Rotating detonation engine - thermal closure at a relevant scale
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA239126CB022
- Awardee
-
RTX Corporation UEI QN1BCFY7JDJ5 Part of RTX Corporation
- Awarding agency
-
Air Force
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $600,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research Solicitation · FA239123S2403 · Posted May 11, 2023
- Contract value 31% obligated
- $1,927,287.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 78% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- East Hartford, CT 06118, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $300,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $200,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $100,000 |
About this award
The Air Force awarded a $1,927,287 definitive contract to RTX Corporation (Pratt & Whitney Division) for rotating detonation engine thermal closure at a relevant scale on November 18, 2025, under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing arrangement with no set-aside.
This award originates from the Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) Broad Agency Announcement, a 20-year, two-step open BAA covering aerospace technology development including air-breathing engine technology development. The solicitation was posted May 11, 2023, with rolling proposals through May 10, 2043. Place of performance is East Hartford, Connecticut. The contract ultimate completion date is January 18, 2027.
The PACER BAA evaluates proposals primarily on technical merit—unique and innovative approach, understanding of scope, soundness of technical approach, and potential for transitioning research to future government needs—with cost realism as secondary consideration. Individual awards under PACER are capped at $500 million. Awards are issued as cost-reimbursement contracts, firm-fixed-price contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or Other Transactions at the government's discretion. NAICS code 541715 applies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA239126CB022?
FA239126CB022 was awarded to RTX Corporation by Air Force (Department of Defense) on November 18, 2025.
How much is contract FA239126CB022 worth?
The government has obligated $600,000 on FA239126CB022. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,927,287.
Was contract FA239126CB022 competed?
The extent of competition for FA239126CB022 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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