CHAIN GUN WEAPONS SYSTEMS

This synopsis is being posted to both the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.fbo.gov and the Navy Electronic Commerce on Line (NECO) site located at https://www.neco.navy.mil. While it is understood that FBO is the single point of entry for posting of synopsis and solicitations to the Internet, NECO is the alternative in case FBO is unavailable. Please feel free to use either site to access information posted by the Naval Sea Systems Command. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1)- FAR 6.302-1- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC. (ATK), 3309 N Reseda circle Mesa, AZ 85215. ATK owns proprietary rights to the Chain Gun System. The requirement is for the research, development, analysis, documentation, prototype fabrication, pre-production, and production representative of Chain Gun weapon system hardware and associated gun control system software. This action will result in a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract with a period of performance of 5 years, estimated to begin July 17, 2014. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332994. The size standard is 1000 employees. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. No Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available for competitive proposals. However, responsible interested parties may submit a proposal which identifies their interest and capability. A determination not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any information received. Phone call responses will not be accepted. The points of contact for this action are Chad A. Baldwin, Contract Specialist, who can be reached at Chad.A.Baldwin@Navy.mil and Karen Lenox, Contracting Officer, who can be reached at Karen.Lenox@Navy.mil.