SOLE SOURCE SUPPORT OF COMMON CHASSIS ELECTRONIC SUPPORT MEASURES (ESM) WEAPONS REPLACEABLE ASSEMBLIES (WRA s), SHOP REPLACEABLE ASSEMBLIES (SRA s), AND SUB-ASSEMBLIES

N0016422RJW71 SOLE SOURCE SUPPORT OF COMMON CHASSIS ELECTRONIC SUPPORT MEASURES (ESM) WEAPONS REPLACEABLE ASSEMBLIES (WRA s), SHOP REPLACEABLE ASSEMBLIES (SRA s), AND SUB-ASSEMBLIES PSC J016 NAICS 334511 Issue Date: 18 August 2022 Closing Date: 01 September 2022 2:00 pm Eastern Time A Solicitation will NOT be posted to www.sam.gov due to the sole source nature. The draft agreement will be issued directly to Argon St. Incorporated. ITEM DESCRIPTION - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC-CR) has a requirement to award a five-year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) for support of Common Chassis Electronic Support Measures (ESM) Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA s), Shop Replaceable Assemblies (SRA s) and Sub-Assemblies. This effort is for Repair/Rework/and Maintenance, Engineering and Logistics Support Services, Research & Development (R&D), Test and Evaluation (T&E), Training, Data Collection, and Travel as required in support of Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMUAS), PMA-262 and Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA), PMA-290, PMS-435 which falls under the Submarine Systems Program, and Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). Job Orders shall be within scope, issued within ordering period and be within the maximum total dollar value of approximately $3,360,588 over a five-year period. Each Job Order will be synopsized. SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT The proposed Agreement is for the supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source. Argon St. Incorporated, 12701 Fair Lakes Cir Ste 800, Fairfax, VA 22033, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) (statutory authority 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1)), only one responsible source. The basis for restricting competition is the lack of sufficient technical data, extensive duplication of costs to include re-engineering, re-certifications, environmental qualifications to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, and unacceptable delays in fulfilling agency requirement through any other source. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. However, a determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation 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. A Solicitation will NOT be posted to https://www.sam.gov/ due to the sole source nature of the action. The draft Agreement will be issued directly to Argon St. Incorporated. A related Request for Information, N0016422SNB56, was previously posted on SAM.gov. Contractor must be properly registered in the Government System for Award Management database (SAM). Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation of requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or via the Internet at www.sam.gov. Contract Opportunities on https://www.sam.gov/ has officially replaced FBO.gov. All changes that occur prior to the closing date will be posted to SAM.gov. For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award. Questions or inquiries should be directed to Pamela Ryan, Code 0233, telephone 812-854-8849, e-mail pamela.d.ryan.civ@us.navy.mil. Please reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.