R--Engineering Technical Services

W31P4Q-10-R-0021. The proposed solicitation issue date is 7 March 2011 with a closing date of 6 April 2011. The planned procurement is to acquire Engineering Services (ES) in support of the Improved Bradley Acquisition Subsystem (IBAS). This acquisition is a limited competition requirement between Raytheon Systems Company (RSC) Cage Code 96214 and DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems Inc. Cage Code 32865. The Engineering Services will consist of providing engineering support, logistics support, configuration management, product assurance support, special engineering studies, system engineering, failure analysis, test and evaluation, equipment publications, Field Service Representative support and contractor repair in support of the IBAS. The requirement is for a base year in FY 2011 with 4 additional years of options in FY 2012 through FY 2015 which may be exercised incrementally. A Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee contract is anticipated to be awarded by the Government. Telephone requests for copies of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will not be accepted. For a copy of the RFP e-mail your request to: contact@example.gov or mail your request to Army Contracting Command-Redstone, Attn: ACC-RSA-TM-T/Barbara Balaban, Building 5303 Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only two sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for additional competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to further compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a full and open competitive procurement.