CH2M Hill Inc., Englewood, Colorado, was awarded an $8,593,830 cost-plus-award-fee task order under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for remedial investigations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The work to be performed provides for addressing requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Sections 104 and 121, Executive Order 12580, and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. Work will be performed in Coupeville, and Oak Harbor, Washington, and is expected to be completed by July 2028. Fiscal 2023 environmental restoration (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,593,830 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Silverdale, Washington, is the contracting activity (N62470-21-D-0007).
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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says
In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]
Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]
Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine
A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]
Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]