This Notice of Contracting Action is for subcontracting opportunities, informational and planning purposes only; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract. The Government will not recognize any cost associated with submission of information in response to this or previous notices. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. A sources sought was posted on FedBizOpps on 10 February 2012 (# AITG 10 Feb12), which was used for market research. The applicable NAICS is 811213 with a size standard of $10.0M. The Classification Code is: J058: Maintenance and Repair of Communication, Detection and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Only two firms provided statement of capabilities in response to the FBO sources sought posting. The determination by the Government not to open the requirement to full competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within discretion of the Government. This contract will be awarded under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1(a)(2) as Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy the Agency's requirements. While this notice of intent is for information purposes only, and is not a request for competitive proposals, interested parties including small and small disadvantaged businesses may identify their interest and technical capability, and submit information which shall be considered by the agency. Interested parties must show capability to fulfill Government's immediate, short-term need for the effort described herein. The notice expires 15 days after publication. Any subsequent Request for Proposal may be limited to the Only One Responsible Source responding to the initial Sources Sought Synopsis. The prospective source for this acquisition is: Raytheon TCS 8333 Bryan Dairy Rd Largo, FL 33777 Roy Paul
+1 (555) 000-0000 The U.S. Department of the Air Force, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Logistics Directorate contracting branch (SMC/PKL) located at Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs, CO at Peterson AFB, CO is contemplating acquisition and award of a single contract for sustaining the Airborne Integrated Terminal Group (AITG) AN/ARC-234 radio. This contract will provide sustainment support for AITG hardware, software maintenance, database maintenance, Systems Engineering Integration, and Test (SEIT), and AITG support data Place of performance is at the contractor's facility. The AITG, AN/ARC-234 is a multiband, multi-mode (single mode of operation at a time) terminal. The AITG is installed on Air Combat Command (ACC) Command and Control, reconnaissance, bomber, Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft and Foreign Military Command and Control aircraft authorized under Dept. of State ITAR agreement. The AITG system of equipment provides the following: Embedded Half-duplex RF UHF SATCOM dedicated and Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) compliant (MIL-STD-188, -181, -182, -183), VHF LOS AM with 25 kHz/8.33 kHz channel spacing, embedded voice processing: Continuously Variable Slope Delta (CVSD) and Linear Predictive Coding (LPC-10), Embedded Communications Security (COMSEC) devices: TSEC/KG-84A/C, TSEC/KYV-5, & TSEC/KY-58, Data I/O interfaces, UHF LOS single channel, Co-site performance with RF control, Remote Control Unit (RCU) with user friendly interface, Communications Parameters Update Applications S/W, Airborne qualified, Integral 100W SATCOM High Power Amplifier (HPA), Software update interface capability, 1,600 hour MTBF reliability, 28 VDC and 115 VAC prime power configurations. Hardware sustainment encompasses the following: services to repair, overhaul and modify the AN/ARC-234 system components. Specifically, the contractor shall perform all analysis, repair, test and calibration necessary to bring the item(s) to a serviceable condition. In addition, the contractor shall provide all necessary tools, spare parts (equal to, or superior to, OEM requirements), labor, materials, technical data, facilities, packaging and transportation to accomplish the repair and delivery of serviceable asset(s) back to the Government. Software sustainment encompasses the following: problem report investigation; problem report resolution, software block upgrades, major regression testing, Limited Maintenance Manual update, Communication Parameters Update Application Software (CPUAS), Computer Based Training (CBT), Training Material and support documentation updates, Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Certification and National Security Agency (NSA) Certification when applicable. Systems Engineering, Integration and Test encompasses the following: integration support; systems engineering, systems interface support, systems configuration baseline support, systems security, systems test support, and platform integration support to mission air frames. The basic period of performance is for 1 base year with 3 option years with estimated award in mid-2013. The projected Request for Proposal (RFP) release date for this effort is February 2013. If the Government elects to do so, a projected Request for Proposal (RFP) release date for this effort is estimated to be no sooner than 15 calendar days after this Notice of Contract Action. The anticipated contract type is; Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) for Sustainment and CDRLs, Cost-Plus Fixed Fee for Software Deficiency Resolution and Cost Basis for travel. Submit all inquiries or responses to this notice to the Contracting Specialist, Janet Stinson,
contact@example.gov and Procurement Contracting Officer, Russell J. Shaw, Jr.
contact@example.gov. Mailing Address: SMC/PKJ Attn: FA8823-13-R-0008 AITG, 1050 East Stewart Avenue, Peterson AFB. CO 80914.
