Growler Block 2 (GB2) Phase 2 Beowulf UCA

Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A)

This document authorizes and approves the issuance of orders on a sole-source basis to The Boeing Company for supplies and services to support U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft weapons systems for the F/A-18 A-F and EA-18G platforms under Program Management Air (PMA) 265. These orders will be executed under the NAVAIR-established Boeing Corporate basic ordering agreement (BOA) N00019-21-G-0006, which expires on March 14, 2026.

Orders will support the development, production, integration, modification, reliability, sustainment, and disposal of USN, USMC, and FMS F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft, weapons, and subsystems. This includes systems such as Infrared Search and Track (IRST), Next Generation Jammer, Satellite Communications, Tactical Targeting Network Technology, Navigation Warfare, Electronic Warfare, System Configuration Sets, Collision Avoidance Systems, training systems, and radars. Specific efforts include:

• Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for configuration changes and upgrades.

• Program management, operations security, cybersecurity compliance, non-recurring engineering (NRE), systems engineering, integrated logistics and product support, training, logistics forecasting, life-cycle support, shutdown, and demilitarization.

• Development, validation, verification, and revision of technical publications/manuals.

• Production, modification, calibration, and depot-level repair of retrofit safety and test equipment, spare/repair parts, special tooling, subsystems, training devices, and support equipment.

• Training services, repair and modifications of government-furnished property.

• Trade studies, system-level performance analysis, integration/interchangeability studies, joint strategic planning/roadmap development, cost reduction studies, and logistics support/sustainment planning.

• Software development/infrastructure support for avionics upgrades, training device upgrades, maintenance, and hardware upgrades.

• Testing and experimentation, including antenna, computer software, fatigue and ground testing, avionics system qualification, characterization, airworthiness, ground and flight testing, and data reduction/analysis.

• Engineering sustainment, maintenance, and technical support for avionics, mission, and detection systems.

• Worldwide fleet engineering/ancillary/technical support, including Failure Reporting and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) analysis, engineering investigations, fatigue analysis, and feasibility and integration studies.

• Over and Above efforts for emergent technical/repair issues.

• Obsolescence mitigation and management.

• Delivery of technical, financial, and administrative data.

• The estimated ceiling value for the five-year BOA is approximately [REDACTED].

• The contracting officer will define quantities, periods of performance, and delivery requirements for each order.

• Funding will be sourced from FY 2020 – FY 2026 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E); Operation and Maintenance, Navy (O&M,N); Aircraft Procurement, Navy (APN); and FMS funds.

• The justification cites 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B).

• Boeing is the sole designer, developer, manufacturer, and supplier of the F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft and systems, and the systems integrator.

• The government does not own a complete F/A-18 drawing package with Government Purposes Rights (GPR), and Boeing has refused to grant GPR.

• Qualifying a second source would likely require 8 years, leading to unacceptable delays.

• A synopsis for the overarching BOA was posted on June 16, 2020, with no responses.

• A sources sought notice was posted on November 6, 2020, with no responses.

• Synopses will be posted for each order.

• Prices will be determined fair and reasonable based on historical contract cost and pricing information, with contractor submission of cost and pricing data.

• NAVAIR has no current plans to compete future contracts for these supplies/services but will continue to assess market feasibility.

• This is a follow-on effort previously awarded on a non-competitive basis.

• Approval of this CJ&A signifies the approval authority has made the required determination.