Purchase Order 1305M226P0064

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company received a $428,139 firm fixed-price purchase order from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to upgrade the Aircraft Weight and Balance System (AWBS) from Version 10 to Version 11.2. Awarded on April 14, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of April 13, 2031, this base year contract represents a sole source procurement justified by Lockheed Martin's unique capability as the original developer and sole provider of the AWBS software. The upgrade will preserve existing operational data, aircraft history, and inventory information critical to NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center, which relies on the system to determine aircraft empty weight and center of gravity for safe loading and flight operations. No small business set-aside was used for this procurement, which is classified under NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing).

The work is being performed in Fort Worth, Texas, where Lockheed Martin Aeronautics maintains extensive aircraft systems integration and sustainment capabilities. NOAA's reliance on Lockheed Martin for this upgrade stems from the contractor's exclusive capability to migrate legacy data to the new system version and provide national coverage without authorized resellers. The sole source determination was issued under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) authority, as alternative vendors would require additional server approvals, equipment procurement, user retraining, and system compatibility modifications that would significantly disrupt NOAA's operational requirements.