F-35 Joint Program Office Transitional Unclassified IT Option

Naval Air Systems Command awarded a modification to contract N0001924C0057 to General Dynamics One Source LLC for $45,573,375.61 on July 31, 2026, adding scope for transitional information technology and cybersecurity services supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

The modification extends the incumbent contractor's performance for an additional twelve months to support unclassified network transition to a new data center and modernization of the Joint Virtual Environment, including planning, execution, network relocation, program management, enterprise architecture, life cycle management, testing, operations and maintenance, enterprise data management, service desk support, information technology training, application and software license management, and cybersecurity support. The award was made on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) (only one responsible source). The contracting activity is Naval Air Systems Command, Joint Strike Fighter Contracts Department, on behalf of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office. Services support the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales customers, and F-35 cooperative program partners. The government determined no other contractor could execute the required transition within the 12-month window without unacceptable mission-critical service degradation. The JPO plans to pursue competitive source selection for a follow-on five-year unclassified IT contract.