F135 Component Improvement Program

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.