Contract Award: L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC (Madison, Mississippi) – $93,995,000

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, was awarded a $93,995,000 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor-operated and -maintained base supply of the Air Education and Training Command fleet of 177 T-1A Trainer aircraft. Work will be performed at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Laughlin AFB, Texas; Vance AFB, Oklahoma; Columbus AFB, Mississippi; and Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2023. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and three offers were received. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $14,131,472 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8106-18-C-0001).