SAM #N00421-26-C-1025

Award for F-5 Departure Alerting System and OAT Display

The Department of the Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) awarded Tiger Century Aircraft a sole-source effort for an F-5 departure alerting and temperature-display system. - Government buyer: Department of the Navy; NAWCAD; Adversary and Specialized Aircraft Program Office (PMA226), F-5 Integrated Product Team. - OEM / contractor: Tiger Century Aircraft (TCA), identified as the only known source with the necessary F-5 technical data and rights. - Products and quantities: 41 production kits and 3 spare kits for DoN F-5F/N aircraft. The award summary also lists production spares, simulators, and technical data; their quantities are not stated. - System purpose and requirements: The integrated Departure Alerting System (DAS) with Outside Air Temperature (OAT) display monitors aircraft parameters and provides visual and audible alerts when out-of-control flight is imminent. The OAT display supports tailoring F-5 functional check flight procedures. The system is intended to reduce flight risk and support aircraft readiness. - Services: Development, qualification, manufacture, and delivery of the DAS/OAT system. - Award value and performance: $2,732,543.83; anticipated 24-month performance after award.

Description

This is an Award Notice prepared in accordance with FAR 5.301. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) awarded contract N00421-26-C-1025 that resulted from Solicitation N00421-26-R-1013 to Tiger Century Aircraft, Inc (TCA), Unit C, 101 Commercial Way, Tehachapi, CA 93561-1407 on 23 September 2026 in the amount of $2,732,543.83. N00421-26-C-1025 was awarded as a sole source to TCA under authority FAR 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. TCA will provide the development, qualification, manufacture, and delivery of DAS with a built-in OAT display unit which will prevent loss of aircraft due to out-of-control flight (OCF) and mitigate a known issue with F-5 Functional Check Flights (FCF), respectively.

This effort was issued as a sole source to TCA under NAICS Code 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) which resulted in the placement of a contract with a two-year period of performance. The contract consists of Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) CLINs for Production Kits, Production Spares, Simulators, and Technical Data.

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