BACN Equipped Global Express Aircraft

The USAF Electronic Systems Center (ESC) intends to award a sole source contract to Northrop Grumman Information Systems to purchase a Bombardier, Inc. Global Express BD-700 aircraft, serial number 9001.  This aircraft has been modified to carry the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payload and will be purchased with all modifications intact.

The USAF ESC intends to purchase this aircraft in order to continue deployment of the aircraft with payload under contract FA8726-09-C-0010 in support of Overseas Contingency Operations.  The acquisition of any other aircraft would require complete duplication of all modifications and testing necessary to install and integrate the BACN payload into another aircraft.  A Justification and Approval for proceeding with this acquisition under Other Than Full and Open Competition is pending coordination and approval and will be posted within 14 days of any contract award.

This synopsis does not constitute an Invitation fo Bids (IFB) or a Request for Proposals (RFP) nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach.  The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice nor will it reimburse firms for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice.