The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate with Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company, 6900 Main, P.O. Box 9731, Street Stratford, CT 06615, on a sole source basis for the procurement of Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) for CH-53K System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA) aircraft. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented in FAR 6.302-1, in that Sikorsky is the only responsible source and no other type of equipment will satisfy Marine Corps requirements. Sikorsky is the designer, developer, and sole producer of the CH-53K aircraft and the only known source that possesses the data, technical skills, and requisite knowledge of the design, fabrication, performance, operation, maintenance, and support characteristics of the CH-53K to fulfill this need in a timely manner.
Note: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any capability statements received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Contractor Name and Address: Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company, 6900 Main, P.O. Box 9731, Street Stratford, CT 06615.  Questions concerning subcontracting opportunities should be directed to John Lockwood, (203) 225-3657.