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Northrop Grumman et l’US Air Force viennent de signer un contrat d’entretien des bombardiers furtifs B-2. Le montant de ce contrat représente tout de même la bagatelle de 9,9 milliards de dollars. Les clauses précisent bien qu’il s’agit de maintien en condition opérationnelle, fourniture des pièces détachées, maintenance électronique et entretien du hangar des aéronefs. La durée de ce contrat est de 5 ans puisqu’il court jusqu’en 2019, avec une possibilité de rallonge jusqu’en 2024. Construit au cours des années 1990, le B-2 doit être retiré du service actif avant… 2060.
Les précisions du Département de la Défense :
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems, Palmdale, California, has been awarded a ceiling $9,900,000,000 indefinite-delivery/
indefinite-quantity contract for B-2 modernization and sustainment. The Flexible Acquisition Sustainment Team (FAST) II contract requirements include B-2 enhancements, sustainment logistics elements including sustaining engineering, software maintenance and support equipment. Also included is programmed depot maintenance of the fleet and other interim contractor support. Work will be performed at Palmdale, California, with performance at other locations, namely Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri; Tinker AFB, Oklahoma; Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Edwards AFB, California, and Hill AFB, Utah, and the base period work is to be completed May 2, 2019. If the option is exercised, the work is to be completed May 2, 2024. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $6,355,000 are being obligated at time of award on delivery order 0001 for Common Very Low Frequency Receiver Increment 1. The total price for delivery order 0001 is $26,584,648. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, B-2 Division Contracting, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WWZK, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the contracting activity (FA8616-14-D-6060).
