Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Product Improvement (JPI) Production Contract

RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE DUE BY 12:00:00 PM Pacific, WHICH SUPERSEDES THE 11:59pm EASTERN RESPONSE TIME SHOWN IN THE GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION ABOVE. As a reminder, the response time identified in the Solicitation Instruction to offerors is the final authority of when responses are due. _____________________________________________________________________ NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVWAR), on behalf of the

Program Executive Office (PEO) for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and

Intelligence (C4I), Command and Control Systems Program Office (PMW 150), intends to

award a sole-source contract to Data Link Solutions, LLC, (DLS) located at 350 Collins Rd

NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0001. This sole-source contract will be a follow-on contract

to the current contract with DLS.

Under two planned procurements, DLS will produce an estimated 91 Joint Tactical

Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Product Improvement (JPI) kits and spares.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is

334220.

The anticipated Period of Performance (PoP) will be from 01 September 2019 to 01

December 2020. The hardware contract will require delivery of JPI kits within twelve

months of contract award or option exercise. The integration contract will require the

completion of upgrades within three months of receipt of a legacy JTIDS terminal. The

resultant contracts will be Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). Be advised that the aforementioned

information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding.

The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends

to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1),

as implemented by FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(A), Only one responsible source and

no other services will satisfy agency requirements.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR A

SOLICITATION OF OFFERS. A solicitation will not be posted. Any responsible sources may

submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation that demonstrates that they can

satisfy the Government's requirement which will be considered by the agency. A

determination by the Government to not compete the anticipated contract based on

responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Efforts

described above should be submitted in writing no later than fifteen (15) calendar days

after issuance of this synopsis to Mr. Matthew Fleming, Procurement Contracting Officer,

at matthew.fleming@navy.mil and Ms. Sarah Murr, Contract Specialist at

sarah.murr@navy.mil at Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR). This

notice is also posted on the NAVWAR e-Commerce website at: https://e-

commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil.