Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory, University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for Technical and Analytical Support
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- W50RAJ25R0099
- Agency
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Department of the Army
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a sole-source, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, LLC. The contract is specifically for technical and analytical support for the Guam Defense System (GDS) Joint Project Office (JPO). This sole-source procurement will focus on systems engineering, research and development (R&D), and test and evaluation (T&E) capabilities. The notice is being published under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(a)(3)(B), which allows the Department of Defense to use noncompetitive procedures for establishing or maintaining essential engineering, research, or development capabilities through educational or nonprofit institutions. The contract opportunity falls under the NAICS category of Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about the intended sole-source contract with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Interested vendors must respond to the notice by 1:00 PM EST on February 20, 2025, by contacting the Contracting Officer, Joshua Flinn, via email. Eligibility is restricted to parties meeting specific requirements outlined in FAR 6.202(a)(3)(B) and implemented by FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). The notice emphasizes that it is not a request for competitive proposals or white papers, and no solicitation document will be posted. Subcontracting opportunities may be available and should be pursued directly with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The government retains full discretion in determining whether to compete the proposed contract based on responses to the notice. Vendors are advised that the government will not reimburse any costs associated with information submission, and no capability briefings will be honored.
Notice text
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR WHITE PAPERS.
The United States Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) intends to issue a sole source, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, LLC., 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd., Laurel, MD. 20723, a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), for systems engineering, research and development (R&D), and test and evaluation (T&E) capabilities in support of the Guam Defense System (GDS) Joint Project Office (JPO).
U.S. Army RCCTO has a requirement for technical and analytical support in the areas of systems and mission engineering, research and development, and test and evaluation to support the GDS JPO. Authority 10 U.S.C. § 2304(a)(3)(B), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), allows DoD to use noncompetitive procedures to establish or maintain an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution such as a UARC. As a result, this procurement was restricted to interested parties meeting the requirements limited by FAR 6.202(a)(3)(B) and implemented by FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii).
This notice of intent is published for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for competitive proposals or white papers and no solicitation document will be posted for the requirement. Subcontracting opportunities may be available and should be sought with the prime, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, LLC.
Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No request for capability briefings will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested vendors must respond to this notice on or before 1300 EST, 20 February 2025 to the Contracting Officer, Joshua Flinn, at joshua.e.flinn.civ@army.mil.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory, University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for Technical and Analytical Support | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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