Notice of Intent to Award A Sole Source Contract

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to award a sole source research and development contract to the Boeing Company for the performance of complex and highly technical systems engineering and integration (SE&I) efforts and to provide MDA with specialized subject matter expertise that is needed for the Agency to achieve mandated capability enhancements to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The Boeing Company will act as the prime contractor, with participation by all five BMDS major defense contractors (known collectively as the MDA Engineering Team - Industry (MET-I)), to continue providing specialized system engineering guidance, integration, system development and data products that are currently being delivered by this same team under HQ0006-02-9-0001. The effort herein will include requirements related to the Agency's on-going mission to refine the layered BMDS Architecture and achieve presidentially mandated BMDS Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) technical capability enhancements within established schedule milestones.

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii). This decision is based on the fact that the MET-I team represents the only source having the requisite in-depth technical knowledge of BMDS component systems and specialized technical expertise that is required to fully accomplish the scope of work contemplated herein within mandated timeframes. No other source has access to all of the technical data nor possesses all the resident expertise on BMDS component systems that is essential for the successful performance of this described effort. Further, the required level of expertise cannot be attained by any other contractor within the anticipated period of performance for this effort without MDA incurring unacceptable delays and risk to the Agency's ability to accomplish mandated BMDS-related capability enhancements and without the Agency incurring a substantial duplication of costs. This sole source award will ensure continuity of critical work until such time that this requirement can be procured competitively. The anticipated ordering period for this effort will be limited to five (5) years after contract award.

A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No formal solicitation package is available. Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact the Boeing Company directly.