Boeing Wins $258M Contract for AV8B Support

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued June 1, 2007)

Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $258,500,000 firm-fixed-priced requirements Performance Based Logistics long-term contract for support of 44 weapons systems of the T/AV8B Harrier aircraft.

This contract contains an option, which if exercised, will bring the total estimated value of the contract to $400,000,000.Work will be performed in various Conus (80 percent) and OConus locations (20 percent), and work is expected to be completed by May 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

This contract was not awarded competitively.

The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity (N00383-07-D-001G).

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Looks like the two seaters are getting weapons up grades.....I don't think the Gun Squadrons have T's anymore, they ended that in the late 80's if my memory is correct.

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Boeing Signs Contract to Support Harrier Logistics

(Source: Boeing Co.; issued June 08, 2007)

ST. LOUIS --- The Boeing Company on June 7 signed a five-year $258.5 million performance-based logistics contract with an option for an additional five years with the U.S. Department of Defense to support AV-8B Harriers operated by the U.S. Marine Corps, Italy and Spain.

The Harrier Integrated Supply Support (HISS) program includes asset repair management (spares and consumables), meeting delivery response times, obsolescence management, reliability and maintainability improvements, warehousing, configuration management, technology insertion, transportation and other innovative supply support solutions.

Boeing is establishing partnerships with fleet readiness centers in North Island, Calif., and Cherry Point, N.C., through the agreement. The HISS program supports numerous AV-8B systems, including a combination of electromechanical, avionics, electrical and structural components made up of approximately 1,050 stock items.

This performance-based logistics approach captures the efficiencies of commercial business practices and integrates the efforts of multiple original equipment manufacturers with the oversight of the program through one commercial integrator, said Pat Finneran, president of Support Systems, a business unit of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems.

"Boeing has been committed to designing and implementing HISS as an effective performance-based logistics agreement that improves asset availability and reduces backorders while reducing total cost of ownership for the customer," Finneran said. "The Harrier continues to play a vital role for warfighters in the field every day. It is imperative that we prolong the life of the fleet while keeping costs affordable."

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Originally posted by TomHansen:
Looks like the two seaters are getting weapons up grades.....I don't think the Gun Squadrons have T's anymore, they ended that in the late 80's if my memory is correct.

When I got out in 2002, all the Day-Attack had been phased out, in Yuma anyways. We were trading in the Night-Attack for the Radar birds. I really hated fixing the Radar birds because there were so many components cramped into a small space.

As a boot, back in 1995, one my Sgt's stuffed me in the hellhole. Can't do that with the Radar anymore

Shylano, remember the day attack bird #13, Did you guys ever fugure out why it would never drop bombs? That was my bird, I evan saw it get trucked off to the boneyard, still had my name on it too, my claim to fame....lol!