The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to negotiate and award a Firm Fixed Price/Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract to Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS), 1151 East Hermans Road, Tucson, AZ 85734-1337 for AIM-9X Missile Sustainment support requirements, to include post production services and depot level repairs for missile system hardware and software, as well as Government furnished equipment test assets, for FY 15-18. 

In 1996, Hughes Missile Systems Company (subsequently acquired by Raytheon Missile Systems (Raytheon)) was competitively selected to be the designer, developer, manufacturer and integrator of the AIM-9X missile.  At that time, the Government did not procure a Technical Data Package (TDP) for re-procurement purposes and required Raytheon to retain configuration control of items not effecting the system specification.  In order to award a contract for the efforts described in this synopsis to any source other than Raytheon, the Government would have to procure the TDP and invest substantial funds in qualifying a second source.  Therefore, the efforts described in this synopsis cannot be performed by any source other than Raytheon without substantial duplication of costs that are not expected to be recovered through competition. The authority for Other than Full and Open Competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements."  All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Telephone inquiries or responses will not be accepted.