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Contract Award: Skookum Educational Programs doing business as Tessera (Bremerton, Washington) – $386,676,777

Skookum Educational Programs, doing business as Tessera, Bremerton, Washington, has been awarded a $386,676,777 firm-fixed-price contract for U.S. Air Force Academy Civil Engineering Base maintenance support. This contract provides for engineering services, installation management services, facilities and infrastructure maintenance and repair services, emergency management services, and housing management services. Work will be performed at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, and is expected to be complete by Feb. 28, 2034. This award is the result of a direct award under the AbilityOne Program; one solicitation was issued, and one offer was received. Fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $854,680 are being obligated at the time of award. The10th Contracting Squadron, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, is the contracting activity (FA700026C0001). (Awarded on Jan. 26, 2026)
 
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Missions Systems, Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $129,986,060 firm-fixed-price contract for the Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training Systems program. This contract provides a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) effort for the Royal Australian Air Force for the procurement of two weapon system trainers, one  database generation system, one enhanced-integrated cockpit system trainer, one loadmaster part task trainer; and the upgrade of one virtual simulator and one virtual maintenance trainer. Work will be performed at Marietta, Georgia; and Richmond, Australia, and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2030. This contract was a sole source acquisition. FMS funds in the amount of $129,986,060 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8621-26-C-B001). (Awarded on Jan. 22, 2026)



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