Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System (EMALS) Energy Storage Subsystem (ESS) Sustainment IDIQ

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%).