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This contract pertains to a sole source procurement involving an increase in the ceiling amount and an extension of the ordering period for an existing Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with L-3 Communications Titan Corporation, Pulse Sciences Division. The ceiling is raised by $8.5 million, increasing the total ceiling from $35 million to $43.5 million, while the ordering period is extended from December 31, 2006, to March 31, 2007. The contract supports a wide range of scientific, technical, engineering, and analysis services necessary for system development, testing, survivability demonstrations, modeling, validation, certification requirements analysis, and pulsed power experiments. The contract is focused on supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) terawatt-class radiation simulators, which are government-furnished equipment tailored to meet the needs of the Nuclear Weapons Effects community. The increase in the contract ceiling and extension of the ordering period are driven by an unanticipated surge in customer testing and additional activities related to simulator development that exceeded initial estimates for operation and maintenance costs. Specifically, there has been an average annual increase of 31% in external test customer support and an additional $1.8 million per year in maintenance and repair costs beyond the original forecasts. This extension allows continuity of service until the contract undergoes recompete. The procurement is conducted under the statutory authority allowing for other than full and open competition, citing 10 USC 2304 (c)(1) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The contract is managed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, with contact provided through a designated agency representative.

General Info

Sole source IDIQ contract increase to $43.5M, extended to March 2007 for radiation simulator support.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Defense Threat Reduction Agency

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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PostedApr 20

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Contacts1 person available

OfficeKIRTLAND AFB, NM, 87117-5669, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Office AddressKIRTLAND AFB, NM, 87117-5669, USA

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Denise W Farris

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

This is a sole source procurement to increase the ceiling and to extend the ordering period of an existing contract with L-3 Communications Titan Corporation, Pulse Sciences (formerly, Titan Corporation Pulse Sciences Division). The increase in the ceiling is $8.5 million from the current ceiling of $35.0 million to a new ceiling of $43.5 million. The ordering period is extended from 31 December 2006 to 31 March 2007. The scope of work of this Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract DTRA01-02-D-0005 is to provide a broad range of recurring requirements for scientific, technical, application engineering and scientific services, technical support, analysis services, facility engineering and technology and supplies. The major purposes of the contract are to procure specialized expertise and services essential for performing system development and engineering qualifications tests, survivability demonstrations, modeling and validation and certification requirements analysis and pulsed power experiments. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) terawatt-class radiation simulators are Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and are customized to provide the test environments needed by the Nuclear Weapons Effects (NWE) communities. The raise in ceiling and the extension of the ordering period are required because of an unexpected amount of customer testing and additional tasks placed on the contract in support of simulator development above estimated operation and maintenance costs. There has been an average increase of 31% /year of external test customer support and $1.8M above average cost per year for maintenance and repair. The extension to the contract is required to allow for continued support until the re-compete is complete. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304 (c)(1) implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.