MQ-4C Polyalphaolefin (PAO) Cart In-Lay Spares
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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Joint Base MDL, New Jersey, plans to award a sole-source Firm Fixed-Price contract to TLD America Corporation for the procurement of in-lay spares essential to sustaining the PAO Cart, Part Number 1133406, used in support of the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems operated by the United States Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. This procurement is justified under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.103-1 due to the exclusive manufacture of the required components by TLD America Corporation, the Original Equipment Manufacturer, which retains all proprietary design and manufacturing data rights and has no authorized distributors. No other entity possesses the technical expertise, knowledge, or access to the necessary technical data to produce these spares, and no alternative equipment can meet the Government’s operational requirements. This action is not a competitive solicitation, and no public notice of intent to compete will be issued unless alternative offerors emerge. Responses to this pre-solicitation notice must be submitted via email to Alexander Buchan by 4:00 PM Eastern Time on August 12, 2026, and require mandatory registration in the System for Award Management. The acquisition is identified with solicitation number N68335-26-R-1097 and falls under NAICS code 333415, with no set-aside provisions. The Government retains full discretion to proceed without competition based on the responses received and this notice does not obligate any future award or commitment.
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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole-source basis with TLD America Corporation (CAGE: 6L481) for a Firm Fixed-Price contract. This procurement is to acquire the in-lay spares identified in Enclosure 1 for the sustainment of the PAO Cart, P/N: 1133406, in support of the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems United States Navy and Royal Australian Air Force Programs.
The Government intends to solicit this requirement under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), FAR 6.103-1: Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The identified in-lay spares are solely manufactured by TLD America Corporation as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), who has confirmed that they do not have authorized distributors. The OEM owns the proprietary design and manufacturing data rights of the required equipment and is not selling any of the rights. TLD America Corporation is the only source with the requisite knowledge, experience, technical expertise, and technical data to provide the required in-lay spares. There are no other manufacturers or approved distributors identified that are able to meet the Government's requirement, and no other equipment can be sourced to meet this requirement. A solicitation will NOT be posted following the close of this synopsis, unless alternate offerors are identified.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.
However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov is mandatory for consideration. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for an award of a contract. Responses must be received within fifteen (15) days of publication of this notice via email, no later than 12 August 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time to Alexander Buchan at alexander.g.buchan2.civ@us.navy.mil
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