MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage

The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD intends to contract on a sole source basis with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) efforts related to the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (Triton UAS). Planned efforts address known Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS) issues with the Triton UAS Mission Systems, Communications, and Air Vehicle sub-systems that will be incorporated into the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 1 baseline. Under this effort, the contractor shall mitigate obsolescence issues to include, but not limited to engineering, analysis, design, prototype development, integration, documentation, qualification, characterization, and testing to eliminate known DMSMS concerns for LRIP 1.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the requirement.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Jeffrey Norris at jeffrey.a.norris@navy.mil or call 301-757-5921. Responses to this notice must be submitted by 9 March 2015. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation - Aerospace Systems attention: Vicky Harper-Hall, Socio-Economic Programs Sector Manager, Email: vicky.harper-hall@ngc.com or Phone: (310) 331-3824. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in a future procurement.

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The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD intends to contract on a sole source basis with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) efforts related to the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (Triton UAS). Planned efforts address known Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS) issues with the Triton UAS Mission Systems, Communications, and Air Vehicle sub-systems that will be incorporated into the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 1 baseline. Under this effort, the contractor shall mitigate obsolescence issues to include, but not limited to engineering, analysis, design, prototype development, integration, documentation, qualification, characterization, and testing to eliminate known DMSMS concerns for LRIP 1.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the requirement.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Jeffrey Norris at jeffrey.a.norris@navy.mil or call 301-757-5921. Responses to this notice must be submitted by 9 March 2015. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation - Aerospace Systems attention: Vicky Harper-Hall, Socio-Economic Programs Sector Manager, Email: vicky.harper-hall@ngc.com or Phone: (310) 331-3824. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in a future procurement.

The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD anticipates awarding Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) order placed under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-10-G-0004 for Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) efforts related to the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (Triton UAS). Planned efforts address near-term Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS) issues with sub-components of the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) Radar Signal Processor (RSP) that will be incorporated into the Low Rate Initial Production baseline. Under this effort, the contractor shall complete a technical refresh that includes, but is not limited to engineering, analysis, design, prototype development, integration, documentation, qualification, characterization, and testing to eliminate at-risk DMSMS concerns for the following four (4) MQ-4C Triton MFAS RSP sub-components and other sub-components as necessary:
• Mercury Chassis Manager Module (Mercury Systems N014320H01 A1A1)
• Mercury PowerStream 7000 FCN Module (Mercury Systems 563R063H01
A242, A2A11)
• Mercury PowerStream 7000 Switch Module #1 (Mercury N01427SH01 A2A1)
• Mercury PowerStream 7000 Switch Module #2 (Mercury 563R05701 A2A2)

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the requirement. NGC is the sole designer, developer, and integrator of the Triton UAS. Accordingly, it is the only contractor with the requisite personnel, technical knowledge, and expertise to provide the NRE and recurring hardware required for these efforts within the program's cost and schedule constraints.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Jacob Leitch at jacob.leitch@navy.mil or call 301-757-9711. Responses to this notice must be submitted by 15 December 2014. For subcontracting opportunities, please contact Mr. David Baker at david.baker@ngc.com or call 858-618-5077. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in a future procurement.

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The Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD anticipates awarding Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) order placed under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-10-G-0004 for Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) efforts related to the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (Triton UAS). Planned efforts address near-term Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS) issues with sub-components of the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) Radar Signal Processor (RSP) that will be incorporated into the Low Rate Initial Production baseline. Under this effort, the contractor shall complete a technical refresh that includes, but is not limited to engineering, analysis, design, prototype development, integration, documentation, qualification, characterization, and testing to eliminate at-risk DMSMS concerns for the following four (4) MQ-4C Triton MFAS RSP sub-components and other sub-components as necessary:
• Mercury Chassis Manager Module (Mercury Systems N014320H01 A1A1)
• Mercury PowerStream 7000 FCN Module (Mercury Systems 563R063H01 
   A242,  A2A11)
• Mercury PowerStream 7000 Switch Module #1 (Mercury N01427SH01 A2A1)
• Mercury PowerStream 7000 Switch Module #2 (Mercury 563R05701 A2A2)

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the requirement. NGC is the sole designer, developer, and integrator of the Triton UAS. Accordingly, it is the only contractor with the requisite personnel, technical knowledge, and expertise to provide the NRE and recurring hardware required for these efforts within the program's cost and schedule constraints.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed to the Contract Specialist, Jacob Leitch at jacob.leitch@navy.mil or call 301-757-9711. Responses to this notice must be submitted by 15 December 2014. For subcontracting opportunities, please contact Mr. David Baker at david.baker@ngc.com or call 858-618-5077. A determination not to compete this requirement is within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in a future procurement.