Bell Textron to Provide AH-1Z Helicopters to Nigeria under $455M Contract
Bell Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $455,000,000 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract for the production and delivery of 12 AH-1Z helicopters for the government of Nigeria, as well as provides associated engineering, program management and logistics support, and non-recurring engineering for obsolescence. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (80%); and Amarillo, Texas (20%), and is expected to be completed in July 2028. Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $82,345,771 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(4). Naval Air Systems Command Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001924C0030).