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Homeland Security

Lockheed Martin Gets Potential $822M P-3 Maintenance Award from CBP

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a potential 10-year, $822 million contract to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for its fleet of 16 P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft. The contract has a two month phase-in period worth $3.9 million, followed by a base-year and nine one-year options. CBP says it sought competition through the bidding process but that only Lockheed Martin responded. Lockheed Martin makes the P-3. CBP operates eight P-3 Airborne Early Warning aircraft and…

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