Option year pact for Vertex: $35M

MADISON, Miss. – The Air Force has awarded the Mississippi-based company Vertex Aerospace an option year on its C-12 program. The option year award has an estimated value of $35M and an estimated cumulative value of $70M. The contract provides contractor logistics support to the C-12 fleet. Vertex will provide services to the C-12 fleet across 20 company locations throughout the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, and Honduras. The Madison, Miss.-based firm has more than 4,200 employees at 65 U.S. and 35 international facility sites. (Source: Vertex Aerospace 01/09/19)