Joint Propeller Sustainment Solution (JPSS)

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base is soliciting proposals for sustaining engineering, logistics support, maintenance, technical services, depot repair, and limited data collection for the Dowty R391 propeller and associated Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) used across all C-130J aircraft variants operated by the U.S. Air Force, Naval Air Systems Command (Navy, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserves), U.S. Coast Guard, and Foreign Military Sales customers. The contract requires the successful contractor to provide comprehensive unit support, supply support, depot services, and configuration management while maintaining propeller availability at 60 percent ready for installation and material availability of 95 percent for priority items. Key requirements include establishing an Inventory Control Point for supply chain management, providing Field Service Representatives at designated U.S. and overseas locations, supporting 22 annual training classes, managing depot-level repairs at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex with minimum targeted hours of 65,176 annually, and maintaining compliance with AS9100 quality management standards and extensive cybersecurity requirements. Evaluation will consider technical capability, past performance, pricing, and compliance with performance-based incentives tied to propeller readiness and parts fill rates. The proposal due date is April 30, 2026, and this combined synopsis/solicitation (FA8504-26-R-0001) constitutes the only solicitation, with offers requested as a Request for Proposal incorporating FAR and DFARS provisions by reference.

This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns and represents an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of $6 billion, structured as a 5-year basic period with one 5-year option period. General Electric Aviation Systems (Dowty) is identified in the pricing instructions as the apparent current contractor providing these services. The contract includes a minimum order of $1,000 and encompasses multiple line items including program management, price-per-flying-hour maintenance support, sustainment engineering, non-recurring engineering, supply chain management, spare component procurement, propeller blade and assembly upgrades, and field service representative support at multiple locations. Place of performance is designated as Sterling, Virginia, with authorized users issuing orders decentralized through task orders following the JPSS Customer Guide procedures. All contract work is assigned a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating of DO, and payment will be processed through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system.