Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) E-11A platform maintenance and main operating base (MOB) contractor logistics support (CLS)

Active Awarded Last action

Contract number
FA872623F0028
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$219,268,062

Award facts

Opportunity
  • FA872622R0002 Solicitation number
Contract value 35% obligated
  • $283,640,103.16 Current, with exercised options
  • $629,194,558.53 Potential, with all options
Completion date 69% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Aeronautical Systems Center Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
NAICS code
541330 Engineering Services
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
West McLean, VA 22102, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00056 · Battlefield airborne communications node platform maintenance $8,539,135
Other Administrative Action P00055 $0
Funding Only Action P00054 $9,085,215
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00052 $0
Other Administrative Action P00051 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00050 $0
Other Administrative Action P00049 $0
Funding Only Action P00048 $13,308,445
Exercise an Option P00047 $3,416,588
Funding Only Action P00046 $4,632,213
Funding Only Action P00045 $169,839
Funding Only Action P00044 $4,343,839
Other Administrative Action P00043 · Bacn platform maintenance $0
Funding Only Action P00042 $2,400,000
Funding Only Action P00041 · Bacn platform maintenance $1,800,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00031 · Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) platform maintenance $0
Funding Only Action P00027 $7,698,261
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00039 · Bacn platform maintenance $521,033
Other Administrative Action P00038 · Battlefield airborne communications node platform maintenance $0
Funding Only Action P00037 · Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) platform $4,543,400
Funding Only Action P00036 · Battlefield airborne communications node platform maintenance $3,369,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00035 $4,746,000
Other Administrative Action P00034 $2,992,247
Funding Only Action P00033 $2,002,318
Funding Only Action P00032 $3,177,435
Exercise an Option P00030 $1,500,000
Funding Only Action P00028 $8,039,801
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00025 $41,372,710
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00024 $1,846,587
Other Administrative Action P00023 $860,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00022 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00021 $0
Funding Only Action P00020 $2,571,968
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00019 $0
Other Administrative Action P00018 $0
Funding Only Action P00017 $7,090,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00016 $5,277,935
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00015 $0
Exercise an Option P00014 $19,350,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00007 -$875,898
Funding Only Action P00013 · Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) platform maintenance $9,733,516
Other Administrative Action P00010 $0
Other Administrative Action P00012 · Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) platform maintenance $0
Other Administrative Action P00011 $0
Funding Only Action P00009 · Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) platform maintenance - incremental funding $6,841,603
Other Administrative Action P00008 · Battlefield airborne communications node platform maintenance $2,661,847
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00005 · Bacn platform maintenance $0
Other Administrative Action P00006 · Freight and parts transportation $1,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 · Battlefield airborne communications node platform maintenance $0
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About this award

The Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command) issued a delivery order to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on January 23, 2023, for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) E-11A platform maintenance and Main Operating Base (MOB) contractor logistics support, with a ceiling value of $629.19 million and an ultimate completion date of July 23, 2028.

Place of performance is West McLean, VA. The order is priced on a firm fixed-price basis with no set-aside. It is issued under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) indefinite delivery vehicle.

This order delivers platform maintenance and contractor logistics support for the E-11A BACN airborne command-and-control system. Major subcontractors include Learjet Inc. (doing business as Bombardier Aviation Services) for aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing and maintenance; Rolls-Royce Deutschland LTD & Co KG for power sources and engine maintenance; Flightsafety International Inc. for pilot training and technical instruction; CAE Simuflite, Inc. for flight training support; Precision Aviation Group, Inc. for aircraft component repair; and Bombardier Inc. for other direct costs related to aircraft support.

Service Contract Inventory data shows actual government-invoiced labor across three fiscal years. FY2023 invoiced $18.6 million across 34.8 FTEs and 72,345 contractor hours, yielding a derived rate of $257.08/hr. FY2024 invoiced $50.5 million across 78.8 FTEs and 163,978 contractor hours at $308.26/hr. FY2025 invoiced $72.4 million across 95.9 FTEs, reflecting year-over-year growth and rising hourly rates. In FY2025, the prime performed all reported hours without subcontractor labor.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… -$7,199
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $18,247
Rolls-Royce Deutschland LTD & Co KG Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) E-11A platform maintenance and main operating base (MOB) contractor logistics support (CLS) power sources $456,660
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $71,940
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $16,758
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $85,929
Rolls-Royce Deutschland LTD & Co KG Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) E-11A platform maintenance and main operating base (MOB) contractor logistics support (CLS) other direct costs $1,543,768
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $132,795
CAE Simuflite, Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Technical… -$152,000
Rolls-Royce Deutschland LTD & Co KG Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) E-11A platform maintenance and main operating base (MOB) contractor logistics support (CLS) other direct costs $1,420,364
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $47,078
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $95,773
Bombardier Inc. Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) E-11A platform maintenance and main operating base (MOB) contractor logistics support (CLS) other direct costs $20,000
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $56,467
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $500
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… $103,547
Rolls-Royce Deutschland LTD & Co KG Battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) E-11A platform maintenance and main operating base (MOB) contractor logistics support (CLS) other direct costs $1,155,032
Precision Aviation Group, Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) All Other… -$3,850
Flightsafety International Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Technical… -$137,600
Flightsafety International Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Technical… -$1,600
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… -$11,353
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… -$78,072
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… -$9,902
Learjet Inc. BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS NODE (BACN) E-11A PLATFORM MAINTENANCE AND MAIN OPERATING BASE (MOB) CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) Other Aircraft… -$7,177
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract FA872623F0028?

FA872623F0028 was awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation by Air Force (Department of Defense) on January 23, 2023.

How much is contract FA872623F0028 worth?

The government has obligated $219,268,062 on FA872623F0028. Its current value, with exercised options, is $283,640,103. Its potential value, with all options, is $629,194,559.

Which agency awarded contract FA872623F0028?

Air Force (Department of Defense) awarded FA872623F0028, with funding from Aeronautical Systems Center (Air Force Materiel Command).

Is contract FA872623F0028 an order under another contract?

Yes. FA872623F0028 is a delivery order under GS00Q14OADU125, an indefinite delivery contract, on One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS).

Was contract FA872623F0028 competed?

The extent of competition for FA872623F0028 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.

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