Strengthening the F-35: August Schell Secures $29 Million for IT System Development

August Schell Enterprises,* Rockville, Maryland, is awarded a not-to-exceed $29,059,763 firm-fixed-price order (N0001925F0067) against a previously issued contract (NNG15SD80B). This contract procures tool requirements to include software licenses and commercial software applications to construct secure and reliable IT systems to facilitate the development, security, and operations systems development life cycle, critical to the successful fielding of information technology capabilities for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program in support of the Joint Strike Fighter Program for the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp, and non-U.S. Department of Defense participants. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia, and is expected to be completed in October 2026. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $12,331,917; and fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,408,669, will be obligated at the time of award, $2,408,669 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competed, one offer was received. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.