Notice of Intent: Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Surveillance Broadcast Services (SBS) Technical and Engineering Support Services

The Federal Aviation Administration published a Special Notice of intent to award a single source contract to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The notice provides details regarding technical and engineering support services for the agency's Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast Surveillance Broadcast Services deployment, maintenance, and advancement efforts.

The Special Notice intends to award a single source contract valued at $9.9 million over four years to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The contract is for program management support and technical engineering services to support the Advanced Surveillance Enhanced Procedural Separation and ADS-B Interval Management programs. A market review confirmed the selected source as the only qualified party able to meet requirements due to unique internal toolsets unavailable elsewhere. The selection authority is granted under FAA Acquisition Management System guidelines for single source selections. The notice establishes a deadline of November 4th for the awarded contract period consisting of one base year and three option years.