NAVAIR intends to award a firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract to The Boeing Company in St. Louis, MO, for a tailored Technical Data Package (TDP) for the FPU-13/A Fuel Tank Assembly (FTA). The effort supports repair and sustainment activities and includes hosting and support of TDP Guidance Conferences and incremental In-Process Reviews (IPRs). Boeing is the prime contractor for Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system development, architecture, and integration on the F/A-18, and the Government states it uniquely possesses the required knowledge, experience, and technical data, making another source impractical due to delays and unrecoverable cost duplication. The authority is the “Only One Responsible Source” provision, and this synopsis is informational only, not a request for competitive proposals, though interested parties may provide capability information for consideration. A separate sources sought notice has also been issued, and responses may affect the Government’s acquisition decisions; contacts for questions and small-business/subcontracting opportunities are provided.

This is a sources sought notice for market research purposes only, not a solicitation, issued by NAVAIR at Patuxent River, MD. The government is seeking contractor capability to develop and deliver a tailored Technical Data Package (TDP) for the FPU-13/A Fuel Tank Assembly to support U.S. Navy repair and sustainment activities. The TDP must comply with MIL-STD-31000C and include product engineering data, commercial engineering data, special tooling data, specifications, and special packaging instructions. The contractor must also host a TDP Guidance Conference and support incremental In-Process Reviews. Interested firms are expected to submit a capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to meet these requirements.