Wed, Jan 04, 2012
Total Value Of The Agreement Over $1.2 Billion
Although it was pretty much a formality after the alternate
engine program was scrapped last year by GE and Rolls-Royce
... the U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday awarded Pratt &
Whitney an undefinitized contract award (UCA) not to exceed
$1,122,306,649 for F135 production engines to power the F-35
Lightning II. Pratt & Whitney and the DoD have reached a
tentative agreement on key terms for the low rate initial
production (LRIP) 5 contract which contains fixed-price and
cost-plus incentive fee elements. A total of $358,597,078 is being
obligated at time of award, in addition to the $138,800,000
obligated in 2011 for advanced acquisition materials. This LRIP
contract includes production engines, spare parts, program
management, engineering support for production, sustainment and
field support for the F135 engines.
"This UCA is a vital step to allow Pratt & Whitney and our
STOVL lift system partner, Rolls-Royce, to continue meeting key
milestones toward LRIP 5 production deliveries," said Bennett
Croswell, president of Military Engines, Pratt & Whitney. "We
anticipate contract negotiations with the F-35 Joint Program Office
that will reflect the great progress being made on F135
affordability."
The fifth lot of engines includes 21 conventional take-off and
landing (CTOL) engines for the U.S. Air Force; six carrier variant
(CV) engines for the U.S. Navy; and three short take-off and
vertical landing (STOVL) propulsion systems for the U.S. Marine
Corps. The engines in LRIP 5 will support the U.S. Services with
main engine deliveries slated to begin in late-2012.
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