Award Synopsis Procurement of upgrades (Production Concurrency Upgrade PCU18) to existing P8A Training Systems devices.

Award Synopsis – Procurement of upgrades (Production Concurrency Upgrade PCU18) to existing P-8A Training Systems devices. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Orlando negotiated, on a sole source basis, a delivery order under the NAWCTSD Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N61340-19-G-0002, for the acquisition of upgrades (Production Concurrency Upgrade PCU18) to existing P-8A Training Systems devices with The Boeing Company, Saint Louis, MO, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.†The period of performance of the delivery order is 39 months from contract award.

The contract action is $45,803,988 ($51.1M w/options).

NAWCTSD intends to acquire upgrades to the P-8A Aircrew Training Devices (ATDs) Operational Flight Trainers (OFTs), Weapons Tactics Trainers (WTTs), Partial Task Trainers (PTTs), Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainers (DMRTs), Training Systems Support Centers (TSSCs), Mission Systems Desktop Trainers (MSDTs), Flight Management System Trainers (FMSTs), and Electronic Classrooms (ECs) for the United States Navy (USN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at NAS Jacksonville, NAS Whidbey Island, RAAF Edinburgh, Boeing Dallas, Boeing St. Louis. This award is a follow-on to the PCU17 contract and synchronizes several existing delivery efforts: PCU15, PCU16, and PCU17 under NAVAIR contract N00019-14-C-0067.

Common work scope such as cyber scanning and capability-independent testing was funded under PCU17, thus PCU18 will only contain additional scope related to the new capabilities. The intent of the action is to stay concurrent with the P-8A Aircraft platform and ensure the Fleet receives training capabilities that align with real-life flight.

As the current sole designer, developer, integrator, manufacturer and supplier of P-8A Systems and subsystems; hardware and software components, only Boeing possesses the requisite knowledge, engineering expertise, and data rights required to design, build, modify, upgrade and deliver P-8A aircrew training systems to ensure concurrency with Fleet aircraft within the Government’s requisite delivery schedule.

The training systems require concurrent incorporation of advanced and emerging technologies specific in design or application to the P-8A aircraft. Boeing is the only contractor that can build and upgrade P-8A trainers concurrently with changes being made to the aircraft; because only Boeing has access to the requisite aircraft design data, aircraft specific software and simulated models during the design/development of the aircraft. Lack of concurrent training and qualifications will negatively impact Fleet readiness, mission accomplishment and the Fleets ability to use the capabilities safely. Specifically, aircrews will not be proficient in procedures to effectively execute communications, weapons deployment and precision targeting, all of which are currently in high demand in theater.

Because the contract requires in-depth knowledge of the current trainer design and proprietary data rights, award to any other contractor would result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that would not be recovered through competition and would create unacceptable delays in fulfilling P-8A mission training requirements.

A competitive acquisition would introduce a new system to the field that may not be integrated and interoperable with the existing systems due to the restricted rights and limited data rights that resulted from the original competitive award. This would require the Government to have two infrastructures in place for life cycle support or would require significant rework of the current design and development that would cost the Government additional non-recurring engineering (NRE) effort for the first article development testing, and retrofit of existing training systems. As the current sole designer, developer, integrator, manufacturer and supplier of aircrew training systems and hardware and software components that are common to the P-8A, only Boeing possesses the requisite knowledge, engineering expertise, and data rights of the design required to design, build, modify, upgrade and deliver P-8A training systems and to maximize the capabilities amongst the P-8A platforms to include common component acquisitions, modifications and upgrades within the Government’s requisite delivery schedule.

This award synopsis announces the Government’s Production Concurrency Upgrade award on a sole-source basis with Boeing.

Small businesses can inquire with the Boeing Small Business Liaison Officer, Ms. Christine Johansen at christine.a.johansen@boeing.com or 206-247-5929 for possible subcontracting opportunities. Small businesses interested in subcontracting/supplier opportunities are also encouraged to notify the NAWCTSD Small Business Deputy at leslie.faircloth@navy.mil.

This acquisition was procured on a sole source basis under statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). Matters pertaining to this notification may be directed to Sarah Lewellen at 407-380-8012 or via email at sarah.lewellen@navy.mil. Awarded contract N61340-19-F-0135 to The Boeing Company

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St Louis, MO 63134 for $45,803,988 on 2019-09-11.