Transpiration cooled leading edges
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA865020C7001
- Awardee
-
RTX Corporation UEI KQG9ZKVSELH6 Part of RTX Corporation
- Awarding agency
-
Defense Contract Management Agency
Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $3,387,090
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- HR001119S0022 Solicitation number
- Materials Architectures and Characterization for Hypersonics (MACH) Program Award Notice · Posted Dec 11, 2019
- Materials Architectures and Characterization for Hypersonics (MACH) Solicitation · Posted Jan 28, 2019
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $3,387,090.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- 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 · 24 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- East Hartford, CT 06118, USA
- Legislative mandates
-
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $837,090 | |
| Funding Only Action | $500,000 | |
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $550,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,200,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $300,000 |
About this award
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to RTX Corporation, doing business as the Raytheon Technologies Research Center, for the development of transpiration-cooled leading edges. The contract has a potential value of $3,387,090.00 and a completion date of September 29, 2022. It does not have a set-aside designation.
Under this contract, the prime contractor RTX Corporation is collaborating with two major subcontractors: the University of Colorado (CU) and the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory (PSU ARL). CU is responsible for the topology optimization of the cooling architecture and structural design, while PSU ARL is tasked with manufacturing development, article fabrication, and a cost study related to the Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST) process for bonding tantalum-tungsten materials to create the leading edge design.
This contract supports the Air Force's broader research and development efforts in advanced materials and thermal management technologies for hypersonic flight applications.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA865020C7001?
FA865020C7001 was awarded to RTX Corporation by Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) on December 3, 2019.
How much is contract FA865020C7001 worth?
The government has obligated $3,387,090 on FA865020C7001.
Which agency awarded contract FA865020C7001?
Defense Contract Management Agency (Department of Defense) awarded FA865020C7001, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Was contract FA865020C7001 competed?
The extent of competition for FA865020C7001 was full and open competition. The government received 24 offers.
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