Pre-solicitation notice/synopsis: W912CH25R0059

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE/SYNOPSIS: W912CH25R0059

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND – DETROIT ARSENAL (ACC-DTA) intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), five-year requirements contract consisting of a three-year base and two one-year options to Teledyne FLIR Unmanned Ground Systems (FLIR), referred to herein as FLIR, for the Enhanced Ground Systems – Unmanned Ground Systems (ERP-UGS) Extended Range Mesh Networking (ERMN) and Pan/Tilt Imager (PTI) Payloads. This contract will be a follow-on production contract to add capabilities, payloads, and updates to existing robot systems, specifically the Common Robotic System – Heavy (CRS-H) and the Man Transportable Robotic System Inc II (MTRS Inc II).

This requirement is being solicited on a sole source basis to FLIR Unmanned Ground Systems, Inc. (FLIR) in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” Specifically, FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii) (A) provides that supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition.

The Justification and Approval was approved by ACC-DTA’s Senior Contracting Official on 3September 2024.

The RFP will result in a non-Commercial, five-year Firm-Fixed Price Requirements contract, with three base ordering years and two option years to FLIR IAW FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation). 

Although it is the Government’s intent to solicit and negotiate with only one source, FLIR, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

All contractors who provide goods/services to the Department of Defense (DoD) must be registered on the System for Award Management (SAM) website. You may register via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Further information may be obtained through the internet at: http://www.acq.osd.mil/faq.html.

CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidders’ mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposals may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of same.

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