– SOLE SOURCE – REPAIR AND MANUFACTURE OF AN/SPS-49 SOLID STATE HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH AND BIAS POWER SUPPLY

The contract is a sole-source, five-year Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (FFP IDIQ) award totaling $6.6 million from Fiscal Year 2025 through 2029, issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division to Polarity, Inc. for the repair, upgrade, and manufacture of Solid State High Voltage Switches and 2kV Bias Power Supplies for the AN/SPS-49A(V)1 radar systems deployed across U.S. Navy vessels and land sites. The award is justified under FAR 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) due to the exclusive possession of the complete Technical Data Package by Polarity, Inc., which was developed over prior DoD investments exceeding $5 million, leaving no other responsible source capable of replicating the work without access to proprietary engineering data. Performance is required at Polarity’s facility in Rancho Cordova, California, where all manufacturing, repair, and acceptance testing will occur, with delivery and installation occurring at Navy fleet locations. Engineering services related to addressing Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages are executed under Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee CLINs, while unit supply and replacement components are procured under Firm-Fixed-Price terms. The contract does not include competitive evaluation factors, as no solicitation was issued due to the absence of viable alternatives, and no formal evaluation criteria, weights, or risk ratings were applied. Inspection and acceptance are conducted at the contractor’s facility, with government oversight provided by NSWC Crane and NAVSEA to certify compliance with original design specifications and operational readiness. No packaging, marking, or shipping terms are specified, nor are there any identified security, OCI, or key personnel requirements. The contracting activity is based in Crane, Indiana, with primary point of contact through Aunaka Wasil and Ashton Wagler. The contract replaces a lineage of prior naval contracts and remains unencumbered by set-asides, socioeconomic classifications, or mandatory offeror certifications.