CH-53 SEA STALLION HELICOPTER

The CH-53 Sea Stallion Helicopter is a major Department of Defense acquisition program focused on the procurement and sustainment of heavy-lift helicopters. The program encompasses various aspects of helicopter acquisition and maintenance, with particular emphasis on rotor blades, drive mechanisms, components, and airframe spares. Based on the contract data, this appears to be a long-running program with significant activity during the 1980s through early 2000s.

Contract awards under this program range from relatively small purchases of $26,000 to major acquisitions exceeding $128 million, with typical contract durations of several months to multiple years. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation appears as a key contractor, with work performed in Stratford, Connecticut. The primary contracting agencies include the Naval Inventory Control Point and various Department of the Army contracting offices. The contract vehicles employed include Delivery Orders, Definitive Contracts, and Purchase Orders, with a mix of pricing arrangements including Firm Fixed Price, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Fixed Price Incentive, and Cost Plus Award Fee. Notably, none of the contracts utilized set-aside designations, suggesting full and open competition. The majority of contracts focused on hardware procurement and sustainment, including helicopter components, rotor systems, and related support services.