Five aerospace companies with Connecticut operations are among 21 firms awarded contracts to repair and manufacture parts for Pratt & Whitney fighter-jet engines under an Air Force program with a maximum value of $2.4 billion over the next decade.
The Connecticut contractors are Manchester-based ACMT Inc. and Paramount Machine Co. Inc.; Barnes Group Inc., in East Granby; RTX Corp., whose Pratt & Whitney subsidiary is based in East Hartford; and Numet Acquisition Inc., in Orange, according to a federal contract announcement issued Wednesday.
The work includes repairing, overhauling, remanufacturing and producing parts for Pratt & Whitney’s F100-PW-220 and F100-PW-229 engines, which power F-15 and F-16 fighter jets. Work will take place at the contractors’ locations and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2036.
The $2.4 billion represents the maximum value of the overall program. The announcement does not disclose how much work each company will receive, and the full amount is not guaranteed to be spent.
The Air Force initially committed $10,500, or $500 per contractor. Additional work will be assigned through individual orders.
The program also supports foreign military sales to numerous countries. The Air Force received 27 offers in the competitive bidding process. The Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is managing the contracts.
Other contractors will perform work in Texas, Georgia, California, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Oklahoma, New York and Massachusetts, as well as Israel, Canada and Belgium.
