AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Sources Sought - N00019-22-RFPREQ-WPM242-0048

Disclaimer

This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for proposal. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.

Introduction

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Direct and Time Sensitive Strike Program Office (PMA-242) intends to award a sole source modification to ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC, 9401 Corbin Avenue, Northridge, CA 91324, in support of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD).

Estimated RFP release: 3rd Quarter FY22

Estimated Award: 4th Quarter FY22

Contract/Program Background

1. Existing Contract Number –N00019-19-C-0050
2. Contract Type – Cost Type
3. Incumbent – ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC
4. Was the work previously set-aside? No

Required Capabilities

The AARGM-ER EMD efforts will be performed at the contractor’s facilities and include the performing an additional static software scan of the AARGM-ER missile software in accordance with the Software Assurance Plan, PLN003870.  The results of this scan will be compared to all other scans previously conducted and will be analyzed, ranked, and tabulated by severity.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302.

The Government does not have data rights to the missile guidance section and control section components and associated software. As the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the AARGM-ER missiles, ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLCis the only source that currently possesses sufficient requisite knowledge, engineering expertise, tooling, and technical data required to perform these efforts. No other source has the technical qualification and necessary resources to perform the work described herein, nor will any other supplies or services satisfy the Government's requirements.

The result of this Sources Sought will be utilized to determine if the required supplies or services exist in the marketplace and if any Small Business Set-Aside opportunities exist.  All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. 

Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 30 days after the posting of this sources sought.

Eligibility

The Applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 336414. The Product Service Code (PSC) is AC24.

Submission Details

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package demonstrating the ability to perform the required capabilities. All responses shall include Company Name, Company Address, Company Business Size, and Points-of-Contact (POC) including name, phone number, and email address. All submissions shall be submitted by e-mail to joshua.r.thompson56.civ@us.navy.mil.