The U.S. Air Force has awarded 67 companies positions on a potential nine-year, $975 million contract to help the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office optimize the operational readiness of deployed weapon systems.
The Department of Defense said Tuesday the 771st Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio received 68 offers for the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
Through the IDIQ, the vendors will help the RSO identify, prototype, integrate, test, qualify, scale and demonstrate emerging technology applications in automation and robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, corrosion prevention and control, advanced composites and other technical focus areas across the aircraft logistics and sustainment enterprise.
Contract work will occur worldwide and is expected to run through July 29, 2033.
Among the awardees are Carahsoft, Expansia Group, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) Raytheon subsidiary and Redhorse.
The military branch will obligate $67,000 in research, development, test and evaluation funds for fiscal 2023.
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