Hammerhead Program Engineering Services Increase

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to award a sole-source modification to Contract No. N00024-21-C-6425 with General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) to increase the Engineering Support Service (ESS) ceiling by 42,000 hours to support the Hammerhead Program. The Hammerhead is a moored-torpedo variant mine system capable of detecting, classifying, and defeating Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) targets. The Department of the Navy requires these additional ESS hours to support critical program requirements and engineering changes for modified configuration(s) that are a logical technical progression of the baseline system. • The proposed contract action is being solicited pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." • GDMS is the only responsible source capable of providing the required ESS for the Hammerhead system without causing unacceptable delays in fielding a critical capability. • Competing this requirement would result in an estimated 24-month cumulative delay due to the time required for source selection, knowledge transfer, and facility stand-up.