AIR FORCE
(Defenselink -- 31 July 2006) McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a $780,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. This is an undefinitized contract action for a foreign military sales delivery order contract that will provide four C-17 aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The C-17 system group, in accordance with air mobility command, has arranged for the reallocation of four C-17 aircraft delivery positions from the Air Force Multi-Year Procurement II (MYPII) contract, F33657-02-C-2001, for delivery to RAAF. At this time, $390,000,000 has been obligated. Negotiations were complete July 2006. This work will be completed in phases: first delivery November 2006; second, May 2007; third, January 2008 and fourth, February 2008. Headquarters 328th Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. Public Affairs point of contact is ASC/PAM at 937-255-3334 (FA8614-06-D-2006, delivery order 0001).