Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .
- Solicitation number
- FA8726-20-R-0009
- Agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- Place of performance
- Morocco
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force intends to award a sole source contract to Tactical Communications Group to provide product maintenance and support services for the Royal Moroccan Air Force's battlefield communications systems. The contractor will maintain proprietary software and hardware, supply spare parts, and provide support services, travel, and other direct costs. The period of performance is from contract award through December 2022 with two optional one-year extensions. Interested parties may submit capability statements by February 6, 2020 to request an exception to the sole source award.
There is no set-aside designation. The NAICS code is 541512 for custom computer programming services and the business size standard is $27.5 million. Tactical Communications Group is the sole manufacturer and current contractor. The contract value covers maintenance and support from award through December 2024. The notice also provides contact information for the contracting officer, contract specialist, and ombudsman to address any questions or concerns regarding this planned acquisition.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer Morocco
This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract. The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Aerial Networks Division (HNAK) intends to procure a Product Maintenance and Support Plan to include maintenance of the proprietary software and hardware sustainment, as well as spare parts, contractor support, Travel and Other Direct Costs (ODC) for the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s (RMAF) Tactical Communications Group Battlefield Operations Support Systems (BOSS) enabled Ground Support System (GSS) located at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco.
The Government intends to award a Sole Source contract to Tactical Communications Group (TCG), Limited Liability Company (LLC), 2 Highwood Drive, Bldg 2, Suite 200, Tewksbury, MA 01876 to supply the U.S. Air Force with a Product Maintenance and Support Plan as well as supplemental spare parts, contractor support, Travel and Other Direct Costs (ODC) in support of the FMS Country of Morocco. TCG is the sole manufacturer of the BOSS GSSs advanced, standards-compliant tactical data simulation and test software solution, embedded within its Ground Tactical Data Link System (GTS) Ground System and a Sole Source contract will be pursued with TCG under statutory authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) set forth in FAR 6.302-1(a)(ii)(B), titled “Available only from the Original Source” and unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements.
The North America Industry Classification System Code is 541512 and the business size standard is $27.5M.
The Period of Performance will be Contract Award thru 31 December 2022 for the base CLINS and initial spares option and two one (1) year option CLINs covering 01 January 2023 through 31 December 2024.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement for exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by Close of Business 4:00 p.m. EST on 6 Feb 2020.
Please be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the System for Award (SAM) database in order to receive an award. If not registered in the SAM database, interested parties may register on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Responses and/or questions regarding this Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Edna Alonis, (781) 225-4070, email to Edna.Alonis@us.af.mil, and the Contract Specialist, Mr. Elton Urumi, (781) 225-4299, email to Elton.Urumi@us.af.mil. Questions and answers shall be posted on the Government Point of Entry, beta.SAM.gov website (https://beta.sam.gov/).
AFLCMC has appointed an Ombudsman to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for the acquisition. Concerned parties should address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the Contracting Officer for resolution prior to consulting the Ombudsman. Additionally, Air Force Regulation (AFFARS) 5253.201-9101 – Ombudsman, will be included in any potential solicitation and contract for this acquisition. The AFLCMC Ombudsman contact information is as follows:
Lt Col Brian E. Miller, USAF
Ombudsman
AFLCMC/AQ-AZ
Acquisition Excellence Directorate
(937) 255-5512 or DSN (312) 785-5512
E-mail: Brian.Miller.15@us.af.mil
2640 Loop Road West
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7106
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOCA_RMAF Maint Plan_22Jan20.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FMS - Ground Support System for Morocco | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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