PENTAGON - L-3 Communication Vertex Aerospace, Madison, Mississippi, has been awarded a $26,816,547 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the repair of 16 T-1A hail damaged aircraft.
Work will be performed in Waco, Texas; and Madison, Mississippi, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2018. Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds are being obligated at time of the award. Air Force Life Cycle Management, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8106-18-D-0001).
This contract is part of what will be a series of low-cost modifications that will bring the T-1A fleet to its projected retirement in 2032.