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NC3 Maintenance and Sustainment Technical/Engineering Support

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The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), supporting the Program Executive Office C4I Shore and Expeditionary Integration Program Office (PMW 790), plans to award a sole-source contract to Unisys Corporation of Reston, VA, under the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1). This contract will provide technical and engineering support as well as software maintenance and sustainment for the Navy’s Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Nova System. The NC3 Nova System functions as the Navy’s primary messaging backbone, securely managing high volumes of message traffic between shore-based commands via direct connect and SIPRNet IP circuits. Ensuring ongoing sustainment and maintenance is critical to maintaining reliable nuclear command and control capabilities. Given that Unisys is the original developer and sole owner of the software source code and data rights for the Nova system, they possess unique technical knowledge and are therefore the only capable and qualified contractor to perform the required work. The anticipated contract will have a one-year base period with four additional one-year options, with award expected in mid-FY 2017. This procurement is identified under NAICS code 541511 with a size standard of $27.5 million, and the government intends to issue the request for proposal solely to Unisys, though it welcomes capability statements or proposals from other interested firms within 30 days of the synopsis publication for consideration. The final decision on whether to compete the contract remains at the government’s discretion. Questions regarding this acquisition can be directed to designated contracting officials at SPAWAR in San Diego, CA.

General Info

Sole-source contract to Unisys for NC3 Nova system software support and maintenance.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval Information Warfare Systems

NAICS

541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services

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PostedApr 27

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Information Warfare Systems

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OfficeSAN DIEGO, CA, 92110-3127, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Information Warfare Systems

Office AddressSAN DIEGO, CA, 92110-3127, USA

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Full Description

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), in support of the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (PEO C4I) Shore and Expeditionary Integration Program Office (PMW 790), intends to issue a sole-source contract under the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 to Unisys Corporation of Reston, VA. The procurement will provide technical/ engineering support and software maintenance/sustainment for the U.S. Navys Nuclear, Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Nova System. NC3 Nova System is the Navys messaging backbone system that interfaces with other legacy communications systems over direct connect and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) Internet Protocol (IP) based circuits to receive, store, and forward high volumes of message traffic between shore-based commands and activities throughout the Department of Defense. Nova provides reliable, secure, and guaranteed messaging. The sustainment and maintenance for the Nova system are crucial to ensuring the reliability of the nuclear force command and control. As the original developer and sole maintainer of the Nova software source code, Unisys has unique and detailed knowledge of the Nova system architecture and owns the data rights and the proprietary software. Unisys is the only company technically capable in performing all of the efforts covered by this synopsis. The prospective contract will have a one-year base period of performance and four (4) one-year option periods. The contract award is anticipated to be in mid-FY 2017. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541511 with a size standard of $27.5M. Questions pertaining to this acquisition should be addressed to LCDR Suquon Combs, Contract Specialist, +1 (555) 000-0000 Email: contact@example.gov or Ms. Jennifer Tsui, Procuring Contracting Officer, +1 (555) 000-0000, Email: contact@example.gov. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 4301 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110. The Government intends to issue a request for proposal to Unisys Corporation without further notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation of offers. However, interested firms may submit a capability statement or proposal responding to the requirements. All proposals received within 30 days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination of the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.