SOLICITATION NOTICE
59 -- Fibre Channel Network Switch Full Rate Production
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, NAVAIR HQ, Building 2272 47123 Buse Road Unit IPT, Patuxent River, MD, 20670, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Letter07-060
- Response Due
- 8/15/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2007
- Description
- The Naval Air Systems Command, Air Combat Electronics Program Office (PMA-209), intends to award a sole-source firm-fixed price contract modification for three one year options (FY08-FY10) to Harris Corporation, Government Communications Systems Division, Melbourne, FL for the full rate production and support of the Fibre Channel Network Switch (FCNS) system. Following the end of the aforementioned contract, a new sole-source firm-fixed price contract covering quantities for FY11-FY12 is also intended to be awarded to Harris Corporation. The FCNS will be forward fit into the F/A-18E/F, E/A-18G and E-2D aircraft and shall comply with the approved Fibre Channel Network Switch (FCNS) Performance Specification and FCNS Interface Control Document. The F/A-18E/F will receive FCNS units for both forward fit and retrofit. The contract modification and the future conract will provide for the procurement of up to an estimated maximum quantity of 744 FCNS units, including retrofit units and spares. The production support element of this procurement will include, but is not limited to, engineering investigations, engineering change proposals, integration and testing, spare and repair parts, aircraft mounting kits, engineering technical support, and integrated logistics support. Deliveries will be made to various locations throughout the continental United States. Delivery will be required to begin within 12 months from the date of award or option exercise. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Harris Corporation is the designer, developer, and sole manufacturer of the FCNS and as such is the only firm with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical data to successfully deliver the FCNS systems to meet the requirements of the F/A-18E/F, E/A-18G and E-2D production aircraft delivery schedule. While this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, interested parties may identify their interest and technical capability to respond to this requirement and may submit information that shall be considered by the Naval Air Systems Command. Inquiries may be directed to Amber Wood, phone 301-757-5907, or sent via email to: amber.f.wood@.navy.mil. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2400 Palm Bay Road NE, Melbourne, FL
- Zip Code: 32902-0037
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 32902-0037
- Record
- SN01357831-W 20070802/070731221953 (fbodaily.com)
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