Long Term BACN Payload Operations and Support

Notice of Contract Action (1) Action Code: Pre-Award Synopsis (2) Date: 27 March 2014 (3) Year: 2015 (4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 01731-2100 (5) Classification Code: 58 NAICS: 334220 (6) Contracting Office Address: USAF AFMC AFLCMC/HNAK 5 Eglin Street, Bldg. 1624 Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100 (7) Subject: Payload Operation and Logistics Support of Battlefield Airborne Communications Systems (8) Proposed Solicitation Number. FA8726-14-R-0004 (9) Closing Response Date. 27 April 2014 (10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Primary: Contract Specialist Mr. Peter DiBattista, Tel: (781) 225-4082 Fax (781) 225-2298 e-mail peter.dibattista@us.af.mil. Mailing address: USAF AFMC AFLCMC/HNAK, 5 Eglin St., Building 1624 Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100 Attn: Mr. Peter DiBattista Secondary: Contracting Officer Ms. Beth Carter, Tel: (781) 225-4279 Fax (781) 225-2298 e-mail beth.carter@us.af.mil. Mailing Address: USAF AFMC AFLCMC/HNAK 5 Eglin Street, Building 1624 Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100 Attn: Ms. Beth Carter (11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number: N/A (12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A (13) Contract Line Item Number: N/A (14) Contract Award Date: N/A (15) Contractor: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp (16) Description. AFLCMC/HNAK intends to award a sole source follow-on contract for operations and support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system payloads. Northrop Grumman will operate and maintain the payloads for four (4) E-11A and three (3) EQ-4B aircraft systems. The operations and support is expected to begin in June 2015 and may continue through June 2020 in optioned intervals of no more than 12 months each. The contract entails maintaining the BACN payloads, payload "A" kit (payload installed in aircraft) and "B" kits (equipment to include rack assemblies needed for installation in aircraft) and payload operating ground stations for all aircraft. The contract includes continued payload maintenance, periodic software upgrades and providing spares/repair parts for the payload, payload ground stations, and all other ancillary equipment required. Work will take place at multiple undeveloped US Military facilities overseas. It also involves work with cryptographic equipment. Maintenance of the EQ-4B and E-11A aircraft platforms will be accomplished under separate contracts. Interested parties may submit unclassified responses to this notice by e-mail to Mr. Peter DiBattista at peter.dibattista@us.af.mil. No other communications will be entertained. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB); The Air Force does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Presolicitation, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. We anticipate a sole source procurement under 10 U.S.C. 2304. A Justification and Approval for this action will be published after award. An AFLCMC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution. In addition, AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, will be included in this acquisition's solicitation and contract. The AFLCMC Ombudsman can be contacted at: AFLCMC Ombudsman Attn: Mr. Lawrence Coe 11 Eglin Street, Bldg. 1614 Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100 Telephone #: 781-225-1740 E-Mail: Lawrence.Coe@us.af.mil (17) Place of Contract Performance: US Military Facilities - OCONUS and CONUS (18) Set-aside Status: None