Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $66,610,781, fixed-price (incentive) firm target, firm-fixed-price modification (P00056) to a previously awarded contract (N0001917C0001). This modification provides for alternative sources aircraft alignment definitization of material impacts to F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter low rate initial production Lots 12-14 aircraft in support the U.S. government’s decision to establish alternative source suppliers for materials and hardware within the F-35 production line for the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and non-Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Hoogergeide, Netherlands (89%); Laval, Quebec, Canada (9%); and Rancho Dominguez, Calif. (1%), and is expected to be completed in February 2023. Fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $159,568; fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $8,982,671; fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $6,688,543; fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $12,457,633; fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $6,412,057; and non-DOD participant funds in the amount of $31,910,309 will be obligated at time of award, $15,671,214 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Awarded August 2, 2021) (Source: DoD, 08/04/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.
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