Navy Gives Contract to Sikorsky Aircraft for Helicopter Program Support

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin company, Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $525,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursable indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide highly specialized nonrecurring engineering, integration and flight-test support for the development and modernization of the Y/CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter program. Efforts include the design, development, testing, verification and validation of product improvements, as well as the integration and qualification of advanced technologies to enhance aircraft capability, performance and reliability for the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and a foreign military sales customer. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut (65.2%); West Palm Beach, Florida (19.93%); Fort Worth, Texas (4.79%); Trumbull, Connecticut (3.16%); King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (1.43%); Rochester, Minnesota (1.12%); and various locations within the continental United States (4.37%), and is expected to be completed in June 2031. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract action was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001926D1005).