Contract: Martin-Baker, $16.2M

Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd., Uxbridge, United Kingdom, is awarded a $16,175,940 firm-fixed-price contract for the manufacture of 1,225 explosive cartridges kits and 1,786 each of different explosive cartridges used in the Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat in F-35 aircraft for the Joint Strike Fighter program. The contract does not contain a provision for an option quantity. All work will be performed in Uxbridge and work is expected to be completed by October 2025. The total value of $16,175,940 will be obligated at the time of award. This effort involves funding under the Foreign Military Sales program. Funding sources include fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Air Force) funds (29%); fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (International Partner Funding) funds (21%); fiscal 2022 procurement (Air Force) funds (13%); fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds (13%); fiscal 2022 procurement (Marine Corps) funds (5%); fiscal 2022 procurement (Navy) funds (4%); and fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds (4%); Japan (4%); Israel (3%); Korea (2%); Belgium (1%); and Poland (1%). Funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One source was solicited for this non-competitive requirement under authority 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contracting activity (N00104-22-C-K070). (Source: DoD, 09/29/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.