# Federal Register #B-132-2026

Pratt & Whitney Proposed Aircraft-Engine Production at Two Foreign-Trade Zone Facilities

**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Identifier:** B-132-2026
**NAICS:** 336412

The Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board is reviewing proposed aircraft-engine production by **Pratt & Whitney** at facilities in Georgia and Connecticut.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Commerce — Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
- **OEM:** **Pratt & Whitney**, a division of RTX Corporation, is the named aircraft-engine manufacturer. No reseller or other supplier is identified.
- **Proposed activity:** Production of aircraft engines, engine modules, and parts at facilities in Midland, Georgia (FTZ 26), and Middletown, Connecticut (FTZ 71).
- **Products:** Proposed finished products include aircraft turbines, turbopropellers, gas turbines, engine modules, and a broad range of engine assemblies and components, including blades, blisks, ducts, seals, nozzles, compressor and turbine assemblies, and other listed parts. The attachment lists 51 product types; no quantities or part numbers are provided.
- **Notable requirement:** The proposed activity is limited to the foreign-status materials, components, and finished products described in Pratt & Whitney’s notification and authorized by the Board.
- **Opportunity context:** This is a notice of proposed FTZ production activity, not a solicitation to purchase goods or services.

### Description

Pratt & Whitney, a Division of RTX Corporation submitted a notification of proposed production activity for its facility in Midland, Georgia, within Foreign-Trade Zone 26. The proposed activity covers aircraft engines, engine modules, and parts. Production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and components and finished products described in the notification and subsequently authorized by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board. The notification was received on October 14, 2026.

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