F117 Engine Performance Restoration (EPR)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA812426R000X
- Agency
-
AFLCMC Tinker AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, Oklahoma 73145, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Tinker Air Force Base is seeking to procure Engine Performance Restoration (EPR) services for the F117 engine through a sole source contract award. The scope of work encompasses sustaining engineering activities including design engineering, maintenance engineering, systems engineering support, technical analyses, and flight safety analyses, as well as supply chain management, product improvement and modernization efforts, and depot and field support for engine module repair and life-limited parts procurement. This is a Commercial FAR 12 Service contract to be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a ten-year period of performance. The Department of the Air Force has determined through comprehensive market assessment that Pratt & Whitney possesses unique capabilities and is the only responsible source that can satisfy the critical requirements of this program, as authorized under FAR 6.302-1. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on November 21, 2025, with a due date of April 22, 2026.
No set-aside designation is being used for this procurement. Pratt & Whitney is identified as the intended sole source awardee based on their specialized expertise and established capabilities in F117 engine support and restoration. The notice does not specify an explicit award value or budget range, though the ten-year IDIQ contract structure indicates a substantial, long-term commitment to comprehensive engine sustainment and modernization activities. The contract will encompass both recurring and nonrecurring sustaining engineering, module repair operations across light, medium, and heavy maintenance levels, procurement of new and serviceable life-limited parts, and full supply chain management and logistics administration. Given the scope of services and the extended performance period, this represents a significant modernization and sustainment program for F117 engine platforms operated by the Air Force.
Notice text
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The Department of the Air Force intends to award a sole source contract to Pratt & Whitney under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This determination is based on a thorough assessment of the market and a comprehensive evaluation of Pratt & Whitney's unique capabilities to meet the critical requirements of the F117 Engine Performance Restoration (EPR) program.
Commercial FAR 12 Service
Firm Fixed Price (FFP) - 10 Year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
The purpose of this synopsis is to notify industry of the Air Forces’ intent to award the Engine Performance Restoration contract in support of the F117 engine. This effort includes sustaining engineering (recurring and nonrecurring), product improvement/modernization, supply chain management, and performance restoration (depot and field support) performed on the F117 engine through the repair of modules, which are each restored based on a light, medium, or heavy level of maintenance and the procurement of new or serviceable life limited parts which have a finite lifespan based on accumulated usage.
The engineering support activities include detailed design engineering, maintenance engineering, systems engineering support, technical analyses, drawing and source data maintenance/ updates flight safety analyses, reliability analyses, liaison engineering support, stress analyses, accident investigation, engineering feasibility studies, material deficiency report analysis, field problem investigation, and in-flight emergency response support.
The F117 supply chain management effort will require the administion of the supply chain management program. This includes supply chain management logistics, forecasting of parts, long lead-time parts procurement, reparable forecasting, cataloging, obsolescence issues, integration with the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) for depot/modular level repair/ overhaul support, delivery of serviceable assets to depots and approved repair stations, budget computations, what-if-computations, Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) kits supportability, and hosting meetings to support the F117 program office with supply chain management logistics and Government requests for supply chain management data.
The F117 overhaul and repair effort will require depot overhaul and field repair services for the F117 propulsion system to ensure a serviceable, ready-to-install engine to meet the required War Readiness Engines (WRE) and serviceable Propulsions System (SPS) levels. Modules will be broken out and planned and programmed each year based upon engine build requirements. LLPs will be separately priced and ordered based upon need. Engine Build Unit (EBU), which is comprised of Quick Engine Change (QEC) kits and modules in the power section, will be the line of tear down inspect, disposition build and test of the F117 engine. The F117 Speedline will be set up for quick repair of stub time engines that require off wing maintenance for return to service.
Line Item Number:
- X001 Program Management
- X002 Engineering Services
- X003 Engine Build Unit (EBU)
- X004 Over & Above
- X005 Speedline
- X006-X039 Module Repair/ Material
- X040-X063 Life Limited Parts
- X064 Data
Central to the contract is comprehensive sustaining engineering, covering both recurring and nonrecurring work across multiple disciplines. This includes design and maintenance engineering, systems analysis, flight safety assessments, accident investigations, material evaluations, field diagnostics, and 24/7 emergency response— ensuring the engine’s safety, reliability, and readiness.
A key pillar is robust supply chain management, tightly aligned with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and integrated with sustainment and modernization. It includes logistics planning, forecasting, long-lead procurement, obsolescence mitigation, depot integration with OC-ALC, and continuous coordination with the F117 Program Office to ensure asset availability and minimize downtime.
Finally, depot overhaul and field-level repair services ensure restored engine performance and availability of ready-to-install propulsion systems. These services are vital to maintaining War Readiness Engine (WRE) and Serviceable Propulsion System (SPS) levels, directly supporting the Air Force’s operational mission. Any disruption would immediately impact readiness
Contract Award Date: 30 September 2027
Period of Performance: 1 October 2027- 30 September 2037
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| F117 Engine Sustainment Support (ESS) Second Industry Day | Special Notice |
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