A Skyward Leap: Lockheed Martin Grabs $439.9M Contract for F-35 Support Material

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $439,888,241 firm-fixed-price modification (P00008) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price, and fixed-price-incentive-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001923D0010). This modification exercises options to provide support equipment, pilot flight equipment, and post ejection survival training material, as well as associated administrative, contract management, planning and readiness reviews and non-recurring introduction to service support in support of site activation and initial sustainment activities for the F-35A, F-35B and F-35C aircraft for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-Department of Defense participants, and Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed in Redondo Beach, California (91%); Fort Worth, Texas (8%); and Orlando, Florida (1%), and is expected to be completed in December 2029. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.