Notice of Intent to Sole Source

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE TITLE: Army Ground Aerial Target Control System - (AGATCS) The Army Contracting Command - Orlando (ACC-O), on behalf of the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Targets Management Office (TMO) is issuing this Notice of Intent to Sole Source as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and technologies in supporting the Army Ground Aerial Target Control System (AGATCS) for a period of 12 months. This synopsis publication satisfies the requirement at FAR Part 5.2 and constitutes the Governments Notice of Intent to award a 12 month sole source award to Micro Systems Inc. (MSI), 35 Hill Ave, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548. The AGATCS requirement is to provide RDT&E Engineering Development, Field Services Support, and Initial Equipment Production anticipated to be $12,329,699.00 Performance is anticipated to start January 2020 through December 2021. This action is in support of AGATCS development support. ACQUISITION APPROACH: This action will be awarded in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, (A) substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition & (B) - unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements, to Micro Systems Incorporated (MSI). Micro Systems Incorporated is the only reasonable source for this action in support for AGATCS. MSI is the only known source whom currently has the institutional knowledge necessary to maintain continuity for program development while the follow-on requirement is being developed. The procurement of this action from an alternate source would result in a substantial duplication of costs and unnecessary schedule delays to be incurred due to phase-in/phase-out requirements for an alternate source, which would cause the government's failure to support short term schedule requirements and require additional budgetary hurdles. The government is currently working on a follow-on contract which is anticipated to be awarded by late 3rd quarter FY20 to early 1st quarter FY21 with a sources sought notice having been posted to FBO.gov and industry day already been completed. This notice can be found under solicitation number W900KK18R0073 and is anticipated to be a competitive requirement. No set asides have been determined at this time. Given the complexity of the technical requirements, schedule restraints and anticipated phase-in/phase-out costs, this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes, however, this notice does function as a Request for Information (RFI) or Sources Sought for offerors who believe they can meet the Government's requirement. REQUIREMENTS: Any response to this notice shall provide clear and convincing evidence that competition of this action would not result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government to phase-in/phase-out and maintain continuity of the AGATCS program. Interested and responsible sources may submit a no more than (10) page capability statement showing how the government can recover the anticipated substantial duplication of costs through a competitive action, and demonstrate the ability to not only meet the government's needs, but also show clear evidence that continuity of the AGATCS program will not be interrupted. Responses shall be received no later than 6 pm EST of the 15th day after this notice is posted (15 August 2019). The above described capability statements shall be submitted to Jennifer Kotar at jennifer.a.kotar.civ@mail.mil This synopsis is not considered a request for bid, quote, or proposal. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests for technical information will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of capability statements received in response to this notice, but responses, if any, will be used to determine if a competitive action would eliminate any substantial duplication of costs. ***See Sources Sought Notice W900KK18R0073 for example of statement of work.*** PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The Period of Performance (POP) for this requirement will be January 2020 through December 2020. ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE: The total contract value for this effort is estimated at approximately $12,329,699.00. Federal Supply Class/ Service Code: 1270 North American Industry Classification Code: 334511 Size Standard - Number of Employees: 1,250 DISCLAIMER: This Intent for Sole Source is for informational purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) to be submitted. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary.