WASP SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate and award a sole source Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to KBR Wyle Services, LLC for the procurement of Weaponeering and Stores Planning (WASP) Systems Engineering and Testing. The contract duration will consist of a base year and four (4) option years, with an anticipated start in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2027. 

The objective of this contract is to provide systems engineering and testing services to the WASP Integrated Product Office.   KBR Wyle Services, LLC has specialized expertise and has developed, designed, and executed systems engineering services for the WASP Integrated Product Team (IPT). This includes defining the technical content for WASP versions, providing test and evaluation products, configuration management of technical source data, and management of WASP lab facilities.  KBR’s highly specialized system engineering support efforts include the decomposition of requirements from the F/A-18 and EA-18G family of Naval Aviation Technical Information Product (NATIP) manual as well as the design and execution of all automated testing of the WASP application. 

This contract is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Award of this follow-on requirement to any source other than KBR Wyle Services, LLC would result in unacceptable delays. KBR Wyle Services, LLC is the only source with the requisite in-depth knowledge and specialized expertise required to perform this effort without unacceptable delays. 

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties, however, may identify their interest and capability by responding to the requirement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties before award of a contract for the effort mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. No phone inquiries will be entertained. Responses shall be made in writing by e-mail to the attention of Dawn Scher at dawn.r.scher.civ@us.navy.mil using the contact information provided in this synopsis. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact KBR Wyle Services, LLC directly.