5855 - Presolicitation Notice for V-22/H-53 Forward Looking-Infrared Performance Based Logistics Requirements Contract.

NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Philadelphia plans to award a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) requirements contract in support of the Forward-looking Infrared (FLIR) on the V-22 aircraft and CH-53 helicopter. This requirement includes repair, replacement of assets, warehousing, issuance of assets in response to requisitions in accordance with availability requirements, supply chain management, configuration management, and obsolescence management. The Government intends to contract on a sole source basis with Raytheon Company (CAGE code 96214) located in McKinney, TX. The resultant PBL contract will include one 5-year base period and no option period. The contract will include PBL support of 12 NSNs which are listed in the attached document. Justification for Sole Source Acquisition is based upon the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Absent interest/approval of additional sources, the Government intends to solicit Raytheon Company. Raytheon Company is the only source capable of providing integrated logistics support for the entire scope of necessary performance requirements related to repair, manufacturing, availability, engineering sustainment, obsolescence management, and required forecasting. NAVSUP WSS does not own rights to drawings. Drawings cannot be obtained, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications for them to facilitate competition at this time. The subject items require Government source approval prior to contract award, as the items are flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support repair via full and open competition. Only the Raytheon Company will be solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you are not an approved sourc