VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC

Award history

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration$129.82M
  Sep 16, 2025Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)NND13AC02COther Support Activities for Air Transportation488190Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment- Aircraft And Airframe Structural ComponentsJ015Contract awardUSAspending ↗

  IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THE AOS CONTRACT IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF ALL AIRCRAFT (PLATFORM, RESEARCH, AND SUPPORT) ASSIGNED TO DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (DFRC). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MANAGE ITS WORKFORCE TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SAFE OPERATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO NASA AND NASA CUSTOMERS. DFRC AIRCRAFT ARE THOSE LOCATED AT THE MAIN CAMPUS (EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA) AND DRYDEN AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS FACILITY (DAOF) LOCATED IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO SUPPORT ALL OPERATIONS DURING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THESE AIRCRAFT FOR OPERATIONS AT OTHER FACILITIES, BOTH WITHIN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES (CONUS) AND OUTSIDE THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES (OCONUS). AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS SUPPORT INCLUDES AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (ORGANIZATIONAL [O], INTERMEDIATE [I], AS WELL AS LIMITED DEPOT [D] LEVEL), AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION, AIRCREW, AND FLIGHT-LINE OPERATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN ALL ASSIGNED EQUIPMENT, AS DESCRIBED HEREIN ON AIRFRAMES, AND ENGINES ASSIGNED TO DFRC. AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MOTORGLIDER THROUGH LARGE COMMERCIAL, MILITARY AND EXPERIMENTAL ONE-OF-A-KIND RESEARCH AIRCRAFT, SOME OF WHICH ARE FAA CERTIFIED.