Notice of Contract Action (NOCA)

The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Directorate of Contracting, Edwards Air Force Base California, intends to award a sole source contract modification to CUBRC, Inc., 4455 Genesee St., Buffalo, NY 14225-1928 using the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii). CUBRC is the incumbent contractor on the Virtual Integrated Electronic Warfare Simulations (VIEWS) contract FA9302-09-D-0030. The period of performance for this effort remains unchanged and expires 29 September 2014, however additional ceiling value on the indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract is required to fulfill the remaining scope. The NAICS Code is 541330 which has a business size standard of $14,000,000. The reason for this contract modification award is to continue the requirement for support services for the VIEWS program. Services include: developmental engineering services, technical support for continued modernization and integration activities, and enhance and upgrade increased threat simulator fidelity and threat signal density across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, as well as improving efficiencies in test operations (i.e. setup, execution, and analysis), including but not limited to, real-time test execution, environment monitoring techniques, and data capture processing. A redacted version of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached for context. This sole source modification award is being made to CUBRC to prevent a break in contractor provided mission support of critical, highly integrated, real time support to the 412 Test Wing, Electronic Warfare Group. CUBRC is currently the only firm capable of providing all of the required services without causing an unacceptable delay to the mission needs. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all responses received within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Contractors interested in this requirement should submit clear and convincing evidence that they can meet the Government's requirement. E-mail responses to this notice are preferred, and should be sent to: alberto.safille@edwards.af.mil. Mailed responses should be submitted to the attention of Alberto Safille, AFTC/PZIEB, 5 South Wolfe Ave, Bldg. 2800, Edwards AFB CA 93524. The due date and time for responses to this synopsis is 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time on 19 April 2013. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received by responsible sources will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not a future competitive procurement should be conducted.