MH-60R Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) TDSI BOA

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI), Clarksburg, MD for the procurement of support equipment, training, repair procedures, publications, tools, parts and documentation required to stand up Organizational, Intermediate, and Depot repair capabilities for the MH-60 Romeo AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) program. The ordering period for the supplies and services provided is anticipated to be from December 2014 through December 2019.

Anticipated orders under this BOA will be synopsized and issued in accordance with FAR 6.302, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. The authority permitting other than full and open competition is Title 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.301-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Thales Underwater Systems SAS (TUS) is the original designer, developer, and manufacturer of the AN/AQS-22 ALFS System Weapons Replaceable Assembly (WRA) for the Transducer Assembly (TA), Reeling Machine, Reeling Machine Interface Unit, Reeling Machine Control Unit, and Reel and cable and owns the proprietary data for these WRAs that are required to perform the efforts herein. TDSI is the U.S. based subsidiary of TUS and as such has access and rights to the proprietary drawings and data required to perform these efforts efficiently and effectively. TDSI also has the technical knowledge and experience to provide the identified equipment and sustainment management support. TDSI is the current repair facility for TAs and the only source with the domestic facilities, data, and experience to complete the requirements. The government does not possess the requisite technical data packages or associated data rights to conduct a competitive procurement to support these requirements.