Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) Plug and Fight (P&F) A-kit

The US Army Contracting Command proposes to issue an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, sole source to Raytheon Company IDS, 401 Jan Davis Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806. This effort is for the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) Plug and Fight (P&F) A-Kit and materials for a follow-on effort, with both Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee and Fixed Price Incentive (Firm Target) contract line items. This effort is for a hardware/software based end item integrated into the Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) weapon systems Engagement Control System (ECS) Major End Item (MEI) forming a new ECS MEI variant named the Radar Interface Unit (RIU), which interfaces with the AIAMD System of Systems (SoS). The requirements of this acquisition are to update P&F A-Kit end items incorporating product fixes and interface modifications, deliver and install new P&F A-Kit product end items, and provide AIAMD integration, test, and evaluation (IT&E) support including the use of a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) test bed capability. This capability is to address critical AIAMD risks, verify key AIAMD requirements, supply critical required high fidelity Pre Flight Test Performance and Prediction (PFTPP) data, and identify P&F A-Kit software/interfaces problems/fixes. This sole source requirement to Raytheon Company IDS is based on authority 10 USC 2304 (C)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Raytheon IDS is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and sole developer for the weapon and sensor component/platform end item systems for the PATRIOT system, the RIU/P&F A-Kit developer/integrator, and the owner/operator of the Integrated Air Defense Capability (IADC) HWIL test bed at Andover, Massachusetts. As such, this contractor's unique qualifications are essential to meeting the Government's requirements. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which will be considered by the agency to pamela.r.russell.civ@mail.mil.