Intent to Sole Source - NATS
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Air Forces Europe and Africa
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- United Kingdom
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for radar data services at RAF Lakenheath. The contract will be awarded to NERL Technical Services for specialized radar data feed installation and commissioning. This notice specifically pertains to a procurement for electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance services, categorized under NAICS code 811210. The proposed contract includes a base year with four additional one-year option periods. USAFE has determined that NERL Technical Services is the sole capable vendor due to their exclusive contract for en-route military air traffic control services in the United Kingdom.
The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency regarding the intended sole source contract and allow other potential contractors an opportunity to demonstrate comparable capabilities. Interested contractors are invited to submit capability statements by January 1, 2025, to prove they can provide equivalent services to NERL Technical Services. The government retains full discretion in determining whether to compete the proposed contract based on received responses. The specific scope involves providing ASTERIX-format radar data from NATS Cromer and Claxby radars to RAF Lakenheath's Radar Approach Control STARS system. The contract will support critical air traffic control operations for the 48th Fighter Wing and Aviano Air Base's Air Control Squadron, spanning operations from Lakenheath to the 323 Military Training Area. This notice is not a competitive solicitation but rather an informative communication about the government's procurement intentions.
Notice text
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations and no solicitation will be issued from this notice; Interested contractors may identify their capability to provide the services prescribed within this notice and the attached Description of Services on or before the response due date, and should provide sufficient data for the Government to determine them as a comparable alternative to the intended source. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NATS lntent to award a Sole Source.pdf |
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