Breaking Barriers; The 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election is Coming

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The 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Race Is Heating Up...

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Attorney Tony Buzbee and a host of other candidates are lining up to run for Mayor of Houston on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 against Mayor Sylvester Turner. Early voting begins on Monday, October 21, 2019.

BARRIERS Words by: Judge Erica Hughes COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW #3

For 93 years the Harlem Globetrotters have been breaking barriers in the community. Recently I got to partner with their initiative and go into the community, learn/perform globetrotter tricks, and speak to students at James H. Law Elementary School about breaking barriers. “THANK YOU” Harlem Globetrotters, Torch (1 of only 20) female Globetrotters in 93 years, and El Gato (the 1st Puerto Rican) Globetrotter.

Erica Hughes We also partnered with a community organization and Law Elementary faculty to give Judge complimentary game tickets to students to see the Harlem Globetrotters game.”

HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC JUDGES WITH TORCH AND EL GATO AT LAW ELEMENTARY

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Judge Erica Hughes, Judge Ronnisha Bowman, Judge Tonya Jones, Judge Shannon Baldwin, Torch, Judge Michelle Moore, Judge Dedra Davis, Judge Latosha Lewis Payne, Judge Toria J. Finch, and El Gato at James H. Law Elementary School. SEE PAGE 13

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The City of Houston Mayor at this time is Sylvester Turner. He’s “ELIGIBLE” to run for re-election.

The Houston City Council District A seat is currently being held by Council Member Brenda Stardig. She is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

The Houston City Council District B seat is currently being held by Council Member Jerry Davis.

He is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for reelection on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

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The Houston City Council District C seat is currently being held by Council Member Ellen Cohen. She is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

EDISON MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THE 270TH DISTRICT COURT

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Judge Dedra Davis is pictured above with students and faculty from Edison Middle School. Students from Edison Middle School visited the 270th Civil District Court on Friday, January 25, 2019, to learn about how the court operates and career choices at courts like the 270th Civil District Court that may be available to the students in the future.SEE PAGE 15

Councilman Mike Knox is the Houston City Council Member representing the At-Large Position #1 seat.

He is asking for your vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Mike Knox is pictured above with the Honorable Jacquie Baly, a well-known TV and Radio Personality/Governmental Relations Expert.

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2. Judge Dedra Davis is pictured above with students and faculty from Gregory-Lincoln Middle School. Students from Gregory-Lincoln Middle School visited the 270th Civil District Court on Friday, January 25, 2019, to learn about how the court operates and career choices at courts like the 270th Civil District Court that may be available to the students in the future.SEE PAGE 15

The Houston City Council District J seat is currently being held by Council Member Mike Laster. He is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

www.aubreyrtaylor.blogspot.com 3. Fifth Grade Students from Kujawa Elementary School (Aldine ISD) recently visited with Judge Dedra Davis to learn about how the court operates. The 270th Civil District Court is located at 201 Caroline on the 13th Floor.

For more information about this court call: (832) 927-2270

“It’s imperative that we make it our business to elect the “BEST-QUALIFIED” candidates who value “US” whenever we go to the polls to cast our ballot.”

The Houston City Council At-Large Position #5 seat is currently being held by Council Member Jack Christie. He is "TERM-LIMITED" and cannot run for re-election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

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“I do not choose to be a common man, It is my right to be uncommon … if I can, I seek opportunity … not security.

I do not wish to be a kept citizen.

Humbled and dulled by having the State look after me.

I want to take the calculated risk; To dream and to build.

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I will not trade freedom for beneficence Nor my dignity for a handout I will never cower before any master Nor bend to any threat.

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THE FIGHT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IS ONE WORTH FIGHTING! THE SCALES OF JUSTICE AREN’T ALWAYS JUST: “I’ve been studying Texas’ criminal justice system from the time I graduated from college way back in 1991.

And I can tell you with full assurance that the system isn’t always fair, or color blind. However, it isn’t as much about the color of your skin as some folks would have you believe. In a lot of cases, this system is about whether you have connections, influence, and the means to mount an adequate defense as an accused citizen. Even still, fixing the problems won’t be easy – but we must try! And to this end, we must make it our business to do our own due diligence regarding researching candidates in our effort to find the “BEST QUALIFIED” candidates who value “US” before we go into the voting booth to cast our ballot. And moreover, as we proceed forward, we must start using our treasure, time, and talent to implore, inform, and empower more people to get off the sidelines and into the game of life!”

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ONE INNOCENT PERSON BEHIND BARS IS TOO MANY: I didn’t do it? Have you heard this before?

Well, not all, but some of those folks are telling the truth. Look, the rate of wrongful convictions in the United States is staggering. According to some reports, 2 percent to 10 percent of the people sitting behind bars right now are innocent. What does this mean in real numbers? Well, we could be looking at somewhere between 46,000 to 230,000 innocent people locked away in a jail cell somewhere in America!”

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”I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

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Charles Stamps is the founder of the 25th Annual MLK Grande Parade.

"On behalf of the Houston Business Connections Newspaper©, I would like to thank Tony Buzbee (pictured above talking to retired Houston Firefighters) for finding value in celebrating the life, legacy and contributions made by the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today and every day! I would also like to thank Kim Gagne, Supervising Producer for The Steve Harvey Show for serving as a Co-Grand Marshal for the 25th Annual MLK Grande Parade. Other Co-Grand Marshals for the 25th MLK Grande Parade were: Bill King, Tony Buzbee, and Rushion McDonald.”

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY EVERY DAY!

“Today we remember the life and legacy of a true American hero, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

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I’ve been involved in local politics since 1991, so I’ve seen a few people come and go over the years — but ATTORNEY AUDIA JONES is a true gem. So, I strongly believe that all ‘OPEN-MINDED’ Harris County voters should keep a close eye on this rising “DEMOCRATIC STAR” and support her in any way possible as God’s plan for her life continues to unfold. And to this end, we’ve picked ATTORNEY AUDIA JONES as one of our “TOP WOMEN OF COLOR TO WATCH” in 2020.”

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BIOGRAPHICAL SNAPSHOT

Audia Jones was born to her loving parents, who are now retired. Her dad is a decorated Vietnam Veteran, who served as a paratrooper and member of the Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP), followed by a career as an aviation engineer. Her mom was a lifelong educator who taught special needs children for more than thirty (30) years.

Education. Jones received a full four-year NCAA College Basketball Scholarship to the University of Rhode Island (URI) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. After leaving URI, Jones attended Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law where she earned an academic scholarship and graduated magna cum laude. After law school, she demonstrated herself to be a devoted civil servant, clerking at several highly-esteemed governmental agencies including the United States House of Representatives and the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia.

Justice of the Peace Court Experience. Jones has practiced before all sixteen (16) Justice of the Peace Courts (JP) in Harris County. She knows first-hand the impact that JP Court Judges have in the lives of citizens and their communities. After her undergraduate studies, prior to becoming an attorney, Jones worked as an intern for a JP Court. During that experience, Jones witnessed how compassion and understanding while upholding the law ensured decisions served the best interests of the community. As an Assistant District Attorney, Jones completed a JP Court rotation where the balance of her time was served in Precinct 7, Place 1. There, she handled multiple cases, including: traffic violations, assaults, theft by check, truancy, and evictions.

United States House of Representatives. Upon completing law school, driven by her love for her Houston community, Jones served as the Counsel Fellow for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. As a Counsel Fellow, she quickly advanced from the duties of a Graduate Fellow to a Congressional Staffer managing the Judiciary Committee Portfolio for the Congresswoman. In approximately 50 hearings, Jones successfully prepared detailed analysis of key legislation affecting the 18th Congressional District of Harris County while effectively communicating the pros and cons of each legislative item to the Congresswoman.

Skilled, Practicing Attorney. Following her experiences at the U.S. House of Representatives, Jones joined the Harris County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney where she has handled non-violent and violent misdemeanor and felony offenses. As a Prosecutor, Jones has served as a Chief in a county court. She has also been assigned to the Family Criminal Law Division (FCLD) where she was the Chief Prosecutor of the Misdemeanor Division prosecuting felony domestic violence cases. Currently, Jones works as a senior felony prosecutor in the Financial Crimes Division. She focuses on the prosecution of public assistance fraud committed against various governmental agencies. The office recovers stolen State and Federal funding that should be allocated to Houstonians in need of flooding, housing, medical, unemployment, welfare, and other life support assistance.

Personal Life. Audia Jones is married and has two children, a seventeen (17) month old son and ten (10) year old niece. They reside in Precinct 7. She is a member of the Harris County Democratic Party, Texas Democratic Women, Houston Black American Democrats, Houston Association of Women Attorneys, Junior League of Houston and the Wheeler Avenue Christian Academy Parent Teacher Committee.

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Echoing King’s words about justice for Harris County officials [Opinion]

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ne day last fall, while working the intake division at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, I received a call from a largely minority elementary school in Houston. On the other end of the line I was stunned to hear an Houston Independent School District police officer’s request: “I am calling to ask you to accept charges on a 7-year-old boy I have in handcuffs right now.”

You can’t be serious, I thought, but the hostility in the officer’s voice was palpable. “While I was attempting to restrain him, he elbowed me in the stomach and that is assault of a public servant,” he said.

After gathering my disbelief, I asked what happened, learning more about the child — a boy of average height and build for his age, with a “smart mouth,” a student who gave teachers a very hard time but had no history of violent behavior — and about the HISD officer. The latter was a man wearing protective gear underneath his uniform who sustained no marks or bruises from the incident.

I informed the officer that, based on the facts, the child had not committed assault of a public servant — a third degree felony — and that the charges were declined.

From my years working as an assistant district attorney, I knew this type of call was the norm and my response the exception. As I reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I can’t help but consider his vision for racial, social, and economic justice, and where our criminal justice system falls short. Realizing that vision demands we discuss the current state of the Harris County criminal justice system, starting with the most

powerful actor — the district attorney’s office.

My interaction with the HISD officer is one of many stories that constitute the beginning of the school-toprison pipeline, which is part of a perverse system where the most vulnerable in our community are entangled in a web designed to suffocate the poor and ethnic minorities.

As both a woman of color and former county prosecutor, I have a rare perspective on the inner workings of this institution — beyond the administration’s superficial campaign platforms and into the depths where the promises made to our community lay broken. Internally, the office still consists of archaic mechanisms that exploit and target

our most vulnerable communities. On any given day you can enter a court to see a disproportionate number of black and brown people. They are often shackled and chained, reminiscent of scenes from “Amistad” or “Roots” , or of chattel slavery in America.

When thinking about criminal justice, we think murder, carjackings, home invasions, rape, and robbery. We don’t typically think about the bulk of cases prosecuted — crimes such as shoplifting, criminal trespass or ones in which mental illness, drug addiction, or homelessness are leading factors. We must stop focusing prosecutors’ resources on these insufficient and insignificant nonviolent misdemeanor offenses that lead to jails and courts flooded with people of color and the poor. This is more than just an issue of race, it is the criminalization of poverty which has created our society’s vast inequities. It is the New Jim Crow. It is a renewal of the Black Codes that continue to devastate communities under the guise of progress.

The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University reports that nearly 100,000 Harris County citizens are processed into jail before conviction. Hispanics and Blacks make up 77 percent of that population, while not being afforded the same opportunities as their white counterparts. Conversely, while only 29 percent of Hispanics and blacks receive pretrial intervention, non-His-

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is pictured above as six-year-old Robin Arrington, daughter of a Miami Southern Christian Leadership Conference attorney, leans on his shoulder. “Love yourself, and that means rational and healthy self-interest. You are commanded to do that. That’s the length of life. Then follow that: Love your neighbor as you love yourself. You are commanded to do that. That’s the breadth of life.

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panic whites disproportionately account for 74 percent of that favorable outcome.

In light of those facts, it seems appropriate that our community thoroughly review the individuals we are electing and ask the important questions. Do their actions match their progressive talk? How do they connect with these most vulnerable and affected communities? Are they so far removed from these individuals they oversee that they cannot possibly relate to those who are suffering most? We must demand leaders who will fight back and represent us.

We must elect people like newcomer Judge Darrell Jordan, who made national headlines when he testified against the county — and against 15 more experienced judges — in the federal suit claiming using a cash bail system that detains poor defendants for low level, nonviolent offenses violates the Constitution. It was a practice that the

county has spent $9 million taxpayer dollars defending.

Alternatively, we have elected officials such as District Attorney Kim Ogg, who despite railing against the abuses in the cash bail system as a candidate has as DA directed her prosecutors to seek high cash bonds in many cases involving low-level, nonviolent offenses, according to an emailed directive as reported by theappeal.org.

Under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.01, the primary duty of a prosecutor is “not to convict,

but to see that justice is done.” In Harris County it is no secret that prosecutors are encouraged to make plea offers in the face of trial. Is the DA’s Office pursuing justice or fueling a plea mill? If we instead operate the District Attorney's Office as an unbiased third party that acts as a guardian of public trust, we will see tangible systemic changes. As shown by the recent historic election of ethnic minority men and women as judges, the people desire real change. They desire true reformers willing to accept risks and who are not tied to this brutal system.

In conclusion, on this very special day we must remember that it is important to hold our elected officials accountable for their promises and demand action on behalf of the many rather than the few. Otherwise, as indicated

by King, the injustice here will be a threat to justice everywhere. In Harris County, we are at the tip of the spear of this nation’s vast criminal justice system. And let us make King’s words ring true when he said “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

————————————————————————— *Jones is a lawyer and former prosecutor in Harris County. (NOTE) This “OPINION//OUTLOOK” was first published inside the Houston Chronicle.

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A nation divided along racial, gender, socio-economic and political lines will eventually crumble. So, as we endeavor to become an even greater America, let’s not forget the lessons we’ve learned over the years. And going forward, let’s do our very best to place people who value all of us into positions of authority.”

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

”I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.

He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”

Tony Buzbee served as a Co-Grand Marshal of the 25th Annual MLK Grande Parade. However, he still found time to take pictures with families along the parade route in Midtown. Tony Buzbee is also one of the candidates running against Mayor Sylvester Turner in the Tuesday, November 5, 2019 City of Houston Mayoral Election.

Judge Dedra Davis, 270th Civil District Court with members of the 97.9 FM crew at the City of Houston’s MLK Day Parade.

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A few of the newly elected Harris County Democratic Judges riding on their float at the City of Houston’s MLK Day Parade. Judge Lucia G. Bates (front row left), Judge Linda M. Dunson (front row middle), Judge Shannon B. Baldwin (front row right0, Judge Ronnisha Bowman (second row left), Judge Ramona Franklin (second row right), Judge LaShawn A. Williams (third row left), Judge Toria J. Finch (third row right), Judge Sandra J. Peake (fourth row left), and Judge Latosha Lewis Payne.

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"On behalf of the Houston Business Connections Newspaper©, we would like to thank Judge Maria T. Jackson for finding value in celebrating the life, legacy and contributions made by the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today and every day!.

“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.”

“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”

“Hate is just as injurious to the hater as it is to the hated. Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity.

Many of our inner conflicts are rooted in hate.

This is why psychiatrists say, “Love or perish.”

Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”

“Another way that you love your enemy is this: When the opportunity presents itself for you to defeat your enemy, that is the time which you must not do it. There will come a time, in many instances, when the person who hates you most, the person who has misused you most, the person who has gossiped about you most, the person who has spread false rumors about you most, there will come a time when you will have an opportunity to defeat that person. It might be in terms of a recommendation for a job; it might be in terms of helping that person to make some move in life. That’s the time you must do it. That is the meaning of love.”

“I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism.

Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, love is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization. To return hate for hate does nothing but intensify the existence of evil in the universe. Someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and evil, and this can only be done through love.”

Councilwoman Martha Castex Tatum (fourth from right) along with Fran Watson (second from right) and Congresswoman Lizzie Pannill Fletcher at the City of Houston’s MLK Day Parade in downtown Houston, Texas.

“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”

www.aubreyrtaylor.blogspot.com Congressman John Lewis in his vehicle shaking hands with Claude Cummings, Jr. at the City of Houston’s MLK Day Parade. Cummings is the Vice President of Region 6 of the Communications Workers of America.

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In case you don’t know, JUDGE MARIA T. JACKSON was recently appointed by her peers to serve as the “ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE” over the Criminal Courts in Harris County, Texas. She also serves as Judge for the 339th Criminal District Court. So, as we march toward the March 2020 Democratic Primaries we are strongly encouraging all ‘OPEN-MINDED’ Harris County, Texas voters to keep an eye on this “TOP WOMAN OF COLOR TO WATCH” in 2020.”

BIOGRAPHICAL SNAPSHOT

Judge Maria T. Jackson has been the presiding Judge of the 339th State District Court in Houston, Harris County, Texas since the election of 2008.

Judge Jackson presides over serious felony offenses, which run the gamut from low-level drug offenses to capital murder. She has presided over one hundred jury trials and several have been featured on The First 48 Hour national television show. She has appeared on many Houston radio and media outlets like Red, White and Blue Political Show, Magic 102, KCOH, and The Prison Show on FM 90.1. Judge Jackson has taken the lead in implementing sweeping changes for DWI probationers in her court. These changes are so notable that the Harris County Probation Department has followed Judge Jackson’s lead in implementing them county wide.

by Houston’s Influential 40 Under 40. The Houston Sun honored Judge Jackson the “Women of Power and Purpose” award in 2013. In addition to breaking the barriers for minority women in the legal profession, Judge Jackson broke barriers for Houston Municipal judges by being the first judge to be acknowledged by the Mayor’s Spotlight City of Houston employee newspaper. In addition to her accomplishments at the state level, Judge Jackson has been recognized as a “Woman of Now” hall of fame honoree by the U.S. House of Representatives, 18th Congressional.

Professional Activities and Memberships. Judge Jackson’s devotion does not stop at public service. She is also a devoted member to her profession and her alma mater Texas A&M University School of Law formerly Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Judge Jackson serves on the Board of District Judges, where she chairs the Security Committee and serves on the Administration of Justice and the Legislative Committee. She serves on the Mental Health Task Force Board. She is currently a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas State Bar College, Garland R. Walker American Inns of Court, American Bar Association, Houston Lawyers Association, Houston Bar Association, and the Mexican American Bar Association. She serves on the Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Awards Committee. She is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and the Houston Bar Foundation. She previously served as past Co- Chair on the Speakers Bureau Committee for the Houston Bar Association and on the Board of Directors for Texas A&M University School of Law.

Education

— B.A. Political Science — The University of Texas at Arlington — Doctor of Jurisprudence — Texas A&M School of Law formerly Texas Wesleyan School of Law

Professional Experience. Judge Jackson has served by appointment of the Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice as the presiding Judge in Cameron County, Texas. The United States Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, the District Attorneys of Alabama, and the National Judicial College selected Judge Jackson as one of twenty-four judges from across the country to receive training at the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI). In 2003-2008, Judge Jackson was appointed by the Mayor and City Council as a Full-time Municipal Court Judge for the City of Houston. During her tenure as a Municipal Court Judge, she also served as a trainer and instructor for the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center. She was a Municipal Bond Attorney and a certified Mediator.

Awards and Recognition. Judge Jackson’s passion for public service has not gone unnoticed. Her service to the community has led a number of organizations to recognize her. Judge Jackson was named “Best Criminal Court Judge of 2011” by the Houston Press, making her the first African American woman to be given this honor. D-Mars.com Business Journal awarded Judge Jackson the People’s Choice Award for two consecutive years in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, Judge Jackson was named one of the “Top 30 Most Influential Women of Houston.” In 2015, Judge Jackson was recognized again for her judicial service to the community by the Lebanon Times magazine. She was a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Black Heritage Honoree, a Houston Bar Association-CLE distinguished member, and recognized

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“Judge Maria T. Jackson will be up for re-election in the March 2020 Democratic Party Primary in Harris County. Judge Jackson cares about every American!”

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"On behalf of the Houston Business Connections Newspaper©, we would like to thank Tony Buzbee (third from right) for finding value in celebrating the life, legacy and contributions made by the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today and every day!.

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.

This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”

“Without love, there is no reason to know anyone, for love will in the end connect us to our neighbors, our children and our hearts.”

“In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”

“One of the greatest problems of history is that the concepts of love and power are usually contrasted as polar opposites. Love is identified with a resignation of power and power with a denial of love.”

“What is more tragic than to see a person who has risen to the disciplined heights of tough-mindedness but has at the same time sunk to the passionless depths of hard-heartedness?”

“I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism. Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, love is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization. To return hate for hate does nothing but intensify the existence of evil in the universe. Someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and evil, and this can only be done through love.”

Tony Buzbee poses for a photo with the William P. Hobby Airport DHS/TSA Color Guard at the 25th Annual MLK Grande Parade. Tony Buzbee served as one of the Co-Grand Marshals for the 25th Annual MLK Grande Parade.

“We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will. And we shall continue to love you.”

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Bill King served on the advisory board and as a Co-Grand Marshal for the 25th Annual MLK Grande Parade. Bill King is running for mayor of Houston, Texas on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 against Mayor Sylvester Turner and several other candidates.

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"JUDGE SONYA HEATH IS A FAIR AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY JUDGE!"

Meet Sonya

A judge must be knowledgeable, fair and impartial. Sonya's relevant familiarity and involvement in the process, with 30+ years of legal-related service, (9 years as a licensed attorney, and 23 years as a civil litigation assistant), equip her to be that judge who can identify and understand the distresses and hards h i p s t h a t f a m i l i e s e n c o u n t e r. Thereby equipping her to assist them in getting back some semblance of their previous lives, and with any success, restore their broken families.

Sonya's previous experience (before being elected to the bench back in 2018) includes The Craig Washington Law Firm, the First Court of Appeals as a judicial intern and Vice Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association's Family Law Committee. During 20082009, she was Vice Chair, Employee Benefits General Committee, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the ABA, and she has served on several committees in the Mexican American Bar Association. In 2006, she was a Court Appointed Special Advocate in Rock County, Wisconsin.

Sonya's law practice, accomplishments and committee involvement have prepared her to be the best candidate for Judge of the 310th Family District Court. Her wealth of experience and firsthand knowledge provide Sonya with the tools that are necessary to be a fair and knowledgeable judge. In her personal life, Sonya enjoys and has participated in the BP MS150 cycling event (150+ miles from Houston to Austin). The fundraising event is held annually and serves to bring hope to many who are affected by multiple sclerosis.

“HERSTORY” JUDGE SONYA HEATH UNSEATED THE REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT JUDGE LISA A. MILLARD BACK ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018 IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS — SHE WILL BE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE MARCH 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

In case you don’t know, Judge Sonya Heath would have still defeated Republican Judge Lisa A. Millard in the race for Judge, 310th Family District Court – even without the 105,158 straightticket voting cushion she received from Democratic voters in Harris County, Texas back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election.

Here’s why: Sonya Heath received 663,582 overall votes. When you subtract the 515,812 straight-ticket votes, you come up with 147,770 votes. Comparatively speaking, if you subtract the 410,654 straight-ticket votes, Judge Lisa A. Millard received from her overall vote total of 517,767 you come up with 107,113 votes. So, in essence, even if

you stripped away the straight-ticket votes received

by Judge Sonya Heath back in 2018 she would have still hypothetically unseated the incumbent by approximately 40,657 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election in my opinion.

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Sonya recently completed her tenure as President of the University Area Rotary Club, and was very active with the United States – Russian Intercountry Committee Rotary Exchange. Her focus this year is the Rotary Club's major project, the Rotary Firefighters Home. The project's vision is to provide temporary, fully-furnished housing to firefighters and other first responders at little or no cost, for use while they are undergoing treatment in the Texas Medical Center for any on-the-job injuries or, resulting work-related medical conditions. Sonya was the MABAH Inaugural Gala Chair for 2016, and the Logistics Chair responsible for completely furnishing the forty-unit apartment complex.

Sonya also enjoys reading and being actively involved with her church, First United Methodist, downtown branch. Sonya has two adult sons, Christopher and Nicholas, who wholeheartedly support her in this campaign.

Her experience, as well as commitment to improving the lives of families, makes her the best candidate for Judge of the 310th Family District Court. By supporting Heath4Judge, you are aiding Sonya and her commitment to supporting families.

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JUDGE ERICA HUGHES UNSEATED THE REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT JUDGE NATALIE C. FLEMING BACK ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018 IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS — SHE WILL BE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE MARCH 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

In case you don’t know, Judge Erica Hughes would have still defeated Republican Judge Natalie C. Fleming in the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 – even without the 105,158 straight-ticket voting cushion she received from Democratic voters in Harris County, Texas back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election. Here’s why: Erica Hughes received 659,197 overall votes.

When you subtract the 515,812 straight-ticket votes, you come up with 143,385 votes. Com-

paratively speaking, if you subtract the 410,654 straight-ticket votes, Judge Natalie C. Fleming received from her overall vote total of 521,594 you come up with 110,940 votes. So, in essence, even if you hypothetically stripped away the straight-ticket votes received by Erica Hughes back in 2018, she would have still unseated Judge Fleming by approximately 32,445 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election in my opinion.

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The honorable Judge Erica Hughes currently serves as the “PRESIDING JUDGE” for County Criminal Court at Law #3. She, along with several of her colleagues recently shared a portion of their busy workday with local students at James H. Law Elementary School. On behalf of Houston Business Connections Newspaper©, we would like to thank Judge Hughes, Judge Latosha Lewis Payne, Judge Toria J. Finch, Judge Ronnisha Bowman, Judge Dedra Davis, Judge Shannon Baldwin, and Judge Michelle Moore for holding to their commitment to making themselves available to young people throughout Harris County, Texas.”

JUDGE ERICA HUGHES: For 93 years the Harlem Globetrotters have been breaking barriers in the community. Recently I got to partner with their initiative and go into the community, learn/perform globetrotter tricks, and speak to students at James H. Law Elementary School about breaking barriers.

“THANK YOU” Harlem Globetrotters, Torch (1 of only 20) female Globetrotters in 93 years, and El Gato (the 1st Puerto Rican) Globetrotter. We also partnered with a community organization and Law Elementary faculty to give complimentary game tickets to students to see the Harlem Globetrotters game.”

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BREAKING BARRIERS: Principal Derrick Estes (left) talks to Judge Latosha Lewis Payne, while El Gato signs an autograph at Law Elementary. El Gato is the first Puerto Rican to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

TORCH HOLDS COURT AT LAW ELEMENTARY: A student at James H. Law Elementary admires Torch. In case you don’t know, Torch is one of only twenty women to ever play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

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270th CIVIL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DEDRA DAVIS UNSEATED THE REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT JUDGE BRENT GAMBLE BACK ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018 IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS — SHE WILL BE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE MARCH 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

In case you don’t know, Judge Dedra Davis would have still defeated Republican Judge Brent Gamble in the race for Judge, 270th Civil District Court – even without the 105,158 straight-ticket voting cushion she received from Democratic voters in Harris County, Texas back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election. Here’s why: Dedra Davis received 651,843 overall votes.

When you subtract the 515,812 straight-ticket votes, you come up with 136,031 votes. Com-

paratively speaking, if you subtract the 410,654 straight-ticket votes, Judge Brent Gamble received from his overall vote total of 530,480 you come up with 119,826 votes. So, in essence, even if you stripped away the straight-ticket votes received by Judge Dedra Davis back in 2018 she would have still hypothetically unseated the incumbent by approximately 16,205 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election in my opinion.

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The Honorable Judge Dedra Davis loves this quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: "We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."

Judge Dedra Davis Delivers a Very Important Message to HISD Students from GregoryLincoln, Edison Middle Schools

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She’s now referred to as the honorable Judge Dedra Davis, Presiding Judge for the 270th Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. But it wasn’t always that way.

Her life began, just like the lives of many of the HISD Students from Gregory-Lincoln Middle School and Edison Middle School who visited her courtroom on Friday, January 25, 2019. “I’m glad you guys are here – this is about you guys,” said Judge Dedra Davis as her eyes welled with tears, and her voiced cracked as she struggled for a brief moment to hold back tears of joy. You see, for Judge Davis, this was much more than a field trip. For her, this moment represents a dream come true, a pivotal moment that’s come full circle. Yes, she’s still tough. Yes, she’s still just as strong as ever in my eyes.

But just for a brief moment, on the 25th day of January 2019, Judge Dedra Davis showed a softer side of herself as she gazed out into that courtroom filled with more than a hundred HISD Students. She didn’t have me fooled one bit. I knew it was in there all along. This isn't at all about politics for her. And nope, this isn’t about wins and losses either. For the Honorable Judge Dedra Davis this is about fulfilling her commitment to making sure that future generations know that they can achieve their dreams if they never give up.

A HEART FOR THE CHILDREN

From the time she walked into her courtroom and saw all those children, she was overcome with joy as she listened to their applause. “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail,” she told them. And in true “Dedra Davis” fashion she had the students repeat this slogan over and over again throughout the program – to make sure that it stuck on the canvasses of their minds. “Judge Davis, what do you think about the shutdown,” one of the students asked during the question and answer segment.” However, Judge Davis had to explain to the student that Judges are not allowed to express their opinions on such matters.

ONLY THE BEGINNING

In case you don’t know, this is only the beginning – part one of her four-part plan. According to Judge Davis, she has several more trips scheduled in the coming months. She intends to introduce children (as many children as she possibly can) to opportunities that are avail-

able to them as a career path inside the courtroom. And if you ask me, she, her (Court Clerk) Danielle Gutierrez, (Assistant Clerk) Sasha Price, (Court Coordinator) Monica Martinez, (Court Reporter) Pam Coder, and (Court Intern) Roshawn all did an outstanding job explaining the roles they play in doing the people’s business at the 270th Civil District Court. But that wasn’t it, they also gave the students a glimpse into their own lives, as they each provided insights into what it took for them to make it to this point in their professions.

COUNCIL MEMBER DON JONES

Councilman Don Jones, a City Council Member for Stafford, Texas showed up as a surprise guest to speak to the students about getting a quality education. And he also shared a little insight into his more than 40-year public service career. He, Councilman Jones, succeeded the vacancy on Stafford’s City Council following the end of Councilman Robert Sorbet’s tenure back in May of 2016.

He’s currently serving as the Chair of the Technology Committee. As a lifelong educator, his distinguished career includes being a former School Administrator at Stafford High, Elementary, and Primary School(s). He also is a former Adjunct Professor and Program Director for Houston Community College and retired Fall of 2017. Council Member Jones earned his undergraduate degree, majoring in Elementary Education with a Sociology minor, from Indiana State University in 1979 and a graduate degree in

Education Mid-Management from the University of Houston Clear Lake in 1989. Council Member Jones is a widower and has one son J. Blair, who is a product of our Stafford Municipal School District. He also is a member of The Fort Bend Church. “I have a heart for these children – that’s why I’m here today,” he said during my brief conversation with him. He also challenged the students to be ready, prioritize, and develop their listening skills.

THE HONORABLE JUDGE DEDRA DAVIS

Judge Dedra Davis ran for office and won, back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the Midterm Election in Harris County, Texas. She unseated the incumbent judge at the time who was a Republican running for reelection by the name of Judge Brent Gamble. When the election night voting was finished back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Dedra Davis had received 651,843 votes for 55.13 percent of the vote. Comparatively speaking, Judge Brent Gamble only received 530,480 votes for 44.87 percent of the vote. So, by winning, “Making Law and Order EQUAL Justice,” has become much more than a slogan – it’s becoming her mission!

“Every citizen will have a voice and receive a fair day in court as long as I’m the judge of the 270th Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas,” says Judge Davis.

“Every citizen will be treated with dignity and respect.”

Judge Dedra Davis loves this quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: "We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."

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“HERSTORY” JUDGE CASSANDRA HOLLEMON DEFEATED REPUBLICAN JOHN SPJUT BACK ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018 IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS — SHE WILL BE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE MARCH 2022 PRIMARIES AUBREY R. TAYLOR REPORTS©

In case you don’t know, Judge Cassandra Y. Hollemon would have still defeated John Spjut in the race for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law #12 – even without the 105,158 straight-ticket voting cushion she received from Democratic voters in Harris County, Texas back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election. Here’s why: Cassandra Y. Hollemon received 655,917 overall votes. When you subtract the 515,812 straight-ticket votes, you come up with 140,105 votes. Comparatively speaking, if you subtract the 410,654 straight-ticket votes, John Spjut received from his overall vote total of 523,050 you come up with 112,396 votes. So, in essence, even if you stripped away the straight-ticket votes

received by Judge Cassandra Y. Hollemon back in 2018 she would have still hypothetically defeated the John Spjut by approximately 27,709 votes back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election in my opinion.

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CJCS travels to the Netherlands to meet with his counterpart — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in an arrival ceremony with his counterpart Dutch Lt. Adm. Rob Bauer, chief of defense of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands, at the Binnenhof in the Hague, Jan. 18, 2019. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro) NAVY — Risk Mitigation Consulting Inc.,* Destin, Florida, is awarded a maximum amount $95,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for mission assurance assessments of installation/facilities infrastructure and facility-related control systems for the Department of the Navy. The work includes, but is not limited to the collection and evaluation of data concerning the criticality of facilities, utilities, industrial control systems, and supporting infrastructure based on mission impacts, probable threats and hazards, and degrees of vulnerability to determine the overall risk posture of the asset.

Work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps installations at various locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic area of responsibility, both inside and outside the continentalU.S., including, but not limited to, California (24.6 percent); Virginia (13.0 percent); Florida (10.1 percent); Maryland (7.2 percent); Washington (5.8 percent); Hawaii (4.3 percent); Texas (4.3 percent); South Carolina (4.3 percent); Washington, District of Columbia (2.9 percent); North Carolina (2.9 percent); Mississippi (2.9 percent); Georgia (2.9 percent); Tennessee (1.5 percent); Rhode Island (1.5 percent); Pennsylvania (1.5 percent); New York (1.5 percent); New Jersey (1.5 percent); Louisiana (1.5 percent); Indiana (1.5 percent); Illinois (1.5 percent); Connecticut (1.4 percent); and Arizona (1.4 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date of January 1, 2024. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,000 are obligated on this award, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by operations and maintenance (Navy and Marine Corps). This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website and Federal Business Opportunities website, with six proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N62470-19-D-2002).

NAVY — Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, was awarded $81,224,627 for modification P00007 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive=-firm-target contract (N00019-17-C-0042). This modification provides for the procurement of 228 configuration components required for completion of Configuration D Retrofit Component engineering change proposals for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft for the Navy and the government of Australia. Work will be performed in Forest, Mississippi (53 percent); Andover, Massachusetts (36 percent); and El Segundo, California (11 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2022. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy); and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds in the amount of $81,224,627 will be obligated at time of award. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the Navy ($80,692,484; 99 percent) and the government of Australia ($532,143; 1 percent) under the FMS program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

NAVY — Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $28,882,337 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-16-C-5102 for AEGIS Baseline 9 Integration and Delivery, TI-08 CG Upgrade, AEGIS Baseline 9 Capability Development, Capability Improvements, Baseline 9 Sea Based Non-Cooperative Target Recognition Development and Radar Engineering.

Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey, and is expected to be complete by July 2019. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); fiscal 2013 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy); 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy); and 2019 weapons procurement (Navy), funding in the amount of $28,882,337 will be obligated at time of award and funds in the amount of $1,530,764 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is

the contracting activity.

NAVY — Bell-Boeing JPO, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $23,325,145 for cost-plus- fixed-fee delivery order N0001918F5004 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-17-G-0002) in support of the V-22. This order provides support of ongoing flight test and evaluation of the V-22 test aircraft. Work will be performed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (90 percent); and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2018. Fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement (Navy); and fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $23,325,145 will be obligated at time of award; none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

NAVY — SRA International Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, was awarded an $11,336,940 firm-fixed-price contract for command, control, communications, and computer system afloat operations and sustainment support for capabilities aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet of ships, and the MSC network operations centers. This contract includes a six-month period of performance. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia, and work is scheduled to commence Jan. 1, 2019, and is scheduled to be completed June 30, 2019. This contract will be funded with Navy working capital funds; and U.S. Transportation Command working capital funds. Funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded as an other than full and open requirement under unusual

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and compelling urgency procedures. Only one offer was solicited and received. The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

(N3220519C1000) (Awarded Dec. 31, 2018) NAVY — Structural Associates Inc., * East Syracuse, New York, is awarded $10,008,000 for firm-fixedprice task order N4008519F4299 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N4008517-D-5048) for repairs for insulator shop relocation Building 166 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The work to be performed provides building repairs and modernization to the historic 1941 Building 166. Exterior envelope repairs and replacement will include, but are not be limited to, roofing and wall systems, trim, windows and window systems, skylights, door repairs, concrete, the installation of roof and wall insulation, and reconfiguration of the building entrance to provide accessibility. Interior repair and renovation includes, but is not limited to, reconfiguration of existing toilet facilities, the renovation of electrical and plumbing systems, the replacement of deteriorated heating ventilation and air conditioning equipment and controls, and the modernization of fire protection systems.

Work will include egress paths in order to improve space utilization, accessibility and life safety. The task order also contains five unexercised options, which, if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $10,691,110. Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by March 2020. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $10,008,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Vir-

ginia, is the contracting activity. ****Correction: Contract awarded on Dec. 27, 2018 to Bell Boeing JPO, Amarillo, Texas, was announced with the incorrect award amount and contracting activity. The contract should have stated the award amount of $ $24,448,390 and that the contracting activity is the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey. All other contract information is correct.

ARMY — O'gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co. LLC,* Fairfield, Ohio, was awarded a $60,736,752 firm-fixed-price contract to procure Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles protection kits. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2023. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-19-D-0041).

ARMY — Endeavor Robotics Inc., Chelmsford, Massachusetts, was awarded a $32,400,000 firm-fixedprice contract for reset, sustainment, maintenance, and recap parts for Robot Logistics Support Center technicians to support the overall sustainment actions of the entire Endeavor family of small, medium, and large robots.

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 Jan. 2, 2024.

U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-19-D-0031). ****CORRECTION: An $89,520,585 modification (0053 09) to contract W52P1J-11-G-0053 awarded to BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc., Radford, Virginia, announced Dec. 31, 2018, listed the wrong amount of funds obligated.

The correct amount of obligated funds is $7,895,422. All other information in the announcement was correct.

AIR FORCE — BAE Systems Information and Electronics Systems Integration, Nashua, New Hampshire (FA8604-19-D-4021); The Boeing Co., Defense, Space & Security, St. Louis, Missouri (FA8604-19-D-

4022); General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.(GSASI), Poway, California (FA8604-19-D-4020); Goodrich Corp., UTC Aerospace Systems, ISR Systems, Westford, Massachusetts (FA8604-19-D-4023); Harris Corp., Electronic Systems, Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems, Clifton, New Jersey (FA8604-19-D-4027); Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas (FA8604-19-D-4026); Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida (FA8604-19-D-4024); and Raytheon Co., Raytheon, El Segundo, California (FA8604-19-D-40250), have been awarded $22,500,000 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts for the formation of a collaborative working group of various industry partners to work as single extended entity to develop, evolve, update via pre-planned product improvement initiatives, as well as manage and provide configuration control of the open mission systems and universal command and control interface standards, collectively referred to as the Open Architecture Standards. These contracts provide for the development, updating and management of the above standards with the following business goals, promote adaptability, flexibility, and expandability; support a variety of missions and domains; simplify integration; reduce technical risk and overall cost of ownership of weapon system programs; enable affordable technology refresh and capability evolution; enable reuse; enable independent development and deployment of system elements; and accommodate a range of cybersecurity approaches.

Work will be performed at the industry partner facilities in Nashua, New Hampshire; St. Louis, Poway, California; Westford Massachusetts; Clifton New Hampshire; Fort Worth, Texas; and Melbourne, Florida, and is expected to be complete by December 31, 2022. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

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IT Services LLC, Centreville, Virginia, has been awarded a labor-hour contract (HHM402-19-C-0012) with a ceiling amount of $128,003,638 for all-source intelligence analysis and operational support services to the Joint Intelligence Operations Center–Korea (JIOC-K), U.S. Forces Korea and six divisions in Korea. Work will be performed in the Republic of Korea with an expected completion date of July 13, 2024, if all options are exercised. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,000,000 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition and seven offers were received. The Virginia Contracting Activity, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity AIR FORCE — Defense Research Associates Inc.,* Beavercreek, Ohio, has been awarded an $11,098,274 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development. This contract provides research and development to transition technologies related to long-duration multispectral sensor technology utilizing radiation from numerous sources to obtain warfighter objectives/advantages. Work will be performed in Dayton, Ohio, and is expected to be complete by January 6, 2025. This award is the result of a Small-Business Innovation Research Phase III request for proposal. Fiscal 2018 research and development funds in the amount of $200,000 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8650-19-C-1600).

AIR FORCE — Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, Azusa, California, has been awarded a $7,688,550 contract option modification (P00029) to contract FA8810-15-C-0001 for Defense Support Program (DSP) on-orbit satellite and anomaly resolution support.

This support provides root-cause analysis as a key component of the lifetime extension of DSP. Work will be performed in Azusa, California; Aurora, Colorado; and Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $7,688,550 are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value is $108,244,260. Space and Missile Systems Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is the contracting activity. Awarded on Dec. 31, 2018.

ARMY — Torch Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded an $8,802,273 modification (000043) to contract W31P4Q-09-A-0021 for engineering, integration, test and analysis. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2019. Fiscal 2019 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $8,802,273 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity. ****CORRECTION: The contract announced on Jan. 2, 2019, for $60,736,752 to O'gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co. LLC,* Fairfield, Ohio, has not been awarded.

No award date has been determined at this time.

ARMY — Avon Protection Systems, Cadillac, Michigan, was awarded a $92,670,255 firm-fixed-price contract for the joint service aircrew mask, engineering support, special tooling and spare parts. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 21, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W911SR-19-D-0002).

AIR FORCE — Lockheed Martin, Santa Maria, California, has been awarded a $52,700,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus, and award-fee type, modification (P0009) to contract FA8818-17-D-0001 for engineering, development and sustainment services supporting the Air Force Multi-Mission Satellite Operation Center. This increase provides for continuous services to operate experimental and demonstration satellites; act as the focal point and center of expertise for Department of Defense experimental and demonstrations space and missile operations; support space and missile research, development, test and evaluation and initial operational test and evaluation. Work will be performed in Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 5, 2019. This modification is for work within scope of the contract. Fiscal 2019 other procurement funds will fund this contract. Space and Missile Systems Center, Kirkland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity.

NAVY — Advanced Management Strategies Group LLC,* Dumfries, Virginia (M00264-19-D-0001); Atkinson Aeronautics and Technology Inc.,* Fredericksburg, Virginia (M00264-19-D-0002); Emerging Technol-

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ogy Support LLC,* Mooresville, North Carolina (M00264-19-D-0003); Get It Done Solutions LLC,* Fredericksburg, Virginia (M00264-19-D-0004); Strategic Ventures Consulting Group LLC,* Falls Church, Virginia (M00264-19-D-0005); and Vickers and Nolan Enterprises LLC,* Stafford, Virginia (M00264-19-D-0006), are each awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with five-year ordering periods and an option to extend services for up to six months for technical, analytical, and engineering support for the Marine Corps Capabilities Development Directorate. The estimated aggregate ceiling of the contracts is a combined $43,891,128. If the option is exercised, the contract value will be $48,280,241. Each company will have an opportunity to compete for individual firm-fixed-price task orders. The majority of work will be performed at the contractor facilities in Mooresville, North Carolina; Dumfries, Virginia; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Falls Church, Virginia; and Stanford, Virginia, as determined by task orders awarded. Work is expected to be completed in January 2024. With the option exercised, work will continue through July 2024. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Marine Corps); and research and development (Navy) funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued. These contracts were competitively procured via solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities website, with nine proposals received. The Marine Corps Installations Command, National Capital Region, Regional Contracting Office, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

NAVY — Coffin Turbo Pump Inc., Englewood, New Jersey, is awarded a $15,523,669 indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity, firm-fixed-priced contract, for up to 33 turbine driven main feed pumps for LHD-1 class main propulsion boilers. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division requires the production of a non-commercial main feed pump unit that will be driven by a steam turbine on a common solid shaft (no couplings). The main feed pump unit is designed to provide feed water to the Navy LHD-1 class main propulsion boilers. Work will be performed in Englewood, New Jersey, and is expected to be complete

by January 2024. Fiscal 2017 other procurement (Navy) funding in the total amount of $1,299,325 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 Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N64498-19-D-4004).

NAVY — Fairbanks Morse Engine, Beloit, Wisconsin, is awarded a $13,552,041 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-priced ordering provisions for engineering, logistics and program management services in support of the Navy diesel engine systems. Work includes engineering and technical services, logistics support, engine training, and program management services. Work will be performed in Beloit, Wisconsin, (52 percent); San Diego, California (30 percent); and Norfolk, Virginia (18 percent), and is expected to be complete by January 2024. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $720,000 will be obligated at time of award and will 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 Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the contracting activity (N64498-19-D-4001).

AIR FORCE — The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $22,000,000 modification (P00006) to contract FA8802-19-C-0001 for federally funded research and development centers. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2019. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $1,073,818,540. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California, is the contracting activity.

NAVY — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., (NASSCO)-Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, is awarded a $91,477,172 undefinitized contract action as a modification to a previously awarded contract (N0002416-C-4306) for USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) fiscal 2019 Dry-docking Planned Incremental Availability. A Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability includes the planning and execution of depot-level maintenance, alterations, and modifications that will update and improve the ship's military and technical capabilities. Work will be per-

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formed in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is expected to be complete by February 2021. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $45,738,586 will be obligated at time of award and $45,738,586 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, Norfolk, Virginia, is the administrative contracting activity.

NAVY — Clark Nexsen Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia, is awarded a maximum amount $60,000,000 firmfixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for multi-discipline architectengineering services in Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic area of responsibility (AOR).

The work to be performed provides for comprehensive architect-engineering services required for planning, design, and construction services in support of new construction, repair, replacement, demolition, alteration, and/or improvement of Navy and other governmental facilities. Facilities may include, but are not limited, personnel housing facilities, (bachelor enlisted quarters and bachelor officers quarters, hospitality); office facilities (medical, training, secure facilities); training facilities (operational, maintenance, and classroom), and industrial maintenance facilities (vehicle maintenance ships, shore intermediate maintenance activities, aircraft maintenance hangars, public works ships, and warehouses). Projects may involve single or multiple disciplines, including, but not limited to, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, landscape design, fire protection, commissioning and interior design.

Task Order 0001 is being awarded at $528,950 for preliminary design authority to validate planning requirements and develop preliminary design deliverables in support of P1035, corrosion control and paint facility. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by March 2019. All work on this contract will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic AOR including, but not limited to Norfolk, Virginia (27 percent); Portsmouth, Virginia (27 percent); Virginia Beach, Virginia (26 percent); Yorktown, Virginia (15 percent), and other facilities within the NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic AOR (5 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months with an expected completion date January 2024. Fiscal 2019 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $528,950 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by military construction (Navy); and operations and maintenance (Navy). This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 12 proposals received. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-19-D-9041).

NAVY — L-3 Technologies Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, is awarded $12,556,242 for modification P00006 to a previously awarded, firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-18-C-1030) to manufacture, test, deliver, manage, and support the common data link Hawklink AN/SRQ-4 systems for the MH-60R aircraft. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah (60 percent); Atlanta, Georgia (14 percent); Mountain View, California (6 percent); Exeter, New Hampshire (2 percent); Derby, Kansas (1 percent); El Cajon, California (1 percent); Boise, Idaho (1 percent); Dover, New Hampshire (1 percent); Sunnyvale, California (1 percent); York Haven, Pennsylvania (1 percent); Bohemia, New York (1 percent); Oxnard, California (1 percent); Littleton, Massachusetts (1 percent); Providence, Rhode Island (1 percent); Cedar Park, Texas (1 percent); Minnetonka, Minnesota (1 percent); Phoenix, Arizona (1 percent); Stow, Massachusetts (1 percent); Salinas, California (1 percent); Fort Worth, Texas (1 percent); Skokie, Illinois (1 percent); and Toronto, Canada (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2020. Fiscal 2019 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $12,556,242 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.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY — Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries Inc., Corbin, Kentucky, has been awarded a maximum $7,229,250 modification (P00016) exercising the fourth one-year option of a oneyear base contract (SPE1C1-15-D-N006) with four oneyear option periods for various types of caps. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Location of performance is Kentucky, with a Jan. 9, 2020, performance completion date. Using military services are Army and Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2019 through 2020 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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