Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Engines, East Hartford, Conn., is awarded a $36,697,754 fixed-price incentive (firm target) modification (P00033) to a previously awarded contract (N0001918C1021). This modification adds scope to procure long lead Group 2, 4 and 10 hardware as well as engineering and program management services in support of Lot 16 production of F-135 propulsion systems for the Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in East Hartford (56%); North Berwick, Maine (13%); Indianapolis, Ind. (10%); Jupiter, Fla. (7%); Windsor Locks, Conn. (5%); Bristol, United Kingdom (4%); Rockford, Ill. (2%); Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico (2%); Phoenix, Ariz. (1%); and is expected to be completed in October 2023. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $17,194,577; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $524,801; non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount $9,543,854; and FMS customer funds in the amount of $9,434,521 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 12/08/21) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.
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