Future Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool (F2AST)

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center established the Future Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool (F2AST) Master IDIQ on July 23, 2008, with a last date to order of July 22, 2018—ordering is now closed and has been for nearly eight years. The vehicle provides acquisition and sustainment support for all Air Force-managed weapon systems, support systems, line replaceable units, shop replaceable units, and components.

The vehicle is no longer active for new orders. All 133 task orders and their combined potential value of $1.74 billion have been fully obligated, with the most recent task order awarded on June 6, 2017. Ordering momentum declined sharply after 2013: the vehicle averaged 23 orders annually in 2013 but dropped to 2 orders by 2017. This decline reflects F2AST's role as a legacy sustainment vehicle that has since been superseded by more recent acquisition mechanisms.

Scope spans aircraft and component repair, engineering support, and contractor logistics support for legacy Air Force platforms, particularly the C-130 Hercules, F-16, F-15, HH-60, and AC-130 families. Task orders address depot-level maintenance, system modifications, sustainment engineering, electronic component repair, and international military sales support (including Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan operations). Pricing structures mix firm fixed price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and time-and-materials contracts.

Competition has been concentrated among a small number of primes. Lockheed Martin Corp dominates by potential value, holding $1.18 billion of the combined $1.74 billion across 17 orders—roughly 68% of the vehicle's total value. The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company tied at 22 orders each but held lower combined potential values of $180.3 million and $144.5 million respectively. These four primes—adding Vertex Aircraft Integration and Sustainment LLC with $77.4 million—captured 94% of the vehicle's potential value. Sixteen primes received awards overall, but competition was heavily skewed toward the top tier.

Customer concentration was similarly narrow. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, and Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base placed 109 of the 133 orders, accounting for roughly 82% of activity. All 133 task orders carried no set-aside designation, making F2AST an unrestricted competitive vehicle.

Task-order values varied widely. Small repair and engineering orders fell in the hundreds of thousands; major sustainment contracts reached tens of millions. Notable mega-orders included the Afghan Air Force contractor logistics support award for $564.8 million obligated (with a $1.04 billion ceiling) and the C-130 oil cooler augmentation kit order for $25.7 million. Many orders carried ceiling values exceeding their obligated amounts, reflecting options and growth provisions that went largely unexercised.

F2AST provides acquisition and sustainment support for all Air Force managed weapon systems and support systems, line replaceable units, shop replaceable units and components.