Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract for Manpower Planning

This is a notification that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to award a sole source, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract under statutory authority 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 the Agency Requirements.  This contract will be awarded to Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), 310 The Bridge Street, Huntsville, AL  35806-0002, to provide uninterrupted, high-quality continuity of operations in Manpower Planning support.  This effort is currently being performed as a specific performance objective titled Workforce Management under contract number HQ0147-10-D-0019-0005 which expires on 6 September 2016. 

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330 with a size standard of $38.5M.  The resultant contract for these advisory and assistance services will be for a base period of two and a half months with one three-month option period.

This notice is not a request for proposals.  This action will result in a "bridge" contract which is necessary to allow for continuity of critical contractor services until a competitive contract is awarded under the Technical Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS) acquisition strategy.  Any information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for enhancing competition in a future competitive procurement.  The Government will not pay for any information submitted.  All responses must be received no later than May 25, 2016, 2:00 pm, central time and should be submitted to Lt Col Andrew Nordin, Contracting Officer, via email andrew.nordin@mda.mil.  No telephone inquiries will be accepted.