F-35 Follow on Development Block 4

Added: Jan 16, 2014 4:48 pm

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program Office intends to negotiate and award multiple contract actions to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, TX for the F-35 Block 4 Follow on Development (FoD) Program. The contract actions will include assessments and evaluations of the Air System's ability to meet future operational requirements; systems engineering and design; procurement and support for prototype construction; upgrade of existing hardware and test assets; comprehensive test and evaluation to demonstrate the development and performance of the Block 4 requirements; and acquisition of technical, administrative, and financial data.

The proposed contract actions are for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics under authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, an interested party may submit a capability statement for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement.

This notice of intent is neither a request for proposal nor a solicitation of offers. A determination by the Government not to compete these proposed contract actions based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Questions and responses regarding this notice should be addressed to Simon Klink via e-mail at Simon.Klink@jsf.mil. The anticipated award date of the initial contract action is October 2014.