L-3 garners $166M mod contract

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Miss., was awarded a $166,263,229 modification to a previously contract to exercise an option for organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance and logistics services in support of approximately 200 T-45 aircraft based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Miss.; and NAS Pensacola, Fla. Services include engineering, supply and government property management, and procurement of associated parts and materials required to prepare the aircraft for about 320 launchers per day across, which fly an estimated total of 75,000 hours each year. Work will be performed in Meridian (44 percent); Pensacola (7 percent); and is expected to be completed in September 2017. (Source: DOD 09/19/16)