RAAF Air Data Test Set P-8

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, New Jersey intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to Druck, LLC of Massachusetts for the manufacture of Air Data Test Set equipment (Part Number ADTS405-5643) to support the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A aircraft fleet. The procurement falls under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, indicating a sole source justification for the award. The contracting agency is operating under the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center, with the equipment classified under NAICS code 334513 for instruments and related products manufacturing. Registration in the Department of Defense System for Award Management (SAM) database will be a mandatory prerequisite for receiving any contract award. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on July 16, 2025, with a due date of July 30, 2025, though this timeline appears to relate to the administrative posting rather than proposal submissions since this is a sole source procurement.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations, as indicated by the "No Set-Aside Used" classification. Druck, LLC, identified by CAGE Code 1CE49, has been specifically named as the intended sole source contractor for manufacturing the specialized air data test equipment. The contract opportunity explicitly states that this pre-solicitation notice is not a request for proposals and that the government is not obligated to pay for any information received from potential sources. The equipment being procured carries the National Stock Number 4920-01-656-6280 and falls under Product Service Code 4920 for aircraft maintenance and repair shop specialized equipment. The notice emphasizes that this synopsis serves administrative purposes only and does not constitute a binding commitment by the government to solicit competitive bids or award contracts.