BELL TEXTRON INC - THE FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (FVL) FLRAA CAPABILITY SET THREE IS A PRE-MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM (ACAT 1C) COMMISSIONED TO DEVELOP AND FIELD THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFFORDABLE VERTICAL LIFT TACTICAL ASSAULT / UTILITY AIRCRAFT FOR THE ARMY.
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THE FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (FVL) FLRAA CAPABILITY SET THREE IS A PRE-MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM (ACAT 1C) COMMISSIONED TO DEVELOP AND FIELD THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFFORDABLE VERTICAL LIFT TACTICAL ASSAULT / UTILITY AIRCRAFT FOR THE ARMY.
Context & Analysis
On Dec 2, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $3,537,019,556.78 to BELL TEXTRON INC for the future vertical lift (fvl) flraa capability set three is a pre-major defense acquisition program (acat 1c) commissioned to develop and field the next generation of affordable vertical lift tactica…. The award is classified under NAICS 336411 — AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING and issued as a fixed price incentive contract. Competition extent: full and open competition after exclusion of sources with 2 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in FORT WORTH, TX. The contract is scheduled through Apr 5, 2031. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 336411 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Apr 5, 2031, in 53 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 25, 2026: 50/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 2 offers. 35% of 999 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 336411 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 2 offers.
- Award size
- At $3.5B, this award is larger than 19 in 20 of the 1752 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 336411 over the last 3 years (median $24K).
- Incumbent at this agency
- BELL TEXTRON INC has 276 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $2.5B, 2015–2025.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 336411 over the last 3 years.
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION — 83 awards, $139.2B
- THE BOEING COMPANY — 62 awards, $91.0B
- SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION — 87 awards, $18.5B
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION — 2 awards, $13.8B
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 25, 2026.
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