Notice of Intent to Sole Source Transitional Unclassified Information Technology

Synopsis/Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), Arlington, Virginia intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a sole source contract under authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation, FAR 6.302-1 “Only One Responsible Source And No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements”, to the incumbent contractor: General Dynamics One Source (GDOS), CAGE: 474R7. The proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541512 customer computer programming services, with a small business size standard of $34.0 million. The period of performance will be 12-months with one six-months option period with an anticipated award date of 18 Jul 2024.

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) requires transitional support services for its Unclassified Information Technology (IT) Enterprise network, consisting of Technology and Information Assurance (IA)/Cybersecurity Services (CS) to the JPO Virtual Enterprise (JVE) network and standalone stations for the United States Government (USG), and Cooperative International Partners while the F-35 JPO develops requirements for the future Unclassified IT environment.

This contract provides the F-35 JPO with Contractor support to deliver full range of IT and CS Services required to support and maintain the Unclassified IT network. The required services consist of the following:

• Transition planning
• Transition execution
• Relocation
• Program Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Life Cycle Management
• Testing
• Operations & Maintenance
• Enterprise Data Management
• Service Desk Support
• Training Services
• Information Assurance (IA) and Cybersecurity (CS) Services
• Application and Software Management

Operating, maintaining, and properly managing the life cycle of hardware, software, and services is the crucial, primary service provided by this contract. The Contractor will be required to conduct a program audit of all software currently in use and to manage future software. Additionally, the F-35 JPO is currently in the process of awarding a contract for a data center in the National Capital Region that can inhabit the classified and unclassified F-35 JPO servers.  The Contractor for this contract will be required to move the unclassified network to the new data center.

General Dynamics One Source, LLC (GDOS) is the current Unclassified IT services contractor. Migrating a data center involves inherent risks, such as data loss, downtime, and security vulnerabilities. The current IT team is best positioned to manage these risks as they understand the organization's risk tolerance, security protocols, and data protection measures. In addition, proper and orderly transition typically occurs over the course of a 90-day period for the de-mobilization of the incumbent contractor and the mobilization of a new contractor[WWICO(J1] [B2] .  In the initial 12-month period of performance, the transition activities would encompass 6 months, leaving only 6 months for full performance, with one six-month option period. The Government anticipates an award date on or before July 31, 2024.

Points of contact are Sanjana Garg, Contract Specialist, at Sanjana.Garg@jsf.mil, and Barbara Phillips, Contracting Officer, at Barbara.Phillips@jsf.mil.