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Contract Award: GE Aviation Systems LLC (Sterling, Virginia) – $157,183,240

GE Aviation Systems LLC, Sterling, Virginia, is awarded a $157,183,240 firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for propeller engineering reliability and logistics support for the KC-130J R391 propeller system utilized by the Navy, Marine Corps, and Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed in Sterling, Virginia (31.18%); Iwakuni, Japan (13.95%); Cherry Point, North Carolina (13.95%); Miramar, California (13.95%);  Gloucester, United Kingdom (8.85%); Fort Worth, Texas (8.63%); Kaneohe, Hawaii (5.18%); Kuwait City, Kuwait (2.59%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (1.72%), and is expected to be completed in November 2026. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001923D0013).



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