Maintenance Support of the Advanced Multiple Emitter Simulator (AMES) and the Combat Electromagnetic Simulators (CEESIM)

Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) Electronic Warfare (EW) Integrated Laboratory Division located at Point Mugu, CA intends to award a Cost Reimbursement, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract on an other than full and open competition basis to Amherst Systems, Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC)) located at 1740 Wehrle Drive Buffalo, NY 14221. NAWCWD Electronic Warfare Integrated Laboratory (EWIL) Division has a follow-on requirement for the services to provide preventive maintenance support, on-site maintenance support, system upgrade support, technical telephone support (on-call support), parts repair evaluation, parts repair and/or replacement, for both hardware and software, for the Advanced Multiple Emitter Simulator (AMES) systems and subsystems and the Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) systems and subsystems.

In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, Amherst Systems, Inc. provides unique capabilities that are not available from any other source.  Amherst Systems, Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer of both the AMES and CEESIM systems, and the only source with full data rights to provide systems support.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any firm believing it can fulfill the requirement identified above may submit a written response to the Contracting Office no later than 15 days after the date of publication of this notice, which shall be considered by the agency. The written response shall reference solicitation number N6893620R0089 and provide a capability statement that clearly indicates the firm’s experience, assets, background, and ability to perform the required work without compromising the quality, accuracy, reliability, and schedule.  Submit written response by e-mail to Ms. Jennifer Felton at Jennifer.Felton@navy.mil.

The solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS website at http://www.fbo.gov/ on or about 06 April 2021.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.  

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information within FBO.  See the DLIS website for registration details: http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp/.