Lockheed Martin Secures $65.5M Modification to Enhance F-35 Program for Multiple Military Branches

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $65,486,802 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost reimbursable modification (P00052) to a previously awarded contract (N0001920C0032). This modification adds scope to provide engineering and program management support as well as test assets, testing, and solution development in support of the F-35 reliability and maintainability improvement program for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in March 2028. Fiscal 2024 procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $28,673,614; fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $14,907,777; FMS customer funds in the amount of $7,331,352; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $14,574,059, will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract action was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.