# United Technologies wins $2.5B Pentagon contract for aviation spare parts

The Department of Defense awarded United Technologies' aeronautics subsidiary a $2.5 billion sole-source contract to provide aviation-related spare parts and services. The five-year contract with a five-year option effectively renews an earlier 10-year contract set to expire in April 2018.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-02-21
- Where: United States
- Value: $2.50B
- Status: completed
- Products: aviation spare parts, propeller systems, wheels and brakes, landing gear, flight sensors
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [United Technologies Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/937.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (customer)
- [United Technologies Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/937.md) (supplier)
- [Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/5026.md) (customer)
- [Rockwell Collins Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17593.md) (supplier)
- [Rockwell Collins Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17593.md) (target)

## Sources

- [indystar.com](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/02/24/carrier-corp-parent-dealt-trump-save-indianapolis-jobs-indianapolis-wins-2-5-billion-defense-contrac/370228002/), 2018-02-24: "The Department of Defense said on Wednesday that it has awarded the company’s Connecticut-based aeronautics subsidiary a five-year contract (with a five-year option) to provide 'aviation-related spare parts and related services.'"
- [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/aircraft-propulsion/utc-boeing-ink-win-win-deal-clearing-way-rockwell-merger), 2018-03-16: "United Technologies (UTC), which is in the process of buying Rockwell Collins, has signed an agreement with ultra-important customer Boeing, representing a green light for UTC’s acquisition and consolidation of major aerospace and defense suppliers."
- [flightglobal.com](https://www.flightglobal.com/systems-and-interiors/boeing-drops-objections-to-utas-collins-merger/127452.article), 2018-03-20: "Boeing has dropped its objections to a proposed merger of United Technologies Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins after completing long-term agreements on cost reductions with its suppliers."
- [flightglobal.com](https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/2018/03/boeing-drops-objections-to-utas-collins-merger/), 2018-03-20: "As part of the agreements, we have provided consent to their transaction under our contracts."

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