Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL)-Aviation Systems Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFO) for One-Year Bridge MZA_D_EF026_2346

One-year bridge to provide Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) Aviation Systems engineering services lifecycle support, justified as an exception to fair opportunity to maintain state-of-the-art capabilities and battlefield advantage. The effort covers HWIL support for manned and unmanned systems, including hardware, software, interfaces, subsystems, components, testbeds, labs, infrastructure, external interfaces/networks, and required support equipment such as avionics, communications/navigation/surveillance, flight controls, data buses, radios, sensors, seekers, weapon systems, data links, command and control, health monitoring, ground equipment, and training systems.

Scope includes concept research, requirements, design, development, accreditation, testing, systems-of-systems integration, operation, maintenance, and sustainment. This is a justification for an exception to fair opportunity, indicating a bridge action rather than open competition for the specified one-year period.