Navy Selects Rolls-Royce For Contract

Rolls-Royce Defense Services Inc. in Indianapolis has landed a more than $9.3 million U.S. Department of Defense contract. The deal involves engine operation and maintenance for the Navy. August 27, 2013

News Release

Rolls-Royce Defense Services Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $9,344,620 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for contractor engineering technical services and contactor field services to support the operation and maintenance of the AV-8B and E-2C/D Power Plant F-402 and T56 Series Engine to include A-427 Engine, sub-systems, and equipment. Work will be performed in Cherry Point, N.C. (50 percent); Yuma, Ariz. (37.5 percent); Indianapolis, Ind. (12.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2016. Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance, Navy funds in the amount of $6,427,759 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity (N68936-13-D-0028).

Source: U.S. Department of Defense