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Contract Award: The Boeing Co. Seattle Washington; Everett (Washington; and Miho Air Base (AB), Japan) – $18,238,622

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington; Everett, Washington; and Miho Air Base (AB), Japan, has been awarded a $18,238,622 firm-fixed-price modification (P00013) to contract FA8609-18-G-0002 for delivery order FA8609-18-F-0006 for KC-46A Japan aircraft. The contract modification is for six months of setup and 12 months of post-delivery-support services for the first two aircraft delivered to Japan. Work will be performed at Miho AB, Japan, and is expected to be completed Oct. 31, 2022. This modification involves Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Japan. FMS funds in the amount of $18,238,622 are being obligated at the time of award. Total cumulative face value of the contract is $898,674,750. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.



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