Contract: American Systems, $6.8M

American Systems Corp., Chantilly, Va., has been awarded a $6,826,190 modification (02) to the previously awarded contracts FA7046-11-D-0001/0003 for F-35 operational test and evaluation verification and validation. Contractor will provide for the rescope of work to be performed for verification and validation for the F-35 verification simulation environment for operational test and evaluation. Work will be performed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and is expected to be complete by Dec. 31, 2017. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 09/04/15) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 integrated training center.