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P5 Combat Training System Production

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FA8678-13-C-0010Federal

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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin AFB plans to award a sole source contract for the production of the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) in fiscal year 2013. This contract involves procuring the pods along with the necessary ground and airborne subsystems to support the Air Force, Air National Guard, and Foreign Military Sales. The contract will be awarded to Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., the original manufacturer of the P5CTS, under the authority that only one responsible source exists. Cubic is uniquely qualified due to its extensive experience with the P5CTS, including its software, pod design, and special test assets, and no technical data package is available for this system. Potential offerors are invited to submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations showing how they can provide a compliant P5CTS without incurring substantial duplication costs to the government. Communication regarding the acquisition is directed to specific points of contact at Eglin AFB, with an appointed Ombudsman to handle concerns confidentially, though this individual does not have a role in proposal evaluation or source selection. The contract may include options for additional production quantities, and all procedural details are governed by relevant sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

General Info

Sole source contract to Cubic Defense for P5 Combat Training System production, supporting multiple forces.

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NAICS

334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing

Place of Performance

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Timeline

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PhasePresolicitation

PostedAug 16

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Organization & Contact Information

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Arnette RobinsonContract Specialist

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Kevin R MillerContracting Officer

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Full Description

This notice serves as a presolicitation notice for a P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) production contract scheduled for award in FY13. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Range Instrumentation Branch (EBYC), Eglin AFB, FL intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to Cubic Defense Applications, Inc, 9333 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123-1515. The effort is for the procurement of the Pods with necessary ground subsystems and airborne subsystem equipment for the Air Force, Air National Guard, and Foreign Military Sales. This effort may include separate Option CLINs for additional production quantities. The only known responsible source that can satisfy this requirement is Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., the original P5CTS manufacturer. Cubic possesses the required knowledge and ability to meet the Government's requirements that could only be gained by years of experience in manufacturing the P5CTS. Cubic has specific and detailed knowledge and experience with P5 software, pod design and special test assets, No Technical Data Package (TDP) is available. FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii) requires that all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Any capability statement will need to demonstrate how the source can provide a qualified P5CTS without substantial duplication of costs to the Government. Communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to Arnette Robinson, Contract Specialist, 850-883-3420, (Arnette.robinson@eglin.af.mil) or Kevin Miller, 850-883-3404 (Kevin.miller@eglin.af.mil) An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns of offerors or potential offerors. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program manager or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman, but rather to the Contracting points of contact identified above. The Ombudsman is Brig Gen David A. Harris, 96TW/CC, at 101 West D Avenue, Suite 116, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-5495; his phone number is (850) 882-9600.