F-35 Joint Program Office Transitional Unclassified IT Option

The contract augments the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program by procuring transitional information technology and cybersecurity services critical to sustaining and enhancing the F-35 Virtual Enterprise network and standalone workstations. The scope encompasses a broad range of support functions including program and performance management, enterprise architecture, documentation control, lifecycle management, operations and maintenance, data management, service desk operations, IT training, software licensing, and comprehensive cybersecurity measures. These services ensure the continued operational readiness and mission capability deployment for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales partners, and international cooperative participants in the F-35 program. Awarded under solicitation N0001924C0057 by the Naval Air Systems Command, a division of the Department of Defense, the contract is managed from Patuxent River, Maryland, with primary performance occurring in Arlington, Virginia. Primary point of contact is Tom Baldauff at thomas.baldauff@jsf.mil, with John Meyers serving as the secondary liaison. The award notice was posted on July 31, 2026, and the contract supports the uninterrupted modernization and defense of classified and unclassified F-35 IT infrastructure to meet evolving operational and security demands across all stakeholders.