AARGM RAAF CMBRE Cables Procurement

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a firm-fixed price sole source Delivery Order (DO) to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Northridge, CA, to procure 24 Common Munitions BIT/Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE) Cables for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) under Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-20-G-0005. This delivery order is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) (formerly 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1)[1]) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other services will satisfy agency requirements. Northrop Grumman is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of AARGM, and as such, is the only known source available with the requisite technical knowledge, experience, and tooling to produce the requirements described herein to satisfy the Government’s requirement. Unless otherwise stated herein, no formal request for proposal or additional written information is currently available. Request for same will be disregarded. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Subcontracting opportunities should be sought directly from Northrop Grumman at the following address: (a) Northrop Grumman Corporation Defense Systems, 9401 Corbin Avenue, Northridge, CA 91324 (b) Attn: Eunice Torres (c) email: eunice.torres@ngc.com.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERESTED PARTIES: There are no commitments by the Government to issue any solicitations, make any award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the efforts mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. No telephone responses will be accepted. Point of contact for this synopsis is Cameron White. Responses to this synopsis should be sent by email to cameron.t.white18.civ@us.navy.mil.