Contract: Aechelon, $24M

Aechelon Technology, San Francisco, Calif., has been awarded a $24,069,170, firm-fixed price, C-type option contract for Image Generation Systems. Image Generators are required to support high fidelity F-35 and F-22 JSE Flight Simulation Visual Display Systems in Joint Simulation Environment. Work will be performed at Edwards Air Force Base and Nellis AFB, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2023, if option is exercised. This award is the result of a non-competitive, sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $20,252,904 are being obligated at the time of the award. The Air Force Training Center, Edwards AFB, is the contracting activity (FA9302-21-C-0011). (Awarded June 18, 2021) (Source: DoD, 06/21/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.