Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming (EWIR) Analysis, Production and Process Support

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Army Contracting Command - Warren (Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM)) intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to SRC, Inc., 7502 Round Pond Road, North Syracuse, NY, 13212, for EWIR services on a sole source basis. The estimated period of performance for this effort is 01 June 2018 through 31 May 2023. This requirement is for expertise, analysis, production, research, development, and process support to the Technical Electronic Intelligence (TechELINT) Branch (IANG-STS-TE) of the U.S. Army National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) in every aspect of Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming (EWIR) Intelligence Mission Data (IMD) and EWIR Database (EWIRDB) production. This effort will require the Contractor to provide a wholly self-contained, end-to-end, EWIR IMD production process using the Next Generation EWIRDB (NGES) construct and associated toolsets. The Contractor shall perform specific tasks in the areas of information gathering, data reduction, signals analysis, engineering assessment, product preparation and production process enhancement that shall support NGIC's efforts to accomplish nationally mandated EWIR production and enable NGIC's TechELINT Branch to realize significant improvements in production quantity, quality, and efficiency. During the contract period, NGIC personnel will identify Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming Database (EWIRDB) production tasks and the Contracting Office will negotiate and issue individual task orders to the Contractor to complete them. Additionally, the contract will allow basic research into advanced electronic, electro-optic, and weapon system technologies. Based upon these technical, engineering, and analytical examinations, the contractor shall prepare technical reports, create and maintain EWIR IMD models, and submit regular status reports. Such reports may include results of test measurements, engineering judgments, technology assessments, signals analyses, and conclusions of devices' operability and/or operational effectiveness. Results are usually held at the SECRET level, but may be at a higher level classification. Performance requires a TOP SECRET contractor facility clearance. Contractor personnel performing under this contract shall be U.S. Citizens, have a final TOP SECRET clearance with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI), and shall be eligible for indoctrination to the Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) level. Some positions may require a Polygraph examination if additional accesses are required. The contractor is responsible for obtaining all necessary security clearances for contractor personnel. This TOP SECRET level contractor facility clearance requirement may also apply to affiliates, team members, and subcontractors if they have access to classified information. The place of performance is at government facilities in Charlottesville, Virginia and at contractor facilities. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541330. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(A) and (B), "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." The proposed solicitation number for this effort is W911W5-18-R-0004. This Notice of Intent is not a request for proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish information concerning their capabilities to provide the services sought, which will be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining the availability of future sources for this requirement.