Pre-solicitation notice for Solicitation W15P7T-13-D-0040 for continued Engineering and Manufacturing Development for the WIN-T Inc 3 System.

The U.S. Army, Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) intends to solicit and negotiate, on a sole source basis, to General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc. (GDC4S), 400 John Quincy Adams Road, Taunton, MA. A Cost-Plus-Incentive Fee (CPIF) and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract shall be issued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(A), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
Project Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T) has a requirement for continued Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) for the WIN-T Increment 3 (Inc 3) System. The proposed action reflects the continued development of the WIN-T Inc 3 system to provide fully mobile, flexible, dynamic and tactical networking capability highly dispersed force over a non-contiguous area. Inc 3 introduces aerial tier enhancing network capacity and reliability. Building on previous increments, Inc 3 supports full network planning and execution while on the move to include, but not limited to, network and transmission engineering, logistics, software development, support and testing.
This is not a request for competitive proposals. The Government does not possess a technical data package for the Inc 3 requirement, and will not release a formal solicitation. However, a Performance Work Statement (PWS) shall be available upon request. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal which shall be considered by the Government. Point of Contact for this action is Jesse Lefever, Contract Specialist, ACC-APG, email jesse.l.lefever.civ@mail.mil.