Helicopter Sustainment Contract: Bell Textron Inc. Secures $13.78M Order for AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom Support

Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $13,775,974 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001924F2602) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0012). This order provides engineering and logistics sustainment efforts in support of the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters for the Marine Corps and the government of Bahrain; production and sustainment support for the government of the Czech Republic; as well as sustainment support of domestic and Foreign Military Sales customer peculiar support equipment. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (80%); and Patuxent River, Maryland (20%), and is expected to be completed in December 2024. Fiscal 2024 operations maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,148,147; fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,399,310 and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $4,574,443 will be obligated at the time of award, of which $2,148,147 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.