Contract: Raytheon, $447.6M

Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is awarded an undefinitized $447,601,042 not-to-exceed modification (P00011) to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm target), cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable contract (N0001921C0011). This contract provides for the procurement of recurring sustainment support activities including maintenance of support equipment, common program activities, unique and common base recurring sustainment, repair of repairables, field service representatives, common replenishment spares, conventional take-off and landing/carrier variant F-135 unique maintenance services, and short take-off and landing F-135 unique services in support of the F-35 Lightning II F135 propulsion system for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Air National Guard, non-Department of Defense (DOD) participants, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in East Hartford (47%); Oklahoma City, Okla. (15%); Indianapolis, Ind. (13%); Windsor Locks, Conn. (6%); West Palm Beach, Fla. (5%); Brekstad, Norway (2%); Leeuwarden, Netherlands (2%); Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia (2%); Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station, S.C. (1%); Cameri, Italy (1%); Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (1%); Edwards AFB, Calif. (1%); Hill AFB, Utah (1%); Iwakuni, Japan (1%); Luke AFB, Ariz. (1%); and Patuxent River, Md. (1%), and is expected to be completed in May 2022. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $44,006,026; fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Air Force) funds in the amount of $41,480,264; fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $7,092,764; fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Air National Guard) funds in the amount of $5,525,000; non-DOD participant funds in the amount of $29,576,990; and FMS funds in the amount of $16,311,383 will be obligated at time of award, $98,104,054 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 11/30/21)

Contract: Boeing, $85M

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded $85,014,425 for ceiling-priced delivery order N00383-22-F-0A30 under previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00383-17-G-A301 for overhaul of 40 ship-sets for the F-18 landing gear system, which includes a left side and right side main landing gear and nose landing gear assembly in support of the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircrafts. All work will be completed by April 2024 with no option periods. Work will be performed in Quebec, Canada (37%); St. Louis, Mo. (21%); Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (18%); Ontario, Canada (12%); San Diego, Calif. (6%); various other material suppliers (4%); and Yakima, Wash. (2%). Annual fiscal working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $41,657,068 will be obligated at the time of award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One firm was solicited for this non-competitive requirement pursuant to the authority set forth in 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 11/30/21)

Contract: Lockheed, $124.9M

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., has been awarded a $124,902,953 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00007) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0004 for Lot Four and Five of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles and tooling and test equipment. The contract modification provides for the purchase of an additional 42 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles and 24 Weapons Data Links in support of Lot Six. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla.; and Troy, Ala., and is expected to be completed by Sept. 22, 2025. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2022 Navy weapons procurement funds in the amount of $124,902,953 are being obligated at time of modification award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $549,674,649. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD. 11/29/21)

Contract: Science Applications, $99M

Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Va., has been awarded a $99,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Weapon Engagement Simulation Technology for Advanced Research (WESTAR). The contract provides for the development of multi-spectral and multi-modal phenomenology modeling capabilities towards the research, development and transition of Air Force munitions. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2026. This award is a result of a competitive acquisition and one offer was received. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $2,843,404 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, is the contracting activity (FA8651-22-D-1001). (Source: DoD. 11/29/21)

Contract: L3 Vertex, $69.4M

L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., has been awarded a $69,384,000 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor operated and maintained base supply of the Air Education and Training Command fleet of 178 T-1A trainer aircraft. Work will be performed at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Laughlin AFB, Texas; Vance AFB, Okla.; Columbus AFB, Miss.; and Naval Air Station Pensaola, Fla., and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2022. This award for option four is the result of a competitive acquisition and three offers were received. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,900,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker AFB, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-18-C-0001). (Awarded Nov. 22, 2021) (Source: DoD, 11/24/21)

Contract: Austal, $72.5M

Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $72,514,406 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for emergent repair and continuous maintenance for littoral combat ships deployed to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and the countries and ports therein. The contract will include a one 24-month base period beginning in January with three additional 12-month option periods, which if exercised, will bring the total value to $215,881,424. Work will begin January 2022 and is expected to be completed by December 2023; if all options are exercised, work will be completed by December 2026. Work will be primarily performed in Singapore with a percentage that cannot be determined at this time in countries and ports within the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance funds (Navy) in the amount of $9,185,652 will be obligated to fund the contract’s minimum amount and funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Individual task orders will be subsequently funded with appropriate fiscal year appropriations at the time of their issuance. This contract was competitively procured with the solicitation posted on the beta.sam.gov website, with two offers received. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka, Site Singapore, is the contracting activity (N40345-22-D-8000). (Source: DoD, 11/23/21)

Contract: Boeing, $49.7M

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a not-to-exceed $49,677,000 firm-fixed-price letter contract for QF-16 Production Lot 6 Block 25 and Block 30 Unique Material for Drone Peculiar Equipment Package, program integration support, production line support material and warranty for drone peculiar equipment lay-in material. Work will be performed in St. Louis and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2025. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2021 Navy weapons procurement funds in the amount of $4,186,507; and fiscal 2022 procurement funds in the amount of $20,651,992 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8678-22-C-0003). (Source: DoD, 11/23/21)

HCPHC gets $2.2M for airport

KILN, Miss. – Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission received $2.2 million in RESTORE Act funds for a technology park at Stennis International Airport. The 40-acre park will consist of multiple structures built in phases. The funding from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon settlement will go toward the first phase of the park. Phase 1 includes construction of a building to house the Department of the Army’s Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX), which has outgrown its existing incubator space at the airport. Planning for the technology park began in 2017 when HCPHC developed the Aviation and Aerospace Optimization Plan with a goal to become the cornerstone of Mississippi's aerospace industry. Stennis International is a community airport that has an 8,500-foot runway rated to carry the world’s largest cargo planes. It'is home to 15 aerospace companies serving both general aviation and military aircraft. (Source: HCPHC, 11/19/21)

Contract: Lockheed, $584.8M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $584,835,834 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (PZ0057) to a previously awarded contract (N0001919C0010). This modification adds scope to provide system integration engineering for the development of new ASQ-239 electronic warfare/counter measure hardware in support of the F-35 aircraft for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Nashua, N.H. (66%); Fort Worth (27.5%); Linthicum Heights, Md. (5%); various locations within the continental U.S. (1%); and Balderstone, Lancashire, United Kingdom (0.5%), and is expected to be completed in April 2026. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $33,934,533; fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $33,934,532; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $14,949,980 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 11/19/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

Contract: HII, $113.7M

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded an $113,694,258 not-to-exceed undefinitized contract action for long lead time material (LLTM) in support of one amphibious assault ship (general purpose) replacement (LHA(R)) Flight 1 Ship (LHA 9). This action will be the sixth increment of LLTM awarded to HII under contract N00024-20-C-2437 executed on April 30, 2020. Work will be performed in Pascagoula (64%); Montville, N.J. (7%); Mobile, Ala. (5%); Tulsa, Okla. (5%); High Ridge, Mo. (5%); Blaine, Wash. (4%); Pittsburgh, Pa. (4%); Thomaston, Conn. (3%); and Ayer, Mass. (3%). Work is expected to be completed by April 2024. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $85,270,693 will be obligated at award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The obligation amount represents 75% of the not-to-exceed price, in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 217.7404-4, limitations on obligations. In accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), this contract was not competitively procured — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-20-C-2437). (Source: DoD, 11/19/21)

Contract: Sikorsky, $21.2M

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Conn., is awarded a $21,201,454 modification (P00309) to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N0001906C0081). This modification increases scope and provides aircraft maintenance in support of the CH-53K data transfer unit and defensive electronic countermeasure system replacement phase three flight test. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. (78%); Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (11%); and Hot Springs, Va. (11%), and is expected to be completed in June 2022. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Funds will be obligated on subsequent modifications to the contract. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 11/19/21)

Contract: Lockheed, $20.4M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $20,353,137 modification (U00010) to a previously awarded, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0001920C0026). This modification adds scope to continue support required to establish the common reprogramming tool development network and selection of a service-oriented architecture for the development of enhanced reprogramming tools, which is essential for all standing labs in support of the F-35 aircraft for the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (90%); and Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (10%), and is expected to be completed in May 2022. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $965,875; fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $235,929; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $11,804,254 will be obligated at the time of award, $235,929 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 11/18/21)

Contract: Lockheed, $19M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a not-to-exceed $18,977,821 fixed-price-incentive-fee, undefinitized modification (P00011) to a previously awarded contract (N0001920C0032). This modification adds scope to provide delivery and installation of a multispectral database and delivery of crypto ignition keys in support of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in support of the Air Force and the government of the Republic of Korea. Work will be performed in Madison, Wisc. (80%); and Fort Worth (20%), and is expected to be completed in September 2023. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $9,488,500; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $821 will be obligated at time of award, none 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 Nov. 16, 2021) (Source: DoD, 11/17/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.

New Airbus orders help Mobile

Airbus landed the Dubai Airshow's first major order Sunday, then followed up with another major win. Indigo Partners owns Frontier airlines in the U.S. and carriers in Mexico, Hungary, and South America. The company ordered over two hundred Airbus 321 style aircraft. Airbus says most of the planes will be built at its plant in Mobile, Ala.. Airbus says the orders will trickle in over the next three years. Frontier and Hungary based Wizz Air will reportedly each receive close to one hundred Airbus planes. Twenty three new craft will go to JetSmart, which operates in Chile and Argentina. A portion of the order is reportedly for A321 “neos.” Some reports put the value of the deal as high as $32 billion dollars. In its second big deal at the biennial Dubai Air Show, Airbus announced Monday that it has received an order from the Air Lease Corporation for 111 new aircraft. The deal, likely valued into the tens of billions of dollars, includes 25 A220-330s, 55 A321neos, 20 A321 XLRs, four A330neos and seven A350Fs. (Sources: multiple, including Alabama Public Radio, Irish Times, 11/14/21, FOX10 News, 11/15/21)

PNS eyes expansion

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Pensacola International Airport (PNS) officials are looking to build a new concourse and expand parking in the wake of record-breaking demand following the lows of the pandemic. Airport Director Matt Coughlin on Monday said that in peak season between Memorial Day and Labor Day this year the number of people boarding flights had increased by 25 percent over 2019’s pre-COVID numbers. The airport added two new airlines in Spirit and Boutique Air this year, and went from 20 nonstop destinations to 30. Delta Air Lines announced Monday it would add nonstop daily service from Pensacola to New York's LaGuardia Airport, an example of why expansion is necessary, according to Coughlin. A 300-space parking expansion is underway that will add about 10 percent more parking on site, a customs and border patrol facility is on track to be complete in December. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 11/16/21, WEAR-TV, 11/15/21)

Contract: Northrop, $64M

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Plymouth, Minn., was awarded a $63,873,200 firm-fixed-price contract for ammunition procurement. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Phoenix, Ariz.; Coachella, Santa Clara, and Morgan Hill, Calif.; Crawfordville, Fla.; Burlington, Iowa; Waukegan and Northbrook, Ill.; New Albany, Ind.; Lexington and Louisville, Ky.; New Orleans, La.;  Elkton, Md.; Ironwood, Mich.; Thief River Falls, Anoka, Eden Prairie, Shafer, Plymouth, White Bear Lake, Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis and Elk River, Minn.; Purchase, N.Y.; Yankton and Clear Lake, S.D.; New Berlin, Germantown, Milwaukee and Ashwaubenon, Wisc.; Keyser, W.Va.; Jonesborough, Tenn.; Austin, Palestine, Fort Worth and Texarkana, Texas; and Aschau, Germany, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2023. Fiscal 2020, 2021 and 2022 procurement of ammunition, Army funds in the amount of $63,873,200 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Newark, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-22-C-0006). (Source: DoD, 11/15/21)

Checkered Flag at Tyndall

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The semi-annual Checkered Flag exercise, one of the Defense Department's largest air-to-air exercises, was launched at Tyndall Air Force Base this week. Held over two weeks, it's designed to integrate fourth- and fifth-generation airframes. It involves more than 90 aircraft and personnel from 16 U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy units that will train together in 20 aerial events during the two weeks. The exercise has been held since 1963. (Source: Panama City News Herald, 11/13/21)

Tyndall getting solar microgrid

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Construction has begun on a solar microgrid pilot project Gulf Power is building and will operate in partnership with Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City. The project is part of the Air Force plan to rebuild Tyndall as a more resilient base. It could serve as a prototype for future Department of Defense installations. Tyndall sustained a direct hit from Category 5 Hurricane Michael in 2018 and suffered some $4.7 billion in damage. Nearly 500 buildings were beyond repair. In 2020, the Air Force announced they would rebuild the base as an “Installation of the Future,” with updated building codes, “smart building” technology and features that will make the base more storm resilient. Gulf Power, part of Florida Power and Light, expects to complete the microgrid early next year. A microgrid is a small network of electricity users with a local source of supply that is usually attached to a centralized national grid but is able to function independently, a so-called "island mode." At Tyndall, the microgrid will comprise a 150-kilowatt (kW) solar array and 450 kW, 2.5-hour battery. The microgrid will have a 10-year lifespan and support three buildings on base. By partnering with Tyndall, Gulf Power and FPL will have the opportunity to further explore cutting-edge microgrid technology, while supporting the U.S. Air Force and the local economy. (Source: Destin Log, 11/11/21)

Contract: HII, $20M

Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded a $20,000,000 cost modification to previously awarded contract N00024-18-C-2307 to fund capital expenditure projects for shipbuilding supplier industrial base efforts in support of the DDG 51 class destroyer program. This modification will fund supplier base efforts to address supply chain fragility to ensure future readiness for the fleet. Work will be performed in Pascagoula and is expected to be completed by April 2029. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $20,000,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 11/12/21)

Contract: Tyonek, $100M

Tyonek Services Overhaul Facility – Stennis, Kiln, Miss., is awarded a not-to-exceed $100,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursable indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides lifecycle sustainment, logistics, engineering, and technical services to include planning, analysis, development, training, support equipment management, packaging handling, staging and transportation, supply support, organizational and intermediate maintenance, as well as maintenance/repair and overhaul for aviation equipment and aviation weapons systems in support of the Naval Air Systems Command Sustainment Group, International Sustainment Department. Work will be performed in Kiln (75%); Madison, Ala. (5%); Albertville, Ala. (5%); Greenville, Miss. (5%); Tucson, Ariz. (5%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (5%), and is expected to be completed in November 2026. No funds will be obligated at time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.808-1(a). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N0042122D0003). (Source: DoD, 11/10/21)

Contract: EMR, $10M

EMR Inc., Niceville, Fla., was awarded a $10,044,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of one multi-bay munitions research, development, test and evaluation explosive operating facility. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., with an estimated completion date of May 4, 2023. Fiscal 2022 military construction, Army funds in the amount of $10,044,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-22-C-0002). (Source: DoD, 11/10/21)

Contract: multiple, $249M

Ashford Leebcor Enterprises IV LLC, Williamsburg, Va. (N69450-22-D-0002); CCI Solutions LLC, Anchorage, Alaska (N69450-22-D-0003); Dawson Enterprises LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii (N69450-22-D-0004); P&S Construction Inc., Chelmsford, Mass. (N69450-22-D-0005); Southeastern Industrial Barlovento JV-2 LLC, Destin, Fla. (N69450-22-D-0006); VHB LLC, Boyds, Md. (N69450-22-D-0007); Walga Ross Group 3 JV, Joplin, Mo. (N69450-22-D-0008); and WEB LLC, doing business as WEBCO, Springfield, Va. (N69450-22-D-0009), were awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, design-build and design-bid-build multiple-award construction contracts with a combined maximum value of $249,000,000 for construction projects primarily in the east area of operations of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast. These eight contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. No task orders are being issued at this time. Each awardee was awarded $1,000 in order to satisfy the minimum guarantee. Work will be performed Florida (34%); Georgia (33%); and South Carolina (33%), and is expected to be completed by November 2026. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,000 were obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Future task orders will be primarily funded by military construction (Navy); and operation and maintenance (Navy) funds. This contract was competitively procured via the beta.sam.gov website, with 30 proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Awarded Nov. 8, 2021) (Source: DoD, 11/09/21)

Contract: Greenup-Cajun, $96.3M

Greenup-Cajun JV LLC, Kenner, La., was awarded a $96,286,929 firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of hurricane protection features and levee and drainage canal relocation. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in New Orleans, La., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2026. Fiscal 2021 civil construction funds in the amount of $96,286,929 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss., is the contracting activity (W912P8-22-C-0009). (Source: DoD, 11/09/21)

Astronauts splash down in Gulf

Four astronauts from NASA, France and Japan splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, capping off a six-month stay in space. Their journey kicked off Monday just after 2 pm ET when they strapped into the Crew Dragon capsule, which had remained attached to the International Space Station since it arrived with the crew in April. The spacecraft spent nearly nine hours slowly maneuvering through orbit, approaching the thick inner layer of Earth's atmosphere before the Crew Dragon lit up its thrusters to safely slice into the air, deploy parachutes and splash down around 10:30 p.m. Monday off the coast of Pensacola. (Source: multiple, including CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, 11/08/21)

Contract: Lockheed, $97.3M

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., has been awarded a $97,336,915 firm-fixed-price contract modification (P00007) to previously awarded contract FA8682-21-C-0001. The contract modification is for 94 Lot 20 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range missiles with containers. Work will be performed in Orlando; and Troy, Ala., and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2026. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2020-2022 missile procurement funds in the amount of $97,336,915 are being obligated at the time of award, and the total cumulative face value of the contract is $536,515,914. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 11/05/21)

Airport eligible for grant

MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile Downtown Airport is one of seven airports nationwide eligible for specialized grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. The Downtown Mobile Airport used to be an Air Force base, which closed decades ago, then years later the Mobile Aeroplex. Due to the airport's ties to the military the Mobile Airport Authority was able to apply to the FAA's Military Airport Program. This week alone, the City of Mobile voted unanimously to transfer $30 million in surplus funds to go towards building the Downtown Mobile Airport Terminal. Not long before that, they received a $5.1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to build a multi-use cargo warehouse and hangar facility. (Source: WPMI, 10/29/21)

Building reopens after 2019 attack

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. - Building 633 officially reopened Friday, almost two years after a terrorist attack inside its halls Dec. 6, 2019. High-ranking military officers and local dignitaries attended the reopening ceremony, which honored the three sailors who died and the eight who were injured. Building 633, which first opened in 1941, houses dozens of classrooms in which almost every new student at the Naval Aviation School Command is required to take their first courses before more advanced training. The building had remained closed since Dec. 6, 2019, when an NASC flight student from Saudi Arabia open fire on other students. The three who died were Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Mohammed Sameh Haitham, 19, and Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Cameron Scott Walters, 21. The Navy refurbished the building, which now features a bronze plaque with the names and faces of the three sailors that can be seen on the first-floor quarterdeck. On the second floor, the Navy has installed an "an area of remembrance," featuring the three sailors' portraits and a second plaque that displays the names of the eight injured. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 10/30/21)