SOLICITATION NOTICE
49 -- Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) Systems Depot Level Repair and Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 11/17/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, NSWC Panama City Division, Code B31, N61331 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER PANAMA CITY DIVISION, CODE B31 110 Vernon Avenue Panama City, FL
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6133109R0007
- Response Due
- 1/16/2009
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2009
- Point of Contact
- Phillip Morris 850-235-5387 , or Contracting Officer Wanda Cutchin at 850-636-6140
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PC) intends to issue a sole source follow-on Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation at 895 Oceanic Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 to provide depot level repair, maintenance and modification to: a)AN/AQS-14A Sonar Detecting Setb)AN/AQS-24 Mine Hunting Systemc)AN/ALQ-141 Acoustic Minehunting/Minesweeping Systemd)CP-2614T Common Post Mission Analysis (CPMA)e)USM-668 Intermediate Level Test Equipment (ILTE)f)Swivel Slip-Ring Assembly This includes the conversion of the AN/AQS-14As to the AN/AQS-24 configuration, including the generation of all Integrated Logistics Support documentation to support the conversions. The anticipated contract will be an IDIQ type contract with provisions for Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) for maintenance and repair services and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders for repair parts. The contract will have a period of performance of five years (no options). This option is unsuitable for full and open competition for the following reasons. (a)Northrop Grumman is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and the only source of the AMCM equipment listed above since 1979. As such, only Northrop Grumman has the expertise, technical data, equipment, and experienced personnel to successfully complete the system overhauls and supporting documentation as well as the other tasking specified above. Northrop Grumman is the sole developer of the AN/AQS-14 and AN/AQS-24 AMCM Sonar systems. There have been no other contractual actions related to the direct development of these systems. Northrop Grumman is the Depot facility for the above Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) systems. Support Activity and the Drawing Configuration Manager for the AN/AQS-14A and AN/AQS-24 systems. The Government views all software and drawing changes, but the software and drawings reside at Northrop Grumman under contract control. (b)Given the complexity of the AMCM systems and the level of system knowledge required to overhaul and repair this complex equipment and systems, Northrop Grumman is the only source possessing the expertise, internal technical data, equipment, and experienced personnel necessary to successfully provide the engineering and design services to accomplish all tasking. (c)This is a follow-on contract for the acquisition of engineering services for continued development of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components of any other vendor would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. (d)Use of any other vendor would result in substantial duplication of cost (to date, approximately $20,000,000.00 in spare and repair parts as well as repair and overhaul services) to the Government. These costs would not be recovered through competition. The time required for another contractor to obtain the required authorizations, certifications, and data rights to perform the required repair and overhaul services would exceed five years. This time estimate was derived from the amount of time which was required by Northrop Grumman to perform these identical tasks. Such a delay could be disastrous to the AMCM warfare strategy until the Organic AMCM systems can be manufactured and fully integrated into fleet assets. In summary, there are no other possible sources that can satisfy this requirement without significant schedule risk and significant technical risk to the Government.
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