Specialized Warfighter Development Contract (SWDC)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has a requirement for the continued development, integration, testing and fielding of complex advanced discrimination techniques, operation and sustainment of complex modeling and simulation techniques and tools used to model Missile Defense System (MDS) capabilities. The efforts associated with discrimination, includes the development of advanced discrimination algorithms and involves highly complex software development and test requirements. This contract conducts specialized development, operations, maintenance, testing and integration for various systems and MDA directorates supporting the MDS mission. This effort will also include deliverables of hardware and software data and products, training material and systems, test support and operations and maintenance. This requirement is a part of the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) program element (MDA/BC). MDA intends to modify the sole source ID/IQ contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, large business, Contract HQ014718D0005 with an award estimated aggregate amount of $594M, to add in-scope enhancements estimated at $154M to the current option ordering periods in order to keep pace with warfighter requirements in response to emerging threats. The proposed contract action is for system engineering expertise for the completion of current integration work activities across C2BMC (Ballistic Missile Defense System Overhead Persistent Infrared Radar Architecture), MDS Mission Operations, MDS Testing, Training, Modeling and Simulation The proposed contract modification will be awarded using the sole source authority at 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) for a follow-on contract modification for the continued provision of highly specialized services. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is the only source that currently possesses the highly specialized technical knowledge of the system requirements to perform the work contemplated herein within the needed timeframe. Award to any other source would likely result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Agency's requirements. No other source has access to the required technical data and resident expertise to perform the described effort. This expertise cannot be attained by any other contractor within the anticipated period of performance without incurring an unacceptable delay and risk to the overall program in fulfilling these agency requirements and mission and a substantial duplication of costs. The sole source award will ensure continuity of the program until such time that this requirement can be procured competitively at the completion of this award. This Synopses of a Proposed Contract Action is not a request for competitive proposals. There is no formal solicitation package available; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the Agency. In accordance with DFARS PGI 206.302-1the Agency will include the results of its consideration in any subsequent justification. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation directly.