AMRAAM Production Lots 34-36

This notice serves as a pre-solicitation notice for procurement of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-120 Production Lots 34-36. This acquisition is contemplated as sole source to Raytheon Company (1151 E Hermans Road, P.O. Box 11337, Tucson, AZ 85734-1337) under authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements (10 USC 2304(c)(1)). Subcontracting opportunities should be addressed to Raytheon Company at the above address or phone number (520) 794-1639. Anticipated delivery for AMRAAM Production Lots 34-36 will be from FY 2022 to FY 2025. Specific requirements for Production Lots 34-36 include, but are not limited to: Production procurement consists of All-Up-Round missiles (e.g. AMRAAM Air Vehicles (AAV))--currently AIM-120C7/C8 and AIM120-D/D3 variants, Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs), Special Test Vehicles (STVs) (including Instrumented Measurement Vehicles (IMVs), Integrated Test Vehicles (ITVs), AMRAAM Captive Equipment (ACE) pods), Telemetry Units/Kits, AMRAAM Air Vehicle Instrumented (AAVI), Captive Carry Reliability Vehicles (CCRV), AMRAAM sub-systems and sub-assemblies, spares (e.g. initial depot spares, field spares), warranties/warranty repair, support items, Programmable Advanced System Interface Simulator (PASIS), FMS offset administration costs, software/hardware upgrades to support production and fielded missiles, and any other required associated data. Other requirements include test equipment, support equipment, and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) purchases/solutions. Test and support equipment includes the production builds of AMRAAM specific testing stations and support equipment as well as the support of that equipment. AMRAAM DMSMS efforts include identification, resolution, and/or mitigation of obsolescence issues for lower level assemblies (Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), etc) and components of AMRAAM fielded missile variants and AMRAAM production missile variants. More specifically, AMRAAM DMSMS includes any form, fit, function, refresh effort necessary to support production block changes, life-of-type buys (LTBs) for purchases of parts/components made by the prime contractor or its suppliers at any tier, qualification of replacement parts, or any other effort necessary to combat DMSMS challenges and build/sustain the AMRAAM variants. The fulfillment of the supplies/services listed above requires substantial initial investment and an extended period of preparation for manufacture and production. As Raytheon's obligations under existing contracts continue, any government-owned peculiar equipment will not be available to any second source. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the Government. Any capability statement will need to demonstrate how the source can provide a qualified AMRAAM without substantial duplication of costs. No Technical Data Package (TDP) is available. Anticipated date of Request for Proposal for AMRAAM Production Lots 34-36 is on or about 21 August 2018. Closing date for response to this synopsis for the AMRAAM Production Lots 34-36 is fifteen (15) days after the date of this synopsis publication. Communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to Steven Pepper, Contract Specialist, at steven.pepper.3@us.af.mil or (850) 883-0640 or Nichole Ammon, Contracting Officer, at nichole.ammon@us.af.mil or (850) 883-0281.