A03 Sole Source Notice of Intent.docx

Notice of Proposed Contract Action

The United States Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) Scientific and Engineering Support Services.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REQUIREMENT IS BEING COMPETED UNDER A

SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FY 2023 FUNDING. FAR 52.232-18 AVAILABILITY

OF FUNDS (APR 1984) APPLIES.

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Description The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Fort Huachuca Division intends to award a sole-source contract under the authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source to Jacobs Technology Inc., located at 600 William Northern Blvd. Tullahoma, TN 37388-4729.

Period of Performance Base Period: 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023 Option Period: 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023

Scope This acquisition is for non-personal services for scientific and engineering services to support the United States Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG). The types of services required are engineering, technical and scientific services to support test planning, test conduct, and test reporting. This support includes developing instrumentation software based upon customer test requirements and using instrumentation to collect and record test data, analyzing data, producing data reports, writing test reports, and repairing and troubleshooting instrumentation. It also includes operating and maintaining the motor pool and test-related facilities, operating, maintaining and calibrating test instrumentation, and providing analytical support that focuses on the determination and refinement of test requirements and property accountability.

Justification Requirements In accordance with FAR 6.305(a), a justification for this action will be made publicly available within 14 days after contract award.

Notice of Contract Action Responses The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330. This Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source Contract is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responses or inquiries to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. All information received from this notice shall be used for planning and market research purposes only. The determination to refrain from competing proposed contracts based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted or use of such information.

Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified regarding the assessment of the information received. Interested parties may express interest and provide a capability statement no later than 11 August 2022 5:00 PM Eastern. Responses should be addressed to:

Scott Butterfield Contract Specialist scott.d.butterfield2.civ@army.mil

Emily Harston Contracting Officer Emily.m.harston.civ@army.mil