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THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Direct and Time Sensitive Strike Program Office (PMA-242), intends to enter into sole source negotiations and sub... THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Direct and Time Sensitive Strike Program Office (PMA-242), intends to enter into sole source negotiations and subsequently award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) modification to Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS), Northridge, CA on an existing contract. The anticipated modification provides for the procurement of components required by NGDS to complete production for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). This Life of Type Buy (LOTB) will modify Full Rate Production (FRP) 8 for obsolete materials for AARGM’s Pulse Wave Controller in support of FRP 10-11, Depot, and AARGM-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) requirements. The two components do not have direct form, fit, function replacements. This LOT buy consists of 617 units of the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and 356 units of the Digital Signal Processor. Contract award is anticipated for FY21. This synopsis is published for informative purposes (THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS). A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract modification based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact NGDS, directly. The Government does not own the technical data and will not be issuing a solicitation. There are no commitments by the Government to issue any solicitations, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the efforts mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. This effort requires access to “Military Critical Technical Data” requiring a DD form 2345, and the data associated with the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) is export controlled and is not available to foreign sources or representatives. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-5, authorized or required by statute. As the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the AARGM missile, NGDS is the only source that currently possesses sufficient requisite knowledge, engineering expertise, aircraft integration information, and technical data required to perform these efforts. No other source has the technical qualification, access to the technical data and necessary resources to perform the work described herein, nor will any other supplies or services satisfy the Government's requirements.