SIMON FOR ELECTRONIC WARFARE SERVICES ARCHITECTURE (EWSA)

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price (FFP) order, under previously awarded Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N68335-12-G-0011, on a non-competitive basis with SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025, for updates to the Smart Integration Manager Ontologically Networked (SIMON) architecture to support the Electronic Warfare Services Architecture (EWSA) requirement to create an enterprise architecture capable of sharing near real time information across multiple security domains. The Government intends to procure the above items under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1. SRI International is the sole developer and provider of the Smart Integration Manager Ontologically Networked (SIMON) Services Oriented Architecture (SOA), and the only qualified source capable of continued development of the SIMON framework to support integration of the EWSA capability in a timely and cost effective manner. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, the Government will consider all responses received to this notice. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested firms may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement in writing within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Responses shall reference N68335-14-R-0218. No solicitation will be available for this procurement.