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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 01, 2011 FBO #3415
SOLICITATION NOTICE

58 -- AV-8B Harrier Radar Display Computer (RDC)

Notice Date

3/30/2011
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, NAVAIR HQ, Building 2272, 47123 Buse Road Unit IPT, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670, United States
 

ZIP Code

20670
 

Solicitation Number

N0001911P1PF040
 

Archive Date

4/28/2011
 

Point of Contact

Vicki W Dean, Phone: (301) 757-1263
 

E-Mail Address

vicki.dean@navy.mil
(vicki.dean@navy.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price Contract to General Electric Aircraft (GEA) on a Sole Source basis per FAR 6.302-1, in order to provide production of an obsolescence replacement AV-8B Harrier Radar Display Computer (RDC). The AV-8B cannot fly without a display computer, which is also the back-up mission computer. Both the existing AV-8B RDC and Night Attack Display Computer (NADC) were identified obsolete in 2007, and are no longer supportable. No suitable substitutes exist for either computer. NADC obsolescence mitigation relies upon timely availability of cannibalized RDC retrograde assets, as old RDCs are replaced by newly designed RDCs. Remaining ready for issue (RFI) RDC spares are projected to last through FY14 but are already deficient for Fleet deployment pack-up requirements. GEA, which acquired Smiths Aerospace, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), is currently developing a new design obsolescence replacement for the RDC, including 12 engineering development units. Sole source award of the development contract to GEA was authorized by J&A Number 08-25 in April, 2008, on the basis of insufficient technical data and rights (including software), technical and absence of market response. Development testing of the newly designed RDC completes in early FY-12. To minimize expected AOG accumulations in FY-15 (up to 4 per quarter), the form/fit/function replacement RDC production must be executed in FY-12, providing fully qualified RDC initial deliveries in FY-14. Competitive sourcing to a new manufacturer is high risk due to technical data/rights deficiencies, requirements for design productionization, and qualification testing for second source production certification which will unacceptably delay initial RDC deliveries, aggravating Primary Aircraft Authorized/Ready Basic Aircraft shortfalls due to increasing AOG.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/N00019/N0001911P1PF040/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: GE Aviation Systems LLC, 3925 Gateway Centre Blvd., Pinellas Park, Florida, 33782, United States

Zip Code: 33782
 

Record

SN02412780-W 20110401/110330234409-569b8a40235087dcca579c84b1cbba4e (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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