Business

Dickerson, Maryland -- 24 September 2008 -- As energy prices continue to rise worldwide, many homeowners in the U.S. are becoming interested in renewable forms of energy to power their homes. Jeff Swicord introduces us to one horse farmer north of Washington D.C. who thinks the answer is small wind energy, in his case, personal wind turbines.

Dr. Carlos Fernandez breads rare Puerto Rican Paso Fino horses on his farm north of Washington D.C.

A transplant surgeon by trade, Dr. Fernandez likes to work with his hands. He keeps 20 horses in two barns, has two houses, an indoor training ring and other structures on his property -- all run on electricity.

For the past several years, Dr. Fernandez has been working to make his horse farm energy independent using wind power.    » read more »

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

ExxonMobil Fuels marketing Co., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a maximum $84,669,874 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel oil, diesel fuel and gasoline. Using service is Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and US/NATO personnel. There were originally seven proposals solicited with two responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is Sept. 30, 2011. The contracting activity is Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-08-D-9410).    » read more »

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Science Applications International Corp., of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a contract for $9,500,000. The purpose of this contract is to advance the technology and/or increase knowledge and understanding of chemical, biological and radiological threats to personnel, equipment, operations based on various environmental factors and develop capabilities to effectively communicate CBR impacts and issues including response and consequence management topics to a wide range of planning and decision-making levels.

The location of performance is Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, Calif. At this time $999,844 has been obligated. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-08-D-6918).    » read more »

CONTRACTS

ARMY

Sterling Medical Associates, Inc, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded on Aug. 25, 2008, a $11,326,360 firm fixed price contract. The purpose of this contract is to obtain the personal and non – personal services of traumatic brain injury health providers for the military treatment facilities located throughout Germany and Vicenza, Italy. Work will be performed in Landstuhl, Germany with an estimated completion date of Sept 18, 2013. Ten bids were solicited and five were received. US Army Medical Command Europe Regional Contracting Office, Landstuhl – Kirchberg, Germany, is the contracting activity (W911F4F-08-C-0020).    » read more »

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $129,259,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized contract action (UCA) for the fabrication and delivery of 13 P-3 Outer Wing Assembly (OWA) kits in support of the P-3 recovery plan. Work will be performed in Marietta, Ga., and is expected to be completed in December 2010. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity (N00019-08-C-0066).    » read more »

CONTRACTS

NAVY

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $149,801,176 firm-fixed-priced contract for the procurement of nine Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) exercise missiles retrofitted and certified from SLAMs to SLAM-ERs for the U.S. Navy.    » read more »

25 August 2008 -- Tens of thousands of people have protested outside the Indian factory set to produce the world's cheapest car, to demand the auto company return the land to local farmers.

Authorities in West Bengal state deployed nearly 3,000 police to protect the Tata Motors factory site Sunday as more than 40,000 protesters lined the highway leading to the factory.

Farmers say Tata Motors did not properly compensate them for the land used for the factory site. They have vowed to continue protesting until the 160 hectares of disputed land are returned.

Tata Motors said Friday the protests may force it to relocate the factory.

The factory is set to roll out the first $2,500 "Nano" cars by October. Tata Motors plans to manufacture a quarter-million of the cars each year.    » read more »