Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAS Patuxent River, MD, intends to negotiate and award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation - Aeronautics Systems (NGC-AS), San Diego, California, for the procurement of supplies, based on Engineering Change Proposals developed jointly by the Government and the Contractor, in support of the MQ-8 Fire Scout program.  This IDIQ will include the following supplies:  Radar modification kits, Link-16 modification kits, Avionics modification kits, Air Vehicle modification kits, Electronic Warfare modification kits, spares and related support and test equipment, repair parts, and materials and operational software loads for the MQ-8C Fire Scout Program. This IDIQ contract will have a five (5) year ordering period.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements."  NGC-AS is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and integrator of the MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Air System (UAS), and therefore, is the only contractor with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical data that can meet the Government's requirements on a timely basis and in a cost effective manner.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties, however, may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No phone inquiries will be entertained. Responses shall be made in writing by E-mail, U.S. mail or facsimile to the attention of Mr. Tyler Summers or Ms. Dana Veitch using the contact information provided in this synopsis. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Northrop Grumman Corporation – Aeronautics Systems attention: Vicky Harper-Hall, Socio-Economic Programs Sector Manager, Email: [email protected] or Phone:  (310) 331-3824.