Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Raytheon BBN Technologies

Resilient Gradient-Based Proactive Routing

This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR 5.203. The Department of Navy, Naval Information
Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, intends to solicit, negotiate and award a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)
contract and subsequent modifications, on a sole source basis to Raytheon BBN Technologies (CAGE
3U6L5). NIWC Pacific requires architecture design, software development, testing, and performance
analysis of the proactive routing component of the Next Generation Routing Protocol (NGRP). The
objective of this program is to leverage algorithms, knowledge, and experience from previous related
efforts, with a particular emphasis on the Networks Advanced Naval Technology eXercise (NetANTX) prize
challenge, to create a unified routing protocol that is adaptive, efficient, and scalable under the conditions
typical of Navy networks.

The anticipated period of performance is 10 months. The Government estimates that the total effort (total
contract value) will be less than $250,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Code is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services with a Size Standard of $34.0M.

The Government intends to negotiate solely with Raytheon BBN Technologies under the authority of 10
U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency
Requirements.

Distribution authorized to DoD and U.S. DoD contractors only. Please contact the Contract Specialist for a
copy of the PWS, and provide your company's Unique Entity ID.

Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and shall not be construed as a commitment
by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor
will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. If a competitive solicitation is issued in the future, it
will be announced via NAVWAR E-Commerce, and interested parties must comply with that
announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or
information provided as a result of this notice. This is not a solicitation or promise to issue a solicitation,
and this information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.

All responding vendors must be registered to the System for Award Management (SAM). Information can
be found at https://www.sam.gov/. To respond to this announcement, you must be registered to the
NAVWAR E-Commerce website at https://e-commerce.dc3n.navy.mil. Responses are due by 9 February
2023. For questions concerning this action, contact Philip Salwan, Contract Specialist:
philip.j.salwan.civ@us.navy.mil