CH-53K® Lot 7 and 8 Care and Feeding N00019-25-RFPREQ-APM261-0513

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAS Patuxent River, MD, intends to negotiate and award a Sole-Source Contract Modification under N00019-22-C-0004 to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, A Lockheed Martin Company, 6900 Main Street, P.O. Box 9731, Stratford, CT. 06615 for the procurement of maintaining and repairing CH-53K® Government Furnished Property (GFP), which currently resides at the Contractor’s facilities. The proposed contract action(s) identified above are those for which 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.” Sikorsky is the designer, developer, and sole producer of the CH-53K® aircraft and is the only known contractor with the requisite knowledge, experience, and technical data able to provide the required level of supplies and services in support of the CH-53K® program. The Government does not possess adequate license rights to the required technical data package necessary to support a competitive procurement to fulfill the requirement herein. As a result, only Sikorsky has the unrestricted totality of technical data, unique engineering support experience, and detailed knowledge of the CH-53K® to meet the USN’s requirements. 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 modification 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 Bradley Lysaght or Kevin Ritter using the contract information provided in this synopsis. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Jason Lockwood, Sikorsky Subcontracting Manager, at 203-225-3657.

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract modification (P00024) under contract N0019-22-C-0004 to the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, A Lockheed Martin Company to perform Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) labor efforts that support full operation capabilities of the provided Lot 7-8 Government Furnished Property (GFP) on the CH-53K production line. The contract modification was awarded to the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in the amount of $8,726,614 for the total contracted value. This acquisition was pursued on a sole-source basis under statutory authority of Title 10, U.S.C. Section 2304(c)(1), "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." A determination by the Government not to compete this effort is solely within the discretion of the Government. This effort is covered under the Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A) number 20-0508, dated 15 December 2020 redacted version attached to this announcement.