Repair of AN/ALQ-131 Power Supplies

The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/ESKA), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, intends to award a five (5) year, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Requirements Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) on a sole-source basis to Crane Electronics, Inc. (CAGE: 09062) for the repair and return of system components in support of the AN/ALQ-131 Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, RFO 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, retains proprietary ownership of all technical data and has officially designated its sister organization, Crane Electronics, as the sole authorized repair source. As a result, Crane is uniquely qualified as the only source that possesses the intellectual property, specialized test equipment, and engineering expertise necessary to meet the Government's requirements. REQUIREMENT SCOPE AND COMPONENTS This requirement is for the procurement of Specialized Aircraft Support Services (SASS), including the Test, Tear-Down, and Evaluation (TT&E), repair, modernization, and condemnation of critical system components for the AN/ALQ-131 Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) pods in support of FMS customers. The specific National Stock Numbers (NSNs) and their respective Best Estimate Quantities (BEQs) are as follows: Band 3 High Voltage Power Supply (Repair/Modification) -- NSN: 6130-01-620-4346EW -- Sub-NSNs: 6130-01-492-4527EW and 6130-01-042-9844EW -- BEQ: 2 per year (Base and all ordering periods) RX Processor -- NSN: 6130-01-603-6656EW -- BEQs: 3 in the Base Period, and 2 for each subsequent ordering period Band 4/5 High Voltage Power Supply -- NSN: 6130-01-565-7448EW -- BEQ: 5 per year (Base and all ordering periods)