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This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on August 9, 2011. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Low Rate Initial Production VI

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N00019-11-C-0083Federal

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The contract pertains to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Low Rate Initial Production VI, specifically involving the F-35 Lightning II program managed by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) F-35 Joint Program Office. A modification was awarded under contract number N00019-11-C-0083 to permit procurement of certain non-U.S. source synthetic fabric items used in the US-16E Ejection Seat for the F-35 aircraft. This action follows a Domestic Non-Availability Determination (DNAD), approved on July 11, 2013, which concluded that the required synthetic fabrics or coated synthetic fabrics, including textile fibers and yarns, could not be acquired in sufficient quantity, quality, and timeliness from domestic sources at reasonable prices. The decision to source these materials internationally was made according to an exception in U.S. law (10 U.S.C. § 2533a), designed to ensure the availability of critical components when domestic suppliers are unable to meet the defense requirements. The contract modification was issued on September 27, 2013, subsequent to the DNAD approval. The contract involves production activities primarily performed in Fort Worth, Texas, with oversight and administration by the Naval Air Systems Command office located in Patuxent River, Maryland. The program supports ongoing development and delivery of key components for the F-35 aircraft, reflecting a balance between domestic procurement policies and practical needs for timely, quality supplies essential to the JSF program.

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Contract modification allows non-U.S. synthetic fabrics procurement for F-35 ejection seat after DNAD approval.

Contract Value

$535,315,000

NAICS

336411 - Aircraft Manufacturing

Place of Performance

P.O. Box 748, FORT WORTH, TX, 76101, USA

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NONE

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Air Systems Command
Contacts1 person available
OfficePATUXENT RIVER, MD, 20670-5000, USA
Office AddressPATUXENT RIVER, MD, 20670-5000, USA
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Paul B CampbellContract Specialist

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The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program Office intends to award a contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, TX for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot VI requirements. The proposed contract will provide for twenty-eight (28) Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft, eighteen (18) Short Take-off Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft, seven (7) Carrier Variant (CV) aircraft (or other such quantities as may be authorized and appropriated by Congress); as well as associated sustainment support including spares, support equipment, non-recurring autonomic logistics sustainment activities, training, Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) hardware, depot activation, Performance Based Logistics (PBL) operations, and maintenance for all CTOL, STOVL, and CV aircraft; Ancillary Mission Equipment (AME); Production Non-Recurring (PNR) activities to support the JSF production ramp rate including tooling, test equipment, production aids, production equipment, support labor and technical assistance; technical and financial data; and proposal preparation for LRIP Lot VI full funding. In addition, there will be ordering line items to allow for additional supplies and services, including but not limited to Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) procurements, retrofit efforts required to update accepted aircraft to newer configurations, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) maintenance. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with Lockheed Martin Corporation under authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may submit a capability statement for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement. All responses received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will 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. Questions regarding this notice should be addressed to Paul Campbell via e-mail at paul.campbell@jsf.mil.The anticipated award date for the LRIP Lot VI production & sustainment efforts is April 2012.

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