BOA Order; (Northrop Grumman) SIBS Spare Parts for ECDIS

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) intends to negotiate and award a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) Order for SIBS Spare Parts for Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. The procurement is being conducted under Basic Ordering Agreement N6449821G4003, with the government invoking 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(l) to sole-source the contract based on Northrop Grumman being the only responsible source capable of fulfilling the Navy's specific requirements. This pre-solicitation notice is not a competitive proposal request, but interested parties may submit their capabilities and interest in writing. Responses must be submitted via email to Nicholas G. Swanson at Nicholas.G.Swanson.civ@us.navy.mil by 5:00 PM Eastern on April 9, 2025. The government retains full discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on the responses received.

The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designation for this contract opportunity. The procurement is categorized under NAICS code 334511 for Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, with a Product Service Code of 5999 for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command plans to make the award in Fiscal Year 2025, targeting Northrop Grumman's facility located at 1070 Seminole Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia. While specific award values are not disclosed in the notice, the contract will focus on procuring spare parts for the ECDIS system. The sole-source justification suggests a highly specialized requirement that only Northrop Grumman can currently fulfill for the Navy's specific technical needs.