IDIQ contract for Fibre Channel Network Switch (FCNS) in Support of the Advanced Mission Computer (AMC)

The Naval Air Systems Command, Air Combat Electronics Office (PMA 209) intends to award a Sole Source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Harris Corporation for engineering, logistic and program management services for development, production, and support of the Fibre Channel Network Switch (FCNS). This contract will be a base plus four option periods, under which Time and Material task/delivery orders will be procured. The task orders will support the following types of FCNS related services: (1) Hardware design, development, integration, documentation, and pre-production fabrication; (3) Reliability, maintainability, and logistics engineering; (4) Program management, systems integration, and oversight; (5) Logistics and repair support, including EMD repairs and obsolescence management; and (6) General scientific and engineering investigations/studies. This Sole Source award to Harris Corporation will be made under the statutory authority 10 USC 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Harris is the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the (Navy Qualified) FCNS and own all proprietary data associated with the FCNS. As such, Harris Corporation has the requisite knowledge, experience and technical data to perform the require tasks.