DRAGON ICS NOCA.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER (AFLCMC)

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, MASSACHUSETTS

02 July 2025

Notice of Contract Action (NOCA)

(1) Subject: Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operation & Navigation (DRAGON); Interim Contractor Support (ICS)

(2) Contracting Office: AFLCMC/WIWK 3 Eglin Street Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2115

(3) Product Code: J015

(4) NAICS: 541330

(5) Contractor: Rockwell Collins, Inc (Collins Aerospace)

(6) Contract Number: FA8730-20-C-0053

(7) Closing Response Date: Fifteen (15) days after release of synopsis, listed in SAM page

(8) Contract Award Date: Estimated 4th Quarter FY25

(9) Set-Aside: N/A

(10) Place of Performance: Delivery to Tinker AFB, OK or local warehouse

(11) Points of Contact: Alexandra Counts 781-225-4941; Alexandra.Counts@us.af.mil Contracting Officer

Diana Laurent 781-225-5782 diana.laurent@us.af.mil

(12) Description: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

In accordance with FAR 5.203, publicizing and response time, the purpose of this posting is to provide notification to industry partners that the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), U.S. AWACS and Wedgetail Division (AFLCMC/WIW) intends to award a contract extension pursuant to FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, to Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Collins Aerospace) 400 Collins Rd NE Cedar Rapids IA, 52498-0505 to provide warehousing support and repairs of repairable spares in support of the E-3 System AWACS DRAGON Program. The DRAGON program modernizes the AWACS from analog to digital configuration, was developed by The Boeing Company who chose Collins Aerospace as the Flight Management System Suite developer. This NOCA supports for continued ICS including the repair of DRAGON Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), Warehousing of DRAGON Spares with staff support, packaging, shipping, and transportation of DRAGON spares as needed.

(13) This contract was originally awarded under the authority permitting other than full and open competition 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(1) as implemented as follows:

FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) – when the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for.

FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B) – further goes on to state that for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements.

(14) This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP), promise to issue an RFP, nor constitutes a solicitation. This special notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

Further, the Air Force is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

(15) An AFLCMC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman, concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution.

PAUL W. TINKER, Lt Col, USAF Deputy Director, Acquisition Excellence & Program Execution Directorate

AFLCMC/AQ-AZ

Office: 937-255-5512 (DSN: 785-5512) Cell: 937-477-8852

(16) Please submit all questions, comments and feedback regarding this NOCA via e-mail to the following Points of Contact:

Alexandra Counts, Contracting Officer, AFLCMC/WIWK E-mail: Alexandra.Counts@us.af.mil

Ms. Diana Laurent, Contract Specialist E-Mail: diana.laurent@us.af.mil

No telephone responses will be accepted. The Government is not requesting any information, however, should any information submitted by respondents to this Notice of Contract Action is strictly voluntary. To the maximum extent possible, please submit non-proprietary information. Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such, and will be properly protected from disclosure. No classified information shall be submitted. Any response submitted by respondents to this Notice of Contract Action constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by Government personnel, Federally Funded Research and Development Center employees and Advisory & Assistance Services contractor employees, unless the respondent clearly objects in writing to the release of this information to

Federally Funded Research and Development Contractor employees and Advisory & Assistance Services Contractor employees.

DISCLAIMER AND NOTICE: This is a courtesy Notice of Contract Action only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that AFLCMC/WIW, will take procurement action in this matter.

This is NOT a request for proposals, applications, proposal abstracts, or quotation. This is a courtesy Notice of Contract Action only and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government.

Further, the Government will NOT be responsible nor reimburse any submitters of information for any cost incurred in furnishing this information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.