Intent to Sole Source

The Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, acting on behalf of the Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 Program Analysis & Evaluation Division, has published a Special Notice announcing their intent to sole source a contract modification. The notice pertains to extending the Planning Programming Budgeting Business Operation System II (PPBBOS-II) order W91CRB-21-F-0434 with Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation located in McLean, Virginia. The Department of the Army Materiel Command is the issuing agency for this procurement action. The notice was posted on July 16, 2025, with a due date of July 18, 2025. This announcement serves as formal notification of the government's intention to proceed with a sole source award rather than conducting a competitive procurement process.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community that the government intends to extend the existing PPBBOS-II contract with Northrup Grumman by six months through a sole source modification. The notice explicitly states that it is not a request for proposals or competitive quotations, indicating that no competition will be entertained for this requirement. Contractors are advised that requests for copies of solicitations in response to this notice will neither be honored nor acknowledged by the contracting office. The short timeframe between posting and due date suggests this is a procedural notification rather than an opportunity for contractor input or protest. No specific eligibility criteria are outlined since this is a sole source action directed to an existing contractor. The PPBBOS-II system appears to support the Army's planning, programming, and budgeting business operations, representing a continuation of ongoing analytical and evaluation capabilities.