EMALS ECP-I-EMAL-0042 Delivery Order

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a Delivery Order (DO) under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), N00019-16-G-0006 to General Atomics (GA), San Diego, California (CA) for the procurement of the development and implementation of the EMALS Power Conditioning Subsystem (PCS) and Prime Power Interface Subsystem (PPIS) Inverter Half Bridge and Braking Chopper updates for reliability and obsolescence. This effort falls under ECP-I-EMALS-0042, which also authorizes the Fused Terminal Blocks configuration for both the PCS and PPIS Inverter Half Bridges and Braking Choppers. This DO procured efforts related to the design engineering, development of the Technical Data Package, Lab testing and EMALS System Functional Demonstration (SFD) testing support for both the PCS and PPIS Inverter Half Bridges and Braking Choppers, and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) updates and other associated support as required.
GA is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the EMALS. GA is the only company that has the ability, resources, technology, and documentation necessary to develop, produce, maintain, and support this system without causing unacceptable delays in meeting the Navy’s operational requirements. Accordingly, GA is the only known qualified, responsible source that can fulfill the requirements specified herein. The awarded Order is for the supplies or services for which the Government solicited and negotiated with only one source under the authority of Title 10, U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, ‘Only One Responsible Source’, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Awarded contract N0001916G0006 to General Atomics for 8092101.00 on 2021-06-07.