Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Product Support Plan Services

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The Naval Sea Systems Command plans to award a Basic Ordering Agreement, on an other than full and open competition basis, to General Dynamics–Bath Iron Works (GD-BIW), in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, to perform post-delivery engineering and management efforts in support of the LCS 2 and LCS 4.

Efforts shall include execution and advance planning of Continuous Maintenance Availabilities (CMAV), Continuous Maintenance (CM), Emergent Maintenance (EM), Planned Maintenance System (PMS) Planning and Execution, Facilities Maintenance (FM), Administration and Engineering Support Services (AESS), class planning and support services, and Oversight and Integration (O&I) efforts. This basic ordering agreement will bridge the gap between interim support services, currently being performed under contracts N00024-03-C-2310 and N00024-09-C-2302, and the competitive award of a Product Support Plan (PSP) contract. As the shipbuilder of the LCS 2 and LCS 4, GD-BIW is the only known source with extensive previous experience necessary to perform these efforts and has developed unique and technical expertise for the design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of these ships.

GD-BIW is the only known source capable of providing coverage in order to prevent possible disruption in services and unacceptable delays in mission critical efforts necessary to restore or maintain the ship to a fully operational level required to support the Fleet.



The statutory authority for the sole source is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.