Vertex Modernization Wins $425M Contract for Center Display Units and Interim Support Services

Vertex Modernization and Sustainment LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, was awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a single five-year option (10 years total) for a supply with some services (interim contractor support and non-recurring engineering), with firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursement no fee (travel), not separately priced (data), and cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing arrangements, with a contract ceiling of $425,000,000 for center display units (CDU). This contract provides for the ability to procure the following hardware during this period: CDU full kits, CDU line replaceable units, CDU shop replaceable units, and various other support hardware as required. Work will be performed at Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 29, 2035. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 procurement funds in the amount of $35,300,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8232-25-D-B010, FA8232-25-F-B239).