SAM #N00019-25-RFPREQ-TPM251-0320

NAVAIR Award for Kato EMALS Energy Storage Subsystem Sustainment

NAVAIR awarded a sole-source contract to sustain EMALS Energy Storage Subsystems aboard Ford-class aircraft carriers. - Government buyer: Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), NAVAIR Procurement Group. - Award and value: Five-year-ordering-period IDIQ contract valued at $49,260,781. - OEM: Kato is the sole-source provider, based on its access to required technical data and the cost and schedule risks of qualifying another source. - Other companies named: General Atomics and Begini Howard Private Equity LLC responded to a sources-sought notice; only Kato provided the requested follow-up information. Their responses do not establish them as awardees or OEMs for this system. - Requested sustainment services: Engineering, configuration management, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) management, repairs and overhauls, logistics and technical support, in-service and product support, and life-cycle sustainment. - Alternate-source considerations: Potential development would involve non-recurring engineering, tooling, prototype manufacturing, testing, and qualification. The justification estimates at least nine years to establish and qualify a new source, compared with a three-year production lead time. - Planned work locations: Mankato, Minnesota (80%); Portsmouth, Virginia (18%); and Lakehurst, New Jersey (2%).

Description

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a Firm-Fixed-Price, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, cost indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year ordering period sole source to Kato Engineering, Mankato, MN, for sustainment support of the Ford Class carriers for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System (EMALS) Energy Storage Subsystems (ESS). Task and delivery orders are anticipated to be issued for engineering, configuration management, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), repairs and overhauls, logistics support, technical support, In-Service Support, Product support, and Life Cycle Sustainment of EMALS ESS aboard the Ford Class nuclear powered aircraft carriers. Work will be performed in Mankato, MN (80%), Portsmouth, VA (18%), and Lakehurst, NJ (2%).

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