C-130J props and spares

Award Notice Posted

A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .

Solicitation number
FA8504-26-D-B002
Agency
Awarded
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Contract number
FA8504-26-D-B002
Place of performance
Sterling, Virginia 20166, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base awarded a sole-source, three-year Firm Fixed Price Requirements IDC valued at $199,685,216.06 to GE Aviation Systems LLC (dba Dowty Propellers) on September 25, 2026, for C-130 R-391 propeller assemblies and component spares.

The contract covers procurement and management of propellers, subsystems, and components to support operational readiness of C-130J aircraft for the USAF and Foreign Military Sales. The award includes a basic term of one year plus two one-year options under FAR 52.217-9. Sole-source justification rests on 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) and 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(4) (international agreement), both implemented by RFO 6-103-1 and RFO 6-103-4 respectively. No set-aside applies to the award.

Notice text

This contract is sole source to GE Aviation Systems LLC, dba Dowty Propellers. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by is RFO 6-103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy Agency Requirements, and 10 USC 3204(a)(4) as implemented by RFO 6.103-4, International Agreement.

This is a Firm Fixed Price Requirements Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for the C-130 R-391 Propeller Assembly and Component Spares for the United States Air Force (USAF) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for a period of three (3) years; a one -year Basic and two (2) one-year Options (in accordance with RFO 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract). This effort requires the procurement and management of the propellers, subsystems, and components to support operational readiness of the C-130J aircraft. 

The contract was awarded on 25 Sep 2026 with a Total Estimated Contract Value of $199,685,216.06

Awarded contract FA8504-26-D-B002 to GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC for 199685216.06 on 2026-09-25.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
C-130J props and spares Latest Limited / Sole Source Justification
This notice Award Award Notice

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