Award of C/KC-130T Rolls Royce S3.5 Kit ECP and CDRLs   3

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Delivery order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0001918G0025 to Rolls Royce North America Technologies Inc. (RR) for an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) and substantiation documentation to convert T56-
A-16 to the T-56-A-16A engine design configuration (Series (S) 3.5). The S3.5 design change consists of a kit of upgraded components within the power section, to include compressor blades, turbine wheels, and turbine blades/vanes/shrouds. The S3.5 engine is currently installed on the United States Air Force (USAF) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) T56-A-14A engines. This effort also consists of providing validation and verification documentation/data, configuration
management requirements and support of the T56-A-16A configuration, evaluating and revising supporting documentation created for the T56-A-16A engine, and creating unique supporting documentation as required for the T56-A-16 upgrade. The projected period of performance for this action
will be 18 months, with an estimated start date of July 2022.

This action is awarded on a sole source basis to Rolls Royce as permitted by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, authorized by Title 10, U.S.C.2304 (c)(1) for other than full and open competition. Rolls Royce is the sole designer, developer, systems integrator, and manufacturer of the T56 Series 3.5 aircraft and is the only source with the requisite knowledge and skilled personnel, facilities, manufacturing tooling, test equipment, experience, and technical data necessary to provide the required supplies and services.