Joint Tactical Terminal-Integrated Broadcast Service

This is a NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION/(NOPCA)/SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS.

          This is NOT a solicitation. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division Contracting Branch, (AFLCMC/HNCK), Joint Base San Antonio Lackland intends to award, on a sole source basis, a Fixed Price Purchase Contract for the following Cryptographic COMSEC equipment:

Description of the item:  JTT-IBS/X radio Upgrade ( RT-1989A(C)/U, RT-1989(C)/U)

National Stock Number: 5820-01-610-9687/5820-01-560-3258

Part number: 3014-0001-03-3/3014-0001-03-1

Quantity: 15

To the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), DRS Advanced ISR, LLC, CAGE: 0CDN3.

The proposed contract action is to acquire the required upgrade service for the Joint Tactical Terminal-Integrated Broadcast Service (JTT-IBS/X) (RT-1989A ( C ) / U, RT-1989 ( C ) / U (radios). The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source In Accordance With (IAW) 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source. The Government intends to make an award by August 2024.

No detailed technical data and drawings are available from the government. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government’s requirement, it may identify its interest and capability to the Contract Officer, Rachel Sexton, rachel.sexton@us.af.mil and Contract Specialist, M. Elizabeth Pittman, martha.pittman@us.af.mil  within five (5) business days of this publication (3:00 PM CST). Any interested source is invited to submit a written qualification package for review and approval from the OEM to manufacture these items. Such approval must be received prior to contract award. The written qualification package must include the following information: 1) contractor name and phone number, 2) a brief statement detailing capabilities to upgrade such items, 3) a list of names and phone numbers of references to whom you have upgraded these items for, and 4) type of business, and whether they are large, small, any socio-economic classification, and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. All data received in response to this announcement marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this synopsis and submittals will not be returned to the sender.

IAW DAFFARS 5352.201-9101, the AFLCMC Ombudsman, Deputy Director, Acquisition Excellence & Program Execution Directorate at AFLCMC/AQ-AZ Workflow (email: ASCA@us.af.mil) or at 937-255-5512/DSN 785-5512, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.