Archive for February, 2010

FIRSTMARK AEROSPACE CORPORATION, CREEDMOOR, NC, Granville County, has won a contract worth $27,378.00 from the Defense Logistics Agency for Transmitter, Liquid Quantity.
MACHINE SPECIALTIES, INC., WHITSETT, NC, Guilford County, has won a contract worth $212,800.00 from Department of the Air Force for Aircraft Components and Accessories.
MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS, INC., HILLSBOROUGH, NC, Orange County, has won a contract worth $31,196.90 from Department of Veterans Affairs for REVERSE OSMOSIS MACHINE FOR DIALYSIS.
NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, CHAPEL HILL, NC, Orange County, has won a contract worth $120,400 from Department of Health and Human Services for RECOVERY: Tissue Purchase Order Contract Acquisition for NCI’s The Cancer Genome Atlas Program.
CURTISS WRIGHT CONTROLS, GASTONIA, NC, Gaston County, has won a contract worth $51,000 from Department of the Navy for REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF ELECTRO-ME ACTUATOR.
MACHINE SPECIALTIES, INC., WHITSETT, NC, Guilford County, has won a contract worth $15,400 from Department of the Air Force for Hardware and Abrasives.
CALL SIGN CONSTRUCTORS, INC., FAYETTEVILLE, NC, Cumberland County, has won a contract worth $78,200.00 from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for RECOVERY–Y–PROJECT # 005800, FALLS LAKE, NC – SHORELINE EROSION PROTECTION.
TANDEMLOC INC., HAVELOCK, NC, Craven County, has won a contract worth $56,392 from Department of the Navy for ISO BLOCKS.
KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES INC., WILSON NC, Wilson County, has won a contract worth $45,077.76 from Defense Logistics Agency for CONNECTOR,PLUG,ELEC.
PIN HIGH COMPANY INC., RALEIGH, NC, Wake County, has won a contract worth $89,999.10 from Department of the Army for Other Professional Services.
RLCB, INC., RALEIGH, NC, Wake County has won a contract worth $64,468.48 from Defense Logistics Agency for INSULATION TAPE,ELECTRICAL.
KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES INC., WILSON, NC, Wilson County, has won a contract worth $25,057.50 from Defense Logistics Agency for GROMMET,NONMETALLIC.
GFER FORRESTY CONSULTANTS, RALEIGH, NC, Wake County, has won a contract worth $25,920.00 from Department of Agriculture for *RECOVERY* Timber Marking and Cruising on the UWharrie National Forest.
THALLE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., HILLSBOROUGH, NC, Orange County, has won a contract worth $40,721,812.00 from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for RECOVERY–Y–PROJECT NUMBER 116941, KENTUCKY LOCK & DAM, TN R, KY.
JOYNER KEENY, PLLC, ROCKY MOUNT, NC, Edgecombe County, has won a contract worth $113,187.31 from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for RECOVERY–C–PROJECT NUMBER 019220, W Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir, NC –Sedimentation Survey and Report.
BlueWater Builders Incorporated, Emerald Isle, NC, Carteret County, has won a contract worth $82,250.00 from NAVFAC MidAtlantic for Winter Pool Maintenance in support of MCB Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River.
Exterior Greenery, Garner NC, Wake County, has won a contract worth $86,283.00 from Naval Facilities Engineering Command for Grounds Maintenance at Naval Health Clinic, Marine Corps Base Air Station, Cherry Point.
KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES INC., Wilson, NC, Wilson County has won a contract worth $30,565.50 from Defense Logistics Agency for ELEMENT, SENSING, FIRE DETECTOR.
QRP, INC., Leland, NC, Brunswick County, has won a contract worth $48,576.00 from Defense Logistics Agency for PIN, QUICK RELEASE
MACHINE SPECIALTIES, INC., WHITSETT NC, Guilford County, has won a contract worth $2,260,094.00 from Department of the Air Force for Aircraft Components and Accessories.
CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS, INC., SHELBY NC, Cleveland County, has won a contract worth $31,068.36 from Defense Logistics Agency for GEARBOX ASSEMBLY.
Transylvania Builders Inc., Brevard, NC, Transylvania County, has won a contract worth $61,032.00 from Department of Agriculture for *RECOVERY* Cradle Roof Replacement – Pisgah National Forest – National Forests in North Carolina.
CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS, INC., SHELBY NC, Cleveland County, has won a contract worth $26,877.17 from Defense Logistics Agency for BEARING, BALL, ANNULAR.
Eastern GCR, LLC, Pinehurst, N.C, Moore County, has won a contract worth $10,351,322.00 from Naval Facilities Engineering Command for providing for services including custodial services, pest control services, grounds maintenance, street sweeping, snow removal, and transportation.

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What a difference a year can make in updating your CCR & ORCA! All the problems for doing this task have gone away as long as you did your update last year. (If you did not do this last year, you will have to contact CCR before doing the update.) When you go to www.ccr.gov to update your CCR all you will need is your User Name & Password that was created by you last year when the TPIN was eliminated. They did make me do 5 new Secret Questions, and please make sure you write down the 5 questions & answers for next year. This was because you have to create a new Password each year or after 60 days since the last time you visited your CCR. Once this was done I hit the Update/Renew, and found all my areas were GREEN! It is very important after you do this to do an update of your Small Business Profile the link will appear. I did check over some of my data like the Point of Contact page to make sure everything was current. The whole process took only 5 minutes, and after waiting 48 hours after completing the CCR I did the ORCA today. It is the same as last year, with a few new clauses. To do the ORCA was also a 5 minute process, and always please save the data for next year renewal. If you have any questions someone on the NCMBC Team will be happy to help.

Gov. Bev Perdue announced Jan. 28 that North Carolina is receiving $545 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for further development of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor, a nearly 500-mile route that will allow trains to travel between Charlotte and Washington, D.C. at top speeds of up to 90-110 miles per hour and an average speed of 86 mph.

“Building this high-speed rail corridor will put our people to work on critical infrastructure projects and boost local economies in North Carolina,” said Perdue. “This is a huge leap toward making high-speed rail in North Carolina a reality.”

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced the funding award Jan. 28 during a ceremony at the newly renovated Durham train station. The project is expected to create or maintain 4,800 private sector jobs in North Carolina and provide environmental and energy benefits through reduced congestion and improved air quality.

“Every dollar we spend on high speed rail is an investment in job creation and in cleaning the air we all breathe,” said Jackson. “Building high speed rail will put people in North Carolina to work right away, lay the foundation for long term growth and make travel faster and cheaper – all while reducing our impact on the environment.”

Under the recovery funding, North Carolina received $520 million for improvements that will enable higher track speeds along the corridor between Raleigh and Charlotte, and $25 million for projects to improve reliability of existing service from Raleigh north to Virginia. In addition, Virginia received $75 million for improvements to the Richmond to Washington, D.C. section of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor.

To read more.

http://www.governor.state.nc.us/NewsItems/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?newsItemID=889

The Secretary of Defense delivered the 2010 QDR report to Congress on February 1, 2010. The QDR process frames strategic choices for the Department and establishes priorities to determine appropriate resource investments.

In the 2010 QDR, the Secretary of Defense included “Reforming How We Do Business” as a DoD focus. These priorities will affect future contracting opportunities and processes with DoD. Specifically, the report highlights several key issues, including:

· Reforming security assistance authorities and approaches

· Reforming how we buy

· Strengthening the industrial base

· Reforming the U.S. export control system

· Developing enterprise-wide climate change and energy strategies

For a two-page fact sheet on the QDR, click the link below:

http://www.defense.gov/qdr/QDR_FACT_SHEET_Feb_2010.pdf

For a link to DoD information on the QDR, click the link below:

http://www.defense.gov/qdr/