MQ-IC Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I) Blocks 2-4

The Army Contracting Command Redstone anticipates issuance of a new Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF) contract for procurement of pre-planned software improvements required to integrate additional payloads on the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System platform. Improvements will require design, development, fabrication, integration, and testing for MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I) Blocks 2-4 which include spare parts and consumables. It will also include an option for Development Test (DT)/Limited User Test (LUT) for Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) to include repair parts and procurement of consumables for test and evaluation. The estimated period of performance is 38 months from date of award. The associated NAICS code is 336411, and the applicable size standard is 1,000 employees. The procurement is planned for award on a sole source basis to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), 14200 Kirkham Way, Poway, CA 92064, Cage Code 0YJB5. The authority Cited is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2) entitled - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This requirement will be incrementally funded with Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) funds. This requirement is subject to availability of funds. Firms that can meet the subject requirement are encouraged to identify themselves. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered. All responses must be submitted in writing and may be sent to: Mesha DeRamus, Contract Specialist, at mesha.deramus@us.army.mil. TELEPHONE OR FACSIMILE INQUIRIES AND/OR RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The closing date annotated above is an estimated date and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release of the solicitation. However, the solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above.