Generator Convertor Units (GCU) Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Obsolescence One Time Buy
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00019-24-RFPREQ-TPM265-1169
- Agency
-
Naval Air Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- N0001918C0004P00018
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Vandalia, Ohio 45377, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a sole-source contract modification valued at $251,320,827.72 to General Electric Aviation Systems LLC for the procurement of 220 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to address obsolescence issues in Generator Converter Units (GCUs) for F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft. This one-time "Life of Type Buy" was necessitated after the original manufacturer Xilinx discontinued production of the required FPGA component in 2021, creating a diminishing manufacturing source issue that could compromise the aircraft's mission-capable rate. The procurement is designed to support Fleet demand for aircraft repairs through 2046, when the aircraft are projected to be retired, and NAVAIR determined that no direct replacements exist and developing a new FPGA would require approximately 36 months. The contract was awarded non-competitively under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as GEAS is the sole designer, developer, and integrator of the GCU systems.
Notice text
Non-competitive firm-fixed-price modification.
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a firm fixed price type modification to Contract N0001918C0004 on a sole source basis to General Electric Aviation Systems (GEAS). This contract was procured non-competitively pursuant to 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1). This is for the procurement of the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) with a Life of Type Buy (LoTB) to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) to support the Generator Convertor Units (GCU). GEAS is the sole designer, developer, and integrator of the Generator Converter Units (GCU) produced under contract N0001918C0004.
This synopsis is for informational purposes only.
Awarded contract N0001918C0004P00018 to GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC for 251320827.72 on 2025-06-12.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Redacted JA_FPGA_18C0004_P00018.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Award Notice | |
| Generator Convertor Units (GCU) Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Obsolescence One Time Buy | Pre-Solicitation |
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