1. Vanguard hybrid electric certification path demonstration
Active Definitive Contract Awarded
- Contract number
- 693KA926T00016
- Awardee
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General Electric Company UEI J1T1FEN3PWX6
- Awarding agency
-
Headquarters
Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
- Obligated
- $4,862,703
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Phase IV Program Pre-Solicitation · 693KA926R00006 · Posted Jan 16, 2026
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $4,862,703.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 4% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 14 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20591, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a $4.86 million definitive contract to General Electric Company, GE Aviation division (operating as GE Edison Works), on September 24, 2026, for vanguard hybrid electric certification path demonstration and supercooled large drop icing characterization, with firm fixed-price terms and a ceiling value of $4.862 million. No set-aside was used.
Place of performance is Washington, DC 20591. The contract extends through September 29, 2028. The effort supports the FAA's Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Phase IV Program, which develops and matures technologies to reduce fuel burn, emissions, and noise for civil aircraft. The originating pre-solicitation, posted January 16, 2026, indicated the FAA allocated $25 million in total program funding across multiple awards, with a base 12-month period and optional 12-month extension; the program requires 1:1 cost-sharing, with participants contributing 50 percent of project costs and the FAA contributing the remainder through cooperative agreements. Eligible technologies included non-traditional propulsion systems, advanced aircraft configurations, supersonic aircraft technologies, and advanced air mobility vehicles, evaluated on technical merit, environmental benefits, transition feasibility, and program management capability.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 693KA926T00016?
693KA926T00016 was awarded to General Electric Company by Headquarters (Federal Aviation Administration) on September 24, 2026.
How much is contract 693KA926T00016 worth?
The government has obligated $4,862,703 on 693KA926T00016.
Was contract 693KA926T00016 competed?
The extent of competition for 693KA926T00016 was full and open competition. The government received 14 offers.
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