Intent to Sole Source: Joint Command and Control (C2) Capabilities Systems Engineering

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Fort Meade, Maryland intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Leidos Inc., 11951 Freedom Drive, Reston, VA 20194. This contract action is considered a bridge contract action and is expected to not exceed 6 months of performance.Continuity of services is required for support to the systems engineering (SE) activities within the SD portfolio of projects and programs. This effort implements and supports a systems engineering and integration process for the development of Joint Command and Control (C2) capabilities based on the Joint C2 Objective Architecture. It supports all systems engineering disciplines as well as integration and transition of those capabilities.The SE & I Division is specifically tasked with providing systems engineering (SE) support for the Joint C2 portfolio of programs and projects within the Services Development Directorate (SD).

The intent of this requirement is to procure specific services to implement and support a systems engineering and integration process for the development of Joint Command and Control (C2) capabilities based on the Joint C2 Objective Architecture. Specifically, the following services are required:

• Developmental and Non-Developmental Engineering support needed to produce Joint C2 capabilities for the Services Development Directorate.

• Joint C2 Systems Engineering Process support and analysis, configuration management policy and procedures, developmental and non-developmental configuration management, technical experiments and investigations.

• Joint C2 developmental and non-developmental integration activities support.

• Joint C2 GCN Enclave support for maintaining and sustaining all its supported environments.

• Developmental deployment support in the transition of those individual developmental projects/programs.

• Non-developmental deployment support transition of those individual sustainment, maintenance or operations & support projects/programs.

• JOPES-GCCS Air Force system administration and infrastructure support.This is not a request for competitive proposals. Requests for copies of this contract action will not be honored unless the respondent provides evidence showing their capability to perform the required services. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source pursuant to the exception to the fair opportunity process authority of FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B).

A Justification and Approval for sole source by the Government will be posted and made available no later than 14 days after award.

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