N00019-21-RFPREQ-PMA-274-0083 Flight Training Device

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) hereby issues the following synopsis for the VH-92A® Flight Training Device. This is a follow-up announcement to the Sources Sought N00019-21-RFPREQ-PMA-274-0083 previously posted to https://beta.sam.gov/ on 08 February 2021. The Sources Sought announcement is now closed. NAVAIR  intends to negotiate and award a delivery order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-19-G-0029 to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC), a Lockheed Martin company on an other than full and open competition basis.  The contract will be for the procurement and installation of a second VH-92A Flight Training Device (FTD) to update the existing FTD, to include all engineering and upgrades in support of  Production VH-92A Aircraft. Sikorsky is the only known source with the knowledge, experience, expertise, and the necessary proprietary technical data, both integration and airworthiness data, required to perform this effort.  A sole source acquisition will be procured under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements". 

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties are requested to submit a capability statement for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement. All responses received by the Government within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete these proposed contract actions based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Questions regarding this notice should be addressed to Marie Boren via e-mail at marie.boren@navy.mil. Small businesses who are interested in subcontracting opportunities for these efforts should contact Nicole Fitzgerald at nicole.fitzgerald@lmco.com.