet to include all Block aircraft. Work will be performed in Ogden, Utah; Fort Worth, Texas; Stilwell, Oklahoma; Moorestown, New Jersey; and Reston, Virginia, and is expected to be completed May 31, 2031. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $18,832; fiscal 2021 procurement funds in the amount of $357,500; and fiscal 2022 procurement funds in the amount of $111,642 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded Options 7, 8 and 9 to its indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, FA8106-16-D-0002, under order FA8134-23-F-0001, in an estimated amount of $234,576,664. The Option 7 exercise will provide E4B program management, field service representatives, system integration laboratory support, emergency support, spare procurement, spare repair and overhaul, engine sustainment, and scheduled and unscheduled depot maintenance. Work will be performed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; and San Antonio, Texas, and is expected to be completed Nov. 30, 2023. This contract is a sole-source order. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $78,185,466 are obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity.

Collins Aerospace, Richardson, Texas, has been awarded a $99,500,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Common Very Low Frequency (VLF)/Low Frequency Increment 1 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center for VLF modernization production/interim contractor support and sustainment for the B-2, B-52, and potential future platforms. Work will be performed in Richardson, Texas, and is expected to be completed November 2033. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2022 Air Force procurement funds in the amount of $7,440,074 are being obligated at the time of award for the initial delivery order. Air Force Nuclear War Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8735-23-D-0003).

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, was awarded a $93,995,000 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor-operated and -maintained base supply of the Air Education and Training Command fleet of 177 T-1A Trainer aircraft. Work will be performed at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Laughlin AFB, Texas; Vance AFB, Oklahoma; Columbus AFB, Mississippi; and Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2023. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and three offers were received. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $14,131,472 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8106-18-C-0001).

Client/Server Software Solutions Inc., Vienna, Virginia, has been awarded an $84,876,060 firm-fixed-price task order for Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3) Enterprise Center mission support. This contract provides for advisory and assistance services in support of U.S. Strategic Command’s NC3 Enterprise Center operations and system performance risks, trends, and development. Work will primarily be performed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, and is expected to be completed May 21, 2028. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and four offers were received. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,403,888 are being obligated at the time of award. The 55th Contracting Squadron, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (FA4600-23-F-0006).

CAE USA Inc., Arlington, Texas; and Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $9,870,216 modification (P00045) to contract FA8621-15-C-6309 for the Airborne Warning and Control System Flight Crew Trainer. The modification is for the exercise of the eighth option year under the basic contract. Work will be performed at Tinker AFB and is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2023. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $3,334,789; and fiscal 2023 Reserve Command operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $188,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $97,770,888. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a $9,769,995, firm-fixed-price, five-year basic contract with two option periods for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) F110-GE-129 spare components and consumables. This contract provides for initial provisioning of F110-GE-129 engine component spares and consumables for F110 partner nations. Work will be performed in Cincinnati and is expected to be completed by 2030. This contract involves FMS to multiple partner nations and is the result of a sole-source acquisition. FMS funds in the amount of $7,327,496 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8122-23-D-0002).

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

Aerojet Rocketdyne, Coleman Aerospace Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., Orlando, Florida, is being awarded a $239,683,096 modification (P00167) to a previously awarded contract (HQ1047-14-C-0001) to exercise an option and award Medium Range Ballistic Missile Type 1/Type 2 Lot 3. The value of this contract is increased from $839,085,423 to $1,078,768,519. Under this modification, the contractor will provide Option CLIN 0082 program management office support for calendar year 2023 and six launch vehicles and 6 Enhanced Solid Rocket-19 motors. The work will be performed in Orlando and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The performance period is from Nov. 30, 2022, through Oct. 31, 2029. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $7,900,000 are being obligated on this award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a $139,690,707 modification (P00029) to previously awarded contract HQ085121C0001 under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Case JA-P-NCO. This modification includes cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-price contract line items. The total value of the contract is increased from $415,501,443 to $555,192,150. Under this modification, the contractor will purchase required end items and associated materials, and continue performance on development, program management, engineering, logistics, and radar integration. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey. The period of performance for this action is from Dec. 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023. Case JA-P-NCO funds in the amount of $139,579,319 using fiscal 2023 funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Missile Defense Agency, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (NGSC), Chandler, Arizona, is being awarded a $10,542,244 modification to a previously awarded contract (HQ0147-19-C-0005) to exercise a Static Fire Castor IV-B test. The value of this contract is increased from $343,945,282 to $354,487,526. Under this modification, the contractor will perform pre-test analysis to predict standard motor performance parameters such as pressures, temperatures, thrust, and thrust vector control. NGSC will also design and fabricate the test tooling, incorporate instrumentation, conduct a test readiness review, conduct the test, and provide a final report detailing the motor performance. The motor used will be a Castor IV-B rocket motor, which is owned and produced by Northrop Grumman. The work will be performed in Chandler, Arizona; and Promontory, Utah. The performance period is from November 2022 through February 2024. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluations funds will be used on this effort; however, no funds are being obligated at this time. A sources sought notification was posted on SAM.gov and only one response was received. The Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Brothers Produce Inc., Houston, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $285,150,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for fresh fruit and vegetables. This was a competitive acquisition with three responses received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. The performance completion date is Nov. 27, 2027. Using customers are Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy and Department of Agriculture schools and reservations. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2028 defense working capital funds. The contracting agency is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE300-23-D-P404).

NAVY

TyBe-Garney Federal JV LLC,* Newbern, Tennessee, is awarded a $21,395,660 firm-fixed-price contract for design and installation of a potable water distribution system at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland. This contract also contains two unexercised options which, if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $25,072,790. Work will be performed at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, South Potomac, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by November 2024. Fiscal 2019 and 2020 military construction (Navy) funds in the amount of $21,395,660 will be obligated at time of award, and $5,405,672 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N40080-23-C-0001).

Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is awarded a $17,135,026 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00006) to a previously awarded contract (N0001922C0014). This modification exercises an option to provide ongoing sustaining engineering support, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages management in support of the E-6B Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) and airborne command post aircraft. Work will be performed in Richardson, Texas (70%); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (20%); and Patuxent River, Maryland (10%), and is expected to be completed in November 2023. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,206,256 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Sauer Construction LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded a $16,715,000 firm-fixed-price task order (N4008523F4205) under a multiple award construction contract for repairs and improvements to Bachelor Enlisted Quarters 4197 at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. Work will be performed in Havelock, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by June 2024. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $16,715,000 will be obligated at time of award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the System for Award Management website, with three offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic, Cherry Point, North Carolina, is the contracting activity (N4008520D0035).

Sauer Construction LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded a $16,190,000 firm-fixed-price task order (N4008523F4216) under a multiple award construction contract at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, for repairs and improvements to Bachelor Enlisted Quarters 4198. Work will be performed in Havelock, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by June 2024. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $16,190,000 will be obligated at time of award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the System for Award Management website, with three offers received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic, Cherry Point, North Carolina, is the contracting activity (N4008520D0035).

Sabre Systems Inc., Warminster, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $9,431,206 cost-reimbursable, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00018) to a previously awarded contract (N0042122C0004). This modification adds scope to procure continued engineering and technical services in support of software development, test and acquisition that includes software program generation, software and hardware integration, along with development of test devices and systems such as weapon system simulators and trainers. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland (90%); China Lake, California (2%); Point Mugu, California (2%); Jacksonville, Florida (2%); Orlando, Florida (2%); various locations within the continental U.S. (1%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (1%), and is expected to be completed in February 2023. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $426,690; fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $327,094; Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $160,616; fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $118,250; Foreign Cooperative Project funds in the amount $82,535; and working capital (Navy) funds in the amount of $37,646 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is awarded a $9,033,623 modification (P00006) to a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001921F0810) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0007). This modification exercises an option to procure 10 Lot 7 CH-53K helicopter Night Vision System AN/AAQ-44 forward looking infrared kits for the Navy. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas, and is expected to be completed in March 2025. Fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,033,623 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Textron Systems Corp., New Orleans, Louisiana, is awarded a $9,021,994 firm-fixed-price contract modification to the previously awarded contract N00024-12-C-2401. This effort is to provide Major Shore Based Spares (MSBS) to support Landing Craft Air Cushion 100 class vessels at Assault Craft Unit-4. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio (83%); and Indianapolis, Indiana (17%), and is expected to be completed by April 2025. Fiscal 2020 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,021,994 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair, Gulf Coast, Pascagoula, Mississippi, is the contracting activity (N00024-12-C-2401).

Innovative Defense Technologies LLC,* Arlington, Virginia, is awarded an $8,668,931 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6116 to exercise and fund options for Navy engineering design and development and supporting material procurements. Work will be performed in Fall River, Massachusetts, and is expected to be completed by December 2023. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $50,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D. C., is the contracting activity.

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DLA Expanding DOD Visibility of F-35 Supply Chain

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DLA Expanding DOD Visibility of F-35 Supply Chain
Nov. 30, 2022 | By BETH REECE, DLA PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Defense Logistics Agency is increasing supply chain visibility of the F-35 joint strike fighter while working to boost readiness.

“As the main logistics entity for the Department of Defense, we have worldwide storage and distribution assets in partnership with U.S. Transportation Command that enable us to meet demands and also widen the government’s visibility of parts,” Rick Teal, program manager for DLA’s F-35 Supply Chain Integration Program, said.

DLA is entering its third year as the product support provider for North American Regional Warehousing, in which it stores F-35 retail parts at six DLA Distribution warehouses located at Air Force and Navy industrial sites. Two DLA Distribution centers also support global wholesale demands for the F-35 jet and propulsion systems by storing parts in support of the F-35 Global Spares Pool. The GSP replenishes supplies for over 860 F-35s fielded to 16 countries — 8 allied partner nations and 8 foreign military sales customers.

F-35 sustainment follows a contractor logistics support model that makes commercial industry responsible for ensuring systems are ready for operation when and where the military services need them. If mission readiness and performance outcomes shift, however, military officials need visibility across the supply chain to understand why and to address causes with industry.

“With legacy aircraft, we can see where everything is moving, how it’s moving, why it’s moving and where the hiccups are,” Teal said, adding that the DOD has taken steps to be more involved in sustainment, shifting to what he called an organic management process that makes DLA a key contributor to operational success.

“The first attempt to making the supply chain more organically visible was to stand up DLA Distribution support, and as the fleet grows with different logistics and sustainment concepts evolving, we’ll continue to grow too,” he said.

The fleet is expected to swell to 1,400-plus aircraft by the end of 2025 at over 26 bases, 10 ships and worldwide industrial sites. DLA and TRANSCOM are working with the F-35 Joint Program Office and the Lightning Sustainment Center, a DOD-led team that includes international partners and industry, to outline near-term warehousing and transportation requirements.

DLA is also in the early planning stages with the F-35 JPO and services to determine how to best transfer sustainment management activities from the contractor to the Air Force and Navy as specified in Section 142 of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.

“At this juncture the planning is immature, and even though it shifts sustainment responsibilities from the prime contractors to the services, changes will continue to leverage organic government facilities, capabilities and systems in addition to industrial capabilities — just like our support for other weapons systems,” Teal said.

The group will go through a provisioning process to determine what parts of the aircraft will be fixed in-house or commercially and what supplies need to be stocked so DLA can catalog the items, create National Stock Numbers and maintain that information in government systems.

“Instead of cataloging major systems end to end, DLA catalogs primarily those parts that are going to be going through the supply chain continuously, things that we know we’re going to buy on a recurring basis because our customers have a steady need for them,” Teal continued.

Although cataloging can take years to complete, it’s expected to result in easy access to a range of supply chain data because it’s stored in government systems rather than industry’s, he said. That enables leadership to better measure performance metrics and take corrective measures on distinct supply chain issues.

DLA is already sending F-35 components to customers deployed in support of U.S., joint and international missions, but better supply chain visibility will improve that support especially in contested environments, Teal added.

DLA is continuing to build upon current support as adjustments in F-35 sustainment structure are planned, implemented and tested. DLA Distribution and TRANSCOM recently finished the second phase of test shipments to partner nations in which TRANSCOM assets — a blend of organic airlift and contracted commercial sources like FedEx and UPS — tested importing and exporting of F-35 supplies including hazardous material to the two partner nations.

Tapping into TRANSCOM shipping capabilities strengthens distribution efforts since the command has well-established routes and modes of transport and allows in-transit visibility, Teal said. And that’s likely to continue as the Air Force and Navy assume sustainment responsibility, he added.

DLA Disposition Services is also accepting F-35 assets for demilitarization and disposal from U.S. and international customers, a mission that’s also expected to build as more systems are fielded, more jets fly and repair cycles increase.

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DOD Begins Hiring ‘Prevention’ Workforce

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DOD Begins Hiring ‘Prevention’ Workforce
Nov. 30, 2022 | By Defense.gov
Last month the Defense Department released the Annual Report on Suicide in the Military for 2021, which showed a 15% decrease in suicides from 2020 to 2021. But that hasn’t meant the department can shift focus away from suicide prevention, the deputy secretary of defense said.

“There’s so much more work to do, and we will not be satisfied as long as there is a single suicide remaining in the force — and that includes the family members of the force,” Kathleen H. Hicks said during an online discussion Tuesday with Washington Post Live. 

Spotlight: Suicide Prevention

One example of work being done by the department involves creating the healthy climates necessary to address a range of problematic and harmful behaviors, including suicide. This will be accomplished, in part, with a new and dedicated primary prevention workforce focused on community-based prevention. 

“We have worked across a bipartisan coalition in Congress to support the department having a prevention workforce that will ultimately be about 2,000 people,” Hicks said. “We have, right now as we speak, several hundred openings available.” 

Interested professionals can apply for those positions by visiting www.usajobs.gov, Hicks said. The public health or social science professionals who sign on to be part of that workforce will be responsible for helping to provide military commanders with the tools needed to reduce a wide range of risk factors — such as substance misuse, toxic leadership or financial stress — and build up important protective factors — such as healthy coping mechanisms and cohesion — that will ultimately prevent harmful behaviors.

” all the factors that go into causing stress and harm behaviors, including … suicide,” Hicks said. “We are quite confident that’s a very science-based approach that we’re using. It’s the largest effort like … this that has ever existed at an unprecedented scale …. This prevention workforce will be a first-of-its-kind, and we’re going to do it right here in the United States military because that’s what we owe our people and their families.”

Also, part of the effort to continue to reduce suicides in the military, Hicks said, is the removal of any stigma associated with seeking mental health care.

Spotlight: Military Health

“We have a number of initiatives underway now to make sure we remove that stigma, not just that it’s not … bad to seek help, if you will, for your behaviors, for your mental health, but really that it’s a sign of strength,” she said. 

One example of a program designed to help reduce the stigma of seeking mental health assistance is the REACH program, which stands for “Resources Exist, Asking Can Help.” The program was initially piloted at six installations across the department and was shown to reduce a service member’s reluctance to seek assistance. The department continues to expand the program for military spouses and remote and overseas locations. 

Finally, Hicks said the department continues to focus on “lethal means safety,” which includes the safe storage of firearms and other means for suicide, such as medications. In the military and across the country, she said, firearms are the most common method of suicide. 

“We know, and it’s well documented, that if we can create a little time and space between that ideation, that idea of having concerns about … potentially committing suicide and those lethal means — obviously, firearms being foremost, but also medications — if we can create that time and space, create some safety, then that reduces the likelihood of suicide.”

As part of its focus on lethal means safety, the department continues implementation and evaluation of CALM, or Counseling on Access to Lethal Means education. CALM trains mental health professionals and others who work with at-risk individuals on ways to reduce access to safely store lethal means for suicide including firearms and medications. 

Spotlight: Taking Care of Our People

If you, or someone you know, needs help, support is available 24/7. Service members and their families can call Military OneSource at 1-800-342-9647, or chat at militaryonesource.mil. Service members, veterans, and their loved ones can also call the Military Crisis Line/Veterans Crisis Line at 988, press 1 or at 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat at veteranscrisisline.net or text to 838255.

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