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Contract Award: Learjet Inc. (Wichita, Kansas) – $464,851,645

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, June 1st, 2021

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Learjet Inc., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $464,851,645 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft. This contract provides for the purchase of up to six Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft and completion work. Work will be performed in Wichita, Kansas, and is expected to be completed May 2026. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement funds in the amount $70,000,000 are being obligated with the initial delivery order, FA8726-21-F-0073, at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8726-21-D-0006).

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