Nav Databsae JA Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a sole source contract award by the Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) located at Patuxent River, Maryland.

The procurement is for an annual navigation database subscription with monthly updates for use in the E-2D Flight Management System (FMS). The contract will provide 74 subscriptions in FY26, 78 in FY27, 79 in FY28, 79 in FY29, and 79 in FY30. The navigation database includes data supporting worldwide en-route, terminal, and approach Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) operations software that conforms to Data Integrity Assurance Level Two for essential data elements. The estimated total contract value is redacted and will be funded with FY26-30 Operations & Maintenance (O&M) funds.

The sole source award is being made to Jeppesen ForeFlight (formerly Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.), the only known source capable of satisfying the Government's requirements. Jeppesen ForeFlight is the sole owner of proprietary information and data necessary to provide the required subscription service and is the only company that can supply a commercial product without additional development for use with the E-2D FMS. The contractor previously provided this service under Contracts N0042116C0012 and N0042121C0018. Market research was conducted from June 9 to June 25, 2025, through a Sources Sought notice posted to SAM.gov, and no other potential sources responded. The statutory authority for this non-competitive procurement is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), implemented under FAR 6.302-1, which permits sole source awards when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The J&A was approved on October 20, 2025.