# CH-53K Hybrid Inlet Particle Separator (IPS) Development

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- Solicitation number: N00019-25-RFPREQ-APM261-0204
- Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: Naval Air Systems Command (N00019)
- NAICS: 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 1520 Aircraft, Rotary Wing
- First posted: May 9, 2025
- Last posted: June 10, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4dec481a24894ddfa7d8784800b7a948/view

## Description

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAS Patuxent River, MD, intends to negotiate and award a Sole-Source Order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-23-G-0002 to Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company, 6900 Main Street, P.O. Box 9731, Stratford, CT. 06615 for the non-recurring efforts required for the development and integration of an improved engine inlet system to increase particle separation efficiency and improve engine Time-On-Wing (TOW), particularly in austere/desert environments on CH-53K aircraft.

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.3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements.” Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Jason Lockwood, Sikorsky Subcontracting Manager, at 203-225-3657.

## Publications

- May 9, 2025: Sources sought, due May 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 956962c211f64d9e84db41611dda1c95. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/956962c211f64d9e84db41611dda1c95/view
- June 10, 2025: Presolicitation, due June 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 4dec481a24894ddfa7d8784800b7a948. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4dec481a24894ddfa7d8784800b7a948/view

## Points of contact

- Bryson Shibe, bryson.j.shibe2.civ@us.navy.mil
- Christopher J Harritt, christopher.j.harritt.civ@us.navy.mil

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