AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Consolidation

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award a contract to Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, Inc., 305 Richardson Road, Lansdale, PA 19446, for procurement of AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Consolidation (LBC). The applicable NAICS Code is 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. LBC is a follow-on effort in the continued development of the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter (LBT) system currently in production. LBT, when integrated into the EA-18G platform, provides the capability to effectively jam hostile, low frequency radar and communications signals in a tactical environment. The proposed LBC contract will implement an engineering change to modify the existing LBT system and will include the design, manufacture, integration, and test of the LBC Kit. The effort will also require delivery of two test articles to support future qualification and testing of the modified transmitter, as well as applicable technical data. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." As the sole system designer, developer, integrator and manufacturer of the LBT, Cobham has unique expertise regarding the design, engineering and performance details of the LBT necessary to design the LBC Kit and to successfully integrate the Kit into the existing LBT Transmitter and AN/ALQ-99 system. The term of the contract is expected to be approximately eighteen months. Firms interested in subcontracting opportunities may contact Rebecca Hettel at Cobham via email at rebecca.hettel@cobham.com or at phone number (215) 996-2276.