3-Oct-2025 Source: US DoD
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $26,669,832 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001925F0088) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0012). This order provides H-1 structural improvements and electrical power upgrades time critical parts, to include 19 rotorcraft station control units; 18 alternating current generators; 18 generator control units; and 20 tube assemblies. Additionally, this order provides for the repair and upgrade of nine AH-1W Whiskey Combining Gearboxes (C-Boxes) and two UH-1Y/AH-1Z retrograde condition C-Boxes to AH-1Z SIEPU C-Boxes for the Navy. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (76.51%); Tempe, Arizona (6.58%); Grand Rapids, Michigan (5.01%); St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada (1.95%); Lebanon, New Hampshire (1.6%); South Rutherfordton, North Carolina (1.43%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (6.92%) and is expected to be completed in December 2028. Fiscal 2025 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $16,205,301; and fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,090,786, will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This order was not completed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.