Lockheed Martin Team Wins .1 Billion Engine Maintenance Competition
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $10.1 billion aircraft engine maintenance contract to a team led by the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and Lockheed Martin Aircraft & Logistics Centers. The contract has a base period of seven years with eight one-year award term options. Industry members on the Lockheed Martin team include Lockheed Martin Control Systems, Woodward Corporation, Standard Aero, and Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation. "We are extremely pleased that the Air Force has selected our team to provide overhaul and repair services on the engines of critical military aircraft fleets, such as the C-5, C-130, P-3 and E-2," said Daniel W. Patterson, LMALC president. ''Prior to this competition, we had an excellent relationship with the Tinker team, but this win creates a true partnership between us the government. I am confident that our talented team of contractors and the outstanding San Antonio workforce will provide a quality service for the Air Force." The Lockheed Martin team will perform maintenance on the TF-39 and T-56 engines at privatized facilities at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, which is being closed. The team expects to employ approximately 1,300 technicians and support workers at their facilities in San Antonio. The TF-39 is used on the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft, and the T-56 is used on the C-130 Hercules, E-2 Hawkeye, C-2 Greyhound and P-3 Orion aircraft. Also included is an auxiliary power version of this engine used on Navy frigates. Tinker will move the F100 engine workload to the base near Oklahoma City. The F100 engine powers jet fighter aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Lockheed Martin industry group was selected to team with Tinker in late April 1998 after a formal process to select a teammate. The 1998 Defense Authorization Act authorized agreements between public and private contractors to cooperate in submitting proposals for depot workloads. Standard Aero, of Winnipeg, Canada, is one of the world's leading independent gas turbine engine and accessory overhaul and repair organizations. Chromalloy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sequa Corporation, provides turbine engine components and repairs for aircraft engine manufacturers and the Department of Defense, and is the world's largest independent component repair source for large commercial engines. Woodward Corporation, headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, is a world leader in the development, design and manufacture of precision fuel systems and controls in aircraft engine fuel systems and components. Lockheed Martin Control Systems, headquartered in Johnson City, New York is a world leader in the design and production of sophisticated control systems. Aircraft & Logistics Centers, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is an operating unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation and one of the leading providers of aircraft maintenance and contractor logistics support for the Department of Defense and commercial customers. The company has 8,000 employees at more than 90 locations throughout the United States and overseas.
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Lockheed Martin Team Wins .1 Billion Engine Maintenance Competition
