F-35 JPO Countermeasure updates and recertifying Enchanced Survivability

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Solicitation number
N6893623R0024
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This pre-solicitation notice seeks to award firm fixed price and cost-only contract line items for countermeasure updates and recertification of enhanced survivability for the F-35 Joint Program Office. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapon Division intends to make a sole source award to SAAB AB due to their designation as the original and sole designer, developer, integrator, manufacturer and supplier of the BOL dispenser system. Responses must be submitted by June 19, 2023 to the identified contracting officers to be considered without causing programmatic hardship or duplication of cost.

There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The primary NAICS code is 336411 and PSC code is J021. As the original equipment manufacturer, SAAB AB is identified as the potential incumbent and sole-source awardee due to their proprietary technical data pertaining to compatibility between BOL dispenser software and aircraft systems. Deliveries will be made FOB destination with award anticipated in late summer 2023, but specific award values or quantities were not provided in this pre-solicitation notice.

Notice text

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapon Division (NAWCWD) , China lake, CA intends to award Firm Fixed Price and Cost only Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs).  This action is based on an other than full and open competition basis.

This action will be a sole source to SAAB, AB, based on the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 justification for only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  SAAB is the original BOL dispenser manufacturer, and is the only source capable of performing this effort to meet fleet needs.  As the sole designer, developer, integrator, manufacturer and supplier of the BOL dispenser, SAAB is the only company that possesses the requisite knowledge, experience and technical expertise to recertify the BOL disperser Pods to fulfil the contract requirements.  The Government does not currently possess the BOL Dispenser technical data that would be required to perform this effort.  In order for any other vendor to accomplish this requirement they would require access to SAAB’s proprietary data.  Only SAAB has the technical data to ensure compatibility between software and aircraft systems due to upgrades and system enhancements that are made to the BOL Dispenser.  Deliveries will be made free on board (FOB) destination. 

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement may submit a written response to be received at the contracting office no later than 15 days after the date of publication of this notice, clearly showing its ability to do so without causing programmatic hardship or duplication of cost to the Government.  The written response shall reference N6893623R0024 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm’s experience, assets, background, and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule.  Responses and requires shall be submitted by email to roman.g.alaniz.civ@us.navy.mil and john.j.faria2.civ@us.navy.mil.  Award of this subject action is anticipated in late summer 2023.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Export Controlled information in Contract Opportunities within Beta.SAM.  See the DLA website for the Joint Certification Program: https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
F-35 ESTL BOL Pods Award Award Notice
F-35 ESTL BOL Pods Limited / Sole Source Justification
This notice Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation
F-35 JPO Countermeasure updates and recertifying Enhanced Survivability Technology Pods Original Pre-Solicitation

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