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NAVAIR Eyes Pratt & Whitney for E-6B Power Tech Upgrade Support Contract

NAVAIR Eyes Pratt & Whitney for E-6B Power Tech Upgrade Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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NAVAIR Eyes Pratt & Whitney for E-6B Power Tech Upgrade Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting eventThe Naval Air Systems Command plans to award United Technologies Corp.‘s Pratt & Whitney subsidiary a sole-source contract to help install updated auxiliary power units into the U.S. Navy‘s E-6B Mercury planes.

Work will cover APU installation, sustainment and engineering support for 16 E-6B aircraft units and training systems, the Navy said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday.

The service branch noted that Pratt & Whitney is the only company with the technical data needed to perform the sought services.

E-6B is derived from Boeing‘s 707 airframe and designed to support airborne command, control and communications between U.S. forces and the National Command Authority.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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