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Pentagon Contract Announcement

  • (Source: US Department of Defense)
  • 12:00 AM, July 2, 2008
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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jun. 30, 2008, a $46,310,832 firm fixed price contract for four UH-60M helicopters, material inspection and installation of auxiliary power unit kits.>> Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., and is expected to be completed on Dec. 31, 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One bid was solicited on Oct. 20, 2005.>> U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-08-C-0003).>> -ends->
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