PMA-231 Program/Project Management Support Services

Background
The E-2/C-2 Airborne Command and Control Systems Program Office (PMA-231) operates under the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Aviation (PAE(A)). PMA-231 is tasked with managing, directing, controlling, and integrating all project efforts related to the procurement and modification of E-2/C-2 aircraft. The office's mission includes ensuring effective quality assurance, production control, configuration management, and logistics support for these systems.

The contractor will support PMA-231 in developing, acquiring, and sustaining advanced carrier-based command and control aircraft.

Work Details
The contractor shall provide program management services including:
1. **Project Management**: Support Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in managing aircraft capabilities throughout their lifecycle. This includes tracking technical, financial, and engineering data to mature technologies and validate prototypes.
2. **Acquisition Management**: Facilitate acquisition processes for Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) programs through milestone documentation and procurement facilitation.
3. **Administrative Operations**: Perform administrative tasks necessary for sustaining RDT&E functions including communications, data administration, and security coordination.
4. **Operations Security (OPSEC)**: Develop and maintain an OPSEC program to protect sensitive information.
5. **Foreign Military Sales (FMS)**: Coordinate international sales cases ensuring compliance with U.S. export laws.
6. **Personnel Management**: Ensure that personnel meet minimum education, training, experience, and security clearance requirements as specified in labor categories.

Period of Performance
January 2028 – December 2033

Place of Performance
Approximately 30% of work will be performed at Government sites including Naval Air Systems Station Patuxent River, MD and Norfolk, VA; 70% at Contractor sites.

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must be holders of the Seaport-NxG MAC. The opportunity is a Small Business Set Aside - Total (SBA). Contractors must have personnel with at least SECRET security clearance eligibility.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity for PMA-231 program/project management support appears to have a closely related prior contract history with ITC Defense under the same Navy contracting vehicle (N0042124D0012), including task orders specifically for PMA 231 functions such as France support, financial support, E2 common support, and FMS common support. The prior work described under these awards aligns with the current PWS scope—program management for PMA-231 Integrated Product Teams, acquisition/milestone documentation support, administrative operations, and related logistics/financial and foreign military sales coordination—suggesting a continuation of ongoing PMA-231 lifecycle management and sustainment activities.