Peculiar Support Equipment

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate on a SOLE SOURCE basis with The Boeing Company, 6200 JS McDonnell Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO (CAGE: 76301) for the procurement of eighty-six (86) various pieces of Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) required to support the EA-18G and F/A-18 E/F Aircraft Squadrons. These critical aviation platforms, specifically the F/A-18, are required to achieve mission capability targets by the end of the Fiscal Year 2019. See Attachment (1) for the complete itemized list.

The Government does not possess rights to the drawings and technical data for F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G PSE.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate this requirement under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) is mandatory for consideration. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for an award of a contract.

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