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10 -- Airborne Laser (ABL) Program Aircraft #2 Post SRR

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The Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser Program Office at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, is initiating a procurement for the Airborne Laser Block Aircraft #2 Post System Requirements Review Program. The contract aims to establish the necessary security infrastructure and processes for handling both classified and unclassified Critical Program Information. Additionally, the contractor will be responsible for designing, building, testing, and delivering the second Airborne Laser aircraft along with all associated support systems to enable its global deployment. This procurement will be conducted as a sole-source acquisition under FAR 6.302, targeting the contractor previously involved in key phases of the program, including the Concept Design and Program Definition contract, the Risk Reduction/Block 2004 contract, and the Block 2008 SRR contract. While the Government expects this contractor to be uniquely qualified, interested parties may express their interest and capability to compete. The overarching goal is to ensure continuity and leverage prior expertise to successfully complete the Aircraft #2 Post SRR contract.

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Procurement for Airborne Laser Aircraft #2 design, security, testing, delivery, sole-source with competition possibility.

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928110 - National Security

Place of Performance

NM

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NONE

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20040209175031.zip

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA9453 Afrl Rvk
ContactsNo contacts available
OfficeKIRTLAND AFB, NM, 87117, USA
Office AddressKIRTLAND AFB, NM, 87117, USA
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17. This is a Notice of Intent for solicitation FA8632-04-R-2452. The Missile Defense Agency, Airborne Laser Program Office, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, anticipates the procurement of the Airborne Laser Block Aircraft #2 Post System Requirements Review Program. The objective of this acquisition is to provide the security infrastructure and processes to handle classified and unclassified Critical Program Information (CPI) processing and to design, build, test and deliver the second ABL aircraft and all associated support systems to allow for its successful deployment anywhere in the world develop. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source for the proposed contract action under the authority of FAR 6.302. The Government anticipates that the contractor who participated in the Concept Design and Program Definition contract, Risk Reduction/Block 2004 contract, and the Block 2008 SRR contract will be the only responsible source capable of successfully competing for the Aircraft #2 Post SRR contract. However, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.

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