Acquisition of Production/Repair Services AN/ARC-231 Multi-Mode Aviation Radio Suite (MARS)

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements; substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. The ACC-APG, Division E intends to award a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Firm-Fixed-Price(FFP) and Fixed-Price-Incentive-Firm (FPIF) to The Raytheon Company (Raytheon) 1010 Production Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825. The anticipated contract is for the procurement of hardware procurement, technical/engineering/logistical support and repair services for the Multi-Mode Aviation Radio Suite (MARS), AN/ARC-231. The ARC-231 MARS is a multi-mode radio which provides Line of Sight and Non Line of Sight communications on Army Aviation platforms. Capabilities include secure/non-secure two-way voice and data communications.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with the services aspect of this action is 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation) and NAICS 334220 (Airborne radio communications equipment manufacturing) for the hardware portion.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate directly with the Raytheon. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, the interested party may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the government to determine if the interested party can perform the requirement (the interested party is responsible for demonstrating clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government in future procurements). Responses received will be considered soley for the purpose of determining weather to conduct a competitive requirement.  A determination to compete this action based on any responses received will be in the sole discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to Kenneth.p.batz.civ@mail.mil. If no responsive statements are received by 3:00 pm EST on 01 March 2017, The Government will solicit and negotiate with The Raytheon Company. This is not a request for quote. This is a written notice to inform the public of the Governments intent to award on a sole source basis for the required supplies and services.