Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.

Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc., doing business as A Part Of Collins Aerospace, manufactures precision aviation fuel system components and engine hardware for military aircraft as a prime contractor to federal defense customers, competing on full-and-open basis without set-aside designations. A subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (United Technologies Inc.), Collins Engine Nozzles operates from West Des Moines, Iowa, and West Des Moines, Iowa, specializing in fuel nozzles, fuel injectors, spraybars, valve assemblies, metering sets, and related aerospace engine parts under primary NAICS 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing) and PSC 2915 (Engine Fuel System Components).

The vendor's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Defense Logistics Agency. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 1,415 awards (80% of recent awards) with $275.9 million combined potential value, anchoring the prime contractor footprint. The Air Force Sustainment Center follows with 50 awards and $138.6 million combined potential value, followed by Naval Supply Systems Command (91 awards, $42.7 million), the broader Defense Logistics Agency (352 awards, $19.6 million), and the Army Materiel Command Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (19 awards, $15.8 million). The two rankings track closely, with DLA Aviation dominating both volume and dollars by a wide margin. Representative prime work includes a $9.75 million definitive contract with the Air Force Sustainment Center awarded May 30, 2025, for new manufacture of J-85 fuel injection nozzles (NSN 2915-00-106-5464) through September 30, 2028; a $7.47 million definitive contract with the Air Force Sustainment Center awarded September 10, 2025, for new manufacture of 5,221 units of J-85 spraybars (NSN 2915-00-782-1759) through April 30, 2029; a $440,330 definitive contract with the Air Force Materiel Command awarded January 21, 2026, for 114 fuel nozzle assemblies (NSN 2915-00-655-1933) for T-56 turboprop engines through March 31, 2027; and recurring delivery orders under three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation totaling approximately $9.88 million through 2029 for fuel spray nozzles, aircraft engine spraybars, and starter fuel nozzles.

Collins Engine Nozzles' vehicle position centers on three single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency. A $5.88 million IDC for aircraft engine spraybar components, awarded May 31, 2024, runs through May 30, 2029, and has generated 480 delivery orders totaling $13.8 million in combined potential value. A $2 million IDC for fuel spray nozzles and related components, awarded July 15, 2024, runs through July 14, 2029. A $250 thousand IDC for starter fuel nozzles, awarded August 11, 2025, runs through August 11, 2026. These vehicles constitute the backbone of ongoing task-order activity. Additional parent vehicles include Basic Ordering Agreement F3460181G1749 (58 task orders) and Indefinite Delivery Contracts SPE4A514D0005 (36 task orders, $6.6 million combined potential value) and SPE7LX18D0014 (33 task orders, $971 thousand combined potential value).

Activity has remained stable at approximately 100-126 awards per year over the past four years (2022 through 2025). Awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months total 45 with combined potential value of $48.5 million, representing modest recompete exposure. The vendor operates predominantly as a large-business prime contractor, competing on full-and-open basis across all listed awards with no small-business set-asides in the visible footprint.

In its subcontractor role, Collins Engine Nozzles supplies fuel nozzle assemblies, fuel manifold assemblies, and engine hardware to Honeywell International (recurring subcontracts for T-55 engine manifolds and nozzle assemblies across multiple increments and geographies), General Electric Company (T-700 engine hardware and PBL material for MH-60T aircraft), and Rolls-Royce Corporation (aircraft engine production stock). These subcontracts flow from major defense prime contracts rather than independent federal awards.

Collins Engine Nozzles' portfolio is concentrated in aircraft engine fuel system components. Category analysis shows 1,804 awards in NAICS 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), with 2,168 awards classified under PSC 2915 (Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft And Missile Prime Movers). The vendor also supplies non-aircraft fuel components (330 awards, PSC code for nonaircraft engine fuel system components), fittings, springs, and filtration components in smaller volume. The company's capability portfolio is defined entirely by the award history: fuel nozzles in multiple variants (injection, spray, spray tip, combustion, starter fuel); spraybars (main aircraft, poppet); valve components (seals, caps, guides, disk valves); fuel metering sets and pumps; injector assemblies; and supporting hardware including springs, bushings, washers, and spacers. Representative recent delivery orders span $425 to $804,548 in individual ceiling values, with the majority ranging from a few thousand to $100 thousand per order.

The vendor is wholly owned by Raytheon Technologies Corporation (RTX Corp), operating as Collins Aerospace—a major defense, space, and aerospace company. Collins Engine Nozzles' specialized fuel system component manufacturing sits within Collins Aerospace's propulsion and power systems portfolio. No subsidiary structure is present; the vendor operates as a single operating entity of the parent. Corporate identity and manufacturing posture reflect RTX's large-business status and scale; Collins Engine Nozzles competes as a large business prime contractor on the open market without leveraging any SBA designations (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or other set-asides). The consolidated obligated dollars across all awards ($3.96 billion) far exceed combined potential value ($568.7 million), indicating mature delivery against established contract vehicles and a strong payment history with the Defense Logistics Agency and Air Force.