MD Helicopter, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $40,674,920 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of MD 530F aircraft and related equipment in support of foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia.  Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of July 30, 2013.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-12-C-0105).

HeliHub.com editor note – the above paragraph is verbatim from US Do, and does not specify the number of airframes.  However, please refer back to our article in January which indicated US Government approval for Saudi Arabia to acquire 12 MD530Fs among other aircraft