C-40 Aircraft TestSets

This modification is to delete three test sets from the requirement and change the part number for two. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst NJ intends to enter into negotiations on a non-competitive basis with Aeroflex Whichita Inc., Whichita KS for the procurement of varied quantities of the following Support Equipment (SE): VOR/ILS Test Set, P/N 4000; Global Positioning Simulator Test Set, P/N GPS-101; MLS Test Set, P/N MLS-801; and TCAS Ramp Tester, P/N 6000. Technical data for these items is also required. The SE is required to outfit a squadron in support of the C-40 Aircraft Program. Aeroflex is the only known source with the experience, technical expertise, and components to supply this SE. The engineering data and detailed product drawings for the SE are proprietary to Aeroflex. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate this requirement under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Registration in the Central Contractor Registration Database (CCR) (https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx) is mandatory for consideration. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement.