Ceiling Increase Synopsis

The US Army Contracting Command-Redstone (ACC-R) , anticipates a sole source IDIQ type, Cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., 14200 Kirkham Way, Poway, CA 92064 for an estimated 1,999,996 labor hours of engineering and technical services and associated material, travel, subcontract and other direct costs which are required to support the U.S. Army Combat Capability Development Command Aviation and Missile Center Center's Systems Simulation, Software and Integration (S3I) Directorate for technology integration into the contractor's fleet of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including the Gray Eagle, and associated ground support equipment to allow demonstration of enhanced or improved UAS platform, payload, and ground systems performance. This effort involves a 60-month total ordering period and period of performance. Under the authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), "For DoD, the National Aeronautical and Space Administration, and the Coast Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in, - (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements." This contract shall be awarded on an other than full and open competitive basis to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., as the only source with the technical knowledge and expertise required for rapid technology integration efforts for its fleet of UAS systems. Award to another source would result in substantial additional investment and additional rights in proprietary technical data costs to the government and unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirement. Due to the urgency of this requirement, the response date for this synopsis is April 29, 2019, 4:00 pm CST. All questions and responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Army Contracting Command-Redstone, Porsha Bell, Contract Specialist, at porsha.j.bell.civ@mail.mil and Judson Alexander-Contracting Officer, at judson.t.alexander.civ@mail.mil. This notice of intent to negotiate a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a formal notice of solicitation. Telephone or facsimile inquires and/or responses will not be accepted. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS ACC-RSA - (Missile), ATTN: CCAM-RD-D, Building 5400, Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280