PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Navy awarded a $70,438,194 base-year contract to Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Miss., on Oct. 20 for Contractor Logistics and Maintenance Support (CLS) of the Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) program with six options for a total contract value of $465,200,548. Three proposals were submitted for the contract. The task order contract for CLS was awarded on a best-value tradeoff basis with a base and six options. CLS availability is scheduled to begin in calendar year 2021 and continue through calendar year 2027. The Leonardo-built TH-73A AHTS will replace the 35-year-old TH-57 training system to meet advanced rotary wing and intermediate tilt-rotor training requirements for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard through 2050. “This contract ensures the Navy can successfully maintain the TH-57s until the TH-73A is operational in the fleet. Vertex will ensure the Navy has capacity to train several hundred aviation students per year at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Fla., said Capt. Holly Shoger, Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office program manager. (Source: NAVAIR News 10/26/20) https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2020/10/26/navy-awards-logistics-maintenance-support-contract-for-advanced-helicopter-training-system/
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