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Contract Award: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. a Lockheed Martin Co. (Stratford, Connecticut) – $48,257,948

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, December 12th, 2023

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $48,257,948 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized order (N00019242573) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001923G0002). This order provides for the redesign of a form, fit, and functional replacement of the CH-53K Inertial Measurement Unit. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed in June 2027. Fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $16,695,561 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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