Sole Source Acquisition for Persistent Surveillance and Dissemination System of Systems (PSDS2) Operations and Sustainment (O&S) Support

The United States Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, on behalf of Product Manager Elector-Optic/Infrared Payloads (PdM EO/IR), intends to solicit and award a new four-year Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF)/Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)/Cost Reimbursement (CR) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with an ordering ceiling of $49.8M and an ordering period of four years as a sole source action directed to Raytheon Company, 1001 Boston Post Rd East, Marlborough, MA 01752-3770, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 10 USC 2304(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. The PSDS2 is a system that networks existing video sensors into a common architecture to support surveillance and rapid dissemination of actionable information for the Warfighter. This requirement will address the acquisition of operations and support logistics support and life cycle support of systems both inside and outside of the Continental United States (CONUS) and provide personnel to operate and maintain systems deployed Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) Area of Responsibility (AOR). NAICS code is 334111. The Government Performance Work Statement provides a description of the requirements.

This purchase will be made on an Other Than Full and Open Competition basis authorized by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Raytheon is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of PSDS2. The Government does not possess a technical data package that would allow full and open competition for the development, production and/or sustainment of PSDS2. The Government does not intend to use FAR Part 12 for this acquisition. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract lies solely within the discretion of the Government. Information recieved will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement. The closing date for this synopsis is 2 January 2016 at 4:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time. The anticpated solicitation release date is 4 January 2016 and the anticipated award date is 3QFY16. For information regarding this purchase please contact Bill Claybrook, Contract Specialist, 443-861-4801, email william.d.claybrook.civ@mail.mil.