AIM-9X Lot 14 Production

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded contract N00019-14-C-0053 to Raytheon Missile Systems as a single year, Fixed Price Incentive Firm Target procurement for Lot 14 Production of the AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missile. This sole source award, justified under FAR 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), provides 515 Tactical Missiles and 162 Captive Air Training Missiles, along with necessary containers, tooling, special test equipment, technical support, and integration supplies. The procurement serves the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, and multiple Foreign Military Sales customers. Raytheon Missile Systems was identified as the only responsible source capable of satisfying the agency requirements because the government does not possess a technical data package, making the qualification of an alternative source prohibitively expensive. This effort is part of a broader Class Justification and Approval covering production, non-recurring engineering, obsolescence support, and missile sustainment for the AIM-9X program. The contract was managed by the Naval Air Systems Command office located in Patuxent River, Maryland, under NAICS code 336414.