Pentagon Contract Announcement
(Source: US Department of Defense; issued Feb. 14, 2003)
The government of Switzerland is being awarded an estimated $18,557,950 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of up to 32 low-flight-time F-5E Tiger aircraft.
The base award of $570,950 is for the initial requirement of one aircraft. The contract consists of a basic award and five options.
These F-5E Tiger aircraft will provide for a one-on-one replacement of current U.S. Navy Reserve F-5E aircraft. Revised fatigue life extended calculations necessitated restructuring of the previous overhaul program to provide for the cost-effective procurement of these replacement aircraft to achieve the CNO directed operational requirements through FY 2015.
Work will be performed in Switzerland and is to be completed in August 2003.
If all options are exercised, the work will be completed in September 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured.
The Naval Air Systems Command Headquarters, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity
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February 18, 2003 at 5:52 pm