E-6B Block I Full Rate Production (FRP)

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a sole source firm fixed price contract to Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the E-6B Block I Full Rate Production. This agreement covers the manufacture and installation of Block I, Internet Protocol Bandwidth Expansion Phase 3, and Very Low Frequency Transmit Terminal modification kits for E-6B aircraft, as well as associated trainer modification kits and spares. The contract was not competitively awarded under 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as Rockwell Collins was identified as the only responsible source possessing the required technical data and experience. The total estimated value of the contract is 361.4 million dollars, with an expiration date of September 30, 2018. Managed by the Department of Defense and the Naval Air Systems Command office in Patuxent River, Maryland, the work is performed in Richardson, Texas. The procurement is categorized under NAICS code 336411 and was tracked under solicitation number N00019-11-R-0038.