PROP - Engine and Power & Thermal Management Modernization - Engine Core Upgrade Engineering Manufacturing and Design
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Naval Air Systems Command HQ
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $1,000,000,000 or more
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- N0001924C0042 Federal contract award held by RTX Corporation Ends Mar 31, 2028 · Value with all options $1,310,000,000
- Anticipated award
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Pax River, MD
- Forecast number
- N00019-26-RFPREQ-JSFPR-0079
Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
Naval Air Systems Command is procuring engine core upgrade engineering, manufacturing, and design services for the F135 propulsion system in support of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program, with a solicitation estimated to release July 1, 2026, and an award anticipated April 1, 2027. The effort encompasses development, build, test, and evaluation of the Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) system to verify operational requirements compliance before production. The procurement is structured as a single-award indefinite-delivery contract using cost-reimbursement pricing and conducted as a sole-source, non-competitive action.
The estimated award value is $1 billion or greater, with performance at Naval Air Systems Command Headquarters, Patuxent River, Maryland (47123 Buse Rd #540). The contract vehicle is a single-award IDIQ with Secret facility and personnel clearance requirements.
This recompete succeeds contract N0001924C0042, awarded to RTX Corporation's Pratt & Whitney division on September 30, 2024, with a ceiling value of $1.31 billion and ultimate completion date of March 31, 2028. The predecessor contract, F135 Engine Core Upgrade Risk Reduction Design, engaged a multi-vendor technical team including Belcan Services Group, GKN Aerospace Chem-Tronics, Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Cyient Inc., Parametric Solutions Inc., Exotic Metals Forming Company, Tube Processing Corp, and Howmet Aerospace, with performance at East Hartford, Connecticut.
Forecast text
This effort allows us to develop, build, test, and evaluate the system to ensure it meets all operational requirements before production for ECU (Engine Core Upgrade).
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