Viasat_NOCA_2019.docx

NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION

The Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Contracting Directorate, located at 205 West D Avenue, Suite 414, Eglin Air Force Base, FL, 32542, intends to enter into a new sole source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with Viasat, Inc., located at 6155 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA, 92009. Work will occur at the contractor’s facility in Carlsbad, California, and at Eglin AFB, FL. No foreign participation is permitted. This contract is for the United States Reprogramming Laboratory (USRL) Communication, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) technical engineering support of the Department of Defense developmental and operational flight test/training, and USAF/USN Initial Operating Capabilities of the F-35. Subject contract is anticipated to be awarded on or before 27 September 2019, and have an ordering period through September 2024 (approximately 60 months). The ordering ceiling for the contract is set at $363,000. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and a Request for Proposal (RFP) will not be issued. The National American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 541330, with a size standard of $38.5M. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is within the discretion of the Government.

Points of contact for this effort are:

John Carroll, Contract Specialist, john.carroll.31@us.af.mil Erik J. Urban, Contracting Officer, erik.urban@us.af.mil