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EMALS/AAG Joint Depot Standup
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The Naval Air Systems Command plans to award a sole source delivery order to General Atomics in San Diego, California, to establish full depot-level repair and overhaul capability for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) on Ford-class aircraft carriers. This effort encompasses comprehensive logistics support, including test benches, specialized test fixtures, peculiar and common support equipment, software, tools, and engineering services necessary to stand up the depot infrastructure specific to EMALS on the Ford class. The work also includes updating logistical product data, delivering Support Equipment Requirement Data, providing support equipment tools, and supplying full program and logistics management. The acquisition is justified as sole source under federal statute because General Atomics is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of EMALS and the Advanced Arresting Gear system, possessing exclusive knowledge, proprietary technical data, facilities, and manufacturing capabilities required to meet the mission-critical demands without causing unacceptable delays. No competitive solicitation will be issued, as the government lacks an adequate technical data package to support a public procurement and no other entity can fulfill the requirement. The effort falls under statutory authority allowing sole source awards when only one responsible source exists. While the notice does not bind the government to award a contract, it invites interested parties to explore subcontracting opportunities through General Atomics’ designated small business liaison. The presolicitation was posted on May 21, 2026, with responses due by June 5, 2026. The procurement is managed by NAVAIR out of Patuxent River, Maryland, with the performance location in San Diego, California, and is classified under NAICS code 336413 for military aerospace and defense equipment manufacturing.
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San Diego, CA, USASet-Aside
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The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award a sole source Delivery Order (DO) under a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with General Atomics (GA), San Diego, CA, for a procurement to establish full depot repair and overhaul capability for Ford Class carriers for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). The efforts will entail depot level logistics support, products, and test benches, to include all required test fixtures, test stands, Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE), Common Support Equipment (CSE), software, and tools, as part of the test configuration logistics product updates as it directly correlates to Depot Stand Up for the EMALS Ford Class. This effort also includes Support Equipment Requirement Data (SERDs), Support Equipment Tools, engineering, program management, and logistics support.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.
This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1, “only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” As the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the EMALS and AAG system, GA is the only responsible source with the unique knowledge, experience, special skills, facilities, manufacturing techniques, and technical data required to fulfill this requirement. Award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. Further, NAVAIR does not have an adequate technical data package suitable for a competitive procurement of the anticipated efforts required.
Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should directly contact Zach Baur, Small Business Liaison for General Atomics via e-mail: SB4GA@ga.com or Phone: (858) 455-2603. Capability statements received by the close of the synopsis may be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or be responsible for any money expended by interested parties before award of a contract for the effort described above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract
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