This federal contract award to RTX Corporation's Pratt & Whitney division is for the procurement of E-6B TEST CELL TOOLING, with a ceiling value of $85,204.48. The award was made by the Naval Air Systems Command, a defense agency, and is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of September 23, 2021. The contract is not designated as a set-aside.
The original solicitation was a sole-source notice, indicating that Pratt & Whitney Automation, Inc., the original equipment manufacturer, was the only known source capable of providing the required tooling to support depot-level maintenance of the E-6B aircraft's auxiliary power unit. As a large business with extensive experience as both a prime contractor and subcontractor for the Department of Defense, Pratt & Whitney has a long history of supplying critical aerospace components and services to various military aircraft platforms.