16--The Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Jacksonville, FL fabrication of a Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Operational Test Program Set (OTPS)

The Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville plans to issue a sole source Request for Proposal to Raytheon Corp. for the fabrication of a Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Operational Test Program Set (OTPS) to support intermediate-level repairs of the RT-1709/AQS-22 Sonar Transmitter Receiver Weapons Replaceable Assembly, a critical component of the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar used on the MH-60R helicopter. Raytheon, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer and sole provider with full repair capabilities, will assist by facilitating technical data exchange, supporting technical interchange meetings, providing updated software loading procedures, granting access to its test lab, and offering engineering support to clarify test and acceptance processes. The contract is anticipated to be a firm fixed price, requirements-type arrangement with a one-year base period and two one-year options. This solicitation is a notification for a sole source procurement and is not open for competition; however, interested parties other than Raytheon may request additional information within five calendar days of the announcement. All parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The acquisition falls under NAICS code 334511 with no small business set-aside applicable, as Raytheon is a large business. The contract specialist overseeing this acquisition can be contacted for further details, and the action supports the Department of Defense’s efforts to maintain and sustain critical naval aviation support equipment at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville, Florida.