Boeing Wins $225M for P-8 Trainers

Sept. 25, 2013 defense-aerospace.com

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued Sept. 24, 2013)

Pentagon Contract Announcement

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $225,000,000 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-12-C-0112) for the procurement of six operational flight trainers, six weapons tactics trainers, two part task trainers, one training systems support center, three 10-seat electronic classrooms, and one 20-seat electronic classroom in support of the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon low rate initial Production IV and full rate Production I aircraft.

Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (30.4 percent); Tampa, Fla. (21.3 percent); Whidbey Island, Wash. (15.2 percent); Huntington Beach, Calif. (5.9 percent); San Francisco, Calif. (4.2 percent); Long Island, N.Y. (2 percent); Tulsa, Okla. (1.9 percent); Jacksonville, Fla. (.9 percent); and various locations throughout the United States (18.2 percent).

Work is expected to be completed in March 2018. Fiscal 2013 aircraft procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $225,000,000 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.