Contract: Lockheed, $10.5M

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $10,451,554 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00007) to a previously awarded contract (N0001922C0041). This modification adds scope to procure engineering, maintenance, logistics manpower and material support to continue to develop, sustain and produce software builds as well as carryout developmental flight tests in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft for the Air Force, Navy and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) partners. Work will be performed in Fort Worth (80%); Orlando, Fla. (7%); Linthicum, Md. (3%); Nashua, N.H. (3%); San Diego, Calif. (2%); El Segundo, Calif. (2%); Samlesbury, United Kingdom (1%); various locations within the continental U.S. (CONUS) (1%); and various locations outside CONUS (1%), and is expected to be completed in March 2024. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $1,147,712; fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,147,710; fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $801,216; fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance (Air Force) funds in the amount of $801,215; and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $858,606 will be obligated at the time of award, $1,602,431 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, 12/29/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.