Integrations and Engineering Services

This synopsis provides notice of the Government's intent to solicit a proposal on a sole source basis from incumbent The MIL Corporation of 4000 Mitchellville Road, Bowie, MD 20716-3177 for 50,967 hours of Engineering and Technical Services along with associated Travel and Materials under contract N00421-09-C-0096 for the continuance of integrations and engineering services to meet the requirements for development, integration, and procurement support of mission systems integration for airborne and shipboard platforms in support of the Integrated Communications and Information Systems (ICIS) Division, through the Mission Systems Engineering Branch (AIR-4.5.10.3) while the follow-on contract is being completed. This acquisition covers an extended period of performance of approximately four months that will run from 16 January 2012 to 15 May 2012. This procurement is necessary as the current contract is scheduled to run out of ceiling 15 January 2012. Due to the ongoing nature of the projects currently being performed under contract N00421-09-C-0096 and the need to continue these services without a break in work, The MIL Corporation is the only practical source for providing the necessary continuation of these services until award of a competitive follow-on contract. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The incumbent contractor (The MIL Corporation) currently has fully trained personnel and a fully developed management system in place for execution of the required work. Resolicitation for the four month period would not only result in a break in service, but would incur excessive costs to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for any information received. No telephone responses will be accepted. For information contact Kristen Wahl, Code 2.5.1.2.2.3, via email: kristen.wahl@navy.mil. Per FAR 6.302-1 "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." The MIL Corporation is the sole source capable of providing these efforts without creating the impact on the fielded systems, sponsor schedules, project schedules, operations and operational readiness that would be caused by a break in service. It is unrealistic, from a technical and contractual perspective, to expect any other potential source to provide continued services for this short period of performance prior to the competitive contract being awarded. Because of the nature of this requirement and the impracticality and substantial costs the Government would incur and not recover through competitition, this will be procured on a sole source basis.