AN/SPN-35/46 Precision Approach and Landing System (PALS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Common Automatic Recovery Systems (UCARS)

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) Air Traffic Control & Landing Systems (ATC&LS) Division located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) in St. Inigoes, MD intends to award orders on a sole source basis under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N68335-19-G-0013 issued by NAWCAD Lakehurst and awarded to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Sparks, NV, CAGE CODE 8X691, for a period of 60 months from the effective date of the BOA, 29 May 2019. This requirement is a follow-on procurement, and is to procure services and incidental materials to fabricate, modify, repair, replace, upgrade, and improve PALS components, assemblies, and associated hardware. Examples of PALS components to be supported include, but are not limited to, the AN/SPN-46(V) Radar Doppler Video Processor (RDVP); the AN/SPN-46(V) Radar Control Group, Unit 19 Upgrade; the AN/SPN-46 Receiver, Transmitter, Link 4A; the AN/APN-245 Radio Beacon Sets; the Unmanned Common Automatic Landing System (UCARS); the AN/SYY-1(V); the AN/SPN-43C Life Cycle Extension; the AN/SPN-35C Receiver; and the AN/SPN-35C Radar Processor Controller (RPC). The function of PALS is to provide precision landing information to air traffic controllers and pilots during final approach while landing aircraft aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. PALS equipment must be repaired, maintained, and certified to a fully operational mode to ensure maximum fleet readiness. If the equipment is not fully operational, the fleet will be directly and adversely affected due to severe restrictions on the Navy’s capability to track and land aircraft aboard vessels. PALS equipment is already experiencing obsolescence issues and additional component obsolescence requirements are projected. Due to recent changes in Research & Development budgets, a Landing Systems Upgrade Plan (LSUP) was implemented extending AN/SPN-35 and AN/SPN-46 operations through 2040. This will require the replacement and repair of obsolete and damaged components; developing and testing these components; and re-certifying the systems. These mission essential systems also need to be modernized to meet supportability and maintainability requirements.

SNC is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of specific system components, and is the only company that possesses the technical expertise and production-level data to modify these components without extensive and costly reverse engineering efforts. Under the statutory authority 10 USC 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."

This notice of intent is neither a request for proposal nor a solicitation of offers. This synopsis is provided for information purposes only. A determination not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the United States Government.

For subcontracting opportunities, please visit SNC’s website at:

http://www.sncorp.com/

Sierra Nevada Corporation

444 Salomon Circle

Sparks, NV 89434