Presolicitation notice for t-45 automatic backup oxygen system (abos)

On December 21, 2017, The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Contracts Department, Orlando, Florida posted a sources sought for a requirement to develop and integrate an Automatic Backup Oxygen System (ABOS) into the existing T-45 On Board Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS) to provide supplemental oxygen during periods of low pressure and/or low oxygen concentration from the aircraft’s OBOGS in response to a rise in the number of reported Physiological Episodes. NAWCTSD intends to issue a cost reimbursement delivery order award to a single source under the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is Title 10 U.S authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, on or about July 2018 to The Boeing Company (Boeing), Saint Louis, Mo based on responses received from the sources sought.

The period of performance will be approximately one (1) year.



NAWCTSD intends to award this requirement as a sole source to Boeing because Boeing is the original designer, developer and manufacturer of the T-45 aircraft and its systems, as well as the owner of the Technical Data Package (TDP) of the airframe required for this effort. The Government intends to award a sole source delivery order to Boeing under Boeing’s Corporate Basic Ordering Agreement, N00019-16-G-0001. Boeing is uniquely qualified to provide the deliverables in support of this requirement. It is NAWCTSD’s intent to maximize subcontracting opportunities to the maximum extent practicable. For information regarding subcontracting possibilities, please contact The Boeing Company’s representative, Mr.

Rick Morgan, Boeing Global Services, richard.j.morgan3@boeing.com.



The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 336413, Other Aircrafts Parts and Auxiliary Equipment, which has a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. The Product Service Code is 1660, which is for Aircraft Conditioning, Heating and Pressurizing Equipment, and its associated Object Class Code is 31.0, which is for Equipment.



This notice of intent is not a request for proposals. Any questions shall be submitted to the Government points of contact at the email addresses shown below and shall reference N61340-18-RFPREQ-PMA-273-0393 on both the email and all enclosed documents.

A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.



Government Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist, Stephanie Gvozd, stephanie.gvozd@navy.mil,

Sr. Contract Specialist, Alana Nuñez-Bennett, alana.nunez-bennett@navy.mil

PCO, Erin Young, erin.b.young@navy.mil



Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.