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Contract Award: Lockheed Martin Corp. (Fort Worth, Texas) – $29,667,817

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $29,667,817 modification (P00003) to a cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F2073) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008). This modification adds scope to procure training systems and simulation design, development, integration, test, production, deployment, modifications, upgrades and sustainment services to improve and sustain F-35 training devices in support of distributed mission training for the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida (85%); and Fort Worth, Texas (15%), and is expected to be completed in July 2026. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,500,000; fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $2,250,000; fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Air Force) funds in the amount of $1,245,579; fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $464,849; fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $4,240,187; fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,040,102; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $16,139,156, will be obligated at time of award, $2,750,530 of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.



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