Fabrication, Modification, Repair, Replacement, Upgrade and Improvement of Precision Approach Landing Systems Components

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD intends to issue a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) for the duration of five years with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) located at 444 Salomon Circle, Sparks, NV 89434 to provide services and materials to fabricate, modify, repair, replace, upgrade and improve Navy Precision Approach Landing Systems (PALS) components, assemblies and associated hardware. Examples of PALS components to be supported include the AN/SPN-46(V) Radar Doppler Video Processor (RDVP), the AN/SPN-46(V) Radar Control Group, Unit 19 Upgrade, the AN/SPN-46 receiver and transmitters, the AN/APN-245 Radio Beacon Sets, the Joint Precisions Approach Landing System (JPALS), the AN/SPN-35C Radar and the Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS). This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by federal Acquistion Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source. SNC, as Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the AN/SPN-46 (V) RDVP, the AN/SPN-46 (V) Radar Upgrade, the AN/SPN-245 Radio Beacon Set, and the AN/SPN-35C Radar, along with their participation in the JPALS program, is uniquely qualified to perform the services. Therefore, SNC is the only company with the requisite knowledge of the manufacturing processes and with the capability of providing the required services. No other company possesses the expertise or special tooling required to design modifications and upgrades or to repair associated parts for these complex systems ans there is no other source for spare parts. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties may submit information, no later than 30 days after the synopsis is published, which will be considered by this agency. A determination not to compete this proposed procurment action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Services to be performed under the proposed BOA will span a period of five years tentitively beginning 22 December 2009 through 21 December 2014. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330. Responses to this synopsis or any other questions should be forwarded via email to Ron Hickman at: ronald.a.hickman@nay.mil or by fax at (301) 995-0368.