# US Air Force awards $48M contract for F-16 parts to five companies

The US Air Force awarded a $48 million firm-fixed-price, multiple-award IDIQ contract to KIHOMAC Inc, Fort Walton Machining Inc, Polytronix Inc, J.F. Taylor Inc, and Cherokee Nation Aerospace and Defense for F-16 bracket parts and kit assemblies, with work expected to be completed by Dec 5, 2031.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-12-06
- Where: Ogden, Utah; Fort Walton Beach, Florida; Richardson, Texas; Great Mills, Maryland; Pryor, Oklahoma, United States
- Value: $48.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: F-16 bracket parts and kit assemblies
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [KIHOMAC](https://endata.com/companies/37928.md)
- [Cherokee Nation Aerospace and Defense LLC](https://endata.com/companies/67020.md)
- [Fort Walton Machining](https://endata.com/companies/81572.md)
- [Polytronix](https://endata.com/companies/81573.md)
- [J.F. Taylor](https://endata.com/companies/81574.md)
- [United States Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/18070.md) (customer)
- [United States Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/19128.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [defensedaily.com](https://www.defensedaily.com/contract-awards/contract-award-kihomac-inc-reston-virginia-fa8232-25-d-b002-fort-walton-machining-inc-fort-walton-beach-florida-fa8232-25-d-b003-polytronix-inc-richardson-texas-fa8232-25-d-b004-j-f-taylor/), 2024-12-06: "KIHOMAC Inc, Reston, Virginia ... have been awarded a $48,000,000 firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 parts"
- [nwfdailynews.com](https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/local/2024/12/11/fort-walton-machining-wins-dod-contract-for-f-16-fleet-maintenance/76753348007/), 2024-12-11: "Fort Walton Machining Inc. will maintain the F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet for years to come."

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