P-8A ECP 6 Retrofit NRE

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) delivery order for the procurement of non-recurring engineering for design, fabrication, and correction of deficiencies required for the delivery and installation of retrofit kits for United States Navy (USN) P-8A aircraft with Increment 3 Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 6 capabilities.

The effort was procured pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements." The Boeing Company is the original designer, developer, and manufacturer of the P-8A and its sole integrator.  Aside from the configuration and non-commercial and commercial technical data associated with each aircraft excluding the test instrumentation, the Government does not possess any technical data associated with the test instrumentation nor can the Government acquire the necessary data. 

It was determined that a CPFF contract action was the appropriate contract type pursuant to DFARS 235.006(b)(ii) (A). This is a development program for which the use of a fixed-price type contract would not provide an equitable and sensible allocation of program risk between the Government and the Contractor due to the uncertainties related to the Increment 3 requirements.

Awarded contract N00019-20-F-0647 to The Boeing Company for 7039596.00 on 2020-05-06.