L-3: $172.9M mod contract for T-45s

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Miss., was awarded $172,984,042 for modification P00017 to exercise an option to a previously awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery, requirements contract (N00019-14-D-0011). This option provides for organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance, logistics, and engineering to support and maintain 201 of the Navy's T-45 Goshawk training aircraft, aircraft systems, and related support equipment to support flight and test and evaluation operations. Work will be performed at Naval Air Stations Meridian, Miss; (41.7%); Kingsville, Texas (45.7 percent); Pensacola, Fla. (10.1 percent); and Patuxent River, Md. (2.5 percent). The contract is expected to be completed in September 2018. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division of Orlando, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DOD 08/23/17)