F/A-18 VFC-204 STAND-UP EFFORT AT NOLA

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Eclypse International Corporation for the F/A-18 VFC-204 Stand-Up Effort at NOLA. The contract will involve the procurement of hardware components, including Automatic Wire Test Set (AWTS) Test Program Set (TPS) and power distribution panels, in support of the NAWCAD F/A-18 E/F Division. The components being procured are integral to the AWTS TPS system and are critical to maintaining operational readiness. * The contract will initially procure materials and services to manufacture, assemble, inspect, ship, and deliver the support equipment listed. * The AWTS TPS is a software component that controls the Eclypse Language Integrated Test Environment (ELITE) application. * Eclypse International Corporation is the only source with the requisite knowledge, technical experience, and production-level data to produce these components. * The Government intends to solicit and negotiate this requirement under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.