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The Department of the Army plans to award a sole source modification to Contract No. W15P7T-04-C-E405 to GDC4S in Scottsdale, Arizona, under FAR 6.302-1 authority, to support the Handheld Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Terminal and Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 15.1. This modification will provide the necessary hardware, software, data, and optional services for the development, system integration, and operational testing of the MUOS capability on the Manpack Radio. Additionally, GDC4S will continue supporting the NIE 15.1 for both Manpack and Rifleman radios. The current contract is set to expire on September 30, 2014, and the modification extends it for an additional 60 days to ensure uninterrupted support until follow-on sustainment contracts, anticipated to be awarded by November 30, 2014, are in place. Continuation beyond that date will be managed through a different contract vehicle. GDC4S is identified as the sole responsible source for this modification, with the Army emphasizing that any interruption or delay in this support could adversely affect mission-critical developments of the MUOS and the overall Army Battlefield Network. The notice clarifies that the procurement is not open for competition as attempting a short-term stop-gap contract is deemed infeasible, and discontinuing these services would delay critical capabilities. The contract falls under the NAICS code 541330 for Engineering Services with a small business size standard of $14 million. While the government is not obligated to award the modification, interested parties were invited to demonstrate their capability by June 18, 2014, although any such demonstrations must clearly show the advantage of competition without jeopardizing government interests.

General Info

Army awards sole source contract modification to GDC4S for MUOS terminal support, extending contract 60 days.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

NAICS

541330 - Engineering Services

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PostedJun 12

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Notice updatedJun 16

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21005-1846, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

Office AddressABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21005-1846, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The United States Department of Army intends to award a sole source modification to existing Contract No. W15P7T-04-C-E405 under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, 41 USC 253(c)(1), to GDC4S, 8220 East McDowell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85252 to support the the Handheld Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Terminal (HMT) and Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 15.1. This modification will require GDC4S to provide the necessary hardware, software, data and optional services necessary to support the development, system integration and operational testing of the MUOS capability on the Manpack Radio. This modification will also require GDC4S to provide Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 15.1 support for the Manpack and Rifleman radios developed by GDC4S. The current contract is scheduled to expire on 30 Sep 2014. The proposed modification will be for a 60 day extension. Relative to the NIE support, this modification will ensure the continuation of vital services being provided under the existing contract until the sustainment contracts for the Manpack and Rifleman Radios are awarded. The anticipated award date of the sustainment contracts is 30 Nov 2014. The continuation of the MUOS effort after 30 Nov 2014 will be accomplished through an alternate contract vehicle. GDC4S is the only responsible source for the modification to extend the current contract. The execution of the modification will prevent any potential adverse impact to the mission of the Army, which would occur in the event of interruption or disruption of the work presently being performed. To attempt to do a stop-gap short-term contract to cover these requirements pending the award of the follow-on sustainment contracts not feasible. Discontinuation of these services will result in a delay in the development of the MUOS capability on the Manpack LRIP Radios impacting mission requirements. Also, if NIE support is not provided for the Manpack and Rifleman radios, it will cause a critical shortage of the larger developmental trajectory of the Army's Battlefield Network and will delay the development and integration of the overall Army Battlefield Network. The applicable NAICS code is 541330, Engineering Services, with a size standard of $14M. This is a notice of intent to award a modification under the current contract and is not a request for quotes or proposals and no solicitation is forthcoming. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill this requirement by 18 Jun 2014 at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST), to Ms. Sharon Peterson, Contracting Officer, Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) via email at contact@example.gov. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government and would not harm the Government's interests. The Army will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this Notice. This Notice in no way obligates the Government to award any modifications to the existing contract.