The U.S. Government intends to award a sole-source contract to Eclypse International Corporation, as they are the original and only known qualified source with the proprietary technical data and expertise to meet the Navy's specific requirements. Awarding to any other source would necessitate reverse engineering and re-qualification, a process estimated to take an additional 24 months. Such a delay would be unacceptable and would adversely affect the operational duties of the Squadrons in supporting the Warfighter.

The U.S. Government intends to award a sole-source contract to Eclypse International Corporation, as they are the original designer and the only known source with the necessary technical data and expertise to meet the Navy's specific requirements. Awarding to any other source would require reverse engineering and re-qualification, a process estimated to take an additional 24 months. This delay is deemed unacceptable as it would adversely affect the operational readiness of the Squadrons supporting the Warfighter.