A--AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block II/IIA Missile Development!

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to award a sole source contract to Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ. The contract will be negotiated pursuant to 10 USC 2304(a)(1). The contract will provide for cooperative development of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA Missile portion of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System. The procurement will be the continuation of cooperative development efforts between the United States and the Japan Defense Agency. The SM-3 Block IIA missile is an evolution from the SM-3 Block IA missile. The procurement will include the design, development, engineering and testing efforts, fabrication, and flight round delivery, along with integration of the SM-3 Block IIA missile into both the US and Japanese Weapon Systems on both U.S. Navy Aegis Destroyers Japanese KONGO-class ships, including integration into launching/canister systems. Raytheon Missile Systems, as the prime contractor for the SM-3 development sinc! e the program's inception, is the only known source that currently possesses the in-depth technical knowledge of the system required to satisfactorily perform the work contemplated herein. No other source has the technical qualifications and necessary resources to perform the work described herein, nor will any other supplies or services satisfy either the Navy's requirements or the requirements of the cooperative development between the United States and the Japan Defense Agency. Companies interested in subcontracting requirements should contact Raytheon Missile Systems directly. See Note 22. *****