Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Operations, Sustainment, and Support (BOSS) IDIQ Period of Performance and Ordering Period Extension
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8726-21-D-0001
- Agency
-
Lifecycle Management Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA8726-21-D-0001 Federal IDV award
- NAICS code
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- San Diego, California 92128, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center intends to extend the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Operations, Sustainment, and Support (BOSS) IDIQ contract FA8726-21-D-0001 to Northrop Grumman Mission Systems on a sole-source basis, adding one year to the period of performance and two years to the ordering period through January 20, 2028.
The sole-source justification cites 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), asserting only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. NGMS is the Original Equipment Manufacturer with nearly 20 years of continuous involvement in BACN's design, development, and operations. NGMS owns proprietary software critical to system maintenance, including Gateway Manager and Tactical Data Link Integration Exerciser. Market research conducted June 2024 through May 2025 determined no other contractor possesses the comprehensive skills required for BACN maintenance, upgrades, and hardening while sustaining 24/7 operations. The justification notes competition would result in substantial cost duplication and unacceptable delays, particularly regarding software licensing, training, and system engineering efforts.
The new task order provides a three-year period of performance: one 12-month base period and two 12-month option periods. Services include 24/7 payload operations and maintenance, field service representatives, operational analysis, site activation and moves, system integration laboratory support, training, logistics, software upgrades and patching, ground stations, and sustainment operations for BACN platforms and ground stations within and outside the Continental United States. The estimated task order value is redacted. Procurement Contracting Officer is Jack T. McCullers.
Notice text
This is an updated J&A for the BOSS IDIQ for the addition of one (1) year to the Period of Performance and two (2) years to the ordering period.
Awarded contract FA8726-21-D-0001 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2021-01-21.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| BOSS_IDIQ_Extension_JA_redacted.pdf |
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