WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Honeywell International of Albuquerque, N.M., a $7.8-million firm-fixed-priced contract (FA8625-19-F-6801) for the repair and upgrade of the C-5M Super Galaxy’s Versatile Integrated Avionics/Avionics Integrated Units (VIA/AIUs). The order supersedes all work on previous order FA8625-18-F-6801, providing for the repair and upgrade of 85 of the existing -903 and -904 configuration VIA/AIUs to the -905 configuration. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition.
The contracted work will be performed in Albuquerque, N.M., and is expected to be completed by July 5, 2020.
The Air Force has obligated $7.1 million in Fiscal Year 2017 Aircraft Procurement and $691,203 in Fiscal Year 2018 Aircraft Procurement funds at the time of the award. The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.