DCU Engineering Support Pre-Solicitation Notice.pdf

Pre-solicitation - Synopsis

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operation

Forces (SOF), Acquisition Technology and Logistics (AT&L), Technology Applications

Program Office (TAPO) intends to award a non-competitive sole source follow-on contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 for the procurement of life cycle sustainment and engineering support for the Data Concentrator Unit (DCU), including

Operational Flight Program (OFP) and other software, hardware, integration, testing, as well as procurement of the DCU-Refresh (DCU-R) units modified to include a new

Integrated Warning Caution Advisory-Voice (IWCA-V) Card as required. The anticipated contract will provide engineering support and life cycle sustainment for software and hardware as part of the DCU.

The intended source for this procurement is SCI Technology, Inc., 13000 South

Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama 35803-6000, Cage: 2J622. The intended award will result in a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost, and a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)

Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The IDIQ will consist of one (1) five-year ordering period and a six (6) month option to extend the ordering period. The

Agency has tentatively assigned North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) Code 334511- Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, And

Nautical System And Instrument Manufacturing, to the requirement, but interested sources can recommend other NAICS Codes for agency consideration Small Business

Size Standard: 1350.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of the FAR

6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Per FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in (1) substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or (2) unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. (See 10 U.S.C. 3304(b)(2) or 41 U.S.C. 253 (d)(1)(B). SCI

Technology, Inc. is the only available source who can support the sustainment of the

Data Concentrator Unit (DCU), and production of the of the DCU-Refresh (DCU-R).

A sources sought was publicized as required by DFARS 206.302-1(d) on 5 March 2024.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all capabilities statements or proposals received within the closing date set in this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the

Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

All interested, capable, and responsible sources that would like to respond to this pre-solicitation synopsis are encouraged to provide a statement of interest along with supporting documentation to Mrs. Stephanie Dillon, Lead Contract Specialist, stephanie.f.dillon.civ@socom.mil and Mr. Chase Brasher, Contract Specialist, chase.w.brasher.civ@socom.mil no later than 11:00 am Eastern Time on 10 September

2024. The interested source bears the burden of substantiating its proposed system meets the Government’s requirements without substantially duplicating the cost and schedule already incurred for development and qualification of the SCI Technology, Inc.

system.