Aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment (sole source)

This synopsis is being posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website located at http://www.fbo.gov, the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) website located at https://www.neco.navy.mil/, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition website located at http://www.crane.navy.mil/acquisition/synopcom.htm. FBO is the primary point of entry to be used when access to synopses and solicitations from the World Wide Web is required. However, the NECO webpage as well as the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Acquisition webpage serve as alternatives if the FBO website is unavailable.

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division plans to enter into a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with L-3 Communications Corporation, 1355 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004-7700. The BOA will cover a five-year period for spares, repairs, modifications, upgrades, and engineering services for the C-130J Type/Model/Series (T/M/S) Color Multi-Purpose Display Unit (CMDU), Multi-Function Color Display Unit (MFCDU), Communication/Navigation Breaker Panel (CNBP), and Avionics Management Unit (AMU) in support of the C-130J and derivative aircrafts (i.e. KC-130J and HC-130J) Sustainment Programs. This requirement will be negotiated on a sole-source basis in accordance with the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The basis for restricting competition is that the U.S Government does not own or possess the required documentation necessary to manufacture, repair upgrade, or modify these avionics components in addition to the duplicative costs and time that would be required to reverse engineer the system.

The solicitation will be available on or about 15 JUL 2009 at FedBizOpps located at http://www.fbo.gov and at NECO located at https://www.neco.navy.mil/. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. It is the responsibility of interested offerors to monitor FedBizOpps and/or NECO for any additional amendments that may be issued. Offers must be submitted in the format specified in the solicitation. Submitting a bid from the NECO website by clicking on "Submit Bid" does not guarantee offers will be received by the proper person in the correct format. It is the responsibility of the offeror to submit offers to the Point of Contact (POC) at NSWC Crane. The POC is Mr. Lonnie Moore, Code 0563WE at Telephone: (812)854-6621 or email: lonnie.moore@navy.mil. Reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. Contracting Office Address:Code 0563WE, Building 2035300 Highway 361Crane, IN 47522-5000 Place of Performance:1355 Bluegrass Lakes ParkwayAlpharetta, GA 30004-7700