F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, AF/A-18F, and AEA-18G Advanced Cockpit System (ACS) ECP 6516 Requirements Refinements

The Naval Air Systems Command, PMA-265 (Program Office for F/A-18 and EA-18G Aircraft), intends to solicit and negotiate a modification to existing Delivery Order N0001920F0870 under sole-source Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-16-G-0001 with The Boeing Company. This action will procure supplies and services associated with requirements refinements under Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 6516 for the F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, AF/A-18F, and AEA-18G Advanced Cockpit System (ACS) Upgrade. The modification will include engineering, design, drawing, and Technical Directive (TD) updates across the applicable aircraft configurations.

Specifically, the scope encompasses incorporating Service Life Modernization (SLM) redlines through Redline 120 into AFC-729 and AFC-730, incorporating Advanced Networking Infrastructure (ANI) uncap/unstow wiring procedures, updating the Warning, Advisory, Threat (WAT) panel part number in AFC-730, updating the High Definition Video Recorder (HDVR) part number into AFC-729 and AFC-730, and updating retrofit drawings associated with ECP 6516, ECP 6514 (HDVR System Incorporation), and ECP 6552 (Replacement of HDVR Door) to enable a single engineering drawing release across F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, AF/A-18F, and AEA-18G aircraft. This BOA was awarded on a sole source basis to Boeing in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Boeing is the only company with the unique knowledge, experience, special skills, facilities, manufacturing techniques, and technical data required to support the above mentioned Combat Identification systems.

Note: The BOA is for supplies and/or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.

However, any capability statements received will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.