Aviation Maintenance

This announcement is a notice of intent to issue a noncompetitive bridge contract for Aviation Maintenance to Defense Support Services LLC, 901 Lincoln Drive, Suite 200, Marlton, NJ 08053-3131, for the period 1 July 2012 through 31 December 2012 with an additional six month option period (1 January 2013 through 30 June 2013) at Fort Hood, Texas. Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) is currently developing an enterprise wide solution to Aviation Maintenance forecasted to be available for use in the first quarter of FY13. A bridge contract is necessary to preclude a break in service between the expiration of the current contract, W91151-06-D-0004 and issuance of the enterprise wide solution. The proposed action will be processed under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Estimated dollar value of this action is $46,671,928. Firms are requested to submit any questions/concerns regarding this non-competitive bridge contract directly to the contract specialist at michael.p.christ2.civ@mail.mil, no later than 2 April 2012 at 3:00 PM CST. Questions submitted by other methods will not be evaluated. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561210. There is no associated small business size standard.