Al Jazeera television reports that a Bulgarian hostage held in Iraq by suspected al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been executed. A video tape of the murder was provided to Al Jazeera. The group vows to execute another hostage within 24 hours. (Reuters)
Lockheed Martin, Orlando, Fla., was awarded on July 12, 2004, a $10,537,111 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for 283 target acquisition designation sight electronic display and control, line replacement unit spares, and active matrix liquid crystal display for the Apache Aircraft.
Nomadics Inc.*, Stillwater, Okla., was awarded on July 8, 2004, a $175,000 increment as part of a $5,538,963 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for refinement, fabrication, demonstration, testing, and maintenance of an amplified fluorescence quenching polymer-based explosives detection sensor.
URS Group Inc., Omaha, Neb., was awarded on July 7, 2004, a delivery order amount of $75,000 as part of a $300,000,000 firm-fixed-price, guaranteed-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-award-fee, and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for remediation services such as hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste, ordnance and explosive, operations and maintenance, construction/remediation support and clean-up.