Integration of Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (Out)

The Naval Air Systems Command issued contract modification N00019-06-C-0081-P00239 to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the incorporation of Identification Friend or Foe Mode 5 and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out on CH-53K aircraft. This procurement was conducted as a sole-source award under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), as Sikorsky is the original designer, developer, and sole producer of the CH-53K. The company is recognized as the only source possessing the necessary technical data, design knowledge, and fabrication skills to complete the integration in a timely manner. The scope of the work includes program management, engineering, and logistics support for CH-53K Engineering Development Models, System Development and Test Articles, and Low Rate Initial Production Lot 1 and 2 vehicles. This effort is supported by a Class Justification and Approval dated October 18, 2016, which authorizes sole-source orders and modifications through September 30, 2020. The contract is managed by the Department of Defense through the Naval Air Systems Command office located in Patuxent River, Maryland, under NAICS code 541511.