System Configuration Set upgrades to the H-1 Aircraft

The Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open competition basis, technical products and support for the Marine Corps H-1 aircraft.  The Navy intends to extend the period of performance and increase the contract ceiling via a modification to contract N68936-15-D-0013.  The current contract includes contract line item numbers (CLINs) of various contract types, principally Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP). This extension is anticipated to be for a twelve month duration. 

The current contract provides upgrades for the H-1 aircraft, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) variants based on System Configuration Set (SCS) life cycle phases. An SCS is a combination of software and hardware configuration items (CIs) that are integrated into a previously deployed baseline configuration and are delivered to the Fleet as highly integrated software and hardware packages. The actual SCS is delivered to the Fleet by the Government. These SCSs serve to implement new or upgraded capabilities on the aircraft, including fleet documentation and updated trainers.  The contractor shall be capable to support the integration software and hardware program security requirements necessary to release the domestic integrated avionics system capabilities to foreign military customers.  In addition, the contractor must have resident knowledge of design, test and integration of the myriad integrated avionics sub-systems and weapon systems that are currently integrated on or planned for integration on the multiple variations of H-1 aircraft.  Other deliverables include system improvement and demonstration products associated with SCS integrated upgrades such as proposed prototypes, pre-production products, and support equipment enhancements, or simulations and models of weapon systems.  Other activities include on-site engineering and studies and analysis to include size, weight, power and center of gravity that will require investigation into future improvements required by the Government, provide analysis of alternatives, and deliver documentation that may result in SCS implementation, system improvement, or demonstration products.  The contractor will be required to present artifacts as evidence of the above requirements.

In addition, the contractor shall meet the following Security Requirements at contract award: Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.  The contractor shall require non-substantial SCI access in the performance of the contract requirement.  The contractor shall not be required to store SCI materials or maintain an SCI facility.  All SCI work will be conducted within existing Government SCI facilities.  The contractor shall support and participate in H-1 flight testing activities that require SCI access.  The contractor shall be required to visit classified DoD test facilities in performance of test functions and objectives.

Deliveries will be made free on board (FOB) destination. Delivery schedules will be identified within individual delivery orders. 

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the H-1 Operational Flight Program Software. NGC developed both hardware and software required for the integration of the avionics into the aircraft weapon system and the hardware and software required for the integration of the avionics subsystems which are unique to the H-1 platform.  Only NGC has the engineering, design, and software development expertise for all tactical software and integration of the avionics into the aircraft weapons system.  Only NGC has the engineering, design, and software development expertise to satisfy all program security requirements necessary to release domestic integrated avionic system capabilities in support of foreign military customers.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer capable of developing hardware and software configurations items that meet the fleet user requirements and within program cost, schedule and quality parameters.  The contractor will be required to perform 80% of the work.  The work force will be required to have 10 years average experience in ADA, C, and C++ code on H-1 mission systems software.  NGC is the only designer and developer capacity to develop 250,000 SLOC per year.  NGC is the only manufacturer with resident knowledge, experience with, and capability of developing, integrating and testing software and hardware products for the H-1 Tech Refresh Mission Computer, Stores Management System, Joint Mission Planning System, and subsystems under the integrated avionics system to include program security.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firms believing that they can fulfill the requirement may submit a written response to be received at the contracting office no later than 5 days after the date of publication of this notice, clearly showing its ability to do so without causing programmatic hardship or duplication of cost to the Government. Requests for the contract increase shall be submitted to the contracting office and reference contract number N68936-15-D-0013.

Responses and requests shall be submitted by email to gina.olson@navy.mil or henry.frohlich@navy.mil or to
Commander, Code 254120D (G. Olson), NAVAIR WD, Bldg. 2334 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6108. Award is anticipated in late April 2020.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

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