Contract Award: Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic System Inc. (Fairborn, Ohio) – $33,797,890

Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic System Inc., Fairborn, Ohio, is awarded a $33,797,890 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of and repair of Keyed Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Airborne Recorder (K-BAR) Network Attached Storage (NAS) Chassis, K-BAR docking stations, K-BAR removable storage modules, and K-BAR lab cable sets in support of PMA-262 Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ MQ-4C Triton aircraft, PMA-290 Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, and Australia as an International Cooperative Partner. The contract also includes training and engineering services in support of the K-BAR NAS Chassis. Work will be performed in Fairborn, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by July 25, 2028. Fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement, Navy appropriation account funds in the amount of $1,350,657 will be obligated at time of award; none of the funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured via the SAM.gov website, with one offer received. This is a sole source action in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, only one responsible source. Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer of the K-BAR and the only company who can perform the required repairs. No other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, is the contracting activity (N0016423DJW69).