NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION

SUBJECT: Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Cross-Domain Enterprise All-Source User Repository (CENTAUR) III System IDIQ Ceiling Increase CONTRACTING OFFICE: Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), 6565 Surveillance Loop, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 REQUIRING ACTIVITY: Capability Program Executive, Intelligence Spectrum & Warfare (CPE ISW), Project Manager, Intelligence Systems and Analytics (PM IS&A) PROPOSED CONTRACTOR: Raytheon Company (CAGE: 1NJM1)

CONTRACT NUMBER: W56KGY-23-D-0005

1. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION

In accordance with RFO FAR 5.101, the Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) intends to issue a sole-source modification to increase the contract ceiling of the existing Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract W56KGY-23-D-0005 awarded to Raytheon Company. The proposed modification will increase the total overall ceiling amount by $27,345,375.95 to a new total of $72,893,824.77.

2. STATUTORY AUTHORITY

The statutory authority permitting this other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1) as implemented by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 6.103-1(b), “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” Raytheon Company is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and the only vendor capable of continuing the integrated sustainment and modernization of the proprietary CENTAUR.

3. BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

The CENTAUR III system provides a single solution capability for machine-to-machine, bi-directional information sharing between security domains using corresponding release policy. The system extends the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Integration Backbone (DIB) capability and allows for cross-domain and cross-coalition data flows.

This ceiling increase is driven by real, tangible demands on the contract, including:

Expansion of Support Footprint: The contract must now support an additional government-directed location, requiring more personnel for deployment, integration, cybersecurity, and program management.

Increased Travel & Deployment Costs: Supporting geographically dispersed locations has led to higher-than-expected costs driven by inflation and deployment tempo.

Cybersecurity Compliance & Sustainment: Hardware, testing, and re-baselining efforts are required to meet enhanced cybersecurity standards defined by the National Cross Domain Strategy and Management Office (NCDSMO) and the National Security Agency (NSA).

4. PUBLIC RESPONSE

This notice of proposed contract action is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation for offers. However, in accordance with RFO FAR 5.101(c), all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed modification based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

5. SUBMISSION DETAILS

Any interested party who believes they can meet the requirements may submit a written response via email. Submissions must be unclassified.

Responses must be submitted via email no later than 4:00 PM (Eastern Time), 15 calendar days after release on SAM.gov.

Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist: Cuong Luu, cuong.b.luu.civ@army.mil Procuring Contracting Officer: Scott Butterfield, scott.d.butterfield2.civ@army.mil Contracting Officer Representative: Sylvia Grimsley, email, sylvia.s.grimsley.civ@army.mil The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this notice, nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided.