SAM #N61340

Award for AH-1Z helicopter flight training device and spares kit for Nigerian Air Force

This award announcement details a contract for advanced helicopter training equipment: - Government buyer: - Department of Defense, Department of the Navy - Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) - Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) - OEM highlighted: - Bell Textron Inc. (sole manufacturer and contract recipient) - Products requested: - AH-1Z helicopter flight training device - Quantity: 1 - No specific part number provided - Initial spares kit for the AH-1Z training device - No specific part number or quantity specified - Notable requirements: - Equipment is for the Nigerian Air Force under Foreign Military Sales - Work performed primarily in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (92%) and Fort Worth, Texas (8%) - Contract is firm-fixed-price, not competitively procured - No additional unique technical requirements or part numbers listed - Estimated contract value: $18,011,737 - Period of performance: Completion expected by January 2029

Description

Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $18,011,737 firm-fixed-price contract for the production and delivery of one AH-1Z helicopter flight training device for the Nigerian Air Force, to include an initial spares kit. Work will be performed in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (92%) and Fort Worth, Texas (8%), and is expected to be completed in January 2029. Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $18,011,737 will be obligated at the time of award. This contract was not competitively procured. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida, is the contracting activity (N6134026C1000).

NAWCTSD contract with Bell Textron Inc. for $$18,011,737

NAVAIR POC: Amber Landau-Long, (240) 256-0193

Bell Textron Inc. POC: Christa Norris, (817) 280-3830

The company’s full address is:

Bell Textron Inc.

3255 Bell Flight Boulevard

Fort Worth, Texas 76118

This contract should be announced on August 26, 2026.

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