Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) F/A-18 Software Suite

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAS Patuxent River, MD, intends to negotiate and award a contract to Leidos Incorporated, Reston, Virginia to procure Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) required to update and integrate the Adaptive Radar Countermeasures (ARC) F/A-18 Software Suite into the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) Hardware Suite during Fiscal Years (FY) 2025 through 2027. This effort will include NRE to support government testing and updates to the Software Suite identified during government testing.

The proposed contract action(s) 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.” BAE Systems is the sole designer, developer, and producer of the RCFM. As such, they are the only responsible source that possesses the technical data and requisite knowledge required to meet the Government’s requirement.

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 based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No phone inquiries will be entertained. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Ms. Jessica Ward, Leidos Incorporated at jessica.ward@leidos.com.