Support- professional: engineering/technical

THE ARMY CONTRACTING CENTER PROPOSES A COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE (CPFF) TYPE CONTRACT TO PROCURE SERVICES, HARDWARE, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, PLANNING, MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO ALL TEST, FAILURE ANALYSIS, QUALITY, RELIABILITY, AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR THE PRE-PATRIOT ADVANCED CAPABILITY (PAC)-3 MISSILE ROUNDS CONDUCTED AT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, GOVERNMENT, AND SUBCONTRACTOR LOCATIONS. THE EFFORT WILL BE FOR CALENDAR YEARS (CY) 14 THROUGH (CY) 16. THE FMS PORTIONS OF THIS EFFORT ARE NOT SOURCE DIRECTED AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMERS: NAMSA, GREECE, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA), KUWAIT, ISRAEL, TAIWAN, JAPAN, KOREA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE).

THIS REQUIREMENT IS RESTRICTED TO RAYTHEON COMPANY, CAGE CODE 05716, 350 LO WELL STREET, ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01810-4400, THE ONLY KNOWN SOURCE WHO POSSESSES THE NECESSARY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, AND UNIQUE FACILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT REQUIRED B! Y THE PMSC. RAYTHEON COMPANY IS THE DESIGNER, DEVELOPER, INTEGRATOR, AND MANUFACTURER OF THE PATRIOT SYSTEM, AND HAS OBTAINED THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS EFFORT. NO OTHER SINCE ITS INITIAL PRODUCTION AND DEPLOYMENT, RAYTHEON COMPANY HAS PERFORMED THE PATRIOT SUPPORT CENTER SERVICES FUNCTION. NO OTHER CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WHO HAS THE UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS EFFORT. ADEQUATE TECHNICAL DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. ALL OFFERORS MUST MEET PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. FIRMS THAT RECOGNIZE AND CAN PRODUCE THE REQUIRED REQUIREMENT DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK SOURCE APPROVAL IN ORDER TO COMPETE FOR FUTURE SOLICITATIONS BY ACCESSING THE WEBSITE WWW.REDSTONE.ARMY.MIL/COM AND LOOKING UNDER STANDARD AVIATION AND MISSILE SOURCE REQUEST (SAMSAR). ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER, WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. THE CLOSING DATE ANNOTATED IS AN ESTIMATED DATE AND MAY BE ADJUSTED DEPENDENT UPON THE DATE OF RELEASE FOR SOLICITATION; HOWEVER, THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT CLOSE PRIOR TO THE DATE STATED ABOVE. FOREIGN FIRMS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATION MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE EMBASSIES.