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Navy Anticipates CH-53K Lot 5 and 6 Contract

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019

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Navy Anticipates CH-53K Lot 5 and 6 Contract

The Marine Corps' first CH-53K King Stallion arrives at Air Station New River in Jacksonville, N.C. (Photo by Dan Parsons)

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) expects to negotiate a sole source contract with Sikorsky [LMT] for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of Lot 5 and 6 of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, the Navy said in a presolicitation post. According to a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday, the Navy intends the contract to be initially issued as an Advance Acquisition Contract (AAC) in fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021 for long-lead items in support of subsequent production purchases. The production buys…

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