Air Force projects new multiyear JDAM contract to be awarded in FY-24

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The Air Force expects to award a follow-on production contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits in fiscal year 2024, a service spokeswoman said this week, with the new deal "likely" going to the program's current prime contractor, Boeing. The service kicked off early acquisition planning for the contract in May 2020 with the publication of a sources-sought notice seeking a company to provide JDAM guidance systems starting with Lot 28 for the Air Force, Navy and foreign military sales customers. At the time, the notice anticipated an award in "mid to late calendar year 2023," with the value ranging between $200 million and $700 million annually. Air Force spokeswoman Lena Lopez told Inside Defense Tuesday the current projected timeline is the second quarter of FY-24, adding service officials are now planning for a 10-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract including two five-year ordering periods to cover Lots 28 through 37.