Zero FOD Program
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00019-24-RFPREQ-JSF000-0659
- Agency
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Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) in Patuxent River, Maryland is procuring research, analysis, and implementation support for the Zero Foreign Object Debris (FOD) program through a sole-source contract with the Department of the Navy. The work scope encompasses research to understand and quantify FOD issues, develop prescriptive solutions, and coordinate efforts across commands and installations to reduce FOD-related damage. The Government intends to award this contract without full and open competition pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4022(f)(1) and DFARS 206.001-70, which permits follow-on production contracts from successful Other Transaction prototype participants. MOOG Inc. has been identified as the intended contractor based on its unique qualifications and exclusive possession of the technical data and specifications required to fulfill Government requirements. Interested parties may submit information demonstrating their capability and interest in this requirement by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on December 5, 2025, with the understanding that the Government reserves the right to proceed on a sole-source basis depending on the responses received.
This procurement is designated with no set-aside provisions and represents a follow-on contract to MOOG Inc., located at 2268 South 3270 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119, based on that firm's successful completion of a prior Other Transaction prototype project. The applicable NAICS code is 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), and the PSC category is 2840 (Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Aircraft, Prime Moving; and Components). The pre-solicitation notice was posted on November 20, 2025, with responses due by December 5, 2025. No specific contract award value or performance timeline details are provided in this notice. The contract is identified as N00421-26-C-0005, and inquiries should be directed to Lyle Kralle, Contract Specialist, at the Naval Air Warfare Center Contracts Department.
Notice text
The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Contracts Department, Patuxent River, MD in support of NAVAIR AB4, Propulsion and Power, intends to negotiate a C-type contract N00421-26-C-0005 on a sole source basis with MOOG Inc. 2268 S 3270 W, Salt Lake City, UT, 84119 in support of the Zero Foreign Object Debris (FOD) program. The Zero FOD program includes work scope to apply research to understand, quantify and prescribe solutions to FOD that require coordination across commands and installations, along with additional efforts to reduce FOD damage captured within the PWS. The Government intends to procure the requirement using other than full and open competition pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 4022(f)(1) and DFARS 206.001-70, which allows for a follow-on production contract to be awarded to the participants in a successful Other Transaction (OT) prototype project, without the use of competitive procedures, provided that competitive procedures were used for the selection of parties for participation in the OT, and the participants successfully completed the prototype project. MOOG Inc. is uniquely qualified to provide the complete range of program support required by the fleets. MOOG Inc. is also the only known firm to possess the technical data and specifications necessary to fulfill the Government requirements.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS; however, responsible interested parties may submit information in which they can identify interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Responses must be received by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 5 December 2025. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is: 336412-Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing. The Government reserves the right to process the procurement on a sole source basis based upon the responses received. The Government will not pay for any information received. The point of contact is Lyle Kralle, Contract Specialist, via E-mail: lyle.a.kralle.civ@us.navy.mil.
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