CH-53K SATURN Waveform, AMS Enhancements and Improvements, and Advanced Data Transfer System (ADTS) Upgrade Test and Verification

The Naval Air Systems Command, in support of PMA-261 CH-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office, intends to issue a new delivery order under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-23-G-0002 to Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company, of 6900 Main St. Stratford, CT 06615-9129, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to complete the Non Recurring Engineering (NRE) effort to integrate, test, and qualify SATURN Edition 4 waveform and ARC-210 GEN 6 RT-2036 Version 005 software. The effort shall be procured pursuant to 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." Sikorsky is the sole designer, developer and manufacturer of the H-53 airframe, as well as the sole integrator of the avionics and weapons systems, 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.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source.  Interested parties, however, may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Mr. Jason Lockwood at jason.lockwood@lmco.com.