AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) TATB PSE and BOM for Support Equipment

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award a new order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-15-G-0004 on a sole source basis with Thales Defense and Security, Inc. (TDSI). This effort is for the procurement of two (2) Transducer Assembly Test Benches (TATBs), one (1) set of TA/TATB Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE), and the Bill of Materials (BOMs) for the following pieces of Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) Support Equipment (SE): Reeling Machine Test Bench Equipment Set (RMTBES), Transducer Assembly Test Bench (TATB), and Reeling Machine Control Segment (RMCS). The estimated period of performance for the supplies and services to be furnished hereunder shall be 24 months from the date of contract award.

This action is being awarded on a sole source basis to TDSI, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirement;" because they are the only qualified source which possesses the requisite knowledge, experience and technical expertise to provide the required supplies and services. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any capability statements received within fifteen (15) days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. Persons interested in subcontracting opportunities may contact Carole Flanagan, TDSI Contracts Business Manager at (240) 864-7910 or email at Carole.Flanagan@Thalesdsi.com.