FA853826CB003_JA_Redacted.pdf

This is a Department of the Air Force Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (CUI) document dated March 2026, supporting a sole-source contract award.

The Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), 638 Supply Chain Management Group (SCMG), 409th Supply Chain Management Squadron (SCMS) at Robins AFB, Georgia seeks to award engineering services on a sole-source basis to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGC) for performance-based engineering services supporting Product Quality Deficiency Reports (PQDR) and Material Improvement Programs (MIP) for F-15 aircraft peculiar avionics. The requirement encompasses engineering investigations, system-level maintenance analysis, parts qualification testing, TPS re-host analysis reviews, logistics/engineering studies, vertical testability analysis, and engineering investigations to maintain and improve the reliability and maintainability (R&M) of F-15 avionics. The total Period of Performance consists of a 12-month base period, two 12-month option periods, and a six-month extension period option. The estimated total cost is redacted in the document.

The justification cites 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as statutory authority, asserting that only NGC possesses the requisite knowledge, quality standards, and critical expertise to perform these specialized services. NGC's intimate familiarity with F-15 avionics systems, accumulated vast critical knowledge that cannot be duplicated over the contract term, and proven history of high performance are cited as justification. A Sources Sought Synopsis/Request for Information was posted to SAM.gov on 17 February 2026 with response due 18 March 2026. Two vendors responded: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and BHPE LLC, Begini Howard Private Equity, though NGC was determined to be the only capable vendor with access to proprietary data necessary to support the repair effort.