Innovative Artisan Support: Boeing’s $56M Contract for Naval Aircraft Programs

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri is awarded a $56,449,263 cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides support of unique non-production F/A-18 A-F and EA-18G flight test assets to include engineering, instrumentation, and maintenance of F/A-18 A-F and EA-18G aircraft, along with required laboratories, machine and metal shops, tooling, tool cribs, aircraft parts, aircraft ancillary equipment, and support equipment. The unique artisan support will be provided for current F/A-18 ground and flight test programs such as the Next Generation Jammer, Weapon Programs, Growler Block Two, and other emergent requirement programs including, but not limited to, Electromagnetic Air Launch System upgrades, Super Blues support, and Sniper Pod, and for future emergent programs. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland, and is expected to be completed in April 2029. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B). Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0042124D0007).