VACM Program FRP Contract
Added: Dec 28, 2016 3:46 pm The Raytheon Co., Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been awarded a $458,999,839 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for VINSON/Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT) Cryptographic Modernization (VACM) program full-rate production.  This contract is a form-fit replacement effort.  The VACM End Cryptographic Unit (ECU) will maintain function and capability of the existing VINSON and ANDVT ECUs to the extent allowed by the National Security Agency.  Work will be performed at Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Largo, Florida, and is expected to be complete by Dec. 15, 2021.  This contract involves foreign military sales.  This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition.  Fiscal 2015, 2016 and 2017 procurement funds in the amount of $75,132,935 are being obligated for delivery order 0001 at the time of award.  Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, Texas, is the contracting activity.  FA8307-15-R-0001 Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hanscom Air Force Base
12/28/16, 3:46 PM VACM Notice of Proposed Contract Action
Added: Aug 20, 2014 9:41 am Notice of Proposed Contract Action (NOPCA). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award, as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii) and 6.302-4 soliciting from Only One Responsible Source. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (HNC), Contracting Branch (HNCK), intends to establish a new Full Rate Production contract from Raytheon Company (CAGE: 00724/DUNS: 039192216). The proposed acquisition is for items with NAICS Code 334290, Other Equipment Manufacturing. Raytheon Company is a large business. The purpose of this proposed contract is to manufacture the following NSA Type-1 Communications Security (COMSEC) VACM devices: KY-57M, KY-58M, KY-99M, KY-100M and KYV-5M, and associated services and depot spares. The VACM devices are a new product line, which provide a single NSA Type-1 certified crypto module that will be common to all VACM devices. This effort will provide form/fit replacements for the existing legacy items for current and future Department of Defense, its customers, other Government Agencies, and Foreign Military Sales. The VACM devices are proprietary in nature and the Government does not own data rights to the design. HNCK intends to make an award to Raytheon Company tough a request for proposal (RFP). Raytheon Company was chosen due to the fact no other required items can be substituted at this time and, based on a Sources Sought Solicitation 20130424VACM posted on FEDBIZOPS dated 14 January 2014, Raytheon is the only known source who can provide the required items to the Government. The Government intends to make an award in the 3rd Quarter 2015 timeframe. Proposals for the required items are NOT being requested tough this notice. A determination for other than full and open competition is pending approval for this acquisition. If a firm is capable of providing these exact items, please contact the Contracting Officer within seven days of this announcement. Firms responding to this notice shall indicate whether or not they are a small business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and indicate if they are 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, HUB Zone Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HBCU/MI or foreign owned. All interested parties who can demonstrate they can obtain the design data and meet the requirements are invited to submit a capabilities package that explicitly describes their authorization and demonstrates their ability to perform the work specified herein. Responses may be submitted electronically to lori.robarge@us.af.mil and Kellen.curry.1@us.af.mil. FA8307-15-R-0001 Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hanscom Air Force Base
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