Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source contract

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR
COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The United States Army Geospatial Center (AGC) intends to enter into a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associated (MDA) for the procurement of continued development work on the Remote Ground Terminal (RGT) system and software under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii). AGC's primary goal(s) is to acquire MDA's expertise as a developer of the proprietary software within the RGT system which provides direct downlink of commercial imagery, which will be transitioned to DCGS-A according to a Transition Technology Agreement (TTA) in 2017. RGT provides the capability for the direct downlink of commercial imagery. This procurement requires the Contractor to provide technical services for the continued development of the RGT system. MDA is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the RGT System and the prime integrator of the highly specialized equipment that constitutes the RGT system, which is based on proprietary software that is exclusively owned by MDA. The period of performance for the proposed contract will be from 24 September 2016 through 23 September 2019 for one base year and two one-year option periods. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541519. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. No solicitation will be issued and no technical questions will be considered. .For additional information, please contact Hyong (Henry) Chung, Contract Specialist, Phone: (703) 428-6815, Email hyong.y.chung@usace.army.mil; or Yolanda Harlan, Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 428-3603, Email Yolanda.c.harlan2@usace.army.mil.