Notice of Contract Action

This synopsis constitutes a Notice of Proposed Contract Action (NOCA) by the Air Force Life Cycle Materiel Command, Aerospace Management Division, Weather Contracting, AFLCMC/HBAK, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731, of the intent to solicit a proposal from and negotiate a contract with United Kingdom Meteorological Office for the purchase of licenses for Unified Model (UM) and IBL Software Suite.

This synopsis is for a proposed contract, IAW FAR 5.201(b)(i), for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, IAW

10 U.S.C. § 2304(c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.”  United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO) is uniquely capable of meeting the Government’s requirement for providing the required services for the UM and IBL software suite. To compete this effort would cause the Government to incur a substantial duplication of cost because another contractor would have to purchase the UM licence from UKMO or develop another solution, which will cause an unacceptable delay to mission requirements.