VH-92A Power Margin

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) hereby issues the following synopsis for VH-92A power margin increment 2 rotor blades design, integration, test and certification efforts. This is a follow-up announcement to the Sources Sought, VH-92-SACBOA-SS001, previously posted to SAM.gov on 8 February 2021. The Sources Sought announcement is now closed. No response was received.

NAVAIR intends to negotiate and award a delivery order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00019-23-G-0002 to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky), a Lockheed Martin company on an other than full and open competition basis. The resultant order will be for VH-92A power margin increment 2 rotor blades design, integration test and certification efforts. Sikorsky is the only known source with the knowledge, experience, expertise and the necessary proprietary technical data required to perform this effort.

A sole source acquisition will be procured under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Type of Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements." This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties are requested to submit a capability statement for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement.

All responses received by the Government within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete these proposed contract actions based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Questions regarding this notice should be addressed to Christine Herrick via e-mail at christine.e.herrick2.civ@us.navy.mil. Small businesses who are interested in subcontracting opportunities for these efforts should contact Deborah Zacharias at deborah.zacharias@lmco.com.