49--FIXTURE,AIRCRAFT MA, IN REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF

The United States Navy is soliciting proposals for the repair or modification of an aircraft fixture. The solicitation is for a specific part, NSN 7R-4920-013821378-GF, and the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. The fixture requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. * The part requires unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing/repair knowledge by the qualified source(s). * The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing/repair knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government. * An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. * The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition.