FAR 5. 301 Notice of Award - Justification & Approval JA-20-A-254

FAR 5.301 Notice of Award - Justification & Approval JA-20-A-254

The U.S Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on behalf of the U.S. Army Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (C5ISR) Center, Space & Terrestrial Communications and Command (S&TCD) Directorate hereby provides notice of a contract award on an other than full and open competition basis pursuant to the authority of  10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR Part 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The awardee is Secure Communication Systems, Inc., dba/ Benchmark Electronics, Inc.,1740 E. Wilshire Ave Santa Ana, CA, 92705-4615. This effort was previously synopsized as Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation BAA-18-R-STCD under Topic S1803: Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection (LPI/LPD) Squad Area Networks (SQAN) and Special Notice:BAA-18-R-STCD Topic S1803:Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection (LPI/LPD) Squad Area Networks (SQAN) on 19 May 2020. Proposals cannot be submitted directly to this notice. BAA-18-R-STCD expires on 19 June 2023.  The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541715. The resultant contract modification included all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-05.

The Government has issued a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) modification to increase the ceiling and period of performance for W56KGU-19-C-0021. The research and development services to be acquired under this action are performance-based and will be monitored pursuant to the Quality Assurance Plan (QASP). Please see attached Justification and Approval for more information.

This notice is effective Friday 26 June 2020 and will end onMonday 27 July 2020 at 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.

This announcement is NOT a request for competitive quotes. This notice is published pursuant to FAR 5.301(d)(1), FAR 6.305 and in compliance with 10 U. S.C. 2304(l) and 41 U.S.C. 3304(f).

The point of contact is the Contracting Officer, Ms. Tammy Woodard, <tammy.m.woodard2.civ@mail.mil>. The email subject line shall state: JA-20-A-254 Notice of Award.

No telephone requests will be honored.

Original Notice

- BAA-18-R-STCD

-Special Notice:BAA-18-R-STCD Topic S1803:Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection (LPI/LPD) Squad Area Networks (SQAN).

Awarded contract W56KGU-19-C-0021 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2020-06-26.