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PRE-SOLICITAITON NOTICE: THE NAVY INTENDS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANITITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), PMA-265 (Program Office for F/A-18 & ... PRE-SOLICITAITON NOTICE: THE NAVY INTENDS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANITITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), PMA-265 (Program Office for F/A-18 & EA-18G Aircraft), has a requirement to procure integrated product support services in support of PMA-265 sustaining all United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) (Spain, Canada, Switzerland, Malaysia, Kuwait, Australia, and Finland) Fighter/Attack F/A 18A-F and Electronic Attack EA-18G Type/Model/Series (T/M/S) aircraft under an IDIQ contract beginning in Calendar Year (CY) 2024 and ending in CY 2028. This effort will be responsible for identifying and implementing all twelve (12) Integrated Product Support (IPS) elements due to production and retrofit changes to the TMS. The 12 IPS Elements are Product Support Management, Design Interface, Sustainment Engineering, Maintenance Planning, Manpower and Personnel, Supply Support, Support Equipment, Technical Data, Training and Training Support, Computer Resources Support, Facilities, and Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) per the DoD Product Support Manager’s (PSM) Guidebook. Additionally, this effort will be responsible for: Sustaining the F/A-18 Automated Maintenance Environment (FAME) to include software upgrades and training to support fleet maintenance activities and ensuring Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) are up-to-date and released to the fleet. Logistics Technical Service Teams Field Service Representatives (FSRs) and/or Logistics Support Representatives (LSRs), highly skilled personnel and experienced in the F/A-18 and EA-18G system theory and operation, and supporting maintenance and logistics systems who will provide on-site assistance to USN/USMC operators and organizational and intermediate level maintainers. Hornet Support Centers (HSC) required to support USMC and US Navy F/A-18 and US Navy EA-18G aircraft operating out of NAS Lemoore (CA), NAS Oceana (VA), NAS Whidbey Island (WA), NAS Fallon (NV), and MCAS Miramar (CA). Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) maintenance. Sustaining engineering to include engineering investigations, system safety analysis, structural appraisal of fatigue effects support, technical integration support, trade studies, and aerodynamic simulation/modeling support. Maintenance planning to include logistics product data support Configuration management support Management of Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) to include analysis of aircraft changes for PSE impact Funding identified for the CY 2024 procurement effort is Aircraft Procurement, Navy (APN) 1, APN-5, Operations & Maintenance, Navy (OMN), and FMS. Each task/delivery order issued under this effort will designate an applicable period of performance. NAVAIR intends to award a sole source IDIQ contract with fixed price and cost reimbursement task orders to The Boeing Company (Boeing) (CAGE 0PXV4) under the statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) [formerly known as 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)] as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” The Boeing Company as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and supplier of the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft and systems. Only Boeing possesses the technical data necessary to fulfill the requirements listed above. The Government does NOT own a complete F/A-18 or EA-18G drawing package with Government Purposes Rights. The Boeing Company under various NAVAIR and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract vehicles is currently providing these supplies/services. The Government does not intend to use the provisions of FAR Part 12 for this acquisition. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Parties interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Ms. Amy Iberg, Boeing Global Services (BGS) F/A-18/T-45/AV-8B Sustainment Contracts Lead at amy.l.iberg@boeing.com.