Airborne Electronic Attack and Electronic Support Systems

Added: Feb 01, 2018 1:29 pm See previous notice for N6893616R0069. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals, however; any interested firm, other than Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation believing their firm can fulfill the requirement may submit a written response in accordance with the following information:
The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice
Responses shall be sent via e-mail no later than 12:00 pm Pacific Standard Time on 15 February 2018 to: bretton.west@navy.mil.

The Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Integrated Product Team (IPT) at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Point Mugu, CA intends to procure, on an other than full and open competition basis from Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), 925 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Bethpage, NY 11714, an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for engineering, technical and programmatic services for the development of products for the AEA IPT.

The major requirement for this effort will result in System Configuration Set (SCS) implementation for the EA-18G and EA-6B, which will require NGSC to design, develop, and implement upgrades to software and ancillary hardware. Platforms to be supported include EA-18G, EA-18G Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) configuration, EA-6B and other advanced electronic attack derivatives.

The period of performance for the proposed acquisition will commence upon award and will continue for a period of five years. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, NGSC possesses unique capabilities that are not available from any other source. Also, NGSC is the prime contractor for the manufacture of the EA-18G AEA system, EA-6B aircraft and the sole repository of the engineering design and software development expertise for all tactical software and integration of the avionics to the aircraft weapon system. NGSC is the only source that has the unique combination of airframe and weapons system integration knowledge needed to perform the required mission support.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a written response to be received at the Contracting Office no later than 15 days after the date of publication of this notice, which shall be considered by the agency.

The written response shall reference solicitation number N68936-16-R-0069 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm's experience, assets, background, and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule.

The solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS website at http://www.fbo.gov/ on or about 17 July 2017.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

Written responses shall be submitted by e-mail to the point(s) of contact listed below or mailed to the Contracting Office Address listed below no later than 15 days from this notice date. Commander, Code 254520E (Attn: Brett West), NAVAIRWARCENWPNSDIV, 575 Ave. Ste. 1, Point Mugu, CA 93042-5049.

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO. See the DLIS website for registration details: http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/.

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Added: Mar 14, 2017 7:26 pm The Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) Integrated Product Team (IPT) at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD), Point Mugu, CA intends to procure, on an other than full and open competition basis from Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), 925 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Bethpage, NY 11714, an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for engineering, technical and programmatic services for the development of products for the AEA IPT.

The major requirement for this effort will result in System Configuration Set (SCS) implementation for the EA-18G and EA-6B, which will require NGSC to design, develop, and implement upgrades to software and ancillary hardware. Platforms to be supported include EA-18G, EA-18G Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) configuration, EA-6B and other advanced electronic attack derivatives.

The period of performance for the proposed acquisition will commence upon award and will continue for a period of five years. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, NGSC possesses unique capabilities that are not available from any other source. Also, NGSC is the prime contractor for the manufacture of the EA-18G AEA system, EA-6B aircraft and the sole repository of the engineering design and software development expertise for all tactical software and integration of the avionics to the aircraft weapon system. NGSC is the only source that has the unique combination of airframe and weapons system integration knowledge needed to perform the required mission support.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a written response to be received at the Contracting Office no later than 15 days after the date of publication of this notice, which shall be considered by the agency.

The written response shall reference solicitation number N68936-16-R-0069 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm's experience, assets, background, and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule.

The solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS website at http://www.fbo.gov/ on or about 17 July 2017.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

Written responses shall be submitted by e-mail to the point(s) of contact listed below or mailed to the Contracting Office Address listed below no later than 15 days from this notice date. Commander, Code 254520E (Attn: Brett West), NAVAIRWARCENWPNSDIV, 575 Ave. Ste. 1, Point Mugu, CA 93042-5049.

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO. See the DLIS website for registration details: http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/.