SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Conformance Fuel Tanks Software Development
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 1 Administration Circle, STOP 1303 - CL 575 "I" AVE SUITE 1, BLDG 65 - PM China Lake/Pt Mugu CA 93555-6108
- ZIP Code
- 93555-6108
- Solicitation Number
- N6893619R0033
- Response Due
- 8/16/2019
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2019
- Point of Contact
- Chris Bachman, Contract Specialist, Phone 760-939-8068, - Caitlan Johnson, Contract Specialist, Phone 760-939-7301
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.bachman@navy.mil, caitlan.johnson@navy.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- *DETAILED DESCRIPTION (for detailed guidance, see last page of this document) (Remove all CUI from the description) Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) intends to award a sole source contract based on FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. The intended source is The Boeing Company (Boeing) because they are the original and sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the Conformance Fuel Tank (CFT) software products used in the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft. Boeing is the prime F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft manufacturer, and is the only qualified source to perform this effort to meet fleet needs. Additionally, Boeing is the sole repository of the engineering design and software development expertise for all tactical software and integration of the avionics to the aircraft weapon system. As the sole designer, developer, integrator, manufacturer, and supplier of all variants of F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft, Boeing is the only source that has the unique combination of airframe and weapons system integration knowledge needed to perform the required mission support. Only Boeing can ensure compatibility between software and aircraft systems due to the ongoing changes, upgrades, and system enhancements that are being made to production aircraft. This sources sought synopsis is being issued to provide other potential offerors the opportunity to provide capability statements with respect to the requirement described below. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (12-AUG-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
-
Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/56a2ec25eac693ada61828762df65450)
- Record
- SN05401415-F 20190814/190812230015 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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