Boeing gets $21 million GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb contract modification

: April 2019 news defense aviation aerospace air force industry; Posted On Monday, 15 April 2019 10:03

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $21,607,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification to previously awarded contract for GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator sustainment. The MOPs are commonly known as “bunker buster” bombs.

Boeing gets 21 million GBU 57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb contract modification B-52 releases a MOP during a weapons test, 2009 (Picture source: DoD photo)

This modification extends the ordering period an additional four years and increases the order ceiling price to cover the extension. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be complete by July 18, 2023.

This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $26,407,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.