Contract Award: Vertex Aerospace (Madison, Mississippi) – $62,792,923

Vertex Aerospace, Madison, Mississippi, is awarded a $62,792,923 firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for organizational level and authorized intermediate level aircraft maintenance, logistics support, and limited repair of common support equipment for three KC-130J aircraft for the government of Kuwait. Work will be performed in Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait (95%); and Madison, Mississippi (5%), and is expected to be completed in August 2027. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-4. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001922D0040).