Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 10

The F-35 Joint Program Office intends to award multiple contract actions to Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, CT for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 10 F135 Propulsion System requirements. Beginning with long lead-time materials, the proposed contract actions will provide for eighty-two (82) Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) propulsion systems, fourteen (14) Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant propulsion systems, and two (2) Carrier Variant (CV) propulsion systems (or such other quantities as may be authorized and appropriated by Congress or authorized by the respective Ministries of Defense). The contract actions also include associated sustainment support including spare engines, initial spare modules and parts, support equipment, non-recurring autonomic logistics sustainment activities, support of Air System contractor manufacturing operations, depot activation, maintenance services and replenishment spares for CTOL, CV and STOVL Propulsion Systems; production non-recurring (PNR) activities to support the JSF Propulsion System production ramp rate to include tooling, test equipment, production aids, production equipment, support labor and technical assistance; and technical, financial, and administrative data. In addition, there will be ordering line items to allow for additional supplies and services for dimishing manufacturing sources (DMS) procurements, retrofit efforts required to update propulsion systems to newer configurations, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and government furnished equipment (GFE) maintenance. The proposed contract actions are for suppliers or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines under authority of FAR 6.302-1. The notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, an interested party may submit a capability statement for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement. All responses received by the Government within thirty days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete these proposed contract actions based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any parties interested in subcontracting will be referred to the Pratt & Whitney Supplier Diversity Manager, Mr. Alton Moss, At (860) 565-1764 or via at Alton.Moss@pw.utc.com for submittal of supplier's electronic brochures and capability. Questions and responses regarding this notice should be addressed to Adrienne Gregor via e-mail at Adrienne.Gregor@jsf.mil. The anticipated award date of the initial contract action is June 2015.