Skyward Ventures: Lockheed Martin’s $181M F-35 Contract Twist

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $181,000,000 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized modification (P00020) to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001919D0015). This modification adds scope to procure ancillary mission equipment (AME) in support of meeting Lot 17 Group Two requirements, a subset of the overall Lot 17 AME requirements for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in support of the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales customers, and F-35 Cooperative Program Partners. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in April 2028. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on a modification to a previously issued order. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.