RTX Corp. Bolsters F-35 Program with $11.25 Million Contract Modification

RTX Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a 
not-to-exceed $11,245,975 definitized modification (P00027) to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract (N0001920C0011). This modification exercises an option and adds scope to procure Marine Corps unique spares to include three roll post ducts and nozzles; three roll post hydraulic control units; three driveshaft assemblies; and four spare clutches as well as associated engineering assistance production and program administrative labor in support of Lots 15-17 F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter. Work will be performed in East Hartford, Connecticut (20%); Indianapolis, Indiana (14.8%); Minneapolis, Minnesota (10.9%); Rocky Mountain, North Carolina (9.4%);  Cleveland, Ohio (6.2%); Hartford Connecticut (2.3%); Laconia, New Hampshire (2.3%); Detroit, Michigan (1.6%); Joplin, Missouri (1.6%); Redmond, Oregon (1.6%); Phoenix, Arizona (1%); various locations within the continental U.S. (1.6%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (26.7%), and is expected to be completed in December 2025. Fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,245,975 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.