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Contract Award: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (Marietta, Georgia) – $29,171,293

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, September 28th, 2021

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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $29,171,293 order to provide software maintenance updates that address deficiency reports on the C-5M Galaxy weapons system. Work will be performed in Marietta, Georgia; Greenville, South Carolina; Phoenix, Arizona; and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 1, 2024. This award is a result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2021 working capital funds in the amount of $20,186,536; and operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,984,757 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8525-21-F-0037).

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