National Industrial Security Program (NISPOM) Compliance Upgrade in support of PMA-265
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 2 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- N00019-25-RFPREQ-TPM265-0041
- Agency
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Naval Air Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5841 Radar Equipment, Airborne
- Place of performance
- United States
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About this opportunity
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award a new Delivery Order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0001920G0007 on a sole source basis to The Raytheon Company (Raytheon) for the management and integration of required upgrades to APG-79 Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar Production Test Stations to meet the latest NISPOM requirements. Raytheon is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the APG-79 AESA radar system, and NAVAIR has determined that Raytheon is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government's minimum needs. Responses to this sources sought notice must be received by 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time on December 2, 2024, and questions or comments may be addressed to Brittany Owens via email.
This procurement is not set aside for any specific business category. Raytheon is the incumbent contractor, and the Government does not possess the technical data package with Government Purpose Rights required to perform the upgrades. The estimated award date is March 27, 2025, with a period of performance of approximately 12 months from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. The requirement is for the upgrade of approximately 4 APG-79 AESA Radar Production Test Stations to Windows 10, including the replacement of instrumentation and addressing obsolescence issues.
Notice text
DISCLAIMER
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITURE A SOLICTATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTURED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
INTRODUCTION
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD (V2231) intends to negotiate and award a new Delivery Order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0001920G0007 on sole source basis to The Raytheon Company (Raytheon) for the management and integration of the required upgrades to APG-79 Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar Production Test Stations as per the latest NISPOM requirements. Raytheon is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the APG-79 AESA radar system with the intricate knowledge of various avionics, targeting, and sensor systems installed abroad the USN and FMS aircraft weapon systems. The Government does not possess technical data package with Government Purpose Rights for the APG-79 AESA radar system. This data package is required in order to perform the upgrades to the APG-79 Radar Production Test Stations. As such, NAVAIR has determined Raytheon is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government’s minimum needs.
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine if any firm other than Raytheon can provide the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this sources sought.
ELIGIBILITY
The PSC for this requirement is 5841, Radar Equipment, Airborne. The NAICS is 336411, Aircraft Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,500 people.
ANTICPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The estimated award date for this procurement is 27 March 2025 with a period of performance approximately 12 months (01 April 2025 – 31 March 2026)
REQUIRMENTS OF THIS EFFORT
Raytheon shall upgrade approximately 4 APG-79 AESA Radar Production Test Stations to Windows 10. Raytheon shall replace instrumentation using operation system drivers with instrumentation using Windows 10 Drivers. This upgrade shall also address obsolescence issues on several components of these APG-79 AESA Radar Production Test Stations. Upon completion of the upgrade, Raytheon shall perform validation and verification of each of these APG-79 AESA Radar Production Test Stations.
RESPONSES
Responses to this sources sought notice shall be send to Brittany.a.owens8.civ@us.navy.mil. Submissions must be received at the office cited no later than 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time on 2 December 2024.
Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Brittany Owens via email at Brittany.a.owens8.civ@us.navy.mil.
Notice history
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