Notice of Intent for Sole Source Contract Program: Flight Management System (FMS) of the T-6B (U.S. Navy) and T-6D (U.S. Army) trainer aircraft and the Ground Based Training System (GBTS). Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division, NAWCTSD, Orlando intends to contract with Textron Aviation Defense (TAD) on a sole-source basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 – “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.� This contemplated effort may result in the issuance of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for the procurement of the design, development, integration, test, certification, procurement, and installation of a software modification to the Flight Management System (FMS) of the T-6B (U.S. Navy) and T-6D (U.S. Army) trainer aircraft and the Ground Based Training System (GBTS). This modification will address T-6 aircraft flight safety risks by increasing pilot situational awareness and reducing pilot workload with improved data entry and presentation. The scope of this contract action is to get the Development effort on contract first to support the implementation, integration, installation, testing and distribution of a system that is compatible to NAVAIR IT Information Assurance controls then do a modification to the contract to purchase the kits/upgrades. Program Background: The Model 3000 T-6B/D Texan II aircraft and associated ATD’s are utilized for naval aviator training at NAS Corpus Christi, TX, NAS Whiting Field, FL, and NAS Pax River, MD. Additionally, the U.S. Army uses the T-6D aircraft to support Army Test and Evaluation flights at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. These aircraft and simulators utilize fully integrated avionics systems to include an Integrated Avionics Computer (IAC) and avionics components with FMS functionality. The IAC processes data provided by various system components and processes information for digital output to multifunction displays in the cockpit. Components within the FMS are fully integrated and share a common data bus. Both the Army and Navy desire additional functionality in these systems to meet training requirements. Currently, aircraft and simulator system design and test data required for this effort are proprietary. The Government does not own or have rights to all engineering drawings or specifications that are assumed to be required to perform this work. Specifications, technical data, and maintenance manuals required for certification and airworthiness approval are authored by Textron Aviation Defense (TAD), the aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). For this reason, agreements with the OEM and access to data may be required. It is up to interested contractors to obtain the necessary data and perform the analysis required to verify adequate capability for the requirements stated below. Rationale: The effort will include modification of Model 3000 T-6B/D software and hardware currently installed in the aircraft and simulators and integration of new software or hardware when required for integration of new capabilities. As the OEM maintains proprietary data for the aircraft, the OEM is the only contractor that can satisfy the Government’s requirement. The effort will require Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, Military Airworthiness Certification support, technical data updating, and validation of aircraft/ATD configuration, updating aircraft/ATD specifications and updating all associated maintenance manuals. All FAA certification requirements will be a responsibility of the contractor. The Government’s intent is to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract with 4 option years for this requirement. Place of Performance: Patuxent River, Maryland 20670 Contract Number: N61340-19-C-XXXX Contracting Officer: Mr. David A. Kors Phone: 407.380.4299 Email:
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[email protected] Anticipated RFP Release Date: DEC 2018 Anticipated Contracting Date: Must be awarded NLT 30-SEP-19 Anticipated Acquisition Strategy: One Source Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) FSC code for Development: AC15 FSC code for Production: K015 NAICS code: 336411 Other Information: None All new entities registering in the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Award Management (SAM), as well as existing registrations being updated or renewed, will require the submission of an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number before the registration will be activated. It is recommended that all interested parties be aware that processing this additional information may take several days and are proactive in maintaining the SAM registrations in an Active status as the government cannot award to an entity without an Active SAM registration. More information can be found at www.gsa.gov/samupdate. The purpose of this synopsis is to notify vendors of the Government’s intent to award a sole source contract to Textron Aviation Defense LLC. If any vendor believes that they can satisfy the Government’s requirement, a capabilities statement IAW the requirements of the Sources Sought Notice previously posted under N61340-18-R-7273, should be submitted to the Contract Specialist detailing how they can satisfy the Government’s requirement and why this procurement should be competitive by the closing of this synopsis period. Submission of a capabilities statement does not guarantee that this procurement will be competitive.