The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) F-16 IDSP

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) intends to solicit and award a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) purchase order to System Planning and Analysis (SPA) for procurement of Inventory Decision Support Process (IDSP), along with other analytical methods, to inform decisions regarding lifecycle, readiness, investment improvements and to enable management of life cycle availability, maintenance/modification planning, and costs for USN F-16’s. The initial goals for F-16 IDSP are to support the F-16 integrated product team in PMA-226 with near-, mid-, and long-range inventory availability planning, structural repair and service-life extension planning, and airframe configuration/modification program planning for the USN’s F-16 fleet. Request for Quote (RFQ) Number N0042125Q0057 will be issued on a sole source basis with SPA under the authority implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. SPA’s IDSP is currently in use with the United States Air Force (USAF) and with many United States Navy (USN) PMAs. SPA’s IDSP was developed, designed and manufactured at the expense of SPA. Therefore, SPA owns and retains sole proprietary rights to the software.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract upon the response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received.