B01 - Notice of Intent (Sole Source) Black Hawk Simulator Upgrade.docx

Notice ID: HT94257052024

NOTICE OF INTENT

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a contract to SGB Enterprises, Inc. (SGB), 24844 Anza Drive, Suite B, Santa Clarita, CA, 91355 on a sole source basis as prescribed in FAR 13.501(a), sole source acquisitions, on behalf of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL). The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price, single award contract.

This requirement is for the acquisition of services to upgrade USAARL’s existing NUH-60 cockpit (visual display system) to mirror the FSXXI NUH-60. USAARL’s exiting NUH-60 was acquired from SGB with proprietary software design and development integration from CATI, Inc., d/b/a CATI Training Systems (CATI), 208 Heritage Way, Ozark Alabama 36360. Further, CATI has developed a proprietary testbed and configuration management system for coding, testing, debugging and hardware integration for the NUH-60 flight simulator. This allows for testing all NUH-60 changes prior to modifications to the simulator. Additionally, SGB has previously installed numerous upgrades and significant modifications on the existing flight simulator. In order to achieve the requirements of the Government SGB will maintain a contractor/subcontractor relationship with CATI. In consideration of the aforementioned, SGB has been determined to be the only vendor capable of meeting the requirements of the Government.

The contractor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealer, distributor or reseller for the proposed equipment such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warrant and service associated with the equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.2. This notice of intent is NOT a request for a proposal (RFP) and no solicitation document exists for the requirement; however, if a vendor challenges the basis for this requirement, please submit a capability statement that includes sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide these supplies. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source procurement.

Capability statements are due no later than 1300 Eastern Time, 22 July 2024. Capability statements shall be submitted via email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following email address deborah.l.hagan.civ@health.mil and jayme.l.fletcher2.civ@health.mil. No phone calls will be accepted.