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10 Companies Win Spots on $485M Air Force IDIQ to Supply KC-46 Tanker Equipment

Ten companies won spots on a potential 10-year, $485 million contract to provide supporting equipment for the KC-46 aircraft fleets of the U.S. Air Force and foreign military customers.

Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, ground-based support equipment will be delivered to U.S. and foreign military operating bases until June 28, 2033, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

The KC-46 Pegasus is a 767 plane developed by Boeing (NYSE: BA) for aerial refueling and military transport missions. Aside from USAF, militaries from Israel and previously ordered units of the aircraft.

The following awardees were chosen from a competitive bidding process:

  • AAR Government Services
  • Aeroforge
  • Boeing
  • Hurricane Aerospace Solutions
  • Industrial Automation
  • NDT Solutions
  • Source One Spares
  • Sunbelt Design & Development
  • VC Displays
  • VSE

The contracting activity is the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright‐Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

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