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The Naval Air Systems Command intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract to Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, Inc., 305 Richardson Road, Lansdale, Pennsylvania. This award will be on a sole sour... The Naval Air Systems Command intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract to Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, Inc., 305 Richardson Road, Lansdale, Pennsylvania. This award will be on a sole source basis. This contract will implement an engineering change developed under a previous contract to modify the existing Vertical Polarized (VPoL) Antenna Assembly to the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter (LBT). The proposed contract will require the implementation of an engineering change to modify the existing LBT system to improve performance and increase reliability of the highly specialized VPoL Antenna System currently in use and will include the design, manufacture, integration, and testing of up to 221 VPoL Antenna Assemblies. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1: "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements," and more specifically 10 U.S.C. § 2304(d)(1)(B) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii): "Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in- (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered in competition; or (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements." As the sole system designer, developer, integrator and manufacturer of the LBT, Cobham has unique expertise regarding the design, engineering and performance details of the LBT and VPoL Antenna that are necessary to modify the VPoL and successfully integrate it into the existing LBT Transmitter and AN/ALQ-99 system. The term of the contract is expected to a base plus two option years. This is not a commercial buy and therefore the Government does not intend to use the provisions of FAR Part 12 for this acquisition. This synopsis is published for informational purposes only. Expressions of interest in subcontracting shall be addressed to Rebecca Hettel of Cobham at (215) 996-2276.

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DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING used to determine potential firms capable of providing the sup... DISCLAIMER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS A MARKET RESEARCH TOOL BEING used to determine potential firms capable of providing the supplies described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. INTRODUCTION The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its intention to award a contract for the implementation of an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP); developed under a previous contract, associated with the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter (LBT) Vertical Polarization (VPoL) Antenna. The LBT VPoL ECP development contract (N00019-18-C-1058) is currently being performed by Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Division, 305 Richardson Road, Lansdale, PA 19446. ELIGIBILITY The Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 1680. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334511, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. PROGRAM BACKGROUND The currently fielded AN/ALQ-99 VPoL Antenna is part of the AN/ALQ-99 LBT Antenna Group and is flown on the EA-18G aircraft. In 2018, Cobham was awarded on a sole source basis; contract N00019-18-C-1058 to develop an ECP to improve the efficiency and reliability of the VPoL antenna assembly. The ECP developed under Cobham contract N00019-18-C-1058 for the LBT VPoL antenna addresses current readiness requirements by eliminating the need to fly two separate LBT transmitters to cover the frequency sub-band division found in the current LBT VPoL antenna design. This follow-on effort is for a major system and highly specialized equipment, including components thereof. The contractor will implement the aforementioned ECP, which will require LBT VPoL antenna modifications and subsequent acceptance testing of these modified VPoL antennas. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance will be from Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 through 2023. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price. The resulting contract is expected to consist of a base and two (2) options. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES This procurement requires the capability to implement an engineering change to modify the existing LBT system to improve performance and increase reliability of the highly specialized VPoL Antenna currently in use. This effort will include procurement, installation, and acceptance testing of approximately 221 modified VPoL Antenna assemblies. Deliveries are required to commence within eight (8) months after contract award, and continue at a rate of approximately eight (8) units per month. Interested parties should have the capability to provide a complete solution for this LBT VPoL Antenna ECP implementation requirement. No partial solutions will be accepted. INCUMBENT This is a follow-on requirement. The incumbent contractor is: Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions Division, 305 Richardson Road, Lansdale, PA 19446. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Elizabeth Lamb at elizabeth.lamb@navy.mil.