Benefield Anechoic Facility Antenna Systems (BAF Ants)
Closed Special Notice Posted
A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .
- Solicitation number
- FA930425R5002
- Agency
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Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Edwards, California 93524, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force Test Center has issued a Special Notice for a proposed contract action concerning the Benefield Anechoic Facility Antenna Systems (BAF Ants) project. The notice identifies a sole-source contract opportunity with Applied Research Associates (ARA) under the statutory 10 USC 3204(c)(1) provision. The contract is specifically for developing advanced antenna systems for electronic warfare testing and evaluation capabilities at Edwards Air Force Base. The government has determined that ARA is the only source capable of providing the highly specialized services required at the necessary quality level. The notice emphasizes that this is not a formal solicitation, but a preliminary notification of intended contract action.
Contractors interested in this opportunity should be aware that the contract will be a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) arrangement with a 5-year base period and a six-month option period. The total estimated contract value is approximately $23 million, focused on developing 6-12 mobile antenna systems capable of radiating frequencies between 2-18 GHz. Participation is voluntary, and no reimbursement will be provided for any information submitted. Eligible contractors can submit a capabilities statement in response to the source sought notice posted on SAM.gov, referencing solicitation FA930425R5002. Submissions should be directed to Jaymi Taplin (Contract Specialist) and Jenny L. Meadlin (Contracting Officer) via their Air Force email addresses. No foreign participation is allowed, and the primary objective is to enhance electronic warfare test and evaluation capabilities through advanced antenna system development.
Notice text
THIS IS A NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARD FROM THIS NOTICE. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO HIS NOTICE, SOURCES ARE ADVISED THAT PARTICIPATION IN PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARILY AND MAY NOT ENSURE PARTICIPATION IN FUTURE SOLICITATIONS OR AWARDS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO NOTIFY INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE’S (USAF) INTENT FOR A FUTURE CONTRACT ACTION. NO FOREIGN PARTICIAPTTION ALLOWED.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract action solicitation FA930425R5002, BENEFIELD ANECHOIC FACILITY ANTENNA SYSTEMS (BAF ANTS) under the statutory 10 USC 3204(c)(1), as set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), only one source is capable of providing the supplies and services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized and involve continuing development of a major system. Award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements.
BAF Ants is a new requirement of the 772 TS/EWOM and is considered a new, stand-alone effort. Applied Research Associates (Cage Code 9R446) is the only reliable source that can provide immediate services required.
A Statement of Work (SOW) and redacted Justification and Approval (J&A) for other than Full and Open Competition is attached for reference. The contract will consist of a Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) line items with a 5-year base period and one six-month option.
This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). Interested parties may submit a capabilities statement against details provided in a source sought notice posted on SAM.gov in association with this notice, reference FA930425R5002.
Provide information/statement of capabilities, commercial and/or government, direction to:
Jaymi Taplin, Contract Specialist
AFTC/PZZD
jaymi.taplin@us.af.mil
AND
Jenny L. Meadlin, Contracting Officer
AFTC/PZZD
jenny.meadlin@us.af.mil
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Benefield Anechoic Facility Antenna Systems (BAF Ants) | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) Capability Statements and Documentation for Antenna System(s) for Electronic Warfare Test Systems | Pre-Solicitation |
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