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

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date from 5/10/2021 to 5/19/2021.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, California, intends to award a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Level of Effort (LOE), 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)) 1740 Wehrle Drive Buffalo, NY 14221.  This is a follow-on requirement for the services of 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) and 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.

The pre-solicitation synopsis for this requirement was posted on 2/25/2021.

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