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Contract Award: The Boeing Co. (St. Louis, Missouri) – $43,512,163

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $43,512,163 firm-fixed-price order (N0001922F2016) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0006). This order procures 19 Infrared Search and Track System (IRST) pods, 15 supply IRST pod spares, 34 fuel tank assemblies, 34 sensor assembly structures, as well as special tooling, non-recurring engineering, sustainment support, and data in support of the final IRST pod assemblies for the U.S. Navy. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri and is expected to be completed in April 2026. Fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement  (Navy) funds in the amount of $35,708,094 and fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,804,069 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.



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