The Boeing Co. has been awarded a $25,776,011 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization Program Phase 1 Pre-Milestone B activities. They will conduct activities aimed at improving affordability and reducing program execution risk. These activities will include the definition of detailed requirements and design trade-offs required to support informed decisions, leading to a lower-risk engineering and manufacturing development program and lower life-cycle costs.
Work will be performed at Seattle, Wash. and Everett, Wash., and is expected to be complete by April 21, 2017. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2015 research and development funds in the amount of $7,435,326 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.