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Contract Award: Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. doing business as Collins Aerospace (Windsor Locks, Connecticut) – $135,003,185

Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. doing business as Collins Aerospace, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, was awarded a $135,003,185 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a firm-fixed-price pricing arrangement for C-130 production. The total estimated value of all the options is $573,028,284. The maximum ceiling value of the contract is $708,031,469. This contract provides for manufacturing and engineering support of the NP2000 eight-blade propeller, electronic propeller control system and procurement of initial spares under C-130 for the Air Force. Work will be performed in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 19, 2028. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2021 procurement funds in the amount of $10,835,584 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8504-23-D-0002).



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