Gentex Corp Wins $22.6M Navy Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet Contract

Gentex Corp., Simpson, Pennsylvania, is awarded $22,595,321 firm-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide the Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) system. The NGFWH system is intended to streamline and modernize fixed-wing helmet capabilities by reducing, and eventually replacing, the legacy HGU-55/P and HGU-68/P helmets. Additionally, the NGFWH system will serve as a platform for future upgrades, ensuring adaptability to evolving mission needs. Work will be performed in Carbondale, Pennsylvania (73%); Manchester, New Hampshire (21%); and Rancho Cucamonga California (6%), and is expected to be complete by December 2030. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated as orders are issued. This contract was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0042126D0002).