Notice of Intent to Issue Sole Source - John Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory, University Affiliated Research Center

This Special Notice announces the Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate's intent to award a sole source Basic Ordering Agreement to John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on behalf of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense. The notice is published in accordance with FAR 5.203(a) to provide advance notification of the government's intent to sole source this requirement.

The Special Notice seeks to support the OUSD with analysis, research and development, systems engineering support, test and evaluation, and other capabilities using operational knowledge of national defense, intelligence, and security environments. Contractors are not able to submit proposals in response to this notice, as it is not a request for proposals but rather an advance notification of intent to award sole source to JHU APL. The notice provides a deadline of March 11, 2024 for information purposes and instructs that requests for copies of a solicitation will not be acknowledged. The requirement is for JHU APL to utilize its capabilities deemed essential to support various OUSD programs managed internally and externally.