The U.S. Department of the Air Force Materiel Command, through its Air Force Sustainment Center, has awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Mission Systems Wimborne LIMITED, doing business as Cobham Mission Systems, to provide repair and overhaul services for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft's multipoint refueling system. The single-award IDC, valued at $3,932,054.48, is focused specifically on the repair of fuel pumps for the KC-135 aerial refueling system. The contract, which does not utilize any set-aside designations, runs through February 2027 and includes multiple delivery orders ranging from thousands to millions of dollars. Cobham Mission Systems, a foreign-owned subsidiary of Eaton Corporation, has extensive expertise in the design, production, and sustainment of aerial refueling systems and components for the Department of Defense. This IDC, along with a separate $25 million IDC held by Cobham, highlights the company's critical role in maintaining the operational readiness of the Air Force's KC-135 tanker fleet, which plays a pivotal part in enabling the service's global mobility and air refueling capabilities.
The Air Force Sustainment Center has also issued several firm fixed-price delivery orders under the $3.9 million IDC for the repair of KC-135 fuel pumps. These delivery orders, valued between $102,222 and $515,456.90, are performed by Cobham Mission Systems at its facility in Gabon. The work supports the Air Force's broader efforts to sustain the KC-135 aerial refueling system and ensure the continued airworthiness and operational availability of this vital military asset.
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