The Department of Defense, through the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, New Jersey, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed price contract for the manufacture of Jet Blast Deflector (JBD) cooling panels, specifically part numbers 626145-6, -7, and -8, to support upgrades for the CVN 75 Joint Strike Fighter as part of the Nimitz Class Launcher Program. The contractor will be required to produce these panels in accordance with government specifications, as they are classified as Critical Application Items (CAIs), necessitating procurement from a vendor with the requisite qualifications, namely The Entwistle Company LLC. This procurement is justified under the authority of 10 USC 3204 (a) (1) and FAR 6.302-1, indicating that no other vendors are currently qualified to meet the stringent requirements. Interested parties are encouraged to submit proposals to Kelly Gray at kelly.e.gray13.civ@us.navy.mil, although the government retains discretion over whether to open the requirement to competition.