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F135 Component Improvement Program

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The contract awarded to Pratt & Whitney Military Engines focuses on the F135 Component Improvement Program under the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office. Its primary objective is to address safety and readiness challenges, ensure continued adherence to performance specifications, and improve the reliability of low-performing components. This includes forecasting hardware wear-out and life limits to proactively identify and mitigate issues before they impact operational service. The program also emphasizes developing quality design changes and repair procedures that demonstrate a positive return on investment. Deliverables from this contract will cover a broad range of technical and support documentation, including engineering change proposals, manufacturing drawings, maintenance and operating instructions, rework and repair procedures, reliability predictions, and various technical and test reports. The contract involves work performed in East Hartford, Connecticut, with the anticipated award date set for January 2010. Oversight and coordination are managed by the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland.

General Info

Pratt & Whitney improves F135 engine reliability, safety, and maintenance for Joint Strike Fighter program.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval Air Systems Command

NAICS

336412 - Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Pratt & Whitney, 400 Main Street, EAST HARTFORD, CT, 06108, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Air Systems Command
Contacts1 person available
OfficePATUXENT RIVER, MD, 20670-5000, USA
Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Air Systems Command
Office AddressPATUXENT RIVER, MD, 20670-5000, USA
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Patricia K GibsonContracts Specialist
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The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program Office intends to award a contract to Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, CT for the F135 Component Improvement Program. The proposed contract will procure effort necessary to resolve safety and readiness problems; maintain specification performance; redesign low reliability parts; forecast hardware wear-out rates, life limits, and problems before they occur in operational service; and develop quality design changes and repair procedures where a return-on-investment can be realized. The deliverables will include, engineering change proposals, manufacturing drawings, operating instructions and limits, maintenance instructions, rework/repair procedures, life limits, reliability and maintainability predictions, technical reports, specification change notices, test reports and earned value cost reports. The anticipated award date is January 2010.

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