Retrofit NRE to Replace Conductive Low Pressure Oxygen Flex Hoses on P-8A

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue a solicitation, negotiate, and award a contract action, on an other than full and open basis under FAR 6.302, to The Boeing Company (Boeing), Seattle, WA for the procurement of nonrecurring engineering (NRE) for the retrofit replacement of conductive low pressure oxygen flex hoses on P-8A Poseidon aircraft.  The contemplated requirements include developing a Technical Directive (TD) and associated Installation Data Package (IDP), developing several initial retrofit kits for verification/validation purposes, and verifying/validating the TD, IDP, and kit.  Boeing is the P-8A Poseidon Original Equipment Manufacturer and is the only source that has the knowledge, experience, expertise, facilities, equipment, qualified personnel, technical data, and computer software necessary to timely fulfill the requirements.  The contract action is planned to be awarded in the third quarter of the Government Fiscal Year 2025 (Q3FY25) with the contractor completing contract requirements by FY27.

DISCLAIMER

This Notice is issued in accordance with FAR 5.204. This is not a Request for Proposals.  Responses in any form are not offers and the Governments is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this Notice.  The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice or otherwise pay any person’s costs incurred responding to this Notice.

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Responses to this Notice shall be sent via e-mail to Scott Segesdy at scott.a.segesdy.civ@us.navy.mil and Matteo Garofalo at matteo.s.garofalo.civ@us.navy.mil. Responses transmitted by any other means (e.g., by telephone, telefax, mail, etc.), other than those transmitted by e-mail to Scott Segesdy and Matteo Garofalo, will not be considered.